Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-16
CLARK STREET TROLLEY
The Estimated Cost According to
 Engineer Gains is S17,OOO.

VIII Clark street be extended and the trolley service be installed in that street as has been planned by prop-s erty owners, west of the Mighty Nau- gatuck? That depends on circun,- stances. According to a report sub mltted to the department of public works by Engineer Cairns, inc esti. mated expense is $17.OOO. The whoIa protect has been favorabIy reported 10 the aldermen and the next move will be hearing before the bureau of assessment. It isn't at all likely thnt sufficient benefits can be found to ofY- set the damages. but 1t is hinted that steps will be taken to petition the general assembly for n charter amendment which will enable the oI. dermen to do this and other projects of that character even though two thrds of the cost might not be as- sessed against abutting property. In any case it is now beyond the board Of public works and its packers should turn their attention to the al. dermen.
 The Robbins street question is now uppermost in the minds of the city fathers and at the meeting of the de- partment of public works Tuesday night it was voted to ask the commits sioners of the board of finance to make recommendation to the board of aldermen that special appropria- ton of $10.0O0 be made from the un- appropriated revenues of the city. which added to the $15,OOO received from the trolley, company, would make q sum of $25.0OO, all of which will be applied to the working of Rob- bins street The preliminary steps were also taken for the construction of q sewer in Robbins street which will do away with the use of the wal terway in that street as sewer out- let
 The city fathers have a few more big projects on hand which will have to be taken up pretty soon whether they like it or not. The principal one IS the change of grade of Baldwin street from Pleasant street to Stone street. This is something that has to he done and the commissioners of public works have made a favorable report on the matter to the aldermen. Since the trolley tracks were laid there the west side of the street has such dip to the curb that one drives over it even in the most favor- able weather at great risk. Then. again the board has petitloned the al- dermen that it be authorized to re- port discontinuance of the Plank road from Silver street to Idylwood avenue. and to report a layout of ldylwood avenue from East Main street to the Plank road This is the outcome of plans regarding the devel- opment of Hamilton park. And by the way. in the opinion of the com- missioners. the officers should spend a couple of hours more in the park and an order to that effect was passed. The engineer has been asked to pre- pare plans for tile relief from surface water in the neighborhood of Wolcott and Howard streets. Favorable ac- ton has also been taken on the mat ter of .curhs for Howard street from Wnlfptts 10, Walnut streets. and tliar clerk has been requested to look up the status of the order for curbs and sidewalks on Howard street, from Wolcott street to Oak street.
 The park commissioners are not fully satisfied with what Is being done with reference to bathing accommo- datlons. The swimming pool for youths is all right. but they want to see a plunge there for adults. and it is quite likely that the matter will be attended to on time to give the peo- pie the benefit of 1t next season. and from that time forward With view to getting line on streets that ought to be sprinkled. the clerk has been re- quested to report list of streets in which the trolley operates and also the different public ways that are paved, whether with brick bitulithic. asphalt or what is commonly termed as surface hardening. This means that many ofsthe principal thorough fares will be sprinkled next season.