Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-09
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Hill Street Improvement Club Had Delegation at Meeting.

lot Of business, listened to addresses from property owners in different parts of the town relative to public Improvements. Commissioner Walk or presided. Before getting down to business MT Walker said he should like very much to have the papers print the report of Superintendent Kennedy regarding the water ques- tion. I'm surprised" continued the commissioner. "why the papers don't consider this of sufficient public in- terest to put 1t before their readers. If the clerk will get me three copies of 1t I'll call around and see the edi- tors of the papers and ask them to print 1t so that the public may know what a practical man has to say on this whole matter"
 The Hill Street Improvement soci- sty sent big delegation to the meet ing and they stated their case with considerable skill. The speakers were Messrs Mclaughlin. Swenson and Coyle. They are satisfied with what the city did for them last year, but they don't want operations to stop there. They ask to have the work pushed as far as Greenmount street this season. Chairman Walk CT assured them that the matter would receive attention at the proper time.
 The proposition of H. P. Camp to join the city in making first-class walk in front of Irving block was re- ferred to the committee on side walks.
 A representative Of the firm of John Fagan's Sons. contractors. was heard regarding balance due for their contract on the Middlebury road. He was told that the bill will be paid as soon as the highway com missioner approves it. William Tur- ley wanted to know if something can not be done to remove the pond of surface water that lodges on the en- trance to South Fifth street every time it rains. The chair said he did not see what the city could do there so long as the place is private prop erty.
 They say so, replied the man from Brooklyn, but you wouldn't think so If you owned anything there. The assessors have the names of peO- pie who own anything there and they have to come in and pay the same as others"
 Tt seems to me- remarked Com missioner Hartnett, that 1t would be we'll to have the superintendent of streets look at that passway. Maybe the trouble can be removed at a small expense. and besides so long shipped In getting in and out of 1t something ought to be done It was decided to refer the matter to the superintendent of streets.
 Judge Peasley was heard on the disputed case of Carman Placiano and Frank Dance regarding a divis- ional fence on llamden street, in the Klondike region. formerly owned by c. l.. Lilley. The judge said that neither party to this quarrel owns the property where the fence line is asked for, and on this account he didn't mink the board has any Jurisdiction in the premises. IL is a case where there is a difference of six feet be- tween surveys made by w. c. Smith and A. J. Patton. and besides all they hold are bonds for deeds. None of the principals showed up and after hearing what Judge Peasley had to say the hoard voted toSgive the peti- tioners leave to withdraw.
 communication v.ac recoiyod from Mir Judd of Tho Elton showing the difference in the price of water according to the old rate as compared with the proposed change. It would make the cost 10 him over $500 a year. Mfr Walker remarked that at inc present time the hotel Is getting water at less than cost and that he didn't see how the city could think of furnishing it at less than cost to a large consumer and charging some body who uses less more than he ought to pay. Here the commission CT again referred to Mr Kennedy's report. which showed that with a ' metered service and all paying req sonable price nobody would have any fault to find. No action was taken on the communication except to order 1t on file.
 X communication from Superin- tendent Kilduff of the street depart ment recommended the renewal of certain bootblack licenses on condi- ton that the chairs are not over two feet wide and areset clear out to the outer edge of the curbs and that the rroprietors keep the sidewalks about ! clean for a distance of five feet. The 4 recommendation was adopted. The matter of surface water on Thomaston avenue was, on recom- mendation of the superintendent of streets, referred to the engineer for plan of relief.
 Electric lights were recommended T installed at the following places: Baldwin street. east side. opposite Calvin street: Sylvan avenue. at the f corner of Edgewood avenue and Syl- van avenue. in the bend in the street north of the residence of Henry Ii Reehberger: corner of South Wilson \ and Chipman streets: Porter street. between Bank street and Washington l avenue: corner of Highland avenue i and Washington avenue: corner of Highland avenue and Fox street: cor y ncr of Liberty and River streets. | change incandescent light on South J Wilson street to an arc light: corner of Second avenue and Grove streets: corner of Alder and Edward streets: corner of Greepmount terrace and h Msttstuck street: corner of Johnson avenue and Nev street: corner oi N WsfervilIe street and Willard ave