Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-01-04
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Channel of Little Breek Hay Bs
 Widsnsd anl Dsepsuea.

The board of public works held a
 meeting yesterday afternoon, the may or presiding and all the members be ing present except Mir Brown.
 Francis T. Reeves, the assistant city clerk, who has acted as clerk of the board during tue past year, submitted q report of the work of tue board for the past year, and it pleased the com mssioners so well that they hardly knew what to say. Mir Wade thought the board should make q record, of Its appreciation of the valuable services rendered the board by the clerk, and 1 the mayor remarked that he was with him on that. The compliments didn't stop there, Commissioners GOss and Jackson throwing bouquet or two at the clerk, until finally Mir Reeves practically requested them to let Up on it by remarking that the whole ] thing was very embarrassing to him. Commissioner Wade then moved that the board desired to make d note of the splendid services of the clerk and it was passed unanimously. In tue
 
 utes of the meetings as compiled by the clerk deserve place in the year book, but they were too modest to say so to the aldermen, but they did pass vote informing that board that such a valuable record is available in the department of public works
 The question of granting the board l.,f frtr, l. in the rear of the city court room as headquarters for the detective D,l- reau came up and it was voted on mo- tion of Mir Goss that the department of public works has no objection to such course. It seems the judge of the city court has something to say about this and if he wants to he can give the detectives the bounce any day.
 The threatened suit of the Brass City Lumber Co on account of the overflow from Little brook nhy be the means of having the channel deep ened and widened for its entire length. The city attorney suggested that the engineer be requested to re. port plan of relief, together with an estimate of the expense, and vote to this effect was passed. A communica. tiOn was received froE, Attorney Bronson relative to the acceptance of the streets on the Grandview Heights property. It was laid on the table. Similar action was taken with refer- ence to the petition of Mir Mooring on the question of water rates. It was voted that one commissioner he ap- pointed by the mayor to act with the engineer in purchasing land for q pumping station at an expense not to exceed $5,O0O. His honor appointed Mir Jackson. Hearings on sewer as. sessments in several streets were or dered for January 17. With reference to the application of T. r. Hutchinson for better water service in Adams street extension it was said that this is not n public way and that tue pol icy of spending money In such places should be discouraged. There are nine houses in the street and all the fami. lies want water. While nothing very definite was done in the premises. 1t was understood that the city should do nothing with the service beyond Flaw. kins street. The bond of Abraham Levin for permission to make sewer connections was referred to the super. intendent of water. Three petitions for bootblack licenses were referred to the superintendent of streets for in- vestigatlon and report. Judging by what Mir Hotchkiss said. the owner of the chair at 30 Bank street will have a hard time to get q renewal of his II. cense. ,He said it was an unsightly af. fair and should not be allowed there. The petition for Improvements on Di- vision street was referred to the engi. neer.
 Commissioner Jackson called atten- ton to the work of the engineer on the high service water system and said that it had been carried along in a praisewOrthy manner and he thought the board should express it's appreciation of the engineers work. The mayor and the other commission CTS agreed with Mir Jackson and vote was passed expressing the apprc- citation of the able and efficient work of Mir Cairns in connection with the high service.
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