Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-04
OCEANS OF BUSINESS.

the members were present.
The following petitions were received
and referred to the road board: OF the
Center school district for a crosswalk on
welton street at its junction with Laurel;
of l.. Cronin for sidewalks on North Leon
ard street, both sides, between Green and
Summit streets;Isof d. "a. Magraw for
crosswalk on Orange street at Walnut; of
George B. Brown for sidewalk on Summer
street in front of Mullings' estate; of
Henry Harcke for sidewalks ON Park
avenue, both sides. from Kingsbury to
Sparks street. -
The petition of Edward Kelley for cleo
trio light at the corner of Granite and
River streets was referred to'the commit
tee on lamps and gas.
PetitionsEof a few persons for abate-
ments of taxes were referred to the board
of compensation.
The following petition was received and
brought out considerable discussion:
ITO the Court of Common Council:
The undersigned represent themselves
to be freemen and taxpayers of Waterbury.
and members of the municipal body of
freemen whose servants and agents you
are.
As such members of such body of free
men, they are the main parties in interest
in the matters on which they herein in
struct you.
BY virtue of their authority as electors.
they instruct and direct their servants and
representatives. constituting the court of
common council. to order and decree that
the Waterbury Traction company. for rea-
sons of public necessity. convenience and
protection be required to run its trolley
cars on East Main street on the same head
way of ten minutes and at the same speed
as il now runs those on South Main street.
They inform you that one car only on
East Main street is inadequate to public
needs, and is a menace to life and limb by
the speed at which it is run.
Given under our hands. as freemen, this
2Sth day of August. 1884,"
Mayor Kilduff asked what the board
wished to do with this dictatorial commu-
nication.
Alderman Cross moved that the petit
TONERS be given leave to withdraw. Mr.
Gregory seconded the motion.
Alderman Kiefer thought the petition a
just one. He believed the public have
some rights on the public streets and as it
was a well known fact that the cars were
being run too fast it would be we'll to do
something in this line. In any case he
thought as a matter of courtesy the petit
ton ought to be received.
Mayor Kilduff said: The subject mat
ter of the petition is all right, but the form
of it should object to as a member of this
board. I have been connected with the
city government for a good many years
and have handled many petitions. but this
outclasses anything have ever heard of.
We are not asking anyone to PROSTATE
themselves before US, but this is altogether
too dictatorial in its construction"
Alderman Barlow said he understood
there was petition on the table which
would deal with that subject and on this
account did not see any use in losing time
with the communication.
Alderman Altman offered an amend
| ment that the petition be received and
placed on file. 1t was seconded by Alder
| man Kiefer. The motion was put and de
clared lost. Alderman Kiefer doubted it
On a show of hands Aldermen Kiefer
Halpin and Altman voted in favor of the
motion. Aldermen Cross and Gregory
against it. Aldermen Begnal and Barlow
did not vote. The motion was declared
| carried.
A petition, signed by a number of bust
ness men. was referred to the law com
| mittee. 1t was the opinion of the boarC
that all that the petitioners ask for ha,
already been provided for in recent enact
ments of the court of common council
The petition reads as follows and the sub
| ject was referred to in the DEMoCRAr
short time ago.
The undersigned, citizens, storekeeperi
and taxpayers of said Waterbury, respect
| fully request that section 10 of the charte
of the city ordinances of Waterbury, relat
ing to trade. be amended to read as fol
lows. viz: No person shall peddle or sci
or expose for sale from house to house o.
| in the streets of said city any goods, ware
or merchandise of any kind whatever with
out license from the court OF common
council of said city so to do. Provided
that tn ordinance shall not prohibit far
mers and gardeners or their employees, res
idents of this state, from selling or expos
ing for sale the produce of farms and gar
dens situated in this state.
ANY person offending against any pro
vision of this section shall forfeit and pa,
| a penalty of not less than $40 nor NOR,
than S25 for every such offense."
II. w. Baker was granted a renewal o
his license to conduct his popcorn ma
chine in front of "a Bank street.
The following recommendation of tn
road board was adopted:
Voted, that the following grade for tn
east curb line of North Main street be
tween East Main and Abbott avenue as re
ported by the city engineer be and here
by is recommended to the court of com
mon council for adoption. viz: Beginning
at a point in the easterly curb line O
| North Main street at its intersection will
the northerly curb line of East Main stree
at elevation IA /. city datum; theme
| northerly in the easterly curb line o
North MaiD street, $50 feet and rise 3.5 fee
to elevation 1916 feet; thence northerl,
$50 feet and rise 1 feet to elevation ISL =
at point feet northerly of the northerl,
line of Abbott avenue"
The road board recommended that cross
| walks be laid on Union street in the ives
line of South Elm street, estimated ex
pense sos; on Martin street at Ridg
street. estimated expense $50; on Ridg
street at Pleasant, estimated expense sS5
on Liberty street at River. estimated ex
pense 500; on Park avenue, north line O
Kingsbury street, estimated expense SOS
The road board also recommended tina
sidewalks be ordered laid on John stree
at points referred to in recommendations
All these recommendations of the roal
board were approved and work ordere,
done.
Recommendations of the board of com
pensation that taxes to the amount O
1924. 20 be abated on people who claime
that they are too poor to pay. was ap
proved.
Samuel Lackey asked that Ward stree
from Walnut street easterly be put in re
pair as far as the town line. The petition
was referred to the road board.
The following recommendations of tn
water board were adopted and the wor
ordered done: A 4 inch main in Spark
street at an estimated expense of $500; ex
tension of water main in Maple street b
Cherry avenue. 4 inch, estimated expense
$3.50; a inch main and a fire hydrant il
Elizabeth street to be set next season fror
the appropriation for 1895. estimated e1
peDse 81 900.
The water board reported unfavorabl
on the petition of Michael Preston for fir
hydrant on Wolcott street stating that tn
matter had better be deferred until tn
| comnletion of the new winter sunplv