Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-07
DEMOCRATS ORIGINATED

| se Ahh ceoorotu.
 Mayor Kilduff presided at the meeting
 of the board of aldermen last night.
 All the members were present.
 The following petitions were referred to
 their respective boards: D. D. Gregory ct l al, for ire alarm box at corner of West
 Porter street and Washington avenue; NJ.
 A. Morris ct al, for sidewalks on East Clay
 street, both sides, from South Main to
 Mill streets; Mrs Martin Hellmann ct al,
 for crosswalk on Porter street in east line
 ot Bank street; A. A. Irion, ct al, for
 grading of Edward street from Alder street
 to Drayer avenue; J. B. Mullings ct al, for
 water main in Elizabeth street.
 A petition of N. J. welton. asking that
 Daniel A. Streater be appointed constable
 to serve without pay at the Cooke street
 and other reservoirs belonging to the city
 was granted and the appointment made.
 A petition signed by A $. Chase and
 others asking that the proposed course of
 the water main through the green be changed was received, accepted and placed | on file. A recommendation of the water
 supply committee for this same purpose and which had been received previous to
 the petition of A. S. Chase was adopted.
 The following petition was referred to the road board:
 We, the undersigned, respectfully peti-
 tion your honorable body for permission | to erect poles in the streets of the city for the purpose of constructing a telephone
 plant. It is our aim to complete and maintain system by which the public will receive satisfactory telephone service. l at greatly reduced rates from present rent als. As far as practicable existing rights of way will be secured for our lines and poles We propose to extend lines to adjoining towns.
 Respectfully submitted, GEORGE HARVEY, SUMNER A. HOLT.
 George Harvey is secretary and treasur- CT of the Leavenworth < Dikeman com Pany: $: A. Holt is employed at Holmes, Booth X Haydens'
 recommendation of the committee on abatements that taxes be abated on a few persons who are too poor to meet their tax bills was adopted.
 The following recommendations were ap- proved: Of the road board that sidewalks be ordered laid on Wood street. south side. from Vine to Round Hill streets. estimated expense $50. law day September I5; of road board that a sidewalk be ordered laid on Fairyiew street. east side, from the junction of said street with Johnson street northerly. estimated expense sT5. law day September 1: of the police board that S2OO be fixed as the salary of a police matIon; of the board of finance that the city attorney be required to furnish bond in the sum of Sl5. 900. and the street in- spector bond in the sum of S2, ,0OO.
 A list Of petitions of abatement of taxes were referred to the committee on abate- ments.
 Sadie Hart and Leroy Wilcox gave notice that they will claim damages for injuries received by falling into an unpro- tected trench on North Willow street on the evening of July 6, 1891, and w. s. Strong asked to be paid $50 for damages to his milk wagon on account of a piece of pipe on the highway on West Main street. The claims were referred to the law committee.
 A recommenda ion of the board of finance was received asking that it be given permission to make temporary loans to an amount not to exceed S25O. .0OO for the purpose of continuing the work on the | new water supply and wasadopted after con- | siderable discussion. The petition states that there has been received from the sale of bonds as authorized by the general as- | sembly of 1895 the sum of $500. GOO .OO | From premiums on same, 7.l5O. .OO | From accrued interest on same. I,7I4.I3 |
 Total receipts, S511 ,S6i 43 |
 That there has been expended for pur- chase of land necessary for the reservoir about two hundred and sixty-five acres for rights of way for the pipe line. for work in cleaning out basin of reservoir re- m 7Vlng brush, trees, etc, for work done on pipe line and on dam at reservoir for pipe, specials. gates. etc and for all other Incidentals used in the construction of the work to the first day of August. 1891. s406. 404.61. That there has been ex. pended for interest on bonds for the six months ending July ,. 1891, SlO, 900. Total expenditures. Sil6. .4OI.6 61: leaving n balance unexpended, August l, 1894. S95.- iG9 S2
 It is estimated that the work when com pleted will have cost S75O. .uOO. The con tractors estimates. bills for pipe, enci- neering, inspection and incidental ex- penses aggregate about $50, 900 per month. With an unexpended balance of only s95,- i6?.s2 It must be apparent that more money will be needed to carry on the work to completion. therefore, this board. with view to providing the moneys necessary Tor the carrying on of the work to comple- lon for procuring an additional water supply. and in anticipation of the au- hority to be granted to the city by the lext general assembly to issue bonds to pay for the expenses of this work, would recommend the passage of an ordinance iraited by the city attorney to fit the case.
 The mayor said that everything was
 
 1t the new water works and that the city vas to be congratulated on the way in which the work was being done. Alderman hlefer wanted to know what vas the original estimate of the water sup i 'ly. The mayor explained that on Feb uary 20 the city engineer reported the f sumate of the cost of the whole lob as d GoO,OOO. Over S9O. 900 had been spent nt |. hat time on the work. making a total of n Ii C | I .., Il. f such magnitude. the mayor said. was not I luch. It might be S2O.OOO above the . mark or sl0.O .OO0 below 1t. The following resolution was received I, nd referred to the city attorney. 'e 1t ordained by the Court of Common . Council of the City of Waterbury. Section Any person riding a bicycle p n any street or way of the city shall be h rovided with bell. gong. whistle. horn T r trumpet. which shall be loudly sounded h 'henever such rider approaches n street or n ay which intersects that on which he is ding and whenever he approaches any erson crossing any street or way, or walk ,' E in the carriageway thereof and when yer he approaches any horse from behind. No person shall ride bicycle in any u ublic street or way of the city at the p reater rate Of speed than ten miles an a our. except in such streets or parts of Il reets and during such periods as may om time to time be designated by the o, 'urt of common council. n Sec 7. Whoever violates any of the pro- = sions of this ordinance shall be liable to penalty of not more than S20 for each of- nse.
 The board concurred with the council in D ferring 10 the committee on public lands Id buildings. the matter of repairing e City hall. Alderman Kiefer did not pt vor spending money on repairing the - III except to put it in shape for office use. Y Ihe maYnr sniH fha cit of WnAnrl,r,r.- l E