The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-05

uitioh Ol d SiutWdIk OTl NOTtn Mdin street, north of the old Baurer property which was said to be in poor condition. The committee will also take up the matter of install ling a piece of walk near the Nau- gatuck Manufacturing company plane on North Main street.
 To Remove Trough
 supt of Streets Gorman was in- structed by the board to remove the watering trough ol Prospect street. The trough is very little used at the present time 1t was re- ported, and the water overflow from the trough constitutes a nui- sance especially in the winter mittee will meet with residents of Park avenue extension before the next meeting to take up the mat ter of installing curbing and gut ters on the street.
 Plans and profiles for street and grade lines on Quinn street were approved by the board and work will be started on the street by Supt German. The board also ap- proved of plans submitted by En- gineer Beardsley for Improvement to be made to the entrance to the Platts Mills road. The matter will first be taken up with the state highway department. Work of grading West street was ordered under the supervision of Supt of Streets German. Borough Engi- neer Beardsley reported that the street could be laid out 20 feet wide without much interference with the property on the street. The plans were accepted. J. D. Shea of Rubber avenue called the boards attention to the condition of Pond street. It was badly tn need of repair he stated. Burgess Zwick reported that this street had been up on several other occasions for improvements and nothing had been done. The borough engineer stated that there was a peculiar condition on the street that would have to be taken care of before any work was done. The street, he said, branches off into two sec tons and one of these forms the entrance to a piece of property. This could not be blocked off with out some provision being made with hte property owner. The street committee will take the mat ter up and report at the next board meeting.
 Superintendent of Streets Cor man appeared before the board with request that loader be purchased by the borough for the loading of gravel. He stated that the borough now had bank where the loader could be used. It was a necessity he stated. The price of a loader would be between $700 and $500. The street committee was ordered to investigate the ad- visibility of procuring a loader and report back at the meeting on Au- gust IS. Superintendent of Streets German was ordered to proceed with the work of finishing up the grade on Golden Hill street from Acushnet street to Woodbine. Part of this street was graded last year. All of the property owners on the street have signed waivers with the exception of the owners of the Splain property. It was ordered that hearing be given to the own CTS of this property on August Is. at g D. m. daylight saying time. A petition from the Cairns Aircraft Company in relation to abatement of tax was referred to the tax abatement committee. A com munication in relation to the mat ter was received from Edmund B. Cairns of the company. The board voted to award $5.50 to Frank C. ArendholZ for the lose of chickens killed by stray dog.
 MT Arendholzs bill was for $20. He claimed that IS broilers and one hen was killed. On investi- gation only nine of the broilers were located, the hen and the other broilers being missing and could not be located. The board decided to pay him for those found dead by the police. The board took no action on a bill received from Joseph Holibaugh for chickens killed by dogs. It was stated that the owners of the dogs were known and the board members felt that they should be made pay for the damage.
 Permission was granted to the Waterbury Gas Light company to install gas mains under the direc- ton of the borough engineer. George Wigglesworth was granted permission to connect a drain with the Walnut street storm sewer. The board granted a permit to Charles Sundvall to erect a sign at Barnum court under the supervision of the superintendent of streets. Monthly reports of Chief of Police John Adamson and Superintendent of Streets D. J. German were ap- proved by the board. According to Superintendent Germans report the department spent the sum of $8,0G4 during the month of July. His report also disclosed that the borough had received 34,400 gall Ions of oil from the state.
 Given Benefit of Doubt.
 Atty Ralph Copetto of Water bury notified to appear in court last week by Motorcycle Police man Joseph Doran was given the benefit of the doubt in the borough court this morning when he ap- peared to answer to charge of reckless driving and he was dis charged. Atty Copetto was orig finally charged with speeding but the charge was changed when Prosecuting Atty Joseph Talbot in- formed the court that there was no statute relative to speeding in this state. Judge Toiles in dis charging the Waterbury barrister said that the accused might have baen traveIin0 a little fa astar fhnu