Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-06
THE LOCAL LEGISLATURE.

'HE LUUhL LEUlOLAlU UhE. BELGIAN APARTMENTS ORDERED IN BANK AND SOUTH MAIN STREETS. The Council Drop Capt Martin and Sub stitute c. s. Chapman for Police Com missioner-$1OO for 8 Trip to Washing ton-No Appropriation for Hook and Ladder Truck.
 It was 8:25 o'clock when the beard of aldermen got down to work at their regu- lar monthly meeting last evening. Mayor Boughton was in the chair and the full board was present. The fire commission CTS got in some work for 8 new hook and ladder truck, but it availed nothing when the matter came before the board. There was considerable routine business cleared from the table and considerable more that went by default. so to speak. Petitions for abatement of taxes, and for larger water main in Waterville road, and for sewers in East Main from Dublin to Wall streets, and in Wall to Laurel street were together with claims of w. O. Kirkland, Bridget Coyle and Mortimer Heffernan for damages sustained by defec- tive highways were referred. MT Kirkland claims that owing to defective highway at Clay and South Main streets his horse was, on February IT, so badly injured that it died Mrs Coyle claims to have sus- tained an injury on February 10, on ac- count of defective walk on Mill street, and MT Heffernan says that he was in iured by reason of the changing of the grade on Dublin street.
 NEW POLICE STATION.
 The recommendation of the police com missioners for new police station was re- ferred to special committee composed of Alderman Munson and Councilmen Barnes and Coughlan.
 PEMBERToN STREET LAYOUT
 The matter of the layout of Penberton street was referred to the board of compen- sation for the assessments of benefits and damages, and communication from the property holders asking the council to take the matter into consideration and award such damages as justice and equity dictate was also referred
 CLAIMS FOR DAMAGES.
 The report of the special committee Ralph L. Bronson and o. H. Stevens concerning claims for damages by reason of defective sidewalk by George H. Cowell Elizabeth Berkinshaw, Mary J. Weller and William Wrinn was referred to the law committee. A claim of MT Lawlor for $206.- 50 damages sustained by surface water fill ing his cellar was referred to the city at tOrney. -
 WORK ORDERED DONE.
 On recommendation of the board of road commissioners Belgian block pave ments were ordered in Bank street from Grand to Meadow and on South Main from Exchange Place to Meadow street. A sewer was ordered in James street at cost of $625 and also water main on Pearl street at cost of $4,000. Alder street shall be worked to grade and the building lines are established on East Main, West Main, Baldwin and Mill streets and the board o1 compensation will assess benefits ano damages. Building lines were also estab lished on Phoenix alley.
 VINE STREET ASSESSMENTS. When the report of the board of com pensation assessing damages on the layout of Vine street came up it met with strong opposition from Alderman Webster, who said be believed the expense would reacE $5, ,OOO The board placed the damages a $2,812. That of the Waterbury Manufac turing Co was $34O. It was explained tha' the damage to the company's property was not placed higher because the city would have to construct a retaining wall along their property. MT Webster argued that the layout of the street benefited princi pally men who had bought property there at cheap price and now wanted to en nance it's value. The matter was tabled.
 NO HOOK AND LADDER TRUCK. A resolution authorizing the purchase by the fire commissioners of a new hook and ladder truck at a cost not to exceed $1 800 was passed, but came back from the council chamber with the information that its passage required yea and nay vote Upon vote being taken besides lacking the necessary two-thirds vote it proved to be tie vote. Those voting in favor of the appropriation were Messrs French, Plume Chapman and O'Rourke. Those voting ir the negative were Messrs Ramett, Web. ster, Munson and Kelly. Alderman Ram. cite during the discussion took the ground that a truck could be purchased for s110( or $12O0.
 NO POLICE COMMISSIONER CHOSEN.
 The deadlock over the police commis- sionership was not broken although a slight change was made in the candidates in the lower board. The Aldermen select ed T. R. Martin and John McElligott, and lu0 O. D. OudSIlldu duu COull McEligott. Here are the votes:
 BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
 FIRST BALLOT. SECOND BAL LLOT. Martin, 3 Martin, McElligott, 3 McElligott, Calvin, Calvin,
 BOARD OF CoUNCILMEN.
 BALLOT. THIRD BALLOT. Martin, Martin, McEllgott. 8 McElligott, Chapman, 9 Chapman, Calvin. 8 Calvin, Scattering, 9 Stevens,
 SECOND BALLOT. FOURTH BALLOT. Martin, Martin, McElligott, 5 McElligott, ~s Chapman, 3 Chapman Calvin, Calvin, O. H. Stevens, Scattering,