Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-18
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Will Pull Down Massive Wall
 Built on Edward Street.

The board of public works held an outing yesterday afternoon and. toured the greater part of Town Plot and Waterville.
 The massive piece of masonry on the south side of Edward street was inspected and after viewing 1t from all sides and deliberating for some time regarding the best way out of the dilemma, 1t was finally decided to take down the wall and have new layout of the street from Drayer ave. nue to point about 50 feet east of Alder street. This means that the upper end of the street Is to be dis continued so far as teaming is con- cerned, but steps will be provided so that people may find 1t possible to chamber onto Alder street by means of steps. The whole matter was re- ferred to the engineer for plans and an estimate of the expense. Esti- mates of expense were also asked for a catch basin at Edward street and Drayer avenue.
 On Grandview street the delight- full shade trees opposite the property of Dr Robbins was looked over, and while all thought 1t too bad to re- move them nobody saw how they could be spared and make the street as wide as 1t ought to be so that while no vote was passed 1t was evil dent from what was said that the trees are doomed, although the actual work of widening the street at that point may not take place for some time, and of course the trees will not have to come down until the work is taken hold of.
 The Rev c. F. L. Smith of the Ad- vent church asked permission to give religious instruction at the corner of Bank and Grand streets, in Ham, ilton park and opposite his own church on Cherry street. So much of the application as pertained to Hamilton park and Cherry street was granted. but it was thought best to reserve the other for the use of other religious workers who have been preaching there for many years.
 William Beadle of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co wanted to know by what authority the board of public works had grant, ed permission to the Waterbury Bill Posting Co to erect bill board on I the company's property at Cedar and 1 Meadow streets. MT Beadle was in l the city hall early in the morning and acted like a man who thought that bill board could not be taken down too soon to suit him. The matter was brought to the attention of the board by Clerk James k. Law , Tor, and was referred to the mayor with power to act The clerk was instructed to notify Highway Com missioner Macdonald to name date when he will come to Waterbury and look over the unfinished work of Frank Pidgeon so that something may be done towards finishing 1t up.
 The proposed extension of Clark | street in Waterville and other mat ters in that district were considered, but nothing definite was done. Wat I erville, like other parts of the town. has some very nice shade trees which
 will have to be taken down in case certain public Improvements are
 made and some prefer to spare the trees and let the street widening business remain on the waiting list a little longer. Comptroller Russell
 and Superintendent Kilduff of the
 street department, were appointed as
 committee to purchase a new
 sprinkling cart.