Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-02
IMPORTANT COUNCIL MEETING.


Final Action Taken in Regard to the Pro-
posed Water Supply-site For a New
High acknowledgements of the
Fire Commissioners Postponed
Mayor Webster presided at the meet
ing of the board of aldermen last even
ing and all the members of the board
were present. The first business was
resolution presented by the board of
education setting forth the necessity for
q new High school building and re-
questing that the city attorney be in
structed to make application to the
legislature for authority to convey to
the center district all the land in the
Grand street cemetery lot not decided to
the Bronson library.
Judge Webster addressed the board
with reference to the resolution. He
told of the advantages which this site
afforded and the large saving which
would be effected for the already over
burdened taxpayers. The land which is
wanted is about $50 by 200 feet in
dimensions in the rear of the land
granted to the Bronson library.
Representative j. L. SAKE stated that
this plan was originally that of the
school authorities; that at meeting of
it had been voted to apply to the city
for this site for High school building
and to ask at the same time for the ex-
tension of Church street.
City Attorney Burpee approved of the
idea of going to the legislature for the
authority to convey this land to the
center district.
Alderman Barnes opposed the giving
away of this strip of land. 1t was
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crowded city and it was not good
place for High school, any how.
Alderman Cross moved to table the
matter until the next meeting, but on
representation of the city attorney that
it would then be too late to get any
legislation on the matter the alderman
withdrew his motion, and it was voted
to ask for legislative authority to deed
the land to the center district.
The following ordinance in addition
| to an ordinance concerning streets was
| offered and passed unanimously: The
proprietor of any land or building who
shall neglect to lay or repair any side
walk adjacent to his property, when
ordered to do 80, shall pay for such
1 offense a penalty not exceeding ten
dollars and penalty not exceeding one
4 dollar a week while the refusal or neg
lect shall continue.
The petition of II. G. Schaeffer to
place a night lunch wagon on South
Main street, above Scovill street, caused
much opposition, and on motion of
given leave to withdraw.
The question of damages to the prop
erty of j. E Byrnes, at $40 East Main
street, was on the recommendation of
City Attorney Burpee referred to the
law committee. The city attorney
stated that in the matter of a nuisance
l on Dover street, caused by the Water
bury Spoke & Handle Co.'S factory, the
city had no authority to act, and the
petitioners were given leave to with
draw. A petition asking that matron
be employed at the police station was
referred to the board of police COM
/ missionerS.
The several votes necessary in the
matter of an additional water supply
were then taken up and passed without
debate or objection. 1t was voted to
appoint committee to determine the
place for a reservoir, to employ all per
sons whose services would be necessary
to make all provisional contracts and t.
do all things necessary or convenient il
the prosecution of the work. 1t was
voted also to rescind all former votes OF
the board concerning the additional
/ water supply. 1t was formally voted tC
take the water from Litchfield county
according to the authority granted by
the legislature. It was likewise voted
that all engineering work and surveying
shall be in charge and under the man
agement and control of the city engi
neer, and finally it was voted that the
mayor be ex-officio chairman of the
Icommittee for the prosecution of the
l work and that he be directed to nomi
nate such committee to be acted on by
the court of common council. His
honor then appointed the following
fgentlemen as the committee: City
Attorney Burpee, City Engineer Cairns,
Aldermen Barlow and Kelley, President
Hart and Councilmen Fitzpatrick, DAILY
1T. w. Webster, Henry L. Wade, F. B.
Rice and Christian Hauser. The nomi-
nations were adopted.
The report of the board of compensa,
ton on the grade of South Elm street.
from ScoviH to Union street, was called
from the table and adopted.
| The ordinance changing the meeting
night of the council was laid on the
table.
The city auditors report was accepted
and ordered printed.
It was voted that a committee con.
sisting of the board of sewer commits
sioners, city attorney and city engineer,
and one councilman, be appointed tc
meet the legislative committee on pub
lie health on next Monday when saiG
committee will look into the matter of 6
trunk sewer for sGhe Naugatuck valley
alderman Cross was named to represent
the aldermen. The board then adjourned
i for two weeks.
In the council President Hart pre-
sided. Petitions were referred to thu
different boards as follows: For a cross
walk on Cherry street, at the junction
of Walnut street, to the road board; fo
the construction of four wells in the bet
. | of Great brook, one on Meadow street
1 the others on Grand street, for the pur
pose of supplying water to the city fir,
, engines, to the city engineer; for tn
/ extens 81 of water main on Willow
! street, to the water board; for the dis
! carding of the ,settees in Union square
to the committee on public lands an,
buildings; for an electric light on Bur
ton street. between North Main an,