Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-17
|5iBEIC iji|lI| WORKS BOARD
klensIon of Liberty Street Wnl l Be Costly Matter.

~-- Tho board of public works met st night Commissioner Walker pre- lding.
 The first matter taken taken up kas a hearing on the proposed ex- bnsion of Liberty street to Bank kreet. Gilman c. Hill representing he heirs of Charles Benedict, said hat several years ago. a layout was rdered there and the parties whom {e represents awarded about $5,O0O lamages. They had no legal notice If the hearing, consequently they lever took the award. He said that . had no objection to the opening Sf a street there. provided the mat ar of damages could be amicably ad- |usted Engineer Esterbrook, repre- enting the railroad people, looked [t the map and asked If this was Tn Accordance with the signed agree nent between the company and the Iity. Engineer Lowndes said 1t was. Rn0EeuUOH EolOlUlooh hoNNSN lis head and took his seat.
 This was followed by hearing on . he proposed widening of Jackson .treet to a width of sixty feet and Intending it to West Main street. oseph McAuliffe, who owns the property at the corner of Jackson and Bank streets, south side, said he was bot opposed to the project, but that nasmuch as 1t takes the corner off his block and brings the line nearer the rest of his property than is desirable he will claim damages.
 Nicolo Polambo, next door neigh Dor to Mir McAuliffe, said he will laim damages. The line cuts his house in two Somebody wanted to Snow how he could prove he was managed provided his single house hould be converted into two, but he Aidn't pay any attention to the joke.
 Engineer Esterbrook repeated the performance he went through on the Liberty street matter.
 Howard l.. Isbell of the Waterbury Brass Go said the company would tlaim heavy damages in case the btreet as planned should go through.
 M. E. Keeley, speaking for himself and w. E. Fulton, said he considered he proposed layout very detrimental to him and the other interests which he represented. They have plans lnder way for different spur tracks bn their property and as it is just right for lumber yards and other business demanding heavy freight Facilities, all of which would be upset by this street, he could foresee that 1t was a serious setback to them The Springfield Brewing Co has a ten years lease from them, and they hre not in the place a year yet. Yes (erday. were it not for this project they could have closed $13,000 ieal. He was opposed to the street and would look for damages in case t should go through.
 w. T. Oviatt. representing the Con- bolidated road. objected on the ground that 1t would render their property useless for the purpose they have in mind. He put in claim for heavy damages.
 Colonel Burpee appeared for the United Gas Improvement Co. He kaid that the place Is leased from he Waterbury Gas Co and that the lease will expire in seven years After that the property will revert tC the original owners. In the mean time provision has to be made for the demand made upon the company and n order to meet this more room ii necessary, and as no land is availa ble for that purpose in that neigh borhood it was plain that they could hot afford to lose any of what they have. If this streets goes througf the company will claim $100, ,00( damages.
 George E. Terry appeared for tn, Waterbury Gas Go. The street, h, said, will cut some of their propert. into two pieces and divided by , Bixty foot road 1t would be no use tt them. The company is opposed t, the plan and will claim $10O,00' if 1t is put through.
 No action was taken on either lay but except to leave them on the tabl, for further consideration.
 Thomas F. McMahon said he ha, heard that the intention was to mak, "a continuation of Jackson street iron West Main street across the meadow and if so he wanted to know If tn board would kindly notify him il lease hearing should be called ol such proposition, even though might not appear to them that b. was affected. Mir Walker said h. knew nothing about the matter. bu that in case it should come up tn clerk would put Mir McMahon fl mind of 1t If he didn't forget it.
 A big delegation was present iron the Long Hill Improvement society Chairman William Walters acting a spokesman. He called attention t the petition for work in his distric and reminded the board that the are paying $10 or s15 a year nor taxes now than formerly, and the zee nothing for 1t. He thought the fought to have something to show fo all this additional money. Mir Wal |ters also stated that some of hi neighbors laid their curbing last fall but the city neglected to pave tn gutters and as result they will hay to be reset. No provision has bee made to take surface water on tn street and unless this is cared fo Mir Walters thought what had bee done would have to be gone ove |again.
 Chairman Walker assured the del legation that their case would b looked into soon.
 John s. Neagle. acting for tn