Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-28
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Condition of Riverside Street Was
 Thoroughly Discussed.

The board of public works met last | night, Mayor Elton presiding and transacted considerable business. Not | word was said regarding the action taken by the aldermen on the Baldwin street layout, but a few remarks were l made regarding the bridge at Wedges
 corner. The mayor said that the board of aldermen had approved that bridge themselves and that so far as accept ing it that all lay with the railroad
 commissioners The commissioners
 didn't like what had been said about the bridge and while the matter was on last night somebody used the word
 thick" but whether he had reference
 to the bridge or the board none of the
 reporters could tell.
 Hearings were heard with reference
 to the construction of sewers in Wall
 avenue, Pine streets and James street.
 Favorable action was taken in each
 case and the engineer was instructed
 to call for bids for doing the work to- gether with the construction of the sewer ordered in Farmount, Putnam and East Main streets, proposals to be received on July II.
 MT Mayor" said Dr DeLiguori. coming forward rather modestly, Riverside street used to be in better condition than 1t is now. We can't stand the dust unless the street is sprinkled.'
 That will make splendid roadway when it hardens down replied the mayor.
 The Doctor: "Yes, but where will it be then? Not there for it is all blow ing away
 The Mayor: "The city doesn't sprin- you see done is attended 10 by Mir Blakeslee and privite individuals pay him. l wish it were so that all this work was done by the city, but we haven't got to that yet
 The doctor: Well. then for what do you send all that dust there? The street was better before anything was done with it. I'm living there six years and I never saw the like before. You can't put your head outside the door for fear of being choked and blinded"
 Superintendent HOtchkiss: You have one of the best streets in Water bury. It was sprinkled today and we shall continue to sprinkle it until 1t tamps down good and hard"
 The doctor: You did this after l had telephoned to you about it and said we couldn't stand it any longer. Besides that there are holes in the sidewalks over there and people lose half their A. ... fa11 int break their bones. I suppose If this condition existed some place else It would not be allowed to stand. We are all poor people. have to pay taxes as well as others"
 The Mayor: Doctor that has noth- ing to do with it. Street sprinkllng Is something people pay for themselves, but when you mentioned the sidewalks that is different matter and Tin glad YOU said something about if. That is something the city is obliged to do.
 Mr Hotchkiss: Our sidewalk gang is moving in that direction. They will he there tomorrow so that if you had kept quiet another day you would have saved yourself all this bother.
 This seemed to please the Nhysician and with graceful bow he quietly withdrew. Henry Reynolds wanted to know whar had been done with refer ence to the applications for layout of Easton avenue and the construction of sewers therein. He was informed thas it is on the list for investigation. John < Neagle thought it time something was done with Oak street and the engineer agreed with him. lt is prob able that provision will be m.de to grade a section of it in the near future. Superintendent Hotehkiss said u would cost about SI50 10 grade 1 I.ounsbury street from Baldwin street | to the MulcalEy school. He was or dered to ,Io the job and also to lay gut | ters in Euclid avenue The board also 1 the construction of a I in Euclid avenue. The su | of streets was directed to | fix the sidewalk on Dublin street and ! charge the expense to the railroad l company.
 The committee on lights reported I that the appropriation for lights in the l first district is exhausted and that nc l more can fpe added this year. In the 1 second district lights were recommend I ed at the following places: Johnson and Fairview streets. Walnut street and Sands street. near Hewlett street. snd Cables avenues. Sylvan avenue. q short iistancc north of the | residence of Finton Rowe: Washington I street. about midway between the res'- denee of Mrs Bsccn and Dublin street. street about midway be- tween sylvan avenue and St Francis xavier's church property. Prospect street at Trinity church All these are 'ise rrxular lights with the exreption rf tEsr orc mentioned far Walnut street which is an iDcandercent lignf-