Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-14
CITY soLoNs IN SESSION.

board Of aldermen last night Mayor Webster presided and all the members were present.
 A communication from the city at torney was read informing the board of what legislation was being enacted af- fectIng the city of Waterbury since he last reported. There is bill establish ing board of public works; bill pro viding that the assessors of Waterbury be elected for three years. Attorney Burpee called attention to the fact that certain fines, penalties and costs in. tended by the authors of the police court bill of Waterbury for the city terpretations, or changes in the phra- seology, be paid to the prosecuting attor- ney. If this construction be sus- tained there will be an additional cost of about $1 ,500 year. In explaining, the city attorney said if the prosecuting attorney be allowed to collect these fees he would he would draw from the city including his salary about $5,000. The salary of the prosecuting attorney has been S1 300 in lieu of all fees.
 Alderman Cross thought it the duty of the board to save those fees to the city if possible, and Mayor Webster was of the opinion that the council should in struct the city attorney to draft an amendment placing the prosecuting at- torney's salary at $1, 300 in lieu of all fees.
 Alderman Altman inquired if Attor- ney Burpee had drafted this bill ,and was answered that he had not, but was shown a copy of it, and had not noticed any such provision.
 Alderman Altman said that such work was piece of imposition on the tax payers, and that if the bill had been tampered with, the men who presented it should be ashamed of themselves.
 Alderman Cross then offered the fol lowing vote which was unanimously passed
 s'Voted, That the city attorney be i'm structed to propose and obtain from the general assembly such addition legisla- tion in regard to the new police court act as will restore the salary of the pro scouting attorney to the sum of $1 800 a year, in lieu of all fees or other compen- sat1on from the city, or any person for his services in enforcing orders, by . laws, ordinances, or any laws of the state in a criminal proceeding"
 Both boards then went in to joint session to discuss the new source of water supply. Coun- cilman Fitzpatrick said he was in favor of resembling all former action in regard to sources of water supply and take water from the branch source. or Cairns source. as it should be called This source will give as much water as both the other sources and at a less cost than either. The adoption of this place would be the happiest, thing the city has done in years. He favored, however. a call for $500, ,Q00 bonds, instead of $300,- GOO, that we might be more able to meet the first issue when it came due. President Welton's views were asked for. He said: "As to some aspects I can not speak definitely. The source seems favorable. There is no, question about the quantity, and of the quality elevation, however, I have no data to determine, and with regard to costs, l think it would cost more than the east ern source. The water board con- sidered the matter three or four years ago, but we did not report it as we had no authority to take water from Litch- field county, and we had no legisla- ture."
 It was moved that the matter be re- ferred to the water board for imme- diate consideration. This motion seemed to carry with it the idea of de- lay and accordingly was not favored by Alderman Barnes, Mayor Webster, President Hart and Councilman Fitz patrick.
 Alderman Cross said he had not made the motion with any purpose of delay, that with many other citizens he | favored the new source, and that he | thought the council with whatever en- gineering skill it can employ is fully | able to direct the construction of the | new water supply.
 Alderman Kelley questioned the city engineer regarding definite and personal | knowledge on all matters as he had stated them, and MT. Cairns replied that he found the United States maps of the locality substantially correct. There were a great many details of which these maps dld not treat, and of these he had not accurate figures. The matter had been discovered so recently and the ne- cessity of making the discovery known to the council so urgent in his opinion that there was no time to acquire the en- tire knowledge of detail. There was nc reasonable doubt about the place having sufficient elevation, however. l City Attorney Burpee advised that the council take action at once on the matter of raising the amount of bonds. if they thought an increase necessary. On motion the boards again went into separate session.
 In the board of aldermen, the follow ing vote was offered by Alderman Kelley and passed:
 "Whereas, a resolution is pending be- fore the general assembly of this state providing that the city of Water. bury be authorized and empowered tc issue bonds to an amount not exceeding $500, ,000 for the purpose of providing for an additional water supply, and
 "Whereas, in the opinion of the com mon council greater sum will be needed for such purposes and the pur' poses named in said resolution, it is therefore
 s'Voted, that the city attorney be au thorized and directed to procure ar Amendment to said resolution authoriz ing said city to issue bonds for the pur pose named in said resolution to ar amount not exceeding $500,00O.
 A report relative to stone crushing was offered by the street inspector and ordered on file. A petition for a side walk on the south side of East Porter street from South Leonard to BanH street was referred to the road board.
 w. Sharper was given permission tc sell lunch at the corner of South Mair and Scovill streets. William Bricke