Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-17
PUBLIC WORKS
Superintendents Will Not Attend
 Meetings Uksess Requested.


 met last night in the mayors office. Mayor Thoms in the chair and all the commissioners being present.
 The clerk was instructed to notify tine city engineer, superintendent of streets, superintendent If water anG superintendent of sewers that unless requested their presence will not be required at meetings of the boari. The wages paid the several employees of the different departments was sup mttcd and the documents referred 10 the clerk to look up the records and see if the. compare with what the em- ployes have been receiving.
 A motion was passed to proceed TO ballot for superintendent of sewers. The name of Frank Ray was offered as candidate for the position by Commissioner Hartnett. Mir Ray re- ceived four votes and John F. O'Brien one. MT Ray was declared elected to serve during the pleasure of the board.
 Commissioner Finn brought up the question of fixing salaries of the heads of the departments with the eXceptioR of the engineer. The present salaries are as follows: Superintendent of streets. $1.JO0 per year: silperinten- dent of water, S1.2O0. The superinteIl- dent of sewers has been getting S3.O per day but the commissioners thought S1.0OO would be all right for the job. The salary of the superintendent of streets was left as at present, but that of the superintendent of water was advanced $500, making it the same as the salary of the superintendent of streets. subject of course to the ap- prOval of the board of finance.
 \ communication was received from the engineer stating that the Grouse Construction company had failed to sign its contract for work on the out fall sewer and that according to the terms of the bid. the check for S4.UO filed when the proposals were receiy- ed. now belongs to the city. This mat ter was referred to committee cOn- sisting of Mayor ThOms and City En- gineer Cairns. The engineer also sub- mitted two other communications. one calling attention to the wisdom of try ing to induce the Consolidated road to leave some of the tracks ill South Brooklyn where they can be used by the city during the construction work on the sewage disposal plant. and another reminding the board that sey- eral hearings may be called 1t the pleasure of the board. the title search es having been made and everything ready to cite the people in. The lat ter was placed on file and the former was referred to a committee consist ing of Commissioners Finn and Walk CT to confer with the engineer and see what is best to do in the premises.
 The application of J. J. Sheehan anG the Consolidated road to remove four trees on Sperry street came up for an airing and was warmly discussed and finally the prayer of the petitioners was granted.
 The matter of permitting the rail road company tO erect fences on Sperry and Mattatuck streets was re- ferred to a committee consisting of City Engineer Cairns and Superinten- dent Morris. The railroad company asked permission ton .inakG <, a sIi9ht change in the plan for the location of the station at Oakyille. This was re- ferred to Il committee consisting of the engineer for investigation and report.
 
 permission to use strip of land be- longing to the city on Jackson street was referred to !; committee consist ing of the engineer and the superin- tendent of water for report.
 The condition of the sidewalks on Walnut street was referred to the sJ- perintendent of streets The applica- ton of John II. Crary to he elected agent of City hall was filed. similar action was taken on the application of Thomas F. Martin tp be keeper of the town clock and of Martin Doolan for the position ef superintendent of Ham, ilton park.
 4 few old petitions for bOotblacks' licenses were granted and new ones were listed for investigation.
 X batch of licenses lo make sewer and water connections was granted. Various other petitions were read and laid on the table until next Tuesday evening when q public session will Le held and the petitioners will he given \ chance to speak on the different projects.
 In looking over the payroll<. the board wondered why the payroll for Hamilton park was signed by the en- gineer. II appears thai all parks are under the jurisdiction of the superin- tendents and that official will be helI responsible for the payroll from now on.
 IL was voted to hplh regular meet ings on the Tuesday preceding the first and third Thursday in each month at o'clock in the evening.