Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-20
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Heard Many People on Street
 Improvements Last Night.

Hearings were held regarding the paving of East Main street from Brown street to Wolcott street, lay ing sidewalks on portion of North Willow street and the layout of Meadow street and Easton avenue at the public works board meeting last evening.
 Claus Andersen of Easton avenue want that street worked" he said, and we are also in great need or water All of us are taking water from one well in the back yard of my house and We are anxious for the citys service We want to know before going away what we are go- ing to get. We don't want to come down here every night. We are Swedes and cant kick like Irish men. (Great laughter.)
 After all had had their laugh the mayor remarked that Mir Andersen was learning how to kick and would soon be a past master at the busi- ness.
 Contrary to expectation very little opposition developed to the proposi- tion to pave East Main street, but few persons not being prepared to go ahead at this time. 'I suppose" ]" said Attorney John H. Cassidy, the present owner of what was formerly the Lunny property, according to the gentleman from Easton avenue I ought to be kicker, but I'm not I'm in favor of the permanent pave ment and should prefer vitrified brick to any other kind of mate rial"
 Joseph Corr thought some changes should be made in the grade of East Main street near Hayden street be- fore it is permanently improved, and the board appeared to agree with him. Mortimer Doran, James F. Kilbride, Mrs Mary Holohan Jackson and others talked encour- agingly of the project. Martin J.. McEvoy had no objection to offer, but he thought East Main street be- yond Silver street should be taken up and permanently improved first. Charles Maher didn't think this an opportune time to make the outlay and the Mccarthy family, represent ed by Attorney Carmody, were op- posed. There was no opposition to the layout of Meadow street and the laying of sidewalks on North Willow street. All the matters on which hearings were held were reported favorably to the aldermen with the exception of Easton avenue, which was referred to the street committee for investigation and report.
 Complaint was made that proper ty owners on Emerald street are putting fences and retaining walls on the highway abutting their prop erty. The street committee was re- quested to look this up. Similar ac- tion was taken with reference to the need of retaining walls on South Leonard street. The grade of the catch basin recently constructed at Washington and Fairmount streets, complained of by Herman Winters, was referred to the committee on sewers. The superintendent of wa ter was instructed to replace the old main in Martin street and the super intendent of streets was directed to put charge of dynamite in the rock that stands in the roadway on Stone street and blow it out of there. The engineer was instructed to call for proposals for the construction of a retaining wall abutting on the prop erty of l.. R. Carter on the Water town road, the work to be confined to local men. A bill of $19,00O from the Grouse Construction con- pany for extra work on the sewage disposal plant was tabled. It was sent in by Burpee & Carmody. With reference to paying awards for dam ages arising from street layouts, the city attorney advised the board that such bills are not due until the work connected with the improvement out of which the expense grew is com pleted. ...