Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-17
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS

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 Commissioner Wade presided at the meeting of the department of public works yesterday afternoon.
 The following matters were fayora- bly, reported to the aldermen: Sewer In Pine street, sewer and water main in Fairmount street, from Washington street about 15O feet southerly: side walk on LounAbury street. north side from Baldwin street to the Mulcahy school: layout Of Fairniount street from Luke street southerly to the Null caliy school.
 May B was fixed as the date for hearings on the proposed double track Ing of portion of Faber avenue and North Willow street. from West Main street to Johnson street: change of grade of sidewalk on Cooke street from North Main street to the property or Julia P. Sperry. A communication from the board of education regarding the condition of the land abutting OH the fences Of the WeltOn school was laid on the table. NJ. Henernan was granted permission to connect with the water main on Melton street. provided he can get permission 10 cut through the strip of land between his property and the street. The application of F. H. Walsh of Elm street to connect two houses with the same sewer service. the application of J. ]. Crimmins to make an opening in the North Main street pavement. and few other things were referred to the engineer.
 The hearing on the division fence be- tween residents of New street turned out to be tame affair. the parties agreeing to get together and do the work without any order from the board. You can compel man to pay half the cost of division fence. but the expense must not exceed that of an ordinary rail. barbed wire or stone feace, anything that will keep out cat tie. If one party to the dispute desires something better than that he can have it by paying the difference in the price.
 John Gilmour said he had made q contract to connect one of his houses on Kingsbury street with the Newell place sewer. Before doing this he said the engineer had assured him that there was no objection to the plan. Later Mir Cairns informed him that if he made the connection In Newell place he would have to pay an assessment in that street This upset all his plans. The engineer denied these state ments.
 Samuel Winestine was given permis- sion to remove a house from 2S Kings bury street to 138 North Elm street.
 At an evening session. Mayor Elton presiding. 1t was voted to call for bids for the construction of the main carrier of the sewage disposal plant. the same to be opened June 2O at 4 o'clock fin the afternoon. It was voted to recommend that a sewer be constructed in James street. Favorable action was taken on the application for bootblack stand st -4QO- West Main street. Hill street property owners were heard re garding the condition of that street be tween Platt and Pine streets. It Is a hat surface and when 1t rains the water remains there, rendering walk ing on the roadway very unpleasant task. The matter was referred to the engineer for an estimate of expense Property owners to be affected by the extension of Railroad Hill street tc South Leonard street will he heard or May 31 at 1 o'clock in the afternoon Superintendent Hotchkiss was instruct ed to make some repairs on a number of crosswalks about town. the mayor remarking that many of them were muddy after every little rain and need ed more attention. The mayor report ed relative to street sprinkling by thu trolley company. In such a case thu work would have to be done In connec ton with company at Worcester The trolley company would have tt pay a part of the cost and propert, owners abutting on streets equipped with the service would be assessed cents a foot per year for six months sprinkIing. No action was taken fl the premises. John Gilmour callet again and was told to make peace witl the owners of the sewer in Newel place and then the board would atten, to his case.
 Three opinions were submitted b.
 the city attorney. One had reference
 to the liability of the city with refer
 ence to the tax on the East Mountain
 school district. where first mill ia! was levied and later this was revoke'
 and the rate put at mills. Mir kel loeg said the city was liable for tn
 tax finally agreed upon. Another hal
 reference. to the power of the board L
 reopen old questions and make change | in the matter of benefits and damages
 According to the opinion this canno be done since such things have beel
 approved by the aldermen. except sucl
 action Is taken at the meeting whe the aldermen may reconsider the form
 CT vote and order the work taken u
 again. This is the limit. % thnt tn | aldermen cannot take hold of thes I questions whenever they please. Tn | third opinion had to do with the liabi | ify of the city for accidents accruin in a private way in case it should Ia Ia water main there. The opinion hel
 that such . courpe would tend to mak the city liable. but this may be broueh
 about by . number of citizens passIn through . certain place whether 1t a public way or not The question VA raised by . petition for q larEer wnte main in Adams street extension Tn matter vas referred to the engineer fo
 an estimate of expense
 
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