Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-10
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Division Fence Brought AttOr-
 neys 10 inc Meeting.

uGyS tU tAiC WCCAuys
 The board of public works held a meeting last night Mayor Thoms pre- siding and all the members being present.
 The session opened with two act comedy in which Attorney J. J. O'Neill and Attorney John F. Nc Grath played the principal roles They represented themselves as counsel for Messrs Stango and Solem- ito of Edgewood avenue, who have petitioned for a divisional fence be- tween their properties. MT Nc. Grath said his client, MT Solemito, wanted Stango to go in with him on the cost of the fence some time ago, but he wouldn't do it.. then Solemito put up a fence on his own property and this the attorney thought met all the requirements. He said At torney O'Neill sent his client several threatening letters and tried to scare him out of putting up a fence, but he did 1t just the same and af- ter the board looks at 1t they will say it is all that is necessary. This is the way MT McGrath looked at the case.
 Attorney O'Neill replied hotly and informed his brother limb of the law that he had mailed no threatening letters to Solemito, but he did notify him to stop building a fence until both parties to the dispute had got together on the matter. MT ONeill also stated that he asked Solemito to call and see him, but he failed to ac- cept the invitation. Then he sent man down there to talk 1t over with him, but he drove him away. This Solemito," said the attorney with some emotion, lis a relative of the crowd that was mixed up in the shooting affray near the Bank street station and I'm afraid to go down there. All I ask is that the board look at 1t and order such fence as the statute requires"
 The matter was referred to con- mittee consisting of Commissioners Lawlor and Dennison with the under standing that counsel for the peti- tioners will be notified when the committee visits the place.
 The battle which was scheduled to come off last night between Thomas Bahan of Bridge street, somebody re- presenting Helen McGill and Freder- ick Leavenworth regarding divis- ional fence. proved to be great dis appointment. MT Bahan, the peti- tioner, was on the ground early ap- parently in good trim for the im- pending scrap, but before the case was called J. R. Clayton, spokesman for the Leavenworths and McGills dropped In and soon MT Bahan and MT Clayton were engaged in deep conversation and in short time they had settled the matter among them selves. When this was announced the board adjourned the hearing fof thirty days to give the parties an op- portunity to complete the work.
 Commissioner Lawlor called at- tention to the poor sprinkling service on Baldwin street and had a motion passed ordering the superintendent of streets to see and have the sprink- Ter car go down Baldwin street as far as Glen street, instead of stop ping at Stone street. While this matter was before the board the sprinkler car got some hard knocks, which closed with the following send of from the mayor: "The car isn't a success by any means. It doesn't cover the ground"
 Commissioner Dennison said he went throuh the green Sunday night and noticed that but four women oc- cupied seats on the benches, all the others being held down by men, most of whom he knew were loafers. He wanted to know how this could be stopped and was informed by the mayor that it would be proper to ask the city attorney to report a draft of an ordinance regulating the use of seats in the park. Commissioner Finn said that once fin a while a feeble old gentleman might need a seat great deal worse than a bouncing girl who could walk about all day and not notice 1t, and Mir Walker that probably everybody who had a seat was tired. To the first remark MT Dennison replied that there was some truth in 1t; with re- ference to the other he said that when they got so tired as that they should be taken some place where they can have a sleep without being under the public eye.
 It is likely that in the near future the abuse which Mir Dennison com plained of will be met by an ordin- ance. The park concert question was introduced, but 1t was decided not to have another until August, unless the committee might be able 10 get the trolley company to foot the bill. and this they thought the com pany could we'll afford to do in view of the fact that it would give them all the business they could swing into. Mir Dennison promised to men ton the matter to the management The damage caused to the new street signs was discussed and in the opin- ion of the board the police should make a special effort to catch sonN of the offenders. The condition of