Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-04
COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.


 Both Boards Settle Down to Business
 City Clerk KiIduff Voted an Increase
 of Salary-Hop Brook to Be Visited By
 a Committee-Inspector Coley Gen.
 sured.
 The court of common council met last evening and transacted considerable busl- ness. The special meeting of the council was first called, in order to chose mem Der of the board of agents of the Bronson library fund. In the aldermanic chamber, the first four ballots were distributed among Robert K. Brown, E. l.. Frisbie and N. J. Welton. On the fifth ballot MT Frisbie receive and Mir Brown ?. In the board of councilmen two ballots were taken resulting in L. s. Davis being the choice of that body. A conference com mittee was then appointed consisting of Aldermen French, Rametti and Council men Cross, Barnes and Castrop, but reported that they were unable to reach a choice and recommended an adjournment to the same night that the regular meeting should adjourn.
 The regular meeting was then called and City Attorney Terry's report on the New England grade crossing question read. In his report MT Terry said that Judge An drews had intimated that he should order l the railroad to go under Bank and Burn ham streets and that Riverside street be discontinued beyond the track and that a new street be constructed west of the track l to intersect with Burnham. Judge An drews withheld his decision that the city | might order layout of the new street. | The road board were instructed to obtain | layout of the proposed street
 E. R. Lampson petitioned for grade and sewer on the Watertown road, from ] West Main street to the Wolcott road. They l were referred to their respective boards. l The petition of William E. Fulton for an electric light on Chatfeld avenue, was re- 1 ferred to the committee on lamps and gas. Mir Heffernan, asked that--sidewalks he | laid on both sides of Welton street. His petition was referred to the road board. 1 Permission was granted the Connecticut
 Electric Light company to lay an inch
 pipe across the city land from Jackson
 street to Naugatuck river for the term ot
 twenty years at 8 yearly rental of $6. The
 report of the finance board on the appro
 priations for 1889 was read and ordered published according to law. The recon
 mendation of the board O finance and the road board asking that the city petition the legislature for power to issue $100,0O
 worth of favoring bonds was adopted. The Vine street matter was taken iron
 the table Alderman Webster said tha
 only few would be legally benefited
 that the assessments could not be collecte
 and the city would have to pay for tn
 street. No action, however, was taken in tn
 matter.
 The road board asked for special aI
 propriation of S10,000 to defray the e1 } penses of the department to January t After some discussion, the appropriatio , was reduced to $6,000 and that amour granted.
 , Alderman French, stated that one men f Der of the road board said that Street II
 spector Colley did about as he pleased . Mayor Boughton said if he had the powt . he should have suspended MT Colley s . months ago. The opinion of the alderme . individually, was that this thing of o Cslley doing as he plehsed, should Q | stopped. . The salary of the city clerk was increase . from s1 200 to S1, 1,500 per amman. TT 70 city auditor was instructed to report at u 70 next meeting the total of assessments al . the city which have not been paid. In the council the matter of the ne S reservoir was taken up and after some di :" cussion committee committee consistil
 of Councilmen Chapman and Heater we B. appointed to confer with the alderme n who selected Aldermen Plume al l. O'Rourke, and 1t was agreed in compal a. with the water board to visit Hop Broo al next Saturday afternoon.
 as It was voted to purchase peice of lal of at the rear of the engine house on Scov te street at the expenses of $675, provid es that a sum remained in the treasury aft le all the bills of the fire department h or been paid up to January 1.
 n, A petition requiring that the city sher D. attend all meetings of the boards, noti the members of all special and regu ne meetings and when so required by in mayor to serve all sidewalk, street layol ',- and all other notices of hearing requir
 by any of these boards, was referred tn the law committee.
 IS The committee on lamps and gas ask 'i for special appropriation of $250, whi C. was granted. The boards adjourned " Monday, Dec F, at 7:30 p. m.