Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-24
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS
Borough Business Turned Out at
 Last Nights Meeting.

The warden and DurSeSseS nelu all adjourned meeting last night in the borough court room, the full board being present. The report of the committee on ornamental fountain was laid over until the next meeting. A communication was read from A c. Brennan, executor on the estate of the late Andrew Brennan, that the catch basin at the corner oi Spring and Brennan streets must be removed so that no part of it will be on his land. The clerk stated he thought that about four inches of the catch basin was on the Brennan property. The matter was referred to the borough engineer. This mat ter was brought to the attention of the board once before, but was not properly settled, so Burgess Scho- field thought the matter should be settled now, and upon his motion the above vote was taken. A communi cation was received from the water company through their secretary that they objected to being charged the sum of $1 every time they dug | in a street, but were willing to pay when a main was laid in any street, and also drew the attention of the board to the fact that no charge wa1 made for the water furnished the town hall and that in consideration of this they ought not be charged 1 for digging to put in a water box or service pipe. Clerk Beardsley stated that the water company were in the habit of laying their pipes and would then come for a permit. He has at present eight applications to lay pipes that are already laid and the fee of $1 each had not been paid. Burgess Isbell said that the borough should not be under obligations to anyone. but should pay it's bills and others do the same, and moved that the request be denied. Burgess Rey- holds asked in behalf of Landlord Schippen that the sidewalk be closed on the north side of Rubber avenue west of the Salem house during the time that repairs were being made at that spot. The request was grant ed. A petition was read from num- Der of residents of Highland avenue to the effect that the borough buy the old curbing that is now on that street and use it for gutter stone, and that the property owners would buy new curbing and lay cemen. walks on the street. Burgess Stahl spoke in favor of the petition and the matter was referred to the en- gineer and road superintendent George Wigglesworth was granted a sewer plumbers license. A commit tee consisting of Burgesses Freeman and Schofield was appointed to in vestigate into the matter of abating the taxes of Mrs Rocco Sabia. Mrs Millicent Baldwin granted the bor- ough the privilege of laying a sewer pipe on Carroll street, and this was referred to the borough attorney and If no legal objections are known the offer will be accepted. The warden said that many complaints were made to him about the danger of having the Maple street crossing un. protected on Sunday now that SC many work trains were run, and Burgess Schofield moved that the railroad company be requested to operate the gates at this crossing or Sundays. Fire Chief Clark informei the board that the roadway leading to the factory of the U. S. Rubber Co was in such condition that fl would be next to impossible to gel the hook and ladder truck through if fire should occur, and the war den thought that in a short time the road would be in a passable condi tion. Burgess Freeman at this poin' wanted to know why the fire com
 mittee were never called together and discuss matters relative to tho fire department, and wanted to know if the work of repairing the Unior City hose house had been inspected and when informed that it had not wanted to know if the work had beer paid for without being inspected, ant when informed that the bill had beer paid he said nothing, but looked any thing but pleased. Mrs Jane Hotch
 kiss wanted through attorney thu sum of $1,SS7 damages done to hel property on High street. The mat
 ter was referred to a committee. Tht board had presented to them somC sample signs for street corners, bu
 no action was taken. The clerk saiC that about l75 or 1S0 signs would be necessary. Considerable discus sion arose over the way the railroad company had left the sidewalk oi Water street and Maple street, anC
 it was finally voted to notify the rail road company to put these places il good condition, and also to place
 guard over the sidewalk and road
 way at the railroad bridge on Mapl,
 street. At 9:10 the meeting ad jOurned until the first Tuesday il ] August.
 New Passenger Station.
 r The statement has been given ou semi-officially that work would begii this week OF the building of th
 foundation for the acw passeuge station on Water street Ii is t stand inst a little north of tn , freight house Jn that street. IL also stated that it Is probable Ina the new freight hO'sSs may be use , for a passenger station temporarily and this idea seems feasible, as i ; would mean the abandoning of in
 tack through the town as at pres
 ent. thus dninS away with sn man : dangerous erOssinse-
 Boy Thrown from Team.
 \ boy named Thomas Gerrity i who lives on Cherry street. met wit
 what at first seemed to be a seriou accident. yesterday. He was drivin
 horse belonging to LiveTman CIar