Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-02-19
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Doctors Complain Of Fake Calls
From City Yard.

presiding and all the commissioners
being present.
DR. p. ]. Dryer appeared before
| the board and stated that on Janu-
airy 10, at o'clock in the morning,
he was called on the phone and re-
Daniel Foley, where somebody was
seriously Ill. The call was repeated,
| but the doctor considered it fake
and he didn't go. Upon investiga-
ton he found that the call came
from GA, the city yard on Benedict
street. The doctor said he got this
information from the central Office,
and although he reported the case to
Superintendent Kilduff it didn't
amount to anything.
| DR. Hayes was called on the same
morning about the same time. He,
too, was present at the meeting last
night. The person who called him
represented himself as Daniel Foley,
| but the doctor knows Mr. Foley's
voice well and informed the man at
the other end that he was a fakir
and a fraud. The doctor said every
body in his house heard the call and
that in order to make no mistake as
to where it came from he called 674
himself and talked with the man a
second time. He also stated that he
learned from Mr. Kilduff that the
night man is expected to report for
duty at $50 evenings and be within
i hnqrinQr distance Of ha ,vh oil
night, but notwithstanding this, the
doctor called 674 twice last night
and received no reply. The matter
was referred to a committee consist
ing Of Commissioners Hook and
Walker for investigation and report
| Thomas Moran of Cooke street
talked on the need of city water in
Cooke street. He took the mayor to
| task for promising them something
and giving them nothing, but the
mayor promptly denied the charge,
adding that the most he ever did say
was that the application would be
considered. The matter was finally
referred to the committee on water
mains, consisting Of Commissioners
Lawlor and Dennison, who will look
over the field with Mr. Moran and re-
port their finding at the next meet
ing.
Attorney Lynch talked of the need
Of making provision to guard against
surface water on North Riverside
street and John Bevans complained
Of trouble from a like source on
Henry street. The mayor promised
to have the complaints looked into.
George H. Cloves wanted to know
when the city intends to complete a
certain piece of walk on North Will
low street. He was assured that the
committee will see that the work Is
done this season.
Property owners on South Main
street from the angle below the Wa
terbury Buckle Co to City corners
were called and heard regarding put
ting down permanent pavement be-
tween the points mentioned. None
of them favored the project at this
time. Thomas Ellnor thought it
strange to think of paving a street
that has not yet got sidewalks and
Michael Kelly remarked that it was
hard enough to live now WITHOUT be-
ing put to expense that was not nee
essary. This was about the view all
took of 1t. The matter was tabled
for a week.
Attorney N. r. Bronson was one
of the principal speakers at the hear
Ing for assessments for the con-
struction of the trunk sewer into
South Brooklyn. He appeared for
Smith, Allen, Northrop and others,
and opposed an assessment on the
ground that his clients have no use
for the sewer, and besides il was not
built for the benefit of that proper
ty. The city went down there and
wantonly destroyed valuable proper
ty, he said, and now they come along
and ask their victims to pay. Mayor
Thoms and Mr. Bronson had a long
chat regarding the rights of private
individuals, and while they didn't
quite agree-limbs of the law never
do-they didn't fall out over the
matter. II was finally agreed to let
the thing go with the understanding
that people shall not be assessed for
the sewer until they connect with II.
At the suggestion OF Mr. Lawlor, the
clerk was directed to make an entry
on the records In the town clerks
Office which will inform people who
may purchase strips along this
sewer that the assessment is not
paid. In this way nobody
ILL laN NkEnEtnrr
the sewer assessment is paid and
later on find out that he has to set
tie for that in case he wants TO use
Il, as frequently happens.
Hearings we're also heard for
sewer assessments on Robbins street.
Timothy J. Egan. who was award
ed the contract for the construction
of a new channel In Great brook at
Liberty street. reported that in pre-
pairing his estimate for the bid he
madesa mistake amounting to a few
hundred dollars. He had the paper
on which he worked out the estimate
70 show. but his bid as submitted
was all right except IL was too low
The work cannot be done for his fig-
ure and the only course open to him
I'm case the board held him 20 the
terms OF HIS bid was TO forfeit his
check for s250. now in the hands OF
the comptroller. A communication
was read from the engineer stating
Mr. Egan had neglected 10 sign hts
contract within the i've day limit
and had therefore forfeited his
bond. Mr. Scully thought Il hard to
take advantage of what appeared to