Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1890-04-08
Counr OF COMMON COUNCIL,
Claims Ordered Paid by Advice o
the City Attorney-Another Blow a

the City Attorney-AnotherB Blow at
the Fire department..
The monthly meeting of the common
council was held last night.
Petitions received asking for
water mains on Ridge, Riverside and
Summit streets and on Bank street from
Third to Fifth street, were referred to
the water board.
Upon the recommendation of the road
board, the layout of Chattield street was
adopted, and the name of Clay street
west of South Main was changed to
West Clay street.
A recommendation was received from
the city attorney that the council rescind
its vote in establishing a building line
on South Main between Grand and
Meadow streets. The matter was laid
on the table.
The claim of $500, of Mrs Mary Syn
mott, who sues the city for injuries re-
ceived on East Main street, was paid upon
advice of the city attorney. The case
ofMartin Bergin VS. city was settled for
$3.50.
The city auditors report for 1889 was
accepted. The receipts for the year
have been S271, 1853 80 and the disburse-
ments S277, 1867, which is 1923. % more
than the receipts. In the city,s current
liabilities and assets there is a balance to
the debt of the city of $50 .43S.73.
The following committee were ap-
pointed to draft a revision of the city
charter: Mayor c. r. Baldwin, George
E. Terry, w. C. keenan,, H. w. French,
John Thompson, T. r. Martin, NJ. S.
Chapman, E. G. Kildutf, E. D. Steele,
H. i. Boughton, D. S. Plume, N. J.
Welton, E. A. Smith, o. II. Stevens, l.
F. Burpee, John O'Neill, J. r. Smith
H. S. Chase, E. L. Bronson, j. B. Do
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L. Wade, John P. Kellogg, F. b. Rice
George L. White, Charles G. Root, F. j
Brown, j. w. Webster, James Cough
Ian.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Aide rman French and unani
mously passed by the board of alder
men:
Voted, that the court Of common
council having been allowed no voice il
the matter of selecting site for the new
library building desires i'll this public
manner to express it's entire disapprova
of the site selected by the board o
agents. In doing this we think w
speak the almost unanimous voice of tn,
reading public within the city limit
and we desire to unite with the select
men of the town in some suitable man
ner to prevent the contamination of tn
Church street site for that purpose anC
to do all in our power to secure the adop
ton of the cemetery property on Crane
street AS the site for the proposed build
ing. This seems to us to be the onl,
suitable purpose to which said cemeter.
property can be appropriated, while a
the same time 1t reScues it from con
tinued and increasing Dissertation am
neglect alike discreditable to the Twin,
and to the memory of the dead and W
are satisfied that there can be no rea
difficulty in securing ample title to tn
property for the purpose proposed.
1t was also voted to appoint a commit
tee of one alderman and TWO council
men to unite with the selectmen il
taking action harnonizing with the re
solution. Alderman Thompson was al
pointed. When the resolution came IL
in the lower board President kellogg
ruled it out of order, claiming tn, coun
Gil had no jurisdiction in the matter.
a resolution was introduced in tn
council to sell the properties of Phnni
and Monitor fire companies and to pun
chase land at the North End and plac
be hook and ladder company. Tn
petition was referred to the fire bOarC
The vote for police, fire and sewer com
misSiOners taken in the board of alder
men was as follows: Police commits
sioners, T.. r. Martin ?, c. B. Webste
I, J. j. Mcdonald ,, George II. Cove
l fire commissioners, NJ. +. Connolly
c. B. Vail ,, James A. Hynes ?, S. a
Chapman L: sewer commissioner
Charles jackson ?, James Horrigan
G.. A. Boughton ?, IL. A. Matthews l.
1t. was voted to instruct the roa
board to have the streets renumbere
before January 1, 1891. The counc
transacted other minor matters and ad
journed until next month.