Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-16
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
The Finance Committee Given Authori ' ta Rorroxx A5o.oOO.

10 bOrruw 8oosooos
 Alderman Cross presided at the meeting | of thesboard of aldermen last night
 A recommendation was received from | City Attorney Burpee relative to the dis posal off sewage in the Naugatuck river. | Speakinc in explanation of the project, he | said the time had come when something | should be done in this matter. He thought | the most feasible plan would be a trunk | sewer from Pennington to the sound, to be | paid for by the state and the state to be | reimbursed by the towns along the line. | "New suits are coming in," he said. ''and | the old ones are being pushed SO that l something should be done at once." He recommended the appointment of large | committed to decide upon some plan | which could be presented to the legislature | in January. It was voted that the mayor | and the president of the council be au- thorized to select such a committee and report at the next meeting.
 The following petitions were referred to the road board: Of H. Rasmussen for the | exttnsion of Bank street from Fifth street to the city line; of Smedley Abbott for the extension of South Wilson street exten- sion; of R. F. Griggs. thnt a new street be opened northerly from Hillside avenue at about the junction with Kellogg street; of J. Van Vetchen Waring. for the accept ance of Chestnut street between Hillside avenue and Ridgewood street.
 These petitions were referred to the committee on lamps and gas: Of w. P. Thoms for an electric light at the corner of Spencer and Phoenix avenues; of w. J. Schlegel for an electric light on French street. ;s
 A petition of N. J. Melton, executor of the estate of Sherman Steele. for ex- emption from sewer tax, was referred to the sewer board.
 The following recommendations were adopted: Of the road board. giving notice of the completion of the block pavement on South Main street from Meadow to Jewelry street and asking reference to the board of compensation for assessment of benefits and damages; ofsthe road board recommending a change of grade of Laurel street and reference to the board of com- pensation for assessment of benefits and | damages; of road board that bill of W. J. Schlegel of $129 90. for laying curbing and building sidewalk at the corner of South Main and West Clay streets Tn 1884, be approved and ordered paid; of road board that that portion of North Main street at the southeast corner of the green be paved with Belgian blocks at an expense of $500; of road board in relation to removal of surface water at a point near the corner of Bridge and Magill streets at an expense of $500; of road board that gutters be ordered laid in Elizabeth street at an es- timated expense of S225; of sewer com missioners that a sewer be ordered built Tn Elizabeth street from North Main to
 Bishop street at an estimated expense of s1, ,450.
 The following resolution from the board of finance was passed in concurrence.
 "Voted. that the board of finance recom-
 mend to the court of common council that
 from and after January l, 1894, and on or
 before the tenth day of each succeeding
 month, half the gross receipts derived
 from the rental of City hall for the preced-
 ing month be paid into the city treasury.
 and all bills contracted in connection with
 the maintenance of the City luilding be
 approved monthly by the committee on
 public lands and buildings and transmitted
 to the board of finance for approval"
 The recommendation of the board of f-
 nance asking for permission to borrow
 $50, ,000 to continue the work on the addi.
 tional water supply was adopted. The recommendation of the water board that a six inch main be laid through Buck
 ingham street 10 Pine street and a fire hy
 drant set. the work to be performed next year and out of the appropriation of 1895,
 was adopted.
 The following reports of the board o compensation were approved: For the lay
 out of Elizabeth street. benefits and dam ages equal: for the layout of Round Hill stre ct from Wood street southerly. benefits and damages equal; for the layout of Sortl ? Willow street, benefits assessed as fol
 lows: J. S. Galley. si2; Antoinette B B Pierce. s3S.50; G. l.. Dexter. S35; Kings r bury S Carter, S35; George Rowbottom 8 s35; Catherine NJ. Smith. S35; Kingsbur, t X Carter. s106.40; E. E. Candee. S3S 50 ? Edwin s. Babcock. s3s.50; Kingsbury J
 Carter. s249.20. s. Johns parish s697. 20 , and benefits and damages equal in al s other cases.
 In the matter of building lines fo 8 ton reported benefits and damages equa 8 to all. except Grace Gaunt. to whom wa
 awarded the sum of S200. This repor f ~as also approved.
 7 The recommendation of the committe, e on additional water supply, that the wate x board take charge of connecting the neS
 pipes with the old ones at Mattatucl - street. was adopted.
 . In the matter of defective sidewalks re
 ported by Street Inspector Kelley. it wa < voted that the owners of property abuttin S such walks be ordered to put them i y proper condition on or before Novembe s 15. and that they be notified of the actio j., of the board on or before October 20. $ few petitions for abstements of taxe A were referred to the committee on abat, Il ments. A recommendation of the con is mittee on abateTents that taxes to tn k amount of s53 be abated for people wh
 are too poor to meet the expense, VI
 adopted.
 Daniel J. Rafferty was informed that h
 could obtain exemption from taxes
 stated in the statutes. by presenting p, s tition to the board. In relation to tt
 abatements asked for on the estate Thomas Claffey. it was shown that the e F. tate is free from all encumbrance an e worth about SIP 900 or SIS ,000. The p 1T titioners were given leave to withdraw. Y The chairman read the vote of the couI
 cil taken at the last meeting for sewer con q missioner, showing that Timothy Shanni Il han had been elected by that board. I'll !, aldermen took one vote with this resul Fl. W. French 4, Timothy Shannahan Mir French was declared the choice of tf Q board. Aldermen Halpin and Kiefer cal vassed the result of the recent local ele 'r ton and reported the same correct. III
 report was approved and signed by u e members of the board.
 v It was voted that the petition of Loc !, union, No 22, asking that an appropriate
 be made for the maintenance of a publ if inspector of plumbing. be referred to u
 board of finance.
 A report of the committee on publ
 lands and buildings in relation to the col
 dition of the interior of City hall was T
 ceived. The committee was authorized
 eIpend a sum not exceeding $500 Tn pu n ting the hall in repair.
 A resolution from residents of the eas 'r ern part of the city. asking the board m request the Traction company to furni n better street car accommodation. VI )r | passed