Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-10-14
RREEzY rowN MEETING.

 A Tax of Four Mills Laid and $1O, ,OOO Appropriated to Make City Hall Alterations.
 Town Clerk Madden called the town meeting to order last night at s o'clock. citizens and the meeting was an interest ing one.
 John O'Neil was chosen moderator and the reading of the call was dis pensed with. The moderator stated that the m meeting was called for the purpose of levy ing tax to meet the current ex- penses of the year. NJ. J. Brzezinski moved that a tax of mills be laid. The motion brought Bernard Reilly to his feet. He remarked that it was absurd to think that the expenses of the town could be paid on mill tax. An s or | 10 mill tax is necessary. This man Brzezinski is not q taxpayer and knows nothing about it. Amid cries of ''Sit down, 'Put him out and ''Shut up'' | the speaker was forced into his seat. l Mir C, Neil quoted from the selectmen's remarks in the town book and said that five or six years ago the current ex- penses were easily paid with five or SIX mill tax and now with onr great revenues we ought to be able to run on a mill tax.
 Reilly again jumped to his feet with a remark about scalawag newspaper men not knowing what they were talking about. He was again forced to his seat by cries of "Rats," ''Sit down."
 The question was then put and carried with only one dissenting vote, that of Reilly.
 A motion to take some action as to the layout of Chapel street to accommodate the Waterbury and Naugatuck Tramway company was offered. James Coughlan moved the proposed layout of 50 feet width be not accepted.
 D. H. Tierney The present layout is fifty feet, the property owners would accept 40. Would Mir Coughlan accept it? There was no reply and MT Cough. lan's motion was adopted.
 MT O'Neill: Only the selectmen have the power to make a new layout, wher that is done a town meeting can be called to vote on it's acceptance, Town Clerk Madden then read the fol lowing motion;
 Voted, That Robert Fruin be and hereby is appointed by the town, sur veyor and superintendent of highways and bridges and shall hold the office un ] til the first Monday of October 1895, at { salary of $1. 1000 per year, and in case said office shall during said term become vacant by death, resignation or other wise, it shall be the duty of the select men to appoint some person to fill tht vacancy until the next annual towr meeting.
 c. G. Root: firmly believe this reso 3 lution is in the interest of economy ! Bison Wright drew last year 5000 ant First Selectman Boughton $60O for tn same duty. This would make $1,5O0 Now MT Fruin would take the place O both and save the town $500 per year The vote was unanimously carried. IfClerk Madden read another resolution as foIlows:-5 ;"s5'@ ., '''' .'5 -s. ~s. ""Voted, that the salary of the towl 3 tfeasurer from and after the first Mon : day in January 1891 be and the same hefeby fixed tat $500 per anIium.a Tn : same to be in lieu of all other fees ant 3 compensation. +@''"s 5.o' H"'+ 5.s-
 NJ. J. Brzezinski said that he talke,
 with MT Kaiser and found he was satis
 fled with $500. An amendment to tha
 effect was lost and the original motion
 was also lost.
 , Assessor Jchn S. Fay then took tn 8 floor and in stirring speech that ere [ ated the greatest enthusiasm he SC 2 cured the passage of a resolution [ which has come before town meeting f before but which has always beel g squashed. The following is the resolu !. tiOn:
 r Voted, that the selectmen are hereb a authorized to eXpend not more thai
 S10,000 in making in connection wit } the city of Waterbury such alteration ! and repairs in the City hall building a they may deem proper. The resolution 7 was carried. The following are M : Fay's remarks Some people have sait
 that it would cost $100,000, but that
 ridiculous. We certainly must hay a some court accommodations. I know ' half dozen men who would be willin!
 to build good hall for town meeting
 and amusement purposes, and were als ' willing to pay taxes on il Our lawyers are among our best cit
 zens and they should have more room
 Some men came here tonight for tn
 purpose of raising the town tax, bu they could not do it. I am speaking il
 the interest of the poor men who pa.
 taxes. We want court acccommoda
 tion, but we also want an amusemen
 hall. want to offer a resolution. Yo1
 can accept it or reject it as you please.