Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-05
COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE.
Secretary A. M. Young of the Traction c
 Appears Before the Council.

Secretary A. M. Young of the Traction Co |
 Appears Before the Council.
 At the regular meeting of the alder | men last night Mayor Webster presided | and all were present except Alderman Barnes.
 A license was grarted H. E.. Baker to sell popcorn on Exchange place. A petition from property owners on Jack son street for needed improvements was referred to the road board. \ petition from the Novelty Mauufsctur- ing Co for an abatement on $4 ,OOO of It's assessed valuation was referred to com mittee on abatements. The recommend ation of the road board that a strip of land be purchased from Mrs Catherine Finley of East Main street for the pur pose of putting a drain pipe through the property, was adopted. Charles A. Barnes gave notice that he would claim $20O damages for injuries to his team caused by his horse being frightened at | the road roller. The matter was re- ferred to the city attorney. The | recommendations of the water supply committee that more land be purchased at the reservoir was adopted. On recommendation of the committee on abatements the taxes of several persons | were abated. It was voted to refund to \ David Sheehy his assessment on five | | erty. Adjournment was taken for two | weeks.
 President Hart presided at the meet ing of the council. An invitation from Chief SnaCg to review the fire depart
 ment on Fireman's day was accepted. In the matter of working Charles street
 from Third to Seventh street, it was
 voted on motion of Clerk Bolan that
 the road commissioners be requested to T ka f do fhara
 be sufficient money in the appropria- tion.
 \ The secretary of the Waterbury
 Traction Co, A. NJ. Young, appeared be-
 fore the board to make certain state
 ments regarding the company's position
 in refusing to accept the conditions i'm
 posed by the council, under which the
 road might use electricity as motive
 power. Mir Young went over all the
 arguments explaining what the state re
 Quired and claiming that the exaction oi
 the council was too great.
 Councilman Fitzpatrick inquired whether, if the road used electricity
 they could not operate it for about hali
 the present cost, and if the seven years
 allowed by the council before any tax
 was required was not long enough. Nil INouug sad that it cost just as much tC loperate a road by electricity, but tha
 more cars could be used and greater dis ! tances travelled, and in this way nor, Iprofts. With regard to time allowed by the council for the company to ge into a paying condition, Mir Young stated that if the council would put i 1 in the vote, that, if in 1900 the road wa earning six per cent. on it's capital stock
 he would be satisfied with the condi . ton.
 ' Councilman Brewer moved that th'
 matter be taken from the table and tha committee of conference be appointed in concurrence with the aldermen. The motion was passed by the follow ing vote: Ayes-Messrs Hart, Bolan Brewer, Filling, Fl. F. Sanford, Tracy Knox, Field, <; nays-T. l.. Sanford s Hickey, Keough, Fitzpatrick. Lavigne
 Brown and Altman, :. President liar
 Appointed Councilmen Fitzpatrick
 Hickey, and Filling as such committee.
 4 petition for a crosswalk on Greer
 street was referred to the road board, a
 were petitions for ceosswalks on Eas Main street, at the East Gaylord school 2 and on Cedar, at Grand street, petition , for extension of water main on Hillsfd
 avenue to water commissioners, and pc tition for sewer in Lawrence street L Isewer board. Adjournment was takel for two weeks.