Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-07
BOARD or PUBLIC woks.
AwafAsd Several ceAssaets fer lity
 Work Last Nifht.

The board of public works met last
 night and transacted big grist of
 business. The contract for paving Benedict street with Metropolitan brick was awarded to Heating &
 Egan for $3.9S4. Edward McManus got the contract for paving Scovill
 street and the square at North Main
 and Cooke streets. with Mack bricks.
 Tor *2.62h cents yard. The con-
 tract for the construction of sewers
 Tn several streets went to Heating X
 Egan for s2.1O4.45.
 The hearing regarding the widening or Grand street to a uniform width or 65 feet brought out vigorous pro- test from Mrs Holmes. Mrs Merchant and Dr Robbins. Others had no ob- Jecnon. No action was taken.
 Favorable action was taken on the proposed layout and grade for the ex- tension of Railroad Hill street to South Leonard street.
 The communication from the alder men relative to the congested con dition of affairs on South Main street was ordered forwarded to the con- pany with a request that something he done in the premises
 Favorable action was taken on the application for a sewer in Orchard street. A ten foot building line was recommended for the west side of Railroad Hill street and fifteen feet on the east side. Parties interested in the construction of sewer in Col umbia boulevard were called. No &C., faI be done there this fall if the money holds ont. The clerk was instructed to notify the United Gas Improve ment Co. that the pavement relaid by the company on Meadow street is not satisfactory. The superintendent of streets was asked to report what he thinks Of the paving done hy the troll Icy company on Bank street between the Naugatuck river and the railroad. The engineer was instructed to call for bids for surface hardening Grove street from Prospect street to North Willow street to he opened Jure q.
 Hearings were assigned as follows: Sewer. Highland avenue. June 20: layout, grade and building lines. Rob bins street. June 20: sewer, Wall street June 2: changing layout. Wat erville street. July II.
 X delegation from Hill street was present to urge the board to do some thing on that street Edward Hayes didn't appear to be In accord with everything the Hill street i'm provement club does and was there to say so and he did it. He said many who are doing A good deal of talking about improvements in that street own nothing there and don't even live in the street But they want everything" he said. .'and why shouldn't they. % long as It Is not going to cost them anything" Mfr Hayes said he was not opposed to im- provements, but he believed the prop erty owners in the street were the ones to call attention to it's needs n- | stead of people who won't have to | pay anything towards the cost of do- ing such works as is necessary. T. R. Coyle of the Improvement society ] lidn't take kindly to the remarks of Mir Hayes. The two men were en- gagged in friendly exchange of opin- ion when the mayor suggested that ihe club hold another, meeting and ! on what they wanted. ..,
 Everybody who appeared opposed | he trunk sewer in Railroad Hill !! street. from the Meriden function that Is provided they should | he assessed for it. Ii will go through anyway