Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-05-01
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Heard a Tilt Between Engineer
 Cairns and John Doyle.

 smartest of all was with reference to
 the grade of the Watertown road
 Which came near resulting in Il real go between Engineer Cairns and John Doyle, the blacksmith. The lie was used, and nothing but the pres ence of few ladies prevented the en-
 actment of scene that would Lave
 woke up the whole town.
 MT Doyle said he had been informed
 that a fill of three feet would be made
 at certain point, but the engineer
 didn't agree with him whereupon Mir
 Doyle declared that Mir Lowndes, the
 assistant engineer had stated that he
 didn't know what the grade will be
 on that street after 1t is worked
 Mir Cairns: MT Lowndes said ncth-
 ing of the kind He made this sur
 yey and knows all about It."
 MT Doyle: Well, then if that be
 so, Hart, the man who has been do-
 ing the work up there lied 10 me-" MT Cairns: T shouldn't wonder at
 all at that. This grade is less than
 half of one per cent and it is out of
 the question to do any better there.
 It Is almost level"
 Mir Doyle: If that be level my eye never was right. If they grade the street according to the stakes they have driven, it will be far from being level, no matter what your map shows. I'll stake my word on that and wager $100 that I am right and put up the money nown'
 Things were getting to look desper- ate when Chairman Walker called time and not another word was said on the matter.
 Mago Sheehan said he had headed a delegation of taxpayers from Edward street with q view to making another attempt to get the board to do sonle- thing over there. Some of you are aware of the situation,'' said Mir Sheehan, "and l regret that all of you are not The board started to visit the place once or twice, but they nev- CT got there for some reason or other. Now. gentlemen if it is not fit for you to look at, it is unfit for us to live in. I venture to say that no body of citi- zens in this town have been trifled with as we have been and we think it time to get an answer now, one way or the 0ther.'
 Another resident of that street cor rob0rated all that Mir Sheehan had said and added great deal to it. Chairman Walker said it was unfor- tunate that street ever was laid out there, but Mir Sheehan replied, that was not the question. The delegation was finally informed that the matter is in the hands of the engineer and assured that something will be done for them as soon as they heard from him.
 William Waters. chairman of the Long Hill Improvement society spoke with reference to the trolley In that district. At conference with Fresi- dent Aellen, committee from the so- ciety was led to believe that the chance of getting the service Is good, provided the company had the fran chise for Oak, Farm and Beach streets.
 Mir Waters was informed that tue preliminary steps is to have the coll- pany petition the legislature for the right to lay tracks in these streets and then come to the board of aldermen.
 Favorable action was taken on the application of D. F. Fitzpatrick for the free use of City hall while the charity bazaar was being held there, on condition that the committee pay for lights and all other expenses.
 The Benedict X Burnham company was given permission to remove four houses from Jewelry street to Bcne- iict street. The superintendent of streets was authorized to receive S10 worth of car tickets from time to lime, according as he needs them. Mir Ililduff claimed that he was held town to $3 worth, and that if you lidn't crowd up at the right time you night not get any at all. The dcpart- nent, he said was losing on this, be- ,ause in many instances man pro- Tided with a car ticket saved the ser ice of team that costs the city co 'ents an hour. The matter of an increase of salary or Foreman Mccarthy was referred O the mayor with power to act. The 'hase Rolling Mill Co was given per- mission to make a 6 inch tapping with he water main. Petition for catch Iasin on Benedict street was referred o City Engineer Cairns. The Water 'ury Bill Posting Co asked permis- ion to erect bill board opposite the ite of the old railroad station and he matter was referred to the super of streets. City Attorney ohm r. Kellogg reported against the laclng of street signs on any streets hat had not been accented b! the city. s it would imply that the city as- umed liability for damages in case f accidents The superintendent of treets was ordered not to place signs n such streets.
 It was voted to ask the aldermen for special appropriation of s25.OOO. l5.OO0 for new work and s10.. 900 for dewalks. Favorable action was iken on the petition for a sewer in Test Main street and for the layout 4 [ Grandview avenue. A petition -om the United Gas Co to open cer- lin streets was suitably referred. It as voted to ask permission to con rtlct q sewer in ColIey street. as in le opinion of the engineer. 1t can be one to better advantage now than ter. Permission was granted the ,mmIttee on the May festival to pIa1e banner over Bank street. An invi- Ition was aecepted from the senior ass of the Crosby HIgh school to tend the Arbor day exercises at amiltoH park on May at 3 o'clock
 the afternoon.
 An invitation by the Springfield