Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-03-17
DECISIVE ACTION TAKEN.
The City Attorney and ProseCutin
 Attorney Instruetedsc to Enforce tn

The City Attorney and Prosecuting Attorney Instruetedsc to Enforce the Fire Ordinances, ,,,, ,lr,. The roll call of the board of aldermen found every member present at the special ] eeting last night After the call the warning for the meeting was read.
 City Clerk Grady then read message from Mayor Kilduff as follows:
 Gentlemen of the Court of Common
 On March 5, 1894, the board of alder men refused to grant Charles Miller per- init to restore to its former dimensions 8 certain wooden building owned by him and situated on South Main street, that had been damaged by fire on February P, 1894. On Thursday, March 15, 1894, Mr. Miller gave notice, through Chief Engineer Snagg, that he would proceed forthwith to repair said building so damaged. Believ- ing that the city should at all times texaet strict compliance with the provisions | and requirements of its charter and 'QrdiN nances, and3that the violation of any of the | ordinances or the city should not be per mitted of countenanced, and anticipat- ing that fragrant breach of the ordi- nances relating to fire is'about to be com mitted by Mir Miller, his agents and others, in this, that it is intended by him and them to repair and restore said wooden building so damaged by fire, to it's former | dimensions and to put a new roof and roof covering on the same, contrary to the or | dinances in such case made and provided, and in direct opposition to the action of the board of aldermen, have deemed it to | be my duty to call YOU together this even- | ing for the purpose of directing and au- thorizing the proper officers of the city to | immediately take such action as may be l necessary to restrain MT Charles Miller, | his agents and all others from proceeding | to make any repairs on the building Tn question, and from putting any new roof l or roof covering on the same and to promptly and vigorously prosecute any and all persons persisting in the violation of the ordinances relaling to fire in this par ticular case. E. G KLDUFF, Mayor. Waterbury, March 16, 1894. Mayor Kilduff then remarked: "You know the object of this meeting We have enacted and placed on our records certain laws and ordinances for the government of this city. It behooves us to see that those laws are respected As your chief execu- | tive 1 intend to see that they are re- Spected. I received the notice of Mir Miller relative to his intentions to repair his burned building. This comes un- questionably within the provisions of the ordinance which should be respected. If the laws are not right they should be re- pealed or changed. I have instructed the city attorney to draw up a vote for this | meeting.
 City Clerk Grady then read the follow ing:
 Voted, that the city attorney be and he is hereby instructed to take such means as he may be able and deem proper to re- strain ard prevent Charles Miller or any other person from rebuilding, repairing, altering, enlarglng or covering in whole or in part the wooden building recently occu- pied by Miller tS Peck, on South Main street in this city, and to require from the prosecuting attorney of this city such ser vice or assistance as he may desire"
 Alderman Altman moved to adopt the vote. Alderman Halpin seconded the motion.
 Alderman Barnes wanted to know if l this matter was not the business of the city attorney.
 City Attorney Burpee said he was will Ing to bring suit at once, but wanted to be vested with the authority.
 Mayor Kilduff said: Ut was on good authority called this meeting and am confident this action was necessary"
 Alderman Barlow wanted to know if if was the duty of the prosecuting or city attorney.
 Attorney Burpee replied" It is the duty of the prosecuting attorney to prosecute, mine to prevent the execution of the work
 Alderman Altman said: "It is very evi- dent we will have to igh this matter. Not to fight it would be weakness on our part. It is no personal matter, but cue of gen. | eral importance.
 The motion was then put. Aldermen Altman, Halpin, Barnes, Gregory and Kiefer voted to adopt, and Aldermen Cross, Barlow and Begnal against the motion.
 The lower board concurred by an al l