Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-31
BOARD BUSY AS BEES
Many Property Owners Appear
 in Relation 10 Improvements.


 James English was heard regarding what lie termed an overcharge for a sewer assessment in front of his property of 102 feet. His house stands frontage of 102feet His hons stands in the center of the lot and the sewer runs far enough for him to connect with. He offers no objection to pay ing an assessment on as much of the lot as is severed, but he does not see why he should have to pay for the portion Of the lot on which he has TO building and where no sewer has been constructed. I'm living up there" said Mir English flor the past thirty nine years and have been fighting for the sewer during the past ten years. The natural outlet for my property is on the Cooke street side, but 1 under stand the Tracy's are severed in some other way now and so long as that is so 1t makes no difference about me. In any case they decided to leave me in the dirt. They gave me the sewer, but they insist upon charging me two prices for it. No man can say he ever heard of me objecting to paying my bills, but do object to settling an account that l don't owe. They say won't have to pay again, but that is not the question. When the other half of my lot is severed I'll be dead and gone and let whoever will own it then pay for the sewer. MT Mayor, won't pay that bill for the very good reason that don't owe 1t. It cost me more than twice what it ought to connect on account of having to change the plan of outlet from Cooke street to Pine street, and then to make things still worse they want to have me pay on the double for what the city did"
 Mayor Thoms promised to inquire into it.
 A hearing was given to parties in- terested in the layout of the Woodtis | road. Only one person appeared and he said he didn't suppose it would amount to anything in case he should give his view of the situation. He claimed that somebody kept pushing his fence out from time to time un- til eventually he had appropriated good share of the old roadway and forced travel onto private property across the way. Otherwise he had no objection to the plan. Guy Porter claimed that the city showed him a map of the layout of the Bunker Hill road, but when the ac- tual work was done they used another an m a hal nf from him which didn't show on the map presented when the hearing was held. The mayor told him to put hls claim on paper and submit it to the aldermen.
 John F. Whalen of East Main street said that when the grade of the side walk from Rutledge street easterly was changed he was assured by the en- gineer that it wouldn't affect him at all, but when the workmen came along they went away beyond where he was told they would stop and changed the grade in front of his property seven or eight inches. James Byrnes of the same street had similar story to tell. He was informed that the grade would run out to nothing when 1t got to his line, but instead 1t kept right on and when they got through the walk was six inches hignter than it was before the work was started. Mayor Thomas told the gentlemen that this matter would be investigated. James A. Hynes was heard regard ing the grading of Eden street. He said if the city would take hold of the job and finish it clear through from Baldwin street to Tracy avenue. at leave five three-family houses will be erected there this season.
 c. A. Colley made a strong plea for the extension of the water main from West Main street to Tenn place, where he is putting up six-tenement block. A committee from the eastern section wanted the water main extend- ed from the corner of the Meriden road and East Main street to Edson street. The board promised to see what can be done in the first and last cases. but they will attend to Mir Colley right away if he will foot the bills and be paid back later on. Herman Winters of Washington street inquired what had become of the proposition to put a hydrant at Fair mount and Washington streets and at Baldwin and Washington streets. He also wanted to know when Fairmount street will be worked to the establish ed grade. He was assured that the hydrants are coming. but the reply to the other query was somewhat in- definite. A complaint from property owners on Bronson street regarding the condition of Little brook was re- ferred to the board of health. A property owner from Brooklyn asked that the water main be extended from the Barnard school to tho corner of Poplar avenue and Green street, where he is putting up big block. The mat ter went on the list for investigation. Property owners on Fuller street were given hearing regarding ihe es-
 tabllshment of a building line in that street. John Brady was the only per son who answered the roll call. He had
 a notion that a fifteen foot line would
 be about right. if that would agree with the existing buildings.
 A draft of an ordinance regulating the use of seats in the public parks. prepared by Attorney Kellogg. was
 read. Ii provides for . fine of s10
 for any man convicted of occupying a
 seat marked for ladies only. Tho
 board sent it along with a favorable
 report.
 Proposals for the construction of a
 concrete masonry bridge on Liberty
 street were opened and read as fol- lows: