Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-17
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Beard Psrlies on Street Im'
 proysmeDIs Last Night.

The board of public works held 8
 meeting last night and heard parties
 from different, parts of the town re-
 garding the need of improvements in | their districts. Delegations were
 present from South Leonard street,
 Wolcott street, Hill street, Simons-
 vile, Washington street, stone street
 and half dozen other places. The contract for building retain
 ing wall in front of the property of
 l.. R. Carter on the Watertown road
 was awarded to J. $. Barbara fer $1786.25. Edward McManls had a | bid in amdtlnting to sS.753. Hear ings were held regarding the coi- struction of sewers in Wyman, Lad
 low, Oak, Wolcott and Willow streets. some favorlng them and others os,-
 posing. Patrick Hayes of .Iill streot said he would favor the sewer pro-
 vided anybody wanted it. but if it is
 wanted to oppose it. The different
 petitions were acted upon favorab!y. No action was taken on tine applica- tion for the change of name of Stone street between Baldwin street and Sylvan avenue. J. J. Cassin spoke ill
 favor of 1t and John Wall opposed 1t. The application of w. 5. Jones ct al that Cliff street be sprinkled was granted, all the property owners has- ing signed an agreement to pay the regular assessment. A pstition for sprinkling on Kellogg aud Pine streets was sent back to the petition CTS with a request for the customary waiver which will put the city in position to collect for the service. The application of the trolley cont pany for a branch off track on South Main street and a temporary track on West Main street was referred. the former to committee consisting of the mayor and the engineer for investigation and report, and the other to the mayor, engineer and city attorney with power to act. An ap- plication of the Warren Bros Co ask ing tha at deeper bed be laid under the pavement on Bishop arL Eliza beth streets, was referred tc a con- mittee consisting of the mayor and engineer with power to ae4.
 All the other new petitions re- ferredl to the board by ths aldermen were turned over to the different committees. The petition or c. Maloney for permission to erect I sign at the Democrat office or Grand street'was favorably repoi.cd to the aldermen. Abel Kenworrhy of Piea- mont street complained that while the sprinkler car is at the standpips nobody in his street can get water The clerk was instructed 10 repor. the case to the superintendent. Tho city attorney was instructed to col- lect from c. E. Egan and T. Y. Con- way inc price they agreed 10 pay for the lbrhber and iron in the id pump ing btation. The Columbii Phoao- graph ICo was given permission 10 give lconcerts at Hamilton park, t.s first concert to be given oh sunday afternoon, under the direction of Superintendent Walker Peter Deic- hanty was given permission ito rent bathing suits at Hamilton park for a license fee of s25 year.
 At the suggestion of the mayor It was generally understood that the city should not pay any porti~n of the cost of the so-called better walks" which parties wish 10 put down, paying the cdiitiora cost themselves.
 On motion of Alderman Lawlor, Thursday in each week. rom 9 n the morning until at idght. was designated as ladies day at the swimming pool in Hamilton park
 The city engineer reported an esti. mate of sl 1000 on the grading of Grand street. His figures far watr i mains in Merry and Washington streets were $450.
 The application of the Aetna In- demhity Co for release froil snrety- ship on the bond of the Central Asphalt Co was referred to the city attorney and the city engineer.
 The application of George If. Gloves asking the city to take ov 3 light now maintained by the peli- tioner at Norwood was referred to the committee on lights.