Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-25
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
John Scott Complained of Well That
 OverAows on His Property.

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 0verfows on His Property. The board of public works met last night, Mayor Thoms presiding and all the commissioners being present. Property owners on Hill, Dikeman and Bunker Hill streets were called | regarding the matter of laying side- walks, and South Main street people were heard relative to a sewer and change of curb on the west line of the street, the sewer to run from the present termination of the service in l that street, and the curb to be affect ed from one hundred feet north of the Boughton property to point 800 feet southerly. Nobody at the ex- ! treme end of the line wanted the sewer, but if it is to be. done at all it will have to be the distance mentiOn- 7 ed, and inasmuch as there appears to 1 be urgent demand for it on portion of the west side, it was passed on to the aldermen with favorable recom- mendation. No action was taken on the other propositions. It was decid- | ed to instruct the engineer to call for bids for grading portions of Highland avenue and Avon avenue. It was voted to recommend that sewer be- constructed in Wall street as per pe- | tition.. Favorable action was taken on the application of the Waterbury Brass Go for the installation Of catch basin on West Main street. John Scott complained that the we'll i in East Farms street belonging to the Waterbury Mfg Co is causing him | lots of trouble. It overfows and runs into his cellar with the result that he is constantly carrying out water from his property. The board promised to look it up. Similar action was taken on the appeal of Henry Doerr for im- proveme1ts on East Farms street be- l tween Violet and Walnut streets. The matter of protecting the trees In l the city lot rear of the Bronson H. brary was referred to the committee on parks. The engineer reported that there is nothing the matter with l the street at the corner of Walnut avenue and Wall streets, the place having been worked to the full width. l The superintendent of streets was in- structed to make park at Walnut and East Farms streets, the estimated expense being $125; also to take up the blue stone crossings in Exchange place and put down bricks instead at an estimated cost of $500.
 The engineer submitted an estimate | for grading Sylvan avenue, between | Sylvan avenue and Stone street. at s1,05O. The matter was referred to | the committee on streets. The en- gineer reported on the application or l the trolley company to make excava- tions in the streets for the purpose or constructing conduits, stating that great deal of the pavement will have I to be torn up in order to- do this work and recommending that an ef- fort be made to have 1t put back in as good condition as found. He also expressed the hope that some plan could be devised whereby one con- duit could be made to serve all the corporations. The matter was filed. | A petition of the telephone company | to open the streets to make repairs on their service was referred to the engineer. It was voted to recom- mend to the aldermen that the mayor he authorized to purchase the Ann Hotchkiss place at the East Mountain reservoir. consisting of an old shanty and eleven acres of ground, at | price not to exceed $200. It was l voted to recommend to the aldermen that lights be installed on Orchard, ? Hewlett and Chipman streets. The l Easton avenue layout was reported l favorably to the aldermen.
 A young man representing Eimseh as an agent for Charles B. Egan, in- ouired if the old pumping station was about to be sold, adding that If so his firm would like an opportunity to bid on it. The mayor said he hadn't heard anything about 1t. Later on Michael B. Keeley appeared before the board and said that he bought the old pumping station stock last year from Superintendent John- son and was now ready to pay for 1t. Mir Keeley explained that bids were | called for by MT Johnson and that after all had been received he was told by Mir Johnson that his figures were the highest and that he could have the plant. The administration changed before there was time to -dis- mantle. The mayor reminded MT Keeley of what had been said for Mf Eean. to which Mir Keeley replied that Mir Egan bid on it once and was too high and he didn't see how he could be expected to try again unless the bids were to be open for five years. The board promised to look 1t up.
 The petition of the Sanitary House Cleaning Co to maintain it's wagon on the street was sent back to the al- dermen without recommendation ex- cept to remind the board that this is matter over which the aldermen have full jurisdiction.
 George L. Jenks submitted the fol- lowing changes of street names in waterville: School to Manyille, Spring to Yale. Liberty to Ashford. Chestnut to Dartmouth. Maple to Boyden, Williams to Hanover, Orchard to Wheeler. George to By ron, High to Parker. Elm to Welch. and Spencer to Stevens.
 It was decided to leave this matter on the table for a week in order to give people an opportunity to kick fl they want to.
 Peter F. Coughlan was heard re- garding the condition of Lounsbury street. He wanted the work eontin- ued until the place is in proper con- dition for public travel Mir Cough Ian presented a petition for a light on that street It was referred to the committee.