Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-15
R0 ARD OF PUBLIC W0RKs
Town Plot Belt Line Trolley is Now
 in Sishf.

lue DOdru or puDilc WOfkS met yes terday afternoon, Mayor Elton presid- ing, and voted to cite the McGovern Construction Co and its bondsman, the National Surety Co, to appear be- fore the board Thursday night ar 8 o'clock, to be heard relative to the abandonment of the contract on the trunk sewer into South Brooklyn.
 MT Cairns explained the situation in lengthy communication. which show ed that if such work as has been done and paid for is to be protected, some thing will have to be done right away. Besides, the city is anxious to com plete the job as soon as possible. Act ing on the advice of the city attorney, it was decided to give the parties hearing and as Mir Kellogg is busy in the superior court, the mayor employ ed Mir Reeves to see that the notices are served The plan is to hold what is now due the company something like S1,000, and collect their bond of S20OO0.
 The hearing regarding a divisional fence between the property of Fran ces LiebrechE and Albert Lane on Bucks Hill was adjourned until next Thursday afternoon at 1 80 o'clock to give Mir Upson. who represented the defendant, an opportunity to bring deposition from MT Lane, who is too feeble to appear in person, which he claimed will show that the property was thrown open as commons twelve or fifteen years ago and mo- tice to that effect served upon the ad- joining property owners. Onthe other side. Ar Liebrecht said that seven years ago Mir Lane agreed to build half the fence, and with this under standing he did the other half. Mir Lane, he said, never did anything towards carrying out his part of the agreement
 In lengthy communication read by the clerk 1t was shown that the repre- sentation of Messrs Colley and Chap man that the trolley company was obliged to pave the street in front of their barns was an oversight. Former administrations imposed this as a con ditfon, but the company didn't accept it. The present administration gave the company permission to double track West Main street, but imposed no condition which would bind the company to pave any part of the street at its own expense. The mis- understanding, the report stated, grew out of the fact that the condition which the former administrations | sought to impose appeared in the pa pers, and as that is some time since Mir Chapman and others might have overlooked the fact that these were | not accepted by the company. It was decided to hold hearing on Novem- Der 2S regarding the paving of West
 Main street, 200 feet east of the iron bridge, with bitulithic pavement. If the property owners can be induced to waive claim for a formal hearing | the work will be taken up at once and the date for the hearing cancelled.
 A communication was read from the city attorney advising the board that the city would render itself lia- ble for damages in case it should un- | dertake to make Improvements in the passway from Jewelry street to Bank street. In a general talk on this mat ter it appeared to be the opinion of all the members that a great deal could
 he done there for a small amount of
 money and that as So i.fnagS suse ft some effort should be made to keep 1t in better condition. that is. until
 public street can be opened there. It
 was voted to ask the aldermen Tor
 permission to install three incandes- cent lights along the pathway and the
 matter of repairs was referred to the srperintendent for a report relative to inc general condition of the place and l what it would cost to fix it. This move was made In response to an ap-
 ,eal made to the board by Alderman Murray. who brought the matter up
 fin the aldermanic chamber and later
 held a conference with Mayor Elton and some of the commissioners or
 public works. who agreed to make
 move after they had heard from the city attorney.
 P. F. Lunny called attention to his
 water rent for the last six monsns, | which amounted to S1T.JO, while for
 the preceding half year it was only
 Ss.JO. He represented that there was no change in the conditions. The mat her was referred to the inspector for
 investigation and report. The city
 engineer was instructed to answer to A communication received from Litch-
 field inquiring regarding the number ] of acres of land owned by Waterbury
 in that town. The request of C. E.
 Hoadley that something be done
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