Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-17
BOARDS FULL HOUSE
Many Property Owners and Others al Last Nights Meeting.

" attended, representatives DelngS III attendance from South Brooklyn, Simonsville. Hill street and West Side hill and other places, all prlmed for the occasion, and before they left they said things in a manner which showed that they are not at all pleased with the amount of work going on in their respective neighborhoods.
 The session opened with hearings on the layout of the Woodtlc road; layout of West Sixth, street from Bank street to Clark street; the construction of sewers in Ridge street from Stone street northerly; layout of Grandview avenue from West Main street to the Bunker Hill road; layout of Jackson street from Bank street to West Main street. There was no opposition to these projects, but some parties said they should claim damages. The Geddes family want damages to the amount of $2OOO for West sixth street layout and D J. Mahaney will also claim damages. There were others. but these were the principal sums mentioned
 John Clarkin talked about how far he is from the sewer at his home on West Side hill. He considered it shame in town of over 10000 in habitants to think that one of its main thoroughfares has no sewer. He would willingly plant down the money then and there if the city would agree to extend the service to his property.
 Commissioner Walker replied that the appropriation for that class of work is exhausted, and added that Mir Clarkin is in the outside district and that 1t was quite an accommodation to get anything out there.
 Yes" said Mir Clarkin indignantly, it is quite an accommodation to be permitted to live in Waterbury and pay your dehts."
 Three or four persons from South Brooklyn talked on the deplorab'e con- dtion of that street and demanded an explanation as to what the city means by keeping it in that shape. One of them said something about a pulp and declared that he thought the su- perlntendent of streets doesn't know where South Brooklyn is; another didn't want this thing put off until a few days before election and then see somebody down there throwing an a little red dirt John MraZ said he has been down there for twenty-four years and is anxious to see the street fixed before he dies. There are sixty children down there and if they have to trudge through the same old street this winter their parents have decided to send them to school in carriages at the expense of the city Mir Mras sad that the state board of education will back them up and they had sub mtted too long to the treatment doled ont to them with reference to improve ments.
 They were told to be patient and that all would come their way before long.
 Hill street people, under the leader ship of John Saxenhauser. made another plea for little more work up that way. They were given promise and went away apparently in good humor
 Simonsville folks inquired what had become of the 5000 appropriated for that part of the town. st cost S3,OOO to put ID the wall, and they want the balance spent some place in the street. They are also ready to talk about curbing and sidewalks with the city fathers and reminded the board that they have petitioned for the layout of a lot of streets. hut have heard noth- ing from them. They were told that all these matters are being investigat- cd and will be reported upon as soon as they can he reached.
 James English made another at- tempt to get relief from n sewer as- sessment levied against him on Pine street by the Elton board. He has 104 feet fronting on the street and one house which stands about midway in the lot. The sewer runs just far enough to permit Mir English to con. meet with it. hut he is assessed on his entire frontage. Of course this is not in accordance with the rule which states that the sewer has Co be paid for at S1.J0 llneal foot. nor does 1t agree with the custom which makes an assessment of so lot for house connected, even though you had no frontage at all upon a severed street, but the present board didn't care 10 meddle with it. and besides Mir Cairns thought 1t all right ana it remained
 Parties interested in work on Ash, Beech and Walnut streets urged the board to do something before winter sets fin.
 Michael Gullfoile and l.. R Carter agreed to put ID s400 for the exten- sion of the water main fin Grandview avenue with the understanding that the city will pay them back later on. The board took the matter under con alteration. Superintendent Kennedy of the water works reported that th" only remedy for the poor pressure in Arch street was 10 turn the high ser vice in there. and that he will be p-n- pared 70 do this shortly. The condi- lions recommended by the engineer for the double tracking of South Main street between Mill and Washington streets were approved. They included the groove rail. the strengthening Of Renedict's bride and the payment of half the cost of a new bridge whel- ever the city decides that the present one is unfit for service.
 The city attorney was instructed te take steps to compel the trolley con- pany 10 drain its tracks go that people on the streets will not have dirty water spIashei over them every time lt rains. A communication from tho cifv engineer stated that the railroad eorunan- has changed its plan for the