Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-12-24
TAX OF SIXTEEN MILLS LAID.

An Appropriation of $12,OOO For
 Fire Purposes-No Quorum Pres ent When the Matter Passed tho Board of Aldermen-The Mayor Not In Sympathy With the Volun- teer Department
 The court of common council of 1889, 1 met for the last time last evening and transacted some very important busi- | ness. About the first business taken up ! was the appropriations for next year, l and all the items were passed as recom- mended by the finance board, until the 1 item relating to the lamps and gas ap- propriation was reached. The board of finance recommended S22, ,0O0 for lamps and gas.
 Councilman Fitzpatrick moved that the appropriation be reduced to s20, 900. Councilman Kellogg amended MT Fitz- patrick's motion, making it $21 ,OOO and the amendment was carried. The fire board request for S12, ,00O I brought out considerable discussion. Councilman Fitzpatrick moved that the appropriation be reduced S3,OOO, making it 5000.
 | Councilman Drury tcok the floor and championed the cause of the volunteer department He said that the depart ment was a good one, and opposed spending $3,O00 extra on the recommer- dation of few men. He said that the fire commissioners wished to satisfy an old political grudge.
 Councilman Kellogg thought the ap- propriation might be high. Last years appropriation was $11 ,5O0. MT Kellogg said: ''As far as the call system is con- cerned don't think that it can come in this appropriation as the fire board has supplemental recommendation for that purpose This sum ought not be to cut be- low what the department cost last year. :" l Councilmen Manville and Cross said that they were opposed to crippling the department by reducing the appropria- l tion.
 Councilman Fitzpatrick said his motion to reduce the appropriation was not to cripple the department. "I see an item of S2,OOO for incidentals in their esti- rate of taxation I believe everything possible should be cut down."
 Councilman Barnes favored tho origi- nal appropriation and also favored doing something toward protecting the north end from fire.
 Councilman Riley offered com promise, making the appropriation $1O, 800 and it was adopted by a vote of 8 to 7.
 l OOuuCllludu NcllOSS "duCcu CAC dp propriation for new work on streets reduced from s1O,OOO to 5000, but his motion was lost.
 | When the matter of appropriations came up in the alderman1c chamber all
 were passed except the item regarding lamps and gas, and tho fire department. Upon those items they failed to concur with the council and a committee on conference, consisting of Aldermen
 French and Chipman was appointed. The council appointed Councilmen
 Fitzpatrick, Kellogg and Cross. The report of the committee was received later The majority report of Alder men French and Chipman and Council man Cross recommended S21 ,00O for lamps and gas and $12,000 for fire. ICouncilmen Fitzpatrick and Kellogg did not agree to the Last item; the former wanted O,500 and the latter S11 ,OOO. 1 The majority report was accepted and the resolution adopted.
 | Councilman Fitzpatrick introduced a resolution expressing entire confidence 1 in the present fire department and con- demning the action of the fire board tion was adopted.
 Both boards concurred in laying 16 mill tax.
 The board passed vote of thanks to President Blair and Clerk Barnes. Both responded and Councilman Drury had something to say in the way of parting. The board adjourned sine die. BOARD OF ALDERMEN. When the committee on conference l made their report and recommendations l in this board Alderman Rametti left the room. Alderman Thompson called the attention of the board to the fact that no quorum was present, but Mayor Boughton ruled that it would be legal to transact business as there had been a quorum when the meeting opened. The report was adopted.
 | The resolution of confidence in the present fire department was lost, the mayor casting the deciding vote.
 Speeches appropriate to the last hours of the present board were indulged in by Mayor Boughton, the members of the board. City Clerk Kilduff and Sheriff Mcdonald.
 The appropriations granted foI 1890 are as follows: | Int 1ctc corios SIR 200 00