Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-20
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
hsaId Delegation Last NIgbt on Public
 Improvements.

idated road and Thomas E. McMahon
 had m inning with reference to
 the closing of the lower Waterville
 road. The engineer said that after
 1ney get through building the con
 dnit across the street, the roadway
 VIII have been elevated six or seven
 Ieet ~ that point so that he didn't
 see now It could be opened to public
 travel again. To do things In any other
 way would greatly embarrass the
 Work or the company. He didn't know
 wnat particular objection there should
 De to what has been done and said
 that ne thought he made everything clear to the board when they granted
 the company permission to close the
 street, consequently he was not able to see why there should be any mis.
 understanding. Simons street waa closed In the. same way and nobody objected. < MT McMahon said that the railroad owned all the land abutting on Si-
 mons street and that the closing of It shut nobody out from right of
 way to his property. Mir McMahon al- so contended that he has special rights in the Waterville road over and above that enjoyed by the ordinary citizen. These rights were acquired by ms father when he bought the prop erfy thirty-five years ago and his heirs could not be deprived of them without due process of law. Mir McMahon referred to some undcrhanded bust. ness in this whole matter whereupon the mayor remarked as he has done on two or three former occasions that he didn't understand what Mir Mc- Mahon meant and asked him to be more specific. After a brief pause Mr McMah0n commenced to review the situation, but he was interrupted by Mir Walker. who said he didn't think that what he was saying was perti- nent to the question. Pardon me" Mir Commissioner, continued Mir Mc- Mahon but his honor wants 10 be more specific. and If you will allow mo to I shall show where servants of another department of the city gov- ernment were employed to assist in creating the conditions that now cx- Ist up there and may he 1t may fur nish a clue to why certain members of this board was moved in the mat ter. It was all done by the same hand, the hand of political bankrupt. I'm sorry he is not here until I'd tell him a few things"
 Mir McMahon said that this same man wanted to handle his property for him and when he refused he fin- ally threatened to let loose two mud singing machines at him. This failed and later he boasted that he would find n way to carry his point and I have a suspicion that the closing, of the Waterville road might be just what he had reference to. Mir Nc Mahon said he was loaded. double Darreled and he didn't care how soon he party who had threatened him stepped on the spring. After some fur her discussion it wns voted to give
 he railroad until July 20 to finish the conduit and reopen the street.
 The hearing on the extension of 'lnrk street from James street to avenue brought big delegation from Brooklyn. Every body favored the project but as is isual in such cases property owners whose land will he depreciated said hey should claim damages. the high st claim. S1.0OO being put in by the Third Congregational church. The ayout calls for eight and one half Ter cent grade. Mir Rasmussen want 'd to know why the city din't make in eight per cent grade there. as
 hown on profile made by Mir Pat On for the Town Plot Improvement
 ociety' He was afraid if anything 'ver an eight per cent grade should e established the trolley company vill use It as as argument against go- ng up there. No action was taken.
 Bids were opened and read for the aying of water mains In Bunker Hill, fuller street. South Leonard street,
 nd Willard avenue. also for sewers 'outh Main street. Wan street, snd rescent street, both jobs being
 warded to Test X Zeola the water nain Atension for $2.216.55 and the ,tter for $2.s90.47.
 At the suggestion of the mayor it ras voted to report unravorably on he application of the Southern New England Telephone Co for permission D make conduits in certain streets. he petition of the Simonsville Im- rovement society for the numbering f houses on Piedmont md lower
 outh Main street was referred to the ngineer. Property owners on South I'm and Farm streets. wnere maca- am is to be laid. were ordered td lake all necessary. water. gas and ewer connections on or before July 5.
 Two accommodations were received rom E. q. Kilduff. superintendent of rater. one recommending that the rages of John Howard and William be fixed at $3.00 a day. and he other advising the purchase of land wned by George H. coweIl near the last Mountain reservoir The wage latter was tabled and the other mat. sr was referred to the water com littee. The matter Of adjusting flam- ges at 2T Oak street was referred to le street committee. The petition for amaze to property by reason of sur nee water at PA North Main street. -as given leave to withdraw. The ugineer reported that 1t will cost 151 to extend the waser main In iorth Willow street 10 q point 151 orth of Fleming street. George A.
 oughton. John Delaney and others ere heard regarding the opening of
 irer street to connect with Louns- ury street. The board promised fs ,ok into the matter.
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