Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-05-03
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
Opened Bids for Diffsrsnt Contracts
 as Ysstsrday's Nestini.

0psnsd Bids for Different Contracts as Ysstsrday's hsssise. At the meeting of the board of pub |lic works yesterday afternoon bids were opened and read as follows: Section of state road on the Middle bury road: Frank Pidgeon, $1O,368 and $6580; Edward McManus, $0,402 and $8372; Standish Stone Co, $o,26O and $7,0OO; Fred T. Ley X Go, $7,O0O and $5,8SO; John Fagan's Sons, one bid, $5,60O. ..
 Sewers in the North End: Pasquale Contaldi, $3,655; Keating X Egan, $3,- 20O2O: Henry Spinach, $3,212.1J; An drew Allen, $3,196.
 Grading Branch and Grant streets: Charles R. Byrne, $4.OOO; Heating &
 Egan, $3,650; Edward McManus, $3,- 370; Andrew Allen, $3,2O0; E. B. Kelley, $3,2OO.
 Building and repairing sidewalks: Charles R. Byrne, 77 cents, 1A cents, B cents; Andrew Allen, 65 cents, 39 cents, B cents; William McGrath, $1, 90 cents, 55 cents; l.. c. WilmOt, 70 cents, AS cents, B cents. The first fig ures are for all new work per square yard, the second where the walk is badly worn and pea gravel has to be laid under the concrete, the third is for ordinary top dressing.
 The sewer and sidewalk contracts were awarded to Andrew Allen, E. B. Kelley got the grading of Branch and Grant streets and the MiddleDury road job went to Fred T. Ley X Co. Fa- gan's Sons were the lowest bidders, but their proposal was rejected on the ground of informallty. It was not dat ed and besides it did not contain ng- ures on all the classes of work men- toned in the advertisement. Standish Stone Co figured on things not called for and according to the engineer this too was not according to the adver- tisement and should have been thrown out, but inasmuch as it was low bid 1t didn't make any difference.
 Superintendent Johnson to whom was referred the petition of John Bar " for water main ill FairmOunt street said he didn't know whether this was an accepted street or not. None of the members knew anything about the case and not caring to take the word of the petitioner or anybody else, the city clerk was requested to look up the records and see if this is an ac- cepted public way. The street was laid out three years ago to an uniform width of POO feet, building lines of five feet established and benefits and damages confirmed and adopted. When the work was under way it was un- derstood that St Francis Xavier's church would be built in that street. On recommendation of the engineer 1t was voted to report to the aldermen that public necessity and convenience require that the sewer in East Main street be extended to the Meriden road. Superintendent Johnson report ed the installation of 1O1 meters since January 1, 1905. This brings the num- Der of meters in use up to about 800. Mir Johnson also submitted his monthly report relative to the inspection of wa ter sheds which showed everything along the line in a healthy condition. It was voted to- cite in Round Hill street property owners on June to be heard relative to the establishment of building lines. The water rents for the past six months amounting to $75,211.- 21, an increase of $2,445O4 over the previous half year. were approved and ordered to the collector for collection.
 Superintendent Hotchkiss, informed the board of the arrangements feghrd- ing the replacing of the paving blocks on East Main street. He is get ting the city's part of the work done for 70 cents yard. considerably less than is customary to pay for that class of work. In the opinion of the engi- | neer 1t would not be well to do any | more than is really necessary with that pavement. because 1t will soon be in favor of something bet ter. It was stated that the trouble there and on Baldwin street is due to the fact that the grade of the center of the streets was raised to accOmmO- date the company with the result that | both side are in bad shape.
 The different petitions referred 10 ] the board by the aldermen were passed around between the engineers and | special committees. The payrolls and bills were approved. | During this port of the session MT Hotchkiss came in for a few whacks from Commissioner Jackson and made for approving bill of l.. C. Wilmot. the concrete man, without measuring t and seeing whether the city got the worth of it's money. MT Hotchkiss knows Mir Wilmot to be honest and lid not think it necessary to bother lbout it, but the board took diff 'erent view of the case and was no way backward about saying so.
 Alderman Holmes inquired about hose clouds of dust while the 'treets are being sprinkled. This nan. Murray" replied Superintendent Iotcbkis had no business to make such l break as that. The sprinkler goes head of the sweeper and vets down very spot except perhaps where a cam might he standing and they can't .et at it. They also sprinkle for the weeping done between 3:3O and G in he morning. This man saw no u-. t night and If he was out between go and c in the morning looking for lust maybe he had no business and if e got into some bad spots m sorry or him. There's no truth at all in hat"
 In the evening hearings were heard