Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-01-03
COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.


Formal Organization and appointment of
Committees-President Hart REFLECTED
and j. ID. Bolan Made Clerk of the
Lower Board.
The new board of aldermen were all
in their places last night when Mayor
Webster raped for order. The retiring
city clerk, E. q. Kilduff, called the roll
and read the warning. The four new
aldermen, Barlow, Barnes, Altman and
Gregory, with the new city clerk,
William R. Mattison, City Treasurer B.
F. Reid, Auditor J. J. Cassin and City
Sheriff J. w. Mcdonald took the oath of
Office.
The first business was the designating
of an acting mayor in the absence or
disability of Mayor Webster. G. B. Vail
was unanimously chosen by the board,
but declined, and on motion of Alder
man Kelley Alderman Cross was desig-
mated acting mayor.
At this iuncture Councilmen Brewer
and DAILY appeared with the message
from the lower board that that body
was also organized and awaited the
pleasure of the aldermen. An adjourn.
ment was therefore taken to the council
room, where Mayor Webster read his
annual message.
When he had concluded the board of
aldermen returned TO their chamber and
proceeded to elect the members of the
different boards. The first ballot was
| for two members of the board of fire
| commissioners and resulted in the re-
| election of Commissioners J. J. Nc
Auliff and George briggs for two years
| from February 1, 1898. A ballot for
| two police commissioners resulted in the
I reelection of Commissioners e. B.
Rieley and A. I. Goodrich. AS sewer
commissioners, to hold Office until July
| /, 1894, Charles Jackson and George A.
Boughton we're also reelected. The
ballot for two members of the board of
health resulted in the choice Of DR. G. o
| Robbins and E. L. Frisbie. For the
Office of sealer of weights and measures
/ a communication was read from w. w.
Hubbell desiring the appointment. The
result of the first ballot was Hubbell 4,
| and Joseph A. Cullen 4. A second bal
lot resulted, J. A. Cullen 6, and w. w.
Hubbell 2. Mr. Cullen was declared the
choice of the board. The usual votes
| with regard to municipal register, in
surance, etc, were then passed.
The resignation of o. II. Stevens as
member of the road and sewer board
was read and laid on the table until the
next meeting.
A resolution was offered appointing
the city attorney, the senator elect from
| this district, one alderman and two
councilmen a committee to draft an act
and present the same to the legislature,
regulating the assessment of property in
the city of Waterbury. The resolution
was passed and Alderman Cross ap.
pointed as the representative from the
upper board.
A resolution was offered and passed
appointing the city engineer and two
others committee to investigate anC
determine some method for the dispose
of sewage other than emptying into the
Naugatuck river. Alderman Re1ley
was appointed as one Of the committee
Alderman Barlow offered the follow
ing vote:
"voted, That the plan recommended
nv the board of water commissioners
/ adopted and that the board of waite
commissioners be, and they are hereby
authorized and empowered to make al
conditional contracts and do all neces
sary acts for the purpose of carrying
this vote into effect"
Alderman Gregory said that he wa
not prepared to vote on this question
lust then. and wanted to have it NOR
fully explained. Mayor Webster sait
the question had been fully ventilated
both in the boards and in the press o
Il J0S ClUyS anu Sdlu GldG IL " as liz"
question of going west or nowhere, a
the city attorney has given his opinion
that it is impracticable to secure sup
ply from the Wolcott sources. Alder
man Relley asked that the matter b
laid on the table for one month, and s.
moved The result of the vote was
tie, Aldermen Kelley, Altman, Barne
and Gregory voting aye and Aldermen
Barlow. Cross, Vail and Begnal voting
nay. His honor decided in the mega
tive. The vote of Alderman Barlow
was then passed, Aldermen Barlow
Cross, Vail, Begnal and Kelley voting
in favor and Aldermen Gregory ant
Barnes voting against the motion
Alderman Altman was excused from
, voting on the statement that he desiret
: | to consider the question further.
A communication from the lowe
board concerning the application from
the Waterbury Horse Railroad com
pany to the legislature for permission t.
extend their lines was, on motion O
Alderman Cross. laid on the table.
The notice of Mr. and Mrs Osca
Knickerbocker that they would CLAIM
damages on account of an injury re
ceived on East Main street, by reason o
a defect in the street, was referred t.
the road board.
The petition of L. R. Hitchcock an
others, relative to the widening of Par
Place, was laid on the table.
The recommendation that E. s. Rob
bins and wife be awarded 5000 for dam
ages received by being thrown fron
their carriage on West Main street, wa
referred to the law committee. The re
port of the committee on abatement
was adopted.
A Recommendation from the sewe
] board that sewer be built in Pin
, street, from Hillside to Woodlawn ave
} nue., at cost of 81, 900, was taken fror
: the table and passed.
p A vote was passed providing penalt
p of So per day until S25 was reached, an
j Isl per day thereafter for all person
who neglect to lay sidewalks, whe
4 ordered by the court of common coul
q Gil. The following committees wei
4 then announced: Auditing city a.
counts, Alderman Vail; auditing waite
accounts, Alderman Kelley; abatement
= Aldermen Gregory and Kelley; Law
= Alderman Cross; lsmps and gas, Aide
u man Barnes: public lands and BULL
ings, Alderman Barlow; railroads, raj