Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-01-06
LAW MAKERS IN SESSION.
First Meeting OF the New Court Of
Common Council.

LAW MAKERS IN SESSION.
First Meeting OF the New Court of
Common Council.
The first meeting of the new court of
common council was held last evening.
In the board of aldermen the first
business to come up was the administra
ton Of the oath of office to Aldermen
Thompson, Guernsey, Martin and Web
ster. They were sworn in by Mayor
Baldwin, who also administrated the
oath of office to Clerk Kilduff.
1t was voted that a committee consist
ing of the mayor, one alderman and two
councilmen confer with the represents
tives of the Tramway company. Alder
man Dillon was selected from the upper
board and Councilman Andrews and
Darling from the lower board.
In the board of ciuncilmen, the meet
ing was called to order by Councilman
Barnes, senior member of the board.
The new councilmen were sworn in by
Clerk Kilduff, after which balloting for
a president began. The informal ballot
resulted: Total vote 10, John p. KEEL
logg IL, John E. Finley 8. The formal
ballot was: Total vote 10; John P. KEEL
logg IA, John K. Finley 5. Mr. Kellogg
was declared elected. The informal
ballot for clerk of the board resulted:
George Barnes II, Jay III. Hart 6, C. F.
Downey 2. The formal ballot resulted:
George Barnes IL, j. II. Hart 8. Mr.
Barnes was declared elected.
Councilman Downey and Andrews
were appointed a committee to inform
the may or that the board of councilmen
were ready to go into joint session. The
mayor and aldermen then entered the
chamber and listened to the mayors
message. At the conclusion of the read
ing of the message the joint session was
dissolved and the board proceeded to
business.
The first business of the new board of
aldermen was to ballot for fire commits
sioners to succeed Commissioners Vail
and Connolly. The first ballot resulted
as follows: J. A. Hynes 3, George A
briggs and NJ. F. Connolly 3, resulting
in the choice of Hynes and Connolly. In
the council the vote was L. l. Munson
s, j. briggs 2, j. H. Fruin 1, resulting
in a choice of Munson and Hynes.
The board proceeded to vote for fire
commissioners to succeed Fire Commits
sioners Mahaney and Hart. In the
board of aldermen the vote was j. II.
Hart 4, Theron Miner 3, d. j. Mahaney
| 1. In the council the vote was: George
A. briggs Z, Theron Miner 6, J. Ii. Hart
4, j. A. Hynes l, NJ. F. Connolly /.
The vote for police commissioners to
succeed MeSsrs Goodrich and Reilly re-
suited in the reelection of both these
gentlemen.
In the board of aldermen the ballot
for road commissioners resulted as fol
lows: F. E. Cross 4, J. w. Webster 2
T. r. Martin l. blank l. The second bal
lot resulted as follows: F. E. Cross d
]. w. Webster 2, John Thompson l.
blank /. The third ballot resulted as
follows: F. E. Cross 5, J. w. Webster 3
In the council the ballot taken for O
member of the road board to succeed G.
III. Goodwin had the following result
Total vote 10, l.. l. Cook 10, C. III. Good
win 8, blank /. The second ballot was
Total vote Is, L. l. Cook Z, c. Fl. Good
Total vote IS, l.. l. Cook s, c.. II. Good
win 10.
1t was voted to allow the children K
coast on the following streets until Il
o'clock at night Central avenue, Wal
nut, Bank, Sperry, Franklin, Wood
West Porter and Liberty streets and the
Wolcott road.
| Alderman Martin moved that the vot,
of the previous meeting instructing the
city attorney to oppose the petition o
the Tramway company, be rescinded
The motion was carried. The council
tabled the matter for one week.
1t was voted that the committee OF
claims be continued for another year.
i The following resolution was Offered
by Alderman Dillon:
Voted, that the board of water com
missicners be and they are hereby au
thorized and instructed Immediately t.
make conditional contracts for lands
rights of way, privileges and all thing
necessary for the purpose of obtainin,
an additional water supply from Quassa
paug lake according to the plans mos
; feasible in their Judgment.
, 1t was voted to lay it on the table un
til the next meeting.
Councilman Hart offered resolution
that the city set aside one acre Of tn
Grand street cemetery for site for tn
new Bronson library building. Tn
committee adopted the resolution.
The mayor appointed the following
standing committees and then the boar,
adj journed for one week:
! Lamps aud gas, Alderman Dillon.
Law, Alderman Webster.
Public lands, etc, Alderman Cross.
Attachments, Alderman Vail.
Auditing city accounts, etc, Alder
man Thompson.
Water supply, Alderman Martin.
} Railroads, Alderman Hellmann.
President Kellogg announced the fol
lowing standing committee:
Lamps and gas, Councilmen Goodwin
} and Mother.
: Public lands and buildings, Council
men Buckmaster and Fruin.
Auditing city accounts, Councilma
l Andrews.
Railroads and bridges, Councilme
Finley and Gregory.
Auditing water accounts, Councilme
Turner and Cunningham.