Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-30
PUBLIC WORKS BOARD
Estimates for Work We're Resd
 alLasi NIghts HssiIog.

The board of public works met last night and remained in session over two hours. About half the time was devoted to short talks from property owners who dropped in to remind the board that winter Is coming around and they want their places fixed up. They were all turned over to committees.
 Estimates for 1908 were read as follows:
 Reservoir maintainance--Labor $7,650.90; cleaning shores of reser vation, $1.000; inspection, $975; fences, $400; pipe line inspection, $50; roads and bridges, $750; for estry, $350; repairing Prospect dam, $500; policing reservoir during con- struction of new dam, S2,500.
 Water repairs (First district = $7,500; purchase of land at the Branch, $7,000; purchase of land at East mountain, $15,000; extension of water mains, $16.50O; extensions (second district), $24,0oo; exten- sions (First distric), $15.500.
 Street Department.
 First District.
 Roads, $30,000.
 Streets, new work, $30,000.
 Sidewalks, $25,000.
 Sprinkling, $25,000.
 Miscellaneous, $7,500.
 Second District.
 Pavement cleaning, $29,500.
 Repairing gravel streets, S25,000.
 Streets, new work, $40,000.
 Sprinkling, $17,500.
 Lighting, $37.000.
 Surface hardening, $20,000.
 Storm water drainage, $10,000.
 Miscellaneous, $31 ,000.
 Sewer department, First dis trict, $2,500; Second district, $14,- 900.
 The clerk was instructed to send copies of the estimates to the com- missioners. It was also voted to re- quest the engineer to submit esti. mates for the cost of running his department. the board being of the opinion that the bureau of engineer ing should have an appropriation of its own.
 On recommendation of Superin- tendent Kennedy of the water de- partment it was voted to discontinue sprinkling of any kind for the pres ent. The clerk was directed to re> quest Superintendent Beach of the police department to see that the or> der is carried out. A petition from the Telephone company, for permis. sion to make openings in Freight and West Main streets was referred to the mayor with power to act. The engineer was instructed to call roi bids for the construction of sewer in Eagle street. The petition of E. w. Hitchcock, ct al for the extension of the water main in East Main street and along the Meriden road. the petitioners to pay the cost of construction and get it back later. was granted. The petition of Philip Hapenny for position as night watch man at City hall was referred to the comptroller. The superintendent of streets was instructed to cobble the gutters on Highland avenue, to in. vestigate the complaint of Martin Blade relative to trouble from sur face water on James street; to con- struct suitable retaining wall at the property of Philip Mclean on Ledgeside avenue, and to investigate the complaint of Mrs Fitzpatrick re- garding damage from surface water on Wall street. The petition of Kellogg street property owners to use something besides water to lay the dust on that street was referred to MT Kilduff with power to act. At. tention was called to the condition of Porter street at the railroad bridge The clerk was instructed tC notify the railroad people of the sit- uation and ask that the necessary repairs be made. Superintendent Kilduff of the street department sub- mitted list of work referred to him this year on which he had not spent any money, also list of work on which some work has been done but which are still far from being finished. The principal projects not touched at all, which the board, ex- pected to be able to reach were Madison street from Baldwin street to Sylvan avenue, and Cooke street from Pine street to Bidwell street. The list was ordered on file. City Engineer R. A. Cairns reported that the New Haven road would remove its tracks across West Main street near the Manhan canal during the present week, and the superintend- ent of streets was ordered to place the street in passable condition as soon as that should have been done. Hearings on the construction of side walks on Plaza avenue were set for October 13.
 The board adjourned for two weeks.