Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-29
BOARD of PUBLIC WORKS
East Min Stest People Obbt te
 Changs ef Gsds.

0S~Au VI QuuliC WOTk6 n0l0 8 meeting last night. Mayor Thoms
 presiding. and all the members being present, including MT Hartnett, who
 mas been spending a vacation with
 relatives in Illinois.
 Property owners on East Main
 street from Rutledge street easterly
 about 500 feet were called and heard
 regarding the proposed change of
 grade Of the sidewalk. west side, be-
 tween the points mentioned. In some
 places the walk will be elevated as
 high as seventeen inches while at
 other points 1t will not be raised over
 an inch or two. It will go up a foot
 In front of the property of John E.
 Maher. He said he should claim
 damages. F. J. Wood claimed that
 his houses were built to conform to the present grade of the sidewalk and
 a raise in the walk of seventeen inch-
 es, as proposed. would necessitate the raising of his property to agree with the new order of this. He should
 look to the city to meet all this ex- pense. Mrs John Lawlor said that If the change does not depreciate the value of her property and no assess ment should be levied against her, she had no objection to offer, other. wise she would much prefer letting l things remain as they now are. If the change be ap improvement, John F. Whelan wanted 1t, because they are looking for good things out that way. James Ring, who conducts a grocery store in one of MT Woods blocks, said he pays taxes on his stock and puts up to MT Wood for rent. consequently he didn't see why he shouldn't have say about what was under contemplation. The rais- ing of the walk would be serious detriment to his business and he de- sired to enter protest against 1t. James Byrnes was opposed to the proposition Most of the others were indifferent provided they have not to pay anything and no damage results from the work. The matter was fa- yorably reported to the aldermen. Similar action was taken with refer- ence to the construction of sewers in Fuller and Colley streets.
 A number of property owners on Madison street, between Baldwin street and Sylvan avenue, were pres- ent and wanted to know what had become of their petition for the grade and layout of that street. Mir Walker and Mir Nell, the committee on streets, said they didn't think there was much chance of any relief this year. but they might hope for something next year provided they got in early. That is strange" re- piled Miss Simons, who acted as spokesman for the party. We pay city taxes and yet we can't get a barrel of flour delivered to our houses without having 1t spilled out of the wagon. Our petition was submitted to the aldermen and referred by them to this board very early in this year. A great deal of work that was asked for later has been taken up and don't see why our case sbould not have received more considera- ton" \, It...,.... Mayor Thoms said that the matter was not lost sight of and assured Miss Simons that If 1t were possible to do anything down there this year they won't be overlooked.
 The superintendent of Hamilton park was authorized to proceed with the work of making a mems swim- ming pool in the park with the un- derstanding that 1t will be ready for use next summer. The attention of the board was called to plans of the Platt Mill Co to elevate the dam at their factory about two feet which would entail great hardship to the city's sewage disposal plant in South Brooklyn and also to the contractor who has charge of the work. The mayor considered this a very serious matter and said that he should look over the ground to-day and if neces- sary he should take steps to have an injunction Issued restraining the Platt Mill people from making the dam any higher than it is at present.
 Thomas McCue of Hospital avenue gave the board call regarding the condition of Hospital avenue at Bronson street, where a crosswalk Is needed. He was there before and wondered why his case had not been attended to before this time. The matter was referred to a committee consisting of Commissioners Hartnett and Dennison.
 Owing to the large outlay in mak- ing storm sewers in Southview, Madi- son and Lounsbury streets. the board thought 1t necessary to have these streets equipped with curbs and walks and an effort will be made to do the work this fall The clerk was instructed to notify property owners on South Leonard street to lay their walks and curbs, as per order passed in 1902. This takes in both sides as far down as Sixth street.
 The contract for constructing water mains in Long Hill road, North Willow street and Columbia boule- ward and awarded to Pasquale Con- taldi for s2,1s6.S0. The only other proposal submitted was by Edward McManus. It amounted to 32,209.42. The matter of coming to some under standing with Nuttali & Cashman, regarding the layout of street through their property in Riverside : park was referred to a committee on streets.
 The clerk submitted a list of the paved and macadamized roads in the city and the streets in which the trolley cars operate. This Is the pre- lsminary step to getting a line on what streets vii be sprinkled next season. Several other matters of a routine nature were referred to committees.
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