Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-03-11
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Streets Named Where W0rkmen
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 Superintendent Kilduff reported that owing to the injunction gotten out restraining the city from work ing South Main street to the new width he was obliged to lay off about twenty-five men. On recommendation of Commissioners Scully and Walker of the street committee it was voted to instruct the superintendent of streets to do work at the following places: Meriden road, west of Southmayd road; Mill Plain road at the chapel; Watertown road north of trotting park; River street, south of Washington street; Fairmount street from Washington street southerly; Fuller street extension; in the rock cut at Washington street, east to Merry street; storm water drain in South Main street from Lounsbury street to the brook at City Corners.
 Commissioners Lawlor and Denni- son of the committee on water main extensions recommended extensions as follows:
 Simons avenue, 325 feet of six inch pipe.
 Chipman street, HOO feet of six inch pipe. &
 Highland avenue, 800 feet of six inch pipe.
 Poplar street 400 feet of six-incl pipe.
 Ridgewood street, 300 feet of six. inch pipe.
 Wyman street, $50 feet of six-inch pipe. ...=
 Ludlow street, 325 feet of six-inch pipe.
 Platt street, 600 feet of six-inch pipe.
 Easton avenue, 600 feet of six. inch pipe.
 Cooke street, 1,200 feet of ten-inch pipe.
 East Main street, 75O feet of 12. inch pipe.
 These proposed extensions were re- ferred to the engineer for estimates of expense. Delegations were pres ent from Edward street, Elmwood and Wildwood avenues and River street and talked earnestly and eloquently in support of their petitions for i'm provements of one kind and another, streets and sidewalks being the prin. cipal themes. It was voted to straighten out the tangle regarding lights on Wall street by paying the bill to date, ordering three of the four incandescent lights in question installed there and the removal of the other to Ashley street.
 Hearings were held on the pro- posed Library park project, which includes the taking of the Bohl and Hotchkiss properties. Speaking on this matter, R. K. Brown said that he was not in favor of it. Your honor and gentlemen of the board" he said with some emotion, T don't expect to be here when this thing is finally completed, but desire to say now that I consider it a mistake to take that much property out of the grand list and convert 1t into park which never will be of much real benefit to the people: It would be better to use that land for busi- ness purposes. I have often thought. too, that our library building is somewhat isolated down there. It would be better if it stood in the center of population where it would be easier of access instead of removed as it is from those for whose benefit 1t was minded. I make these few remarks not by way of faultfinding, but because I feel that the property in question is too valuable; too close to the business portion of the community, to be made into park from which our people will not derive much benefit. If this order can be changed and the whole of that property used for business purposes Waterbury will profit more by 1t in that way than it ever will by a park"
 N. R. Bronson represented Emer- son Hotchkiss. All he said was that his client should claim damages. On the Jackson street matter Colonel Burpee, representing the United Gas Improvement Co, put in claim for damages. M. E. Keeley was not particularly opposed to the lay out provided he is compensated. The railroad people were opposed, but Hotchkiss & Templeton, the Water bury Lumber and Coal Co and few others had no objection to offer. Both projects were favorably report ed to the aldermen. Hearings were also heard on sewers on Fifth street, and sidewalks on Round Hill and Howard street. They were passed along to the aldermen with a favora- ble report. Property owners on Vol colt street will be heard regarding layout and grade in that street on March 31. It was voted to ask per- mission to hear property owners in South Leonard street, from Porter street to the plant of the Connecticut Oil Co, regarding sidewalks, the in- tention being to do considerable , work there this year. The superin- tendent of streets was instructed to lay crosswalk at Pleasant and Penn berton streets.
 Alderman Malone talked on the trouble caused by water dripping from the Washington avenue bridge. The clerk was instructed to notify the company to abate the nuisance. c. A. Colley called attention to the need of sprinkling West Main street from the Watertown road easterly, and of sidewalk in front of his prop erty on Riverside street. These mat ters were suitably referred.
 The trouble over the contract for the concrete arch over the brook at New Liberty street was settled hv