The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-04

lawyer accompany members of the works board to the flood area and take a peek into conditions which the delegation describe as growing menace to life and property.
 Charles J. DeB,sschop appeared again before the board, armed with deeds, clippings and pictures relat- ing to his East Mountain Road property which he alleges is being damaged by 8 WPA job of raising the grade, thereby causing encroach- ment on his property, damage by pol lution and flooding. MT. De Bis schop demanded substitution of open culverts and 30-inch pipe, cleaning of his spring and pond of sand that has washed into them.
 "The city can have the dirt back" he remarked. Don't smile," he calculated. This is serious matter"
 The petitioner claimed that the late City Engineer Robert A. Cairns had guaranteed there would be no pollution from building of the municipal golf course and news paper clippings of 1882 were pre- sented as exhibits to substantiate this allegation. One claim was that the city had no right to raise the grade as the street cited is not an accepted street.
 The matter was referred to |. le board as 8 committee of the whole and with the corporation counsel.
 Edgewood Avenue Again
 Edgewood avenue petitioners, for and against the sewer sought by one faction for many months, once again announced their views ot the project, Mrs. Lester Doolittle an nouncing that owners of vacant lots would refuse to pay the assessments for the sewer and. that the city could take over the property by liens. The board will delay start of the sewer until spring when a plan for laying only section of the orig inal project will be devised.
 F. J. Delaney of Oakville avenue, demanded again that D. w. Stod- dard of Bunker Hill avenue, be re- uuired to remove an obstruction which the petitioner alleged causes a brook running through both prop critics to back up into his cellar. An opinion from the corporation coun- sel outlined procedure the board should follow, starting with require ment that MT. Stoddard be notlfie1 in writing. The clerk was so n- Structed.
 Whereupon, MT. Delaney said Ee had sent such a letter and an- nounced that if the city wanted a lawsuit, just say so".
 Charlie Mccarthy?
 City Engineer Charles A. Root, whose absence from the board meet ing was made subject of criticism by MT. De BisSchop in a statement to the effect that he was tired of this Charley Mccarthy stuff" when the East Mountain resident thought he saw Assistant City Engineer Henry c. Whitlock smiling over his pro test, urged installation of chlorina- tors dt Lllc WE WdAI 4CScAfoA' @no was referred back for more con- else report on the potential outlay of between $4,500 and $7,500, de- pending on type of the equipment.
 The WPA informed the board that its engineer had inspected alleged damage to properties of Stephen Perrone and Reynolds Lago at 6S6 and 63s Wilson street and that the WPA was not liable inasmuch as the city had accepted the work. The corporation counsel ruled that the city must undertake repairs to a sidewalk and wall if the WPA would not accept liability.
 The board, on advice of the cor poration counsel, voted to abate in- terest and lien fees for water rents on property at 352 Baldwin street now owned by the Citizens and Manufacturers National Bank, formerly owned by Louis Leopold of Wethersfield. The bank must pay the water rents, but the liens and interest for the years 1922-1928 were found to have been improperly billed tO I,eODOld.