Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-06-04
THE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL

HE COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL k Resolution to Have a Paid Fire Department Tabled-Forty Seats 1 Ordered Placed Upon the Green The Matthews & Willard Com of Taxes.
 At the monthly meeting of the court of common council held last evening a petition was received from the Matthews & Willard company representing that they were insolvent and asking that their taxes be abated. Upon the motion of Alderman Chipman it was voted to abate the tax upon $60, 900 leav- ing $100,OO0 upon which taxes are to be paid.
 The recommendation of the sewer board for a sewer on the Wateryille road was adopted, the cost of which will be S2 800.
 A remonstrance against the building of sewers in Bridge and McGill streets was received and the petitioners given leave to withdraw. The council ordered the work done at an estimate of $500.
 In the aldermanic chamber a resolu- tion was introduced by Alderman French that after January 1, 1890, the fire department be made a paid one in stead of volunteer department. The resolution also called for the appoint ment of two aldermen, four councilmen, the board of fire commissioners and the chief engineer as a committee to make the change. Mir French spoke in favor of making this change. He said that the city had all the modern appliances, making it unnecessary to have large number of men at fire. He also said that if the department was paid one 1t would have to respond quickly and promptly; that at an alarm of fire sound ed recently only thirty-two responded out of membership of 200.
 Alderman Rametti thought that this proposition of Alderman French was going little too fast. The department he said, had done good service for sev- eral years, with few fires, and the men had always been prompt in arriving at a fire.
 Alderman Webster favored a paid de- partment, but should like to know a little more about the expense. The vol unteer department was serving the city as we'll as any in the United States.
 Alderman Thompson said he always supposed that the department was doing excellent work, but he knew little about the matter and moved that it be tabled. The motion was adopted.
 The board of road commissioners were luStTucVcu IO lay OuU ueW DulluiIS ol the west side of Spring street one foot west of the street line. Councilman Fitzpatrick vigorously opposed making such line.
 The committee on public lands and buildings were instructed to procure forty seats and place them upon the green.
 The policy ordinance again came up in the council chamber and was passed by a yea and nay vote as follows: Yea Councilmen Blair, Barnes, Engler, Kel- logg, Goodwin, Cross, Stocking, Wat rous, Manville, Cunningham, Driggs, Halpin Riley, Fitzpatrick, Hogan nay, Councilmen King, Drury, Williams. Alderman Webster introduced an or din ance compelling bootblacks to obtain a license from the chief of police and
 making violations of the ordinance sub- feet to fine of $7. Alderman French offered an amendment that the indis- criminate distribution of handbills and dodgers upon the streets be prohibited. The matter passed in the board of alder man.
 The bootblack question met with a setback in the council room, the board voting to give the petitioners leave to withdraw.
 A resolution was passed by the council instructing the mayor to petition the general assembly for the abolition ot locomotive whistling within the city limits.
 The council took ballot for fire com. missioners, D. J. Mahaney and George w. Roberts being the ehoice of the aldermen and D.. J. Mzo0y and R. J Manville the choice of the councilmen. In the council resolution was ad opted making the janitors of the several schools special constables without pay An adjournment was then taken to the next regular meeting.