Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-03
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
viii Start Public Work 10
Furnish Employment.

night and disposed of large amount
of business in less thar an hour
Chairman Scully presided and all
the members were present.
The special meeting was called
promptly at 7:45 and such votes
passed unanimously as were neces-
sary to correct the clerical error in
the bond issue resolution. Then the
special meeting adjourned and the
regular monthly meeting was called
to order.
Alderman Hurley introduced a
resolution directing the board of
public works to proceed immediate
ly to open up such public work as
is ready to be taken hold of with a
view to giving employment to the
unemployed of the city. The alder
man spoke at some length in sup
port of such action in the course of
which he stated that owing to the
dull times in the shops many are out
of work and that he considered 1t
the duty of the city government to
provide something for them to do.
In this Mr. Hurley was ably support
ed by Alderman Fine and Alderman
Hayes.
At the suggestion of Mr. Larkin
the motion of Mr. Hurley was
changed to read as soon as practical
BILE instead of Immediately, and in
this shape it was passed unanimous
lily. Mr. Walker of the board of pub
lie works said that the commission
ers are anxious to take hold of pub
lie work, but the season is not yet
right for out Of door operations such
as the city wants to attend to. Mr.
Fitzsimons thought they can work
South Main street and Mr. Larkih
would like to see work commenced
on the boulevard.
All the recommendations of the
board of public works were ap-
proved. These included hearings on
proposed change of grade of Bald
win street from Scovill's bridge 70
Stone; the layout and grade of Syl.
van avenue as far as the Pearl Lake
road; the layout Of the NaugatuCk
river from Bank street to Steele's
pIOoh, COlloll uCLiOn VI a StNGI III
Fifth street from Charles street
westerly; sidewalks on the east side
of South Main street, as far as City
Corners; sidewalks on both sides of
Rye street from Baldwin street to
South street; sidewalks on the east
side of Tower road from Randolph
avenue to Blacknall street. The re-
port of the bureau of assessment on
the layout Of Chapman avenue, the
Bradleyville road, Merry street., and
the discontinuance of portion of
Benedict street, was accepted and
the award of benefits and damages
confirmed and adopted. Water
mains were ordered laid in Hamil-
ton avenue, Hill street and South
Main street. A storm water conduit
was ordered laid in South Main
street from Lounsbury street to
Madison street. Other orders
passed included crosswalk on
West Main street at. the Russell
school. Electric lights on Sylvan
avenue, at the corner of North Vine
and Griggs streets, corner of South
Main and the Pearl Lake road, cor
ner of Seymour and South Wilson,
and an incandescent light on Cassidy
avenue.
The construction of a retaining
wall in front of the p. III. Carroll
property on Highland avenue was
also authorized.
The following matters were re-
ferred to the bureau of assessment:
Layout and grade of Jefferson street
from its present terminus to South
Elm street and the layout, grade and
establishment of building lines On
lrion street from Walnut to Oak;
of Birch street, from the Long Hill
road to Wall street; of Division
street, from Walnut to the Long
Hill road; of the Long Hill road,
from Oak street to Warner; and of
Madison, from Baldwin to Sylvan
avenue.
The following new petitions were
presented and referred to the board
of public works: w. 4. Griggs ct
al, for the layout, grading and ea-
tablishment of building lines on
Templeton street, from Woodlawn |
terrace to Pine street; Elizabeth |
Ashborn ct al, for building lines on
the north side of Ashley street from
Walnut to Orange: Michael Foley ct |
nj, for water main and fire hydrant |
in Simon avenue; G. w. Watson ct |
al, for a sewer in Randolph avenue |
and Gables avenue. The petition of |
the y. Y, N. II. and II. r. r. Co for |
the appointment of J. l.. Mraz, John |
MCGOWAN and J. @. Ahern as special
eonstables on the property of .he |
railroad company to serve without |
cost To the city. was referred to tn.
board OF commissioners of pubs:
safety.
A communication from L. r. Car
ter regarding the purchase of lahd
from the city on the Watertown
road was referred to a committee
of Aldermen Spain, Law
Tor and Walker. The committee on
for the board of education
recommended that the committee on
school houses and hygiene be paid
500 each. provided it can be
spared from the school appropria-
tion. The report stated that the
committee would not recommend
any salary for the other members.
Alderman Hayes inquired il the
other members would be willing to
visit the schools provided they
should receive some salary. but no
body was able to answer the query.
Mr. Walker moved that the report
be tabled. The motion was lost III