Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-12-18
CLOSE OF THE YEAR.
Appropriations Adopted as Recomme nd
ed and an Is MN Tar LA,u.

Adopted rs Recommend |
ed and an ID MIL Tax Ls,d.
With Mayor Kilduff presiding the alder
men spent over three and half hours
the appropriations for 1895 and
other matters OF interest to the public, last
evening.
When the appropriation of 50. 900 for
the health board was read Alderman
Kiefer said: ..Now, Mr. Mayor, what do we
want $1,000 for that department for p
The mayor counted up where every dollar
of 1t belonged, on the end of his fingers.
and the matter went through all right
The only other items discussed were the
appropriations of 81. 900 for law and of
SIS. 900 for street assessments. Aldermen
Klefer and Gross thought the board ought
to strike out the latter altogether, but the
mayor and the rest of the aldermen held
that such an appropriation was a judicious
one on account of the likelihood of the
city's he wing to do some work in the vicin-
ity of Bank street bridge in case the rail-
road company should eliminate the grade
crossing at that point. Alderman Gregory
said he had it on good authority that the
work would be commenced next spring
The matter was put to n vote and passed,
only Aldermen Cross and Kiefer voting
against 1t.
The law item. Mr. Kiefer thought a little
too high, but il passed as did the whole
list of appropriations as published. II is
then voted that an Is mill tax be laid on
list of 1894.
The following recommendations of the
committee on lamps aud gas were adopted
in concurrence: That an incandescent
electric light be placed on Riverside street
between Bank street and Washington ave-
nue.; that an incandescent electric light be
placed on School street between the High
school and the Butler property: that an
electric arc light be placed on Bank street
at its junction with Third street; that the
electric light in front of the works of
Rogers ( Brother be moved TO the south
east corner of the bridge adjacent; that
the electric light on River street be re-
moved about seventy five feet southerly.
p-tition calling attention to the Trac-
ton Cos violation of section 3, 6n2 of the
general statutes in spnnkling salt on the
streets, and one asking that coasting be
permitted on the same streets as in 1898
81. were referred to the mayor.
Other petitions were disposed of as fol-
lows: or Mrs d. Brophy for exemption
of So feet OF sewer assessment on WASH
ington avenue. referred to board of sewer
commissioners; recommendation of sewer
board for exemption of ninety-six feet OF
sewer assessment in front of property of
Ida Z Fulton. and of thirty-nine feet of
sewer assessments in front of property of
4. c. Peck. both on Hillside avenue,
adopted; notice from Sarah Slaberman
and Maggie Kennedy stating that they
should claim damages for injuries received
on account of defective sidewalk, the for
mer on East Main street and the latter on
| North Main. Both notices were referred
to the law committee.
N0tiea was received frnm tha cnnneil.
men that they had passed favorably upon
| section FIVE and nine of the ordinance
regulating the speed OF trolley ca. The
aldermen concurred and the ordinance
was adopted by a yive voce vote.
The mayor introduced the following
resolution. which was passed:
Voted that the city of Waterbury under
| the act of the general assembly passed at
the session thereof held 1898, authorizing
cities and other municipalities to establish
plants for the manufacture of gas ard cleo
tricity. as soon as possible and convenient.
construct. purchase, lease and establish
and maintain within its limits plant or
plants for the manufacture aud distribu-
ton OF gas of electricity for furnishing
| light for municipal use and for the use of
such of its inhabitants as may require and
pay for same"
| The mayor explained the working of the
act of the legislature, making it almost pro-
prohibitory for cities in this state to do its
own lighting and showed by statistics that
| the arc light for which the city of Water
| bury pays S127 per year to the Counecti-
cut Electric Light Co, could be had for a
little over S57 if the city was in the bust
ness for itself. He said he did not want
to be understood as trying to interfere with
the rights of any private corporation, but
he thought that the citizens and Taxpayers
of Waterbury ought not to be at the mercy
| of any corporation in the matter of light
ing.
Alderman Barlow suggested that tn,
mayor correspond with the mayors o.
other cities in the state with view 10 or
ganizing them into one body for n fgh
against the act which gives the corpora
tions such power.
1t was the general opinion of fine boarC
that something should be done by wa!
of legislation TO relieve the cities from
this unjust act.
The law committee recommended tina
Henry O'Neill. who claimed damages fo
injuries received on Dublin street, be giveI
leave to withdraw; on this both boards
concurred. The committee also recon
mended that Miss Elizabeth Conway. VII,
claimed damages for injuries received oil
West Main street, be gwen leave to with
responsible. The councilmen refused &
adopt this recommendation and voted Il
awTrd Miss Conway $50 damages. Tn
aldermen approved the recommendation
of the law committee and the matter wa
again referred to the councilmen who ad
hered to the former action. When the re
commentator came up second time II
the i.ldermen's chamber it was tabled.
The board passed resolutions thanking
Mayor Kilduff for his able and efficien
manner of conducting the affairs of tn
J city during the past year. Clerk X. +
Grady received vote of thanks for pune
tual attendance and the accuracy of his re
: ports. City Sheriff Mcdonald wa
thanked for his excellent services and Al
derruan Halpin asked a vote for the pres
for the creditable reports of the doings O
the municipal boards. II was passed.
In other matters the council concurred
On motion of Councilman Boylan vot
of thanks was rendered to Chairman Hart
although the chairman was not present
for his impartial ruling during the yeai
Clerk ID. ]. Griffin was given vote Q
thanks for the faithful manner in whicl
he performed the duties of his office
| Then the hoard of conn cilmen of 1894 ad