Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-10-16
BRFezYTowN MEETING.
The Selectmen Requested to Make a More 2 Complete NnnuRI Report-The Hills For
 steam Heating and Plumbing wm he
 Investigated.

The Selectmen Requested to Make More : Complete AnnuaI Report-The Hills For steam Heating and Plumbing wm be Investigated.
 One of the most largely attended town meetings held for many years in Water bury was held Saturday evening in City hall, fully two thousand citizens being present.
 Promptly at $ o'clock Chairman John l.. Sake called for order and stated that the meeting was adjourned from last Monday evening. Town Clerk Madden read the committees report which estimated that 500, ,0O6.42 would meet the running eN- pcnses, then SIS, GOO would be needed for the new almshouse. making total of Sl0S. .006.+2. The available resources for the current year were estimated to be S79. 732.65. leaving to be raised by taxa ton S2S, 273.77. On motion the report was adopted.
 recess was then taken to open the special town meeting which had been called for that evening by tbe selectmen. The call was read and Mir Sake was made moderator, On taking the chair he asked If the selcctmcn were present and ready to say anything, but no member of the board offered any remark.
 Attorney O'Neill took the floor and went over the items in the report explaining each and making comparisons with the corresponding items in the list asked for by the selec men. Mir ONeill stated that the item for outside poor was n large one, but on account of the hard times the committee had allowed S2O. 600, the sum which was asked for. "A number of years ago" said the speaker. the selectmcn's salaries were fixed by vote in town meeting. Roads used to be let out by contract and a superintendent of high ways at n salary of $500 year was ap- pointed, who had to sign all orders for the contractors. This scheme was continued for several years and then abandoned and 1t was voted to work the roads tn the ac- ceptanCc of the Selectmcn The first selectman has. however. since drawn the salary. Whether he had d right to do so is question any good lawyer would give ad- vice on for the asking. At any rate, said MT O'Neill, we thought We would put it in the recommendations and let the meet ing act as it saw fit" The items for steam heating and plumbing at the new aims house were severely commented upon. '.It will cost about S2S. GOO to complete the new almshousr." said Mir O'Ncill ..aAd We did not feel like recommending such a large sum. The appropriations have al- ready been used up and several thousand dollars Ill excess. don't think a cent of the excess could be collected. Those
 
 will have them and We leave the matter of paying for them to this meeting. If you say you will pay those bills you will hay" {" levy a 2l mills tax; if you will not pay them then a IL mIllS tax will meet the expenses for the coming year. Mir O'Ncill moved to adopt the recommendations of the committee, leav- Ing out the SlS,OOO needed vet for the almshouse and the $500 for the salary of the superintendent of highways
 Mir Grellc moved to amend hv allowing the $500 and Mir O'Neill accepted the amendment, but the house Was not of the same mind and insisted that the amend ment should be submitted to the meeting, which was done and rejected. The origi- nal motion was then put and adopted.
 motion was then made that the SIN OoO necessary tn complete the new aims house be appropriated. Speaking on the motion Mayor-eirct kilduff said: The other evening when I moved that a two mills tax be levied did not know that there Was vet due on the almshous,. SIS oO. As taxpayer and a citizen having an interest in the town of Waterbury | was surprised Ia learn that d contract for steam heating, amounting to S7. .GS3, and a contract for plnmhing amounting to SlI. 329 had been. given ont without any bids or proposals. Gcntlcmrn. k this hu~i- htHS : II tue tltN wants tN hutld l = IOO sewer bids will be asked tul Under the circumstances, however. I suppose threc men have done tho work hut i, lt worth the sum asked for: l. il lo, a Ir,p,r matter for inveSti-atlou
 Mir Holohan broke in on MI hildutI with motion that committee bp ap- pointed to investigate the matter and it was voted. The committee. nrpclnted last Monday night Was named to perform this new work
 Judge Cowcll wanted all business con nected with the new almShousr inveSti- gated and a report made at the next meet ing. \ motion to that effect was carried
 Mir oNellls motion to appropriate SlS.- GOO was tabled and motion was adopted that the special town meeting adjourn until "Wednesday, November l. and the regular meeting was again called tu order
 The appropriations nS recommended were made. Mir O'Ncill moved that the report of the sclrctmen be referred back with the request tn ,t it be made in con formlty with the NOt" passed in lSS2 giv- ing account for every dollar, to whom paid and voucher for the same The mrctinr then passed several votes directing that the stlectmens books shall be kept So that every expenditure shall be placed under a classified head and that the report of the Sclectmcn shall be published hvfur, rlcc- tlon day and that notice shall hv given of what k required for the cumin., wear be fore september 2Oth of each year The money appropriated in town meeting for any purpose k not to be used for another purpose. Adjournment Was then taken until November l.