Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-06-19
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
C. C. Walker EIected Superin-
 tendent of Bureau of Parks.

The board of public works met last night, Mayor Thoms presiding and all the commissioners being present.
 George c. Walker, who has been in charge at Hamilton park since it was opened to the public, was elect ed superintendent of the bureau of parks to serve during the pleasure of the board, the salary to be $1,500 year, subject to the approval of the board of finance.
 Property owners interested in the proposed extension of Liberty street to Bank street were called and heard. Edward L. Frisbie of the Benedict & Burnham Manufacturing Co, said the firm is not opposed to the project. Gilman C. Hill was not opposed, but will claim damages. Nellie Hanley and several others said they were indifferent as to whether the street Is extended or not, but wished to go on record with the statement that they will refuse to pay an assessment The plan is to make the street sixty feet wide, taking twenty feet off the Watch shop lot as far as Benedict street, and the rest from the railroad.
 There was no objection to the pro posed paving of Benedict street, from Clay street to Liberty street.
 John Kelly of Rye street stated that in the grading of Lounsbury street two trees belonging to him will have to be taken down. He thought that after they are felled the wood will be his property instead of the city's. He was told to take them.
 Bids for the construction of sew CTS in Robbins and West Main streets were opened and read as fol- lows: Contaldi & D'Aurio. s1,99S; Edward McManus, $3,149.50; Test & Zeoli, $3,241; Heating & Egan, $2,249.S0. The contract was award ed to Contaldi & D'Aurio.
 A communication was read from the Connecticut Hassen Pavement
 
 to Boston, where the company's agent would be pleased to show them 50,000 feet of their pavement.
 The engineer submitted an esti- mate of the expense of a retaining wall on Cole street along the high bank at the east side, at S2,000. It was tabled. The complaint of w. J. Larkin regarding the nuisance caused by water being tossed from the trolley switches onto pedestrians was discussed and vote passed di- recting the company to abate the nuisance.
 Estimates submitted by the en- gineer were as follows:
 Construction of a water main in Walnut street from East Farm to Division street, $500; placing of a fire hydrant in West Burton street, $75; water main in Oakland avenue from Randolph avenue southerly TOO feet, with two fire hydrants, $1,- 100; construction of a storm water drain in Farm street of twenty and twenty-four inch pipe. to serve as the main stem of system extend ing up the slope of Long hill, ST. 500; fire hydrants in Luke and Baldwin streets. S75 each.
 In the opinion of the board no hydrant should be built until the en- gineer of the fire department has first decided upon the location. On of MT Cairns it was voted to request the aldermen to take action to collect the bond of the McGovern Construction Co.
 The engineer reported the comple- tion of section one of the main car- rier of the sewer from Washington avenue to Nichols Falls, as we'll as several others that have been in the works. He also asked that he be authorized to secure rights of way for the continuation of the main car rier of section two. The engineer said that possibly three loads of stone might have been removed from Daniel McNamara's lot on South Main street when the old sluiceway was being filled in, but he didn't know, and disclaimed any knowledge of the matter. The claim was then referred to the foreman who did the work.
 The committee on streets submit ted favorable reports on a few pro- jeets and reported adversely on big batch of petitions for new of raafe uafar maine and cauaro