Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-28
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD.
Crosswalk at Ksllys on Exohanes
 Place Will Be Remedied.

moot1H6 VI tHo uodru VI puUllc WOrku last night.
 Property owners on Robbins street were called and heard regarding tho proposition to make the street ten feet wider. The following said they should claim damages in. case they should lose any more land: w. w. Holmes. c. A. Colley, H. M. Leaven- worth. J. w. French, Peter and Jo- seph Bauby. Carter and Jenks, rep- resented by MT Jenks, and the French Mfg Co, represented by Mir Carter, was not so particular about damages unless 1t could be clearly shown that such was the case. MT Jenks said he was very much in fa- vor of good wide street, provided 1t could be got without creating too much expense. The hearing was a feeler to get line on what the prop erty owners thought of the project. Parties interested in sewer assess ments on Plaza avenue, Highland avenue and North Vine street were heard, and all with one exception were very much pleased with the work and said they were willing to pay for 1t. Michael Kelly wants tho sewer, but they skipped him and he desired to be. informed the reason why. The board promised to look into the matter.
 The contract for laying water mains in Round Hill, South Wilson, Brewster, West Main and Wolcott streets and in Tracy avenue was awarded to Testa & Zeoli for the sum of $2,49S.76, they being the lowest | Aiv,u awarded the contract for laying wa- ter mains in Market, Middle and Arch streets, and for removing the cement pipes in Prospect and Buck ingham streets and replacing them with iron ones. Their bid, which was the lowest, amounted to $1,- 1 5S6.60. A delegation was present from Mill Plain and made an earnest plea for some electric lights in that district. They asked for, three. but the committee thinks that under eS- isting conditions 1t would be hard sledding to give them one. Mayor Thoms was authorized to complete the purchase of the Northrop place on the Plank road, which is to be an addition to Hamilton park. The Elton administration gave the owner bond for a deed with the under- standing that the money would be paid on or before April of this year. The price agreed upon was $3,4b0. The strip contains half an acre of land The petition of H. s. Chase for permission to make 6-inoh tapping with the water main on Church street for the purpose of furnishing water to automatic heads and sprinklers was referred to the superintendent of water The con- tract for putting a pipe fence around Union square park was awarded to the firm of M. J. Daily & Sons for 70 cents per lineal foot. The engineer was directed to change the location of certain manholes on Simons street and relocate the Valley View sewer, as per contract with the railroad company. A similar order was ad- dressed to the superintendent of wa- ter regarding the gate in the 36- inch water main at Mattatuck street. A communication was received from the engineer stating that the expense of widening West Main street at Mitchell's corner was $4,047.73. The comptpull lere.was, instructed to send bill to the, trolley, company for half the cost of doing the work and portion of the land damages, as per agreement entered into some time ago. On recommendation of the en- glneer the work of constructing a sewer, in Easton avenue was deferred until the board determines whether or not it Is wise to do the work until after the street has been laid out. Superintendent Morris submitted c. report stating the amount of cross walk stone and curbing needed. Tie comptroller was instructed to pur- chase the stock. The comptroller was also directed to purchase Il double truck for use on the sewer department. On recommendation of the water committee action was de- ferred on the application for fur ther extension of the water on West Main street and for the service in Ledgeside avenue. The mayor was authorized to sign contracts with the railroad company regarding the use of a spur track at the sewage dispo- sal site fin South Brooklyn.
 At the suggestion of Mayor Thoms the engineer and superintendent of streets were instructed to look at the crossing in front of Cones drug store and Kelly's bakery and see what can be done with them. Ills honor said they needed attention and that the matter should be taken hold of as soon as possible. The superin- tendent of streets was instructed to construct gratings at certain points in North Main street with a view tO getting surface water on the trolley tracks, where 1t lodges and causes considerable annoyance to every- body. The engineer was instructed to furnish an estimate for paving North Main street from Farm street to North Vine street.
 The Crescent street sewer came up for another airing. There are three houses in the street that are badly !n need of the service, but owing to some engineering difficulty it ar- pears to be hard to get to them. Al- though Commissioners Finn and lIartnett didn't think so. Their cesspools All up quickly and it costs them more every year to clean them out than would pay for the sewcr. Under these conditions Mir Finn thought it a hardship to deny the people the benefit of the sewer even though it might not be constructed to as good advantage as sewers are laid in streets where the conditions are more favorable. It was decided to ask for an estimate on the Jon. The superintendent of streets was instructed to make a report on the condition of the sidewalk on Wash-