Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-11-11
COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.
CouncIImen Favor QuassapnuE ns n
 Water supply.

CouncIImen Favor QuassapauE ns n
 Water supply. When the meeting of the board of i councilmen was called to order last evening the first business taken up was the report of the water commissioners in regard to a new water supply, which was laid on the table at the last meeting of the board.
 To bring the matter before the meet ing Councilman Turner moved that the council concur with the aldermen in adopting the report.
 Councilman Finley moved to amend by striking the words Hop brook from the report and inserting the word Quas sapaug.
 Councilman Barnes said that the question of new water supply should be treated carefully. He favored no particular place, but wanted to vote for the best interests of the city. He did not think Quassapaug filled the bill and that to consider the matter in the right way we should have a joint session of the common council, the board of water commissioners and all others directly in- | terested.
 Councilman Finley said that for three years the council have been discussing the question of a new water supply. Many times have the water board re- commended the Hop brook site, and they have always had Quaasapaug hitched on to the tail end. It was con ceded that in time we would have to get Quassapaug and it would be cheaper to do it at once. Councilman Riordon It is strange to me that if the board of water commits sioners is competent to make an able re- port on this matter that we should call it in question. If we have faith in the board then we should accept their re- port If we have not we should refuse to accept it, then it is plain to be seen that we want new board of water commissioners. From the opinions that have heard on this report I do not think that people in general like the as- pect of the present board.
 Mir Finley's amendment was put and carried and the report with Quassapaug inserted in place of Hop brook was then accepted.
 Several matters regarding the laying | of crosswalks, the working of Sarsfield street, assessments of benefits and dam- ages on layout of Ward street, were re- ferred to the proper committees.
 The recommendation of the water board instructing the city attorney to draft bill authorizing the city to issue water bonds to the amount of $250. .000, and securing that power from the gen. eral assembly, twas taken from the table.
 Councilman Finley offered an amend ment making the sum $400,000. The amendment was adopted. He gave as his reasons that in a previous report the water board estimated that the expense of getting water supply from Quassa- paug would be $430,00O. He thought it ought to be done for $400, ,000.
 The recommendation of the road con- missioners that $1, ,000 be appropriated to the street department for the pur- chase of pair of horses, cart, harness, etc, was put to an aye and nay vote and unanimously accepted and petition granted.
 The following recommendations for appropriations for the coming year were referred to the board of finance:
 Committee on lamps and gas, $21 ,000 i; sewer commissioners, support and main- tenance of sewers $6,960, new sewers $25, ,OOO; street department $45, ,0O0 l; police commissioners $24 ,000.
 The resolution empowering the city clerk to draft an ordinance fixing the city treasurers salary at $500 was passed.
 The communication from the police commissioners stating the need of in creased police protection and asking to be authorized to appoint ten additional patrolmen with an additional appropria- tion of $500 for salaries of the same, was after some discussion put to an aye and nay vote. The vote resulted Ayes, fifteen; nays four; the petition was granted.
 The recommendation of the fire board asking for an appropriation of $1 ,O00 for the purchase of a lot in the northern part of the city, was tabled.
 It was nearly 9:30 before the board of aldermen secured a quorum for the transaction of business. Several minor matters coming before the board of councilmen was concurred in. The ordinance in relation to the city treas urer's salary was passed, the several esti- mates of the different departments for appropriations for next year, was re- ferred to the proper committees.
 Two ballots cast for fire commits sioners resulted as follows James A.. Hynes 2, Horatio Nelson 1, John Thomp- son 1 and George A. Driggs 1.