Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-16
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Voted Not 10 Pay Ell Presented
 By D. I. AIImaD.

night, the session probably being the
 last until the opening of he new year
 At the request of residents of Si
 monsvllle 1t was voted to instruct 1 the engineer to inquire into the situ- | ation west of the trolley c0mpany's sand bank and see if the old road
 that runs southerly from the Reed
 place is public highway. The trol
 ley company Is cutting it away and the people feel much aggrieved. espe
 cially on account of the children who
 will be deprived of that short cut
 to the Hopevile school.
 On recommendation of the park
 committee the claim of Daniel T. Altman of $2,171.25 was disallowed, the sum already ordered pail, | $609.55, in the opinion of the com mittee and the park superintendent,
 being all the city owes him. Mr Altman was delivering dirt at tho park for 45 cents yard, the same price as the railroad received, but after it had been turned into pub. lie durp Superintendent Walker mo- | tified Mr Altman that on and after that date nothing would be paid to 1 him for filling delivered at the park l MT Walker declares that Altman tore up the note. On the other hand MT Altman claims that he had an un" | derstanding whereby he was to de- 1 liver filling on condition that his | price was as low as that paid to the railroad, and before he was notified to stop he had on the strength of the agreement to unload at the park, ! bought lot of dirt at much lowe" 1 figure than he would have taken it # he had any inkling that he could not dispose of it at 45 cents a yard. There are some points on which Mr Altman and the park officials do nOI | agree.
 Martin Soborg was granted pe"- mission to open Rye street to make sewer and water connections to | 1 new house. Similar action was taken on a petition of the Eagles to 1 put a larger main from South Main street into their hall, and on applica- tions of M. J. Daly & Sons to open Highland avenue and Bank street to make water connections. It was voted to accept the offer of the rail road company to strengthen the Bank street bridge, the city to pay half the cost and the company the balance. The estimated cost is $95O. A favorable report was forwarded 10 the aldermen on the petition of F.. Rrnun Tn rnnot, bic Si 6n ua1 +, Exchange place, and for the change of name of Stone street to Sylvan ave nue. It was voted to ask the board of aldermen for permission to hold hearings on the change of grade of the sidewalk on Bank street south of the Buckingham building.
 A petition from the railroad ask ing permission to lay conduits on Grand and State streets for the pur- pose of laying all wires underground | near the new station was referred to the street committee. The com plaint of P. J. Bowling of Cooke | street relative to damage from sur face water was referred to the SUI perintendent of water. The estab- | lishment of q twenty foot building { line on Ashley street was recommend ! ed to the board of aldermen The | board was also notified that permis- sion had been granted the trolley | company to double track North Main | street, and that the work was fn- iShed long ago.
 A committee consisting of MeSSl | Reynolds and Rasmussen dropped in Inc hD lcp pnl journ and suggested that an apprO- priaton of $5,000 be made to start up the stone crusher and keep it run ming all the time, changing from one place to another according as it had been decided to make repairs with crushed stone. They were told that the street committee has this matter under consideration. After talk about roads and stone, stone crushers and Highway Commissioner Macdon- aid, Commissioner Scully asked Mr Rasmussen what sort of satisfaction the trolley is giving on Town Plot This was the signal for a few thrusts at John Henderson, Mir Rasmussen stating that he had betrayed his as sociates, and charging the officials with cowardice in not putting him out.
 If you had authority to put him out you wouldn't exercise it at this time remarked Commissioner Scul- ly.
 You bet I would" exclaimed Mr Rasmussen. 'Td do it tonight, toe, but I'd give him shelter if he wanted it some place else. He has been ali lowed to block a much needed pub lie improvement and if the mayor did his duty he would have knocked Henderson's house out of the way long ago"
 Good night. Mir Rasmussen" said the chairman, and were glad you dropped in"
 MT Rasmussen: I don't believe that. Good night"
 The board adjourned until the first week in January |
 So Cheering.
 "I hear your brother William hal