Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-08
s25, ,ooo FOR A COURT HOUSE.

in the Matter-83O, 900 Voted to Com
 plete Liberty Street Extension.
 The monthly meeting of the court of common council was held last evening.
 The recommendation of the road board allowing Benedict & Burnham to build a spur track across Benedict street, was taken up and passed by the upper board.
 Petitions for crosswalks on Pemberton and Cherry streets, and for trimming the trees on Green street, were referred to the road board. The petition of Will liam Thompson and others for sewer in Wood street, was referred to the sewer board. F. B. Riceahd others peti- toned for a water mafb in Johnson street from Cherry aventFe to Waterville | street; referred to the water board. Il
 The finance board sent in the appro- priations for the different city depart | ment for 1899. The report was accepted | anG ordered published The recommendations of the road board that they be given an. extra ap- priation of $7, 500 to finish work ordered | done; that they build the city barn on Benedict street to the street line at an l estimated expense of $765, and power to sell the stone crusher, were passed with the exception of the selling of the stone crusher which was not concurred in by | the lower board. It was voted to settle the suit against 
 Chapman, for $250. The suit is the out come of the widening of Brook street. The recommendation from the board of finance that they be given power to borrow 1000 was passed.
 The following vote was introduced and passed in the board of aldermen: l Voted, That the mayor of the city of 1 Waterbury be, and he hereby is author | ized, to convey to the board of agents of the Bronson library fund a lot of land 200 feet front, fronting on Grand street,
 by 400 feet deep on the north east cor ner of Grand street cemetery, so-called,
 as site for a library building.
 When the resolution reached the board of councilmen it caused much de-
 bate. President O'Neil of the library
 board was present and addressed the
 meeting. He said that at present the
 library had some $263, ,000, that the
 board is restricted by law from de-
 pleting this fund to less than $175.000.
 Continuing MT O'Neil said: 'Therefore,
 there is something over $9O,OOO which
 may be used for the erection of a new
 library building. For the past fifteen
 years the current expenses of the
 library have been from $11 ,0O0 to S12,-
 OOU year. From the institution of the
 fund something over per cent has
 been realized on the principal, giving
 the library about $l4. 900 a year income.
 The S2,OOO or so year remaining after
 the expenses are paid has been added
 each year to the principal until now the
 fund IS about $263, ,000. But per cent
 can be realized now and if the fund is
 reduced to S5OO,OOO the income of
 course would be but $10,0O0 year. In new building there would be added expenses. The library could not be run
 for S1O,OOO year. Therefore the board of agents cannot expend at the most over O,OOO on a new building. For
 that reason they would not accept the } whole cemetery site as they could not
 afford to keep it in condition.
 s The matter was put and defeated by a . large majority. many of the members 2 saying previously that they nor any of
 the board were able to find the vote
 which MT O'Neil said was passed, giving the library board the whole lot.
 The following resolution was intro T duced and adopted by both boards: ! Voted, That the city of Waterbury } will unite with the town of Waterbury
 in the erection of a suitable court house
 building, and that the city will pay one
 half the expense of said new court @ house building, the town to pay the
 other half thereof, provided the tota v expense of said building shall not ex , ceed $50,000; such sum as the repre- p sentatiyes of New Haven county ir i general assembly may vote to reimburse d the town and city for its outlay to be : long to the town and city equally. Il The board of aldermen then ad v journed for two weeks.
 e In the board of councilmen the :, amendment to the city ordinance, pro- Q viding that the term of office of the
 street inspector be for tlree years at ar l annual salary of $1 800, was taken up = The board of aldermen passed tho d amendment at it's last meeting. Int e council voted to indefinitely postpone ,- the matter, but some time later Coun n cilman Hart moved that the board re Ii consider its action. This motion pre- f. vailed and the amendment to the ordi A nance was passed, the salary being re
 duced to $1 200 per year.
 if An amendment to the ordinance t. making the city auditors salary S1 ,00t e per annum (passed by the board O e aldermen( was taken up and passed. r. The following vote was submitted tC ls the board of councilmen:
 is Voted, That the sum of $30,000 b.
 Appropriated for the extension O
 Liberty street, said sum to be used fo
 this purpose and none other, and tha
 the board of finance be instructed t. 'e borrow the same.
 Councilmen Finley favored the pas d sage of the resolution. To a question l. of Councilman Finn, as to whether thi I. sum of money could be used for an, l. other purpose, President Kellogg as
 sured him that it could not. Continu n ing he said that before the work wa n completed it would probably COS B. several times $30,0OO, and that it would $ be an expensive luxury.
 d Councilman Gregory thought that i n the proper course was taken the Con If solidated road would have to pay hal p the expense of bridges. The resolution r. was adopted, President Kellogg ant p Clerk Barnes voting against it. Tn, s council then adjourned for two weeks.