The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29

Naugatuclk, Jan 20-- Warden John J. Sheridan was jubilant to- day, because he won what he terms a "complete victory" at the EZRA meeting last night. Expected dis putes over the matter of appoint ment of Leo Brophy, local burgess, as supervisor of the High street masonry work under EZRA pay, and over the sewer on the North Church street development did not materialize at the session.
 It had been expected that the matter of whether or not the EZRA would pay Mir Brophy for a full weeks work would cause some dispute. However announcement of the appointment of MT Brophy un- der EZRA. pay on non-rclief pay roll was made just before the meeting.
 Warden Sheridan was on hand and prepared with plenty of data In case any trouble jaros,. During the course of the meeting he asked if Mir Brophy would get the super visor job and both Administrator Harris Whittemore and C. E. Bloom, state EZRA engineer. in- formed him he had been appointed and heartily endorsed the locsl burgess. He is named to see that no trouble on this job arises, as did with the Curtin property on Johnson street. One of the projects favored by the warden, the Chemical street storm sewer and gutters project, was one of three approved by the board. Others included. two sug- gested by Borough Engifeer Rob- ert D. Beardsley. One was to widen Rubber avenue near the former Glass factory site by diggin.; a bank away there.
 This former glass factory re- ferred to was the Webster and Briggman factory about 1000 feet north of the stone bridge in Mill vile. There is no factory there now. This is beyond the Russell company near the Webster pond.
 Path to Candy Factory
 The other was one needed for a long time, that of builcing a side- walk from Little Italy to the Peter Paul Candy company in order to make travelling safe for pedestrians. This is not likely to be started for some time however, because 1t will probably take the borough engineer and the state four or five weeks to work out plans for 1t.
 An attempt to get action on the storm sewer project on the North Church street development was not successful. This was one approved tentatively previously by the board subject to approval by the board of warden and burgesses. It would The High street, river bank and ough board has not granted this approval.
 Afr Bloom asked Warden Sheri- dan last night if this project could not be undertaken now. Twenty our men would be employed on sould like to defer this project uI1- Apgfl i. He indicated he would like the financial burden of 1t to rest with the next year and not on this years budget.
 Engineer Beardsley expressed the opinion work could not be done there now because of the condition of the ground. He said it would be necessary to dig down to find the exect locations of the sewers and pointed out that in this section there are sometimes three or four feet of frost. He explained borough maps would show the location of the sewers but not how deep they are. MT Bloom, who advocated the project saying it would be great help in relieving overcrowding on projects, did not agree with him that work could not be done now.
 others Considered
 It was pointed out that two other storm sewer projects, one near City Hill and Johnson street, the other near the Valentine property on High street, will probably be con- sidered at the start of the next hs- cal year.
 MT Whittemore said EZRA men have been on snow removal for the past few days and will be there at least one day more, possibly more: The High strete, river bank and Dunn avenue projects are the three main ones now underway. He ex- plained additional projects were necessary.
 MT Beardsley then proposed the Rubber avenue job. He said the filling taken from the bank could be carted to the Jones road project where 1t is needed. It would be nice to fill out along the Webster pond there, he said. No wall would be needed there, then. He said some of 1t might be removed across the road to property opposite if the permission of owner of that prop erty could be secured. This would be preparatory to removal of 1t to Jones road.
 Mir Groh pointed out that as plans now are to concentrate on masonry work on the High street project the three trucks there