Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-05-06
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.

business Transacted at Last Nights
Common Council Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the
court of common council was held last
evening and several important matters
were passed.
hams post, G. A. R., asking for an ap-
preparation of $3.50 for memorial day
celebration. The charter provides that
only 500 can be appropri ated for pa
rade and such an appropriation was
granted. The additional $50 was then
asked to defray the expense of markers
of iron on the graves of each soldier
The extra appropriation was granted.
The petition of old soldiers for abate-
ment of taxeHon 81 900 was referred to
the committee on ATTACHMENTS.
Alderman French offered a resolution
that twenty-four new seats be purchased
and placed on the green. The resolution
was adopted.
A committee consisting of Mayor
Baldwin, City Attorney Terry, the city
engineer, Aldermen French and Thomp-
son and Councilman King, were ap-
pointed to take legal measures and have
the approaches to the Baldwin street
bridge placed in good condition.
The bond of F. j. Kingsbury, rs treas
urer of the Bronson library, was receiv-
ed and accepted, but u slight defect in
the phraseology of the bond was de-
tected and it was afterwards voted to
rescind the vote of acceptance aud refer
the matter.
On the Recommendation of the road
commissioners it was voted to pave Ex-
Change place with asphalt ut an expense
of 50 800 1t was originally voted to
pave with Belgian blocks.
Aldermen French and Dillon objected
to the asphalt as not being durable.
Mayor Baldwin said the feeling in the
road board was strongly for asphalt.
Alderman Cross said all modern cities
were using asphalt blocks such a. is pro-
posed in Waterbury.
1t was voted to pave with asphalt and
the original vote regarding Belgian
blocks was rescinded. The resolution to
pave West Main street to Leavenworth
was discussed, but lost.
The resolution that Bank street be
paved to the bridge, was discussed for
some time. Aldermen Dillon and Thomp-
son argued for the paving of East Main
street. Alderman Dillon moved to amend
that East Main street be paved to School
street. The amendment was passed and
the original motion lost. Alderman
Thompson considered it an injustice for
man outside the center with little in
come for his property to have to pay
the:.same assessments for sewers as the
one owning property in the center, per-
haps occupied by block. He commend
ed the matter to the consideration of the
committee on charter revision.
The recommendation for a sewer on
Maple street was adopted and a side
walk was ordered on Harrison avenue
from the police station to Leavenworth
street.
The sum of 5000 was appropriated for
the purchase of safe for the city treas
urer and auditor.
In the board of aldermen two ballots
were taken for police commissioners, re-
sulting as follows F. r. Martin 2, j. j.
Mcdonald 2, G. b. Webster 3.
An invitation to attend the memorial
day exercises was received and accepted.
In the lower board the following re-
solution was adopted
Voted, that the mayor is hereby au-
thol lied to bring a petition to the SUI
perior court of New Haven county, for
the purpose of appropriating the Grand
street cemetery for "a public park or
other public purposes according to the
provisions of the act of the general as
sembly of this state passed April 26, 1882,
and approved of at a special meeting of
this city May l, 1890.
The board of aldermen unanimously
passed the resolution.
A recommendation from M jority
of the committee on public lands and
buildings was received by the board of
councilmen that 81 500 be appropriated
by the city provided Il like sum Is appro-
priated by the town to repair and re-
model City hall. The matter was laid
on the table.