Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-11-13
WATERBURY. CONN Nov. 5 1894

 as set forth in report of sad committee. th. cnst o. said repairs not t~ axcaad tha sum of nva hundred dollars tS5s0l. The expansa cf such repairs tn be maid frnm rents received from said hall. l object for the following s0ns:
 FI-s'-The unexpandad balance nn oetnba, I='. 1894. to the credit of Ci'y hall s"cnun' was three hundred "ns, aightsan dollars and .wantv-=tx cents (SSiS 26l BNls 70 the amount 0f two h""drad and e,ghr dollars and forty "anis (s20S 40) hava hesn contractei and are shRrgaab'. 10 said account si-ea that da's isavi' ' m unexnandsd balance of ore hun '-sh and eight doi'ars and eivhty-s'x @arts ISlOS SCI to the "-esii' fl said Rrcnnnt on v-mh~r lat. 1894 l. "a very evident tha' hia small unsxpendei haianHe will nnf b.. m tent to rarrv out tha work intended h. he committee. am opp ,sed 70 ,ha exceed 'Hg of appr NpriRttons: it is something that ca shouif all t-v to RvNii: ~ ts not warrant ai by any provision 0f 'ha charter ar ordi- 'Rnr-"s of the city; 1t has heen ths cause "i i"cnrring a'trg tndsb'ainess "f "v"- ""'' ~n"drad and sixty thousand dniia"s tSl6O n00) I' shHnld ba Tne noliey of the city | v. rnmeut tp live within the annual RppropriR- tons
 Sac0nd-Ths cnniem nfa,ei method of pay 'nG for such repairs nu' O, sums rssaeiy ' Fr"m The rental of said hall ts nn" that should not ha cnuntanancad: it Is reriainiv an tr. '"CuIar and au illegal way ot paying for such york.
 have no'hinG to say us tn the merits "i "s question ns 10 inc necessity "f this work nj I am of inc cpininn that the way af 'arn ptad to bring it Rbnn' Is [ in accordance vi'h tha nr0visions of Inc charter.
 If this work is ne'~ssary, lat the com mitise -scOmmend Rn appropriation suffi"t mt '' meet the exps" sss "f the sama. nnh let tha appropriation bs adopted h, 'h,@ court in ih" preparations for the vshr 1895.
 Respectfully vn"rs.
 E. G. KILpUFF.
 Mayor.
 The communication was accepted and placed on file and the board rescindei its former action.
 The ordinance in relation to the speed of the trolley cars was then taken up and each section read. Section one. limtin. the speed to six miles per hour inside the city limits. was changed so as to allow eight miles per hour. There was practi- cally no other change except the striking out of section nine. which the aldermen considered the most important one in the whole ordinance. It means that the trolley cars shall not interfere with public travel | by stopping On crosswalks and at the in- l tersection of streets.
 Councilman Fitzpatrick offered resolu- | ton that the assessment of property on South Main street between Meadow and Jewelry streets. for the laying of block paving. be made one-fifth instead of one carried. Clerk Griffin alone voting l
 On motion of Councilman Boylan the clerk was instructed to insert in the min utes of the meeting of September the | vote electing X. A. Irlon as road commits sioner.
 A vote for sewer commissioner resulted as follows: II. w. French 6. Timothy Shannahan i, George Tracy 1. MT French was declared the choice of the board. | TRACTION COMPANY AssEssMESTs.
 The following was submitted by City Attorney Burpee.
 To n.e Honorable Court of Common Council:
 GantIenen-I respectfully submit herewith ! communication which 1 Lave received from George E Terry, Esq. attorney of the Water | nury Horse Rhilroad company. in which h. l @ats out the cNmpanv's claims and proposi. | 'icn or mode of settling the dispute between the city and the company with reference tC | he assessments for Uaving Bank street south Main street. Exchange place and Ets | Main street. lnasmuch as the superior cour' has already decided that the method o | assessing Exchange plac. was illegal and un. inst, and there Is further reasonable doub | concerning the legality ot the assessment; | made against this company for the pavinl nstween Exchange place and Meadow stre st | am incliCed 10 believe that sutsfactorl -ettlameDt can be most quickly obtained D! following the suggestions offered by MT | Ferry. l, therefore. respectfully recommend | bat your honorable body appoint mmtt tee who shall Investigate The entire suhjec and report 10 you for what gross sum thes' | various claims should all bs settled. | Respectfully.
 LucIES F. BURPEE.
 Cty Attorney. l.. F B,1pee. Esq. City Auorncy:
 Pursuant 10 ne cni vs'sttion that We hR, he other day, with reference to the assess m"nts for street paving purposes against ih Waterbury Traction company, in which was undersi ood that should submit 10 vol | statamsnt of the claims made hy said com oany. I herewith submit the following:
 Th"re are now outstanding and unpaid fv several assessments. as follows:
 Bank street from Exchange place to
 Grand street. ......................S S23 . Bank street from Grand street to
 NaugRtuck railroad. ............... 666 O south Main street to Meadow s'reat l,l35 ] EIst Main street from Exchange
 Ulace to School street ............. 1,l49 Exchange place. s..................... 7gi
 wuh reference tn the pavi"G ot E ,nk stre- from Exchange plsea Ia GraUd street. 70 VIiI remember that that Was the first pIecs c nl"ck paving done in the city.
 Early in Aprtl, it wHs represented by tn Ioard of road commissi 'ners that they ~er iesIrous of laying this section, sort of ample job. and requested that the compan should make some arrangement 10 lay thei railway track At that p"iht at the same tim nat the paving was lail, as not to have torn up at such time us the railroad cumpan were ready to construct 'hair road. On the S;n of ApTIl, 1886. the directors C ,he company. having the matter before then voted 10 have a survey made Of that sectio } U Bank street. plans prepared for th road. and authorized it's construction in nc 'ordance win the desire of the road com l missioner.
 g No steps had been taken prior to this tim , ny the company Tor the construction Of it road. nor had the company done anything u 70 tnis time other than subscribing tor th capital stock and eleciIpg "fA 'ers. None C |: 'he capital stock at that time had been pai = tn.
 I Ou this same 8 b day Of April, the direc'o' ' tnr the purpose of raising money 10 lay the rails in this section of Bank street.
 ActIr z in pursuance Of this vote. the con E pany contracted with Blakeslee < Sons. wh "ers the paving contractors, to lay the track.
 They were unable. however, at that time find Tn The market any 40 pound rail. an U therefore were obligen to buy 56 pnun = raiI. al an increased expense both by ressn !. T It's weight and the smsil quantity that wa purch 'sed.
 . They purchasei sufficient ties, but in srC \ small IoI they were also obliged 10 pay r | eXiTa price for them
 They were unable 10 procure In the markI e i that time any chairs upon which to plaS f creased expense. to have some c st at 4 loo ' foundry. VI hich were much inferior in quali !. 10 those that they desired to use i ! This secti n of track was constructe - and lay unused and unoccupiei all tbroug li ns summer. until the other portions hs d re-n completed; in fact, no cars were ru '- 'ver 1t until the first of November. Al the time this paving was laid, had n , aIlroad company delayed laying their tract nutil SC tune their surveys been mas and their contracts lst for the construciiC ) | | ths road. the EavtnR tn this section wou ' navs been entirely compls' sd and, of courr uo assessment could have been had upon q c"mpany for the paving constructed befo
 he road was laid m the street. and the on
 q son ~hy this section was constructed VI d | .tcsuse Of the earnest solicitation ot q d ard road commIssioneis s. as they did n