Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-06
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS
Said That Csmmissioner Larkin's Curb Was Satisfactory to City.

SSss eoos SmnsseSOovb kAy0In .
 Curb Was Satisfactory to City.
 The department of public works met yesterday afternoon, Mayor Elton pre- siding.
 The city attorney was instructed to take steps to have the injunction of the real estate owners dissolved. A commu- nication was read from Commissioner Larkin of the board of education call ing attention to the condition of the curb ill front of his property on North Main street. It was all right until last winter when jack frost got his shoulder under 1t and threw it out of grade. Mir Larkin claimed that under the present law the curb. when laid. is the property of the city and that it is the duty of the municipality to care for it. There was some doubt about this and it was finally voted to notify the commissioner that the condition of his curb was perfectly satisfactory to the city at present, but if he didn't like it he had the boards permission to change it, subject to the approval of the superintendent of streets. A re- monstrance was read from property owners in Railroad Hill street setting forth that there is no urgent need of sewer in that street. It was passed along to the aldermen. The bids for paving Grand street were rejected The next move will be to'call for bids for paving Grand street and portion of West Main street at the north side of the green, but this will not be done un- til late. Bids for paving Benedict, Scoyill and the junction of North Main and Cooke streets will be opened to- night. So much opposition has devel- oped to paving Scoyill street with yitri- fled bricks 1t Is possible that the board may decide to use the money some place else. A communication was read from F. J. Histon urging the ex- tension of the water service in upper North Main street commonly known as the Klondike. The clerk was instruct ed to notify the petitioners that there are no funds available for such pur- pose.
 Fulton's American band was given permission to hold band concert at the junction of Bank and Grand streets ofi the evening of June IA.
 The petition of F. B. O'Neill for per mission to open the pavement in front of 476 North Main street for the pur- pose of making connections with new house was referred to the city engineer with power to act.
 The application for permission to To- cate a barber pole in the sidewalk i'll front of 775 Bank street was placed on file.
 The superintendent of water was in- strueted to install fire hydrant on Bank stret. west side, about 200 feet south of Grand street.
 The superintendent of streets was in structed to have two gasoline feed pi- pes on the west side of E. H. Towle Co.'S automobile station made flush with the sidewalk.
 John Gilmour was given permission to connect his Kingsbury street proper ty with the Newell place sewer on con dition that he pay an assessment on frontage of fifteen feet. E. A. Miller called attention to the fact that al- though he paid his assessment for the layoHt of Oak street in 19O3, the work has not been done yet. If the city does not intend to refund the money, Mir Miller would like to see some Of the work done.