The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-08-05
NAUGATUCK
Johnson Loses
 Borough Fight
Officials Refuse to Build Curbing and Gutter on Grove Street, Sans Cost to Property Owners

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 atraet lost out in his efforts to have the borough install curbing and gutter on Grove street without cost to the property owners at the meetine of the board of warden and burgesses held last night. MT 9Johnson has made d determined attempt for the past three board meetingg to have the borough fathers lay new curbing and gut ters on the street, his contention heinz that the curbing and gutters was not properly installed original Iv and that surface water under- mined the work. The borough hoard made overtures to MT John son to have the property owners an the street at least stand a part of the expense. MT Johnson speak ing for the property owners ieit satisfied that the borough was al fault and should make good. War den Frank T. Green did not agree with MT Johnson stating that u .bouid be borne in mind that the work was done 20 years ago. lie felt that 1t would not be fair to other taxpayers of the borough to do the work gratis. If the prop ertv owners would meet the DOT ough part way, the warden iei' that something might be done ,rhare are many similar conditions in the borough, Warden Green stated and 1t would not be fair 10 do the work for one section ana Hot another. Burgesses Henry zwick and John Burke were or inc opinion that the borough should do the work without cost 10 tha property owners. In order to bring the matter before the board and have 1t settled definitely, Bur pess Zwick made a motion that the borough do the work without charge to the property owners, rfhe motion was lost, Burgesses Zwick and Burke being the only ryo board members to vote In 1a- Jor of if. MT Johnson then sus- oested that the borough install a storm sewer on the street. He at tributed all of the trouble on the street to storm water coming rom Park avenue. Superintendent or Streets German did not agree Wlth MT Johnson on that point. lie stated that the trouble was not from the surface water but rom the water that worked under the ground.
 Mir Johnson did not agree with Superintendent German. He sald that he was in a position to watch the surface water rushing down the street and knew the conditions. If the borough could not see US way clear to repair the curbing and gutter he felt that the bor- ,ouph should do something for the section and install a storm sewer. No action was taken by the board.
 Committee Named on Nuisance
 Burgesses Maurice AnenbcrB and Tracy Noble were named com mittee by the board to wait on officials of the U. $. Rubber com pany relative to petition rom residents of the south end of the borough complaining of what they termed nuisance caused by heavy black smoke issuing from the plant of the Rubber Regener- ating company" The petition stat ed that the company burns the beads from discarded tires in their boilers. This throws off heavy smoke that the residents object to-
 Arrange Conference
 A conference with General Man AReT ol tic company will be arranged for Thursday afternoon, August l3. al o'clock to take up the traffic con pestion on Main street caused by trolleys being held up while mo tormen collect fares. Burgesses Anenberg and Tracy Noble were named the committee to confer with Manager Chapman. Burgess Anenberg informed the board members that Manager Chapman was in the borough last evening and talked with him but he was unable to wait for the board meet ing as he was on his way to the shore. Manager Chapman suggest- ed the conference.
 Bids to Be Called For
 Borough Clerk Hugh Hcarns was instructed by the board to advertise for bids for the trunk line sewer bond issue of $l50,000. Bids will be received by the bor- ough clerk until August IS, when they will be opened at special meeting of the board to be held at s o'clock.
 Will Install Traffic Light
 The board empowered Chief of Police John A. Adamson 10 pur- chase a three way traffic light to be installed on Church street near the green. The cost of the light will be s154. The light will be installed at the head of Maple street in the center of the right hand traffic lane. This was sug- gested by representative of the company manufacturing the lights.
 Henry Greider of Church street filed an application with the board for appointment to the supernum- erary police. The application was placed on file. The board voted to amend the plumbing ordinances of the borough in accordance with the recommendations of the plumbing commission. The amend ments will give the commission power to revoke a license and also will prevent the use of aplumbera license by one not the actual holder.
 Borough Engineer Robert D. Beardsley was ordered to prepare street and grade lines on Pleasant avenue. Property owners peti- Noned that the lines be estab- Mshed. The board voted to have Mdewalks installed by Supt of Streets D. J. German in front of the property of residents of Hotch- kiss street named in q waiver pre- seutAd ta the board. The street