Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-16
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
Talked on Revisins tho Water Rates
 at Last Night's Meeting.

at Last NlGht's Meeting. l The board of public works met
 last night, Mayor ThOms presiding
 and all the commissioners being
 present.
 The city engineer and the com
 missioners indulged in long talk re-
 garding the character of permanent
 pavement, which they had seen dur
 ing their tour of inspection in other
 cities and concluded that bitulithic
 and vitrified bricks are about the best
 material available, the former for
 light travel and the other for heavier usage. <. The application of the American Mills Co. to lay 8 water main in Mill
 street, from their plant to Scovill's
 factory, was granted, the mayor re-
 marking that if they could get water
 that way instead of taking 1t from
 the city below cost, the public would
 be benefited, and adding that the city
 Is losing money on the water 1t sells
 to the factories.
 "Mr Mayor" inquired Commits
 sioner Finn, 'I'd like to know by
 what authority this board is selling
 water for less than 1t costs to pro-
 duce it?"
 The mayor replied that the board
 with the aldermen regulate the prices
 and that they could make it what | they chose. MT Dennison thought 1t
 would not be wise to.be too particu- lar with the shops, and cited cases
 where they put up buildings for them
 and pay their taxes in order to in-
 duce them to locate in certain towns. That's all right" said Mir Finn. but there is limit to where . com munity like this can afford to go in that direction. Because I'm man. ufacturer is no reason why I should get water from the public at less than cost while man who earns his
 living by the sweat of his brow Is Overtaxed for the water he uses; in other words I don't believe in rob- ping Peter to pay Paul."
 The mayor, Commissioners Denni- son and Walker and the whole board admitted that system Is unfair, and spoke as if an effort will be made soon to meter the whole service and revise the rates.
 Superintendent Kilduff of the wa ter works reported that the disputed water bill of George L. Lilley for ser vice on Mattatuck street, is regular and the collector was notified to gov- ern his conduct accordingly.
 The case of Michael New York of Ash street was referred to the city attorney for an opinion In laying a water main in Ash street 1t was dis covered that Mir New York's house is in the line of the street and if the work should be continued the pipe would pass through his cellar. Oper- ations have ceased pending an ad- justment of the case. The street is a town highway and was laid out in 1885, when the property belonged to F. J. Kingsbury.
 S. Forman called attention to a water bill of @93 and said he thought there must be something wrong about 1t. For the previous six months 1t was only $17.50. The matter was referred to the water committee for investigation. General Manager Se- we'll of the trolley company inquired wben he could get an answer regard ing the application to construct con. duits to bury overhead wires. The mayor said not later than three weeks and probably much sooner. BerHard Hollinger made strong plea for the extension of the sewer on West Side hill. He was assured that 1t is moving that way fast The application of TafYel x Shapiro to connect a house in the rear at Sand land place and South Main street with the same service drains as the one in front, was referred to the en- gineer. In reply to question from the visitors gallery to when bids for the pumping station will be opened, Clerk Lawlor said that proposals will be received and opened at the next 
 The petition of the Waterbury Clock Co to carry a. water main across Cherry street was referred to the engineer. Favorable action was taken on the extension of the water main 2,000 feet in South Leonard street. and op the Bunker hill road from Watertown road to Grandview avenue. Property owners on Wood- lawn terrace, Brewster street, Buck ingham street and the Watertown road will be heard relative to laying on May 29.
 The practice of sweeping papers and the refuse in stores on to the streets was discussed and the clerk instructed to send every dealer in town a copy of the ordinance cover- Ing this matter. If this doesn't do the police will be asked to take hand.
 The board took rather peculiar view of macadamizing. notably Com- Walker and Nell. who contended that such treatment was of very little value. Last year the Elton administration praised 1t high ly and considered 1t good enough for streets. including that part of 1t op- posite St. Margaret's school, and street in front of the prop srty of St. Francis Xavier church and he Washington school. Previous ad- made macadam roads ,n West Main street. East Main street, Canal street, Union street. .eavenworth street and other places md the only regret ever heard about ,uch work was that the aldermen were rather niggardly in making ap- for this class of work. It makes an ideal road where the trucking is not too heavy. and Com- missioner Finn thinking South Elm md Mill streets in need of attention suggested that these street be ma- but this and the more permanent kind of pavement to bs ised on other streets went over un- n the next meeting.
 There is a disposition to take up he Belgian blocks in Exchange ,laee and put down vitrif1ed bricks instead, but it is not likely that this