New Britain herald., 1930-05-16
EXPLAINS EXPENSE
 AT WILLOW BROOK
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Of Councilman ". c. G-a1ey -a.~- man; Co4~c5In-e1 " g rotsUN and Frank L. Co7'or. reFfaHs TT .7e re- po-l the vsrlous ste0s taken and furnishes figures in detau on cha cost and tts dIs-r3hutlon. also tine lLemIzed cubic yardage Of rn@ e&- 2avation feature e the p~o-se..
 Committees Report
 The report E ss follows.
 To His Honor the Mayor. and Members Of the Common Courc,I:
 The special committee arpoI0ted 70 20 over the Willow Brook diver slon proJect and bring hack to the common council a. its next regular meeting in May q report of the ex- pendltures on this job to date. also the estimated tune and cost Of com ptetjor, hegs leave to submit the fol- lowing report:
 On February :. 1922. Willow Brook ove~foNed lts banks 10 such aa extent that considerable damage vas done to property all along its course from Linwood street 10 El- bridge road
 A study by the city engineer vas made Of its causes and possible elim- nation Of sane, a copy of which vas presented 10 the common coun- ell on June 1T. 'e2o , scheme ro eliminate the causes was racorr- mended and the cost estimated at about S24o9h, The common conn., ell voted to go into the matter and appointed q committee 10 work with the city engineer fRefere-ae. con- non council records or June H. 1929. Item No. -at-
 At The August meeting os the common council a petition from q. W. Anderson CT al vas referred 10 me committee 70 consider 3 slzges- ton that the brook be enclosed from Lincoln 10 L1uvood streets iRaf- crence common coanctt records. August 2. 1928. lem No. g..
 At the meeting of the common council on September E 1929. d re- port vas received from the spcclal committee and rre hoard 0. pubic works. recom07a ending trf deepening present channel from Corbln avenue -o the American Hara"are corp. dam. except The portion no~. Of Monroe street. between Lyons street lrg sane; e. Ea0lac.-g old a.G1e at Lincoln street. f4l Cors.ter.lng new bridge a. ErooSIa-- -.rsa.. (5) Constructing raw bridge at Harding street. lfr Dlr=rI-c hrooE mo 4 concrete ellrert under soarr sideHaIk Of Monroe street. henwear Lyons street and East Monroe street bridge. (II Replacing tha present outlet Of the dam hy 2 z,s-ra gate with 2 fow area equal 70 t1o c4- vert in Monroe street.
 Upon thls work oaz r.ag-4 an estimated cost Of ssF.-3aG-. r.m- ized as foIo1e Boz rata~- a- pump house 7@.3 cubic ards at S15.oo. $Lf5s5.. sl4ra gate. s.zs. S650.0o; excavation. Monroe street to dam, 3,324 cubic wards at s- aa. $s,708.0oi excavation, Corb,a aze- nue to Lyons street. g.2c5 cubic yards at S2ao E452an. Taa,e street bridge Jchaagesl s-ftr sr. Monroe street bridge al Lyons street (elimina.edl. S4.7af1f. BrooEIawn street, same $2t-t.5o: Harding street, same .F9lfr.8o: Lincoln street bridge. rebuilt s24rt5o. making q total Of &etsl4-". less $500 for e1Cavating t5a yards a- S2.O0. which left fota. Of s-f- 524.70,
 The concrete cuIrert 70 Lyons street vas estimated 10 cost 8I1.- S75.0o, Of which &1o,5n0 vas for roo cubic yards ot concrete at &IE $65O for relaylng walks banks. etc and s75o for changing sanitary sewer in Lyons street. For overhead and engineering an estimate or 7a per cent was made, amounting fo s3,sSa.97. The recommendation was adopted and the work authorized Reference, Common Council rec ords, Sept. IS, 1929, Item No 1S1.
 Work could not he started until certain agreements were made with the American Hardware Corpora ton which called for changes in the plan as follows: GJ The channel vas relocated 10 the east side ot the American Hardware Corporation property to conform with q possible lot layout considered by the corpor- ation: @ Sluice gate was 10 be au- tomatically controlled and motor op- erated instead o' hand operation t3) Intake pipe 10 pump house re coated on account of relocation Of sluice gate.
 Tt was hoped that the increased cost resulting from these changes could be absorbed in the whole cost