Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-14
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 REIls wn Ise Investigated.
 The special town meeting last evening was called to order by Town Clerk Mad den in City hall. The attendance was the largest ever seen at town meeting in Wa terbury. The call was read and John L. Sake chosen as moderator and then the work began immediately.
 In the call were two parts: To Appropri- ate an amount sufficient to pay the bills incurred Tn the building of the new aims house. and to make an appropriation to work the town roads so that employment may be given to the numbers now out of work in the city.
 The moderator mentioned this fact and M. F. Connolly moved that the first part, or the appropriating money to meet the almshouse bills. be laid on the table.
 Mayor-eleet Kildun was given the floor before the motion was put, and remarked: ''It is evident that this matter must be settled sooner or later. Those bills must be paid as far as they are right and just. At the last meeting committee consisting of F. B. Rice and myself were appointed to see that town meeting be called as soon as practicable to appropriate some sum for the investigation of the almshouse expenses, and for such other purposes connected with the almshouse as they might think advisable, to determine all matters concerning the same. The com mittee prepared a report, obtained the signatures of twenty taxpayers and pre- sented it to the selectmen, requesting that town meeting be called. In the mean time a petition for this special meeting had been circulated. Now, personally I don't think the town is liable for these almshouse bills in excess of the $50, 900 appropriated, and don't think any of 1t could be recovered in excess of that sum. If the selectmen can exceed an appropria- ton S1 they can exceed it $100, 900; the principle is the same. But while do not consider the town liable above the appro- priation I think perhaps these contractors were led to do work which would exceed that sum, and I would not deprive these men of what is justly due them. It seems to be the sentiment of this community that they should get what is just and no more. consider these bills exorbitant ana don't think that any honest man would object to the appointing of a eom- mittee of citizens to examine the same therefore offer the following:
 Voted. that F. B. Rice, Joseph A. Jackson and E. c. Lewis be and they are hereby appointed committee to examine the work done and materials furnished for the new almshoUse and its Rppurtenances and all unpaid bills for the same, and to determine what such work and materials are reasonably worth and such sum as the town ought in justice and equity to pay therefor"
 The resolution was carried by big ma jority, and MT Kilduff then offered the following resolutions:
 ''Voted. that said committee be also au- thorized and instructed to make an esti- mate of completing said almshouse and it's appurtenances ready for occupancy and use.
 Voted, that said committee be author ized and empowered to secure the services of an expert residing outside of the town of Waterbury to assist them in their in vestigations if they deem it advisable. ,-
 Voted. that this committee report to:.an adjourned meeting to be held December 1, 1893, at s p. m-"
 They were quickly voted.
 Joseph Corr made five minute speech, built to favor the article in the call asking that an appropriation be made to put men to work on the town highways and then offered the following resolution:
 Voted, that the selectmen be instructed to purchase a stone crusher to be placed at Pine hill or Willow street quarries or any other quarries in the town of Water bury that the 'selectmen smay consider most convenient for the carting of stone to the different parts of the town roads that men may be employed immediately and through the winter in breaking said stone to be carried during the winter and placed In piles in proper places along the town roads and when the proper season of the year arrives said broken stone shall be spread on the town roads in proper man. ner and in future. no slush or dirt shall be used in repairing the town roads and that no man be employed ion..any of the work only residents of the town of Waterbury; that twenty thousand dollars be appropri- ated for the above work"
 Mir Connolly moved that the Corr reso- lution be tabled. which was promptly done. Another resolution that S, 900 be appropriated for the repairs and work on the town roads, the same to be in addition to what has already been appropriated. was also tabled. Adjournment was then taken until December 1.