Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-11
q 4 BREEZY MEETING.
The Couociimen Transact a Big Bate
 of Rusfuess. .I

 The councilmen held a busy meeting | last plight and transacted as much busi- | ness during the hour and a half while they | were in session could reasonably be ax- | pected. considering the strained relations | of the two parties over the vote on the | | road commissionership. The board concurred in every vote taken | by the aldermen at their meeting of Sep | tember with the exception of the ordi- | nance sent in by the mayor in relation to | the regulation of the speed of the trolley | | cars. It was close onto S:30 o'clock when the | | democrats filed into the council chamber. | | It was plain to the most casual observer | | that the republican members of the board | were dissatisfied over something and from | the manner in which President Hart and | | few of his colleagues scanned the records | | of the August meeting it showed that they | thought there was something missing and | | how to have 1t inserted formed the theme J | of their deliberations for almost an hour | previous 10 the calling of the meeting to order. When the meeting was convened every | thing looked hopeful for the democrats They had all their forces at hand while the republicans appeared rufiied. owing to the absence of three of their men, Coun- cilmen Brewer. Knox and Thunberg. | which it would seem left them at the mere, of the opposition. But the pugna- cious tendencies of the chair more than supplied the place of the absentees. for il made no difference whether a motion was won or lost. if the purpose of the motion did not happen to meet his approval he disposed of the whole business with the remark, That's all right. but my decision stands all the same. But they were there | to fight and this was evidenced by the fact that the rumpus was started before the | meeting was two minutes in session and if it had not been for Councilman Griffin.
 who cried shame at the republican men-
 bers for their indifference to the business
 of the meeting there would not have been
 much accomplished. for seeing that they
 were in the minority and thinking the
 democrats were about to spring a trap on
 them at any moment, Councilman Hall
 moved to adjourn before half the regular
 business had been disposed of. This was
 finally withdrawn and the meeting contin-
 ued until about l0:3O.
 When the clerk had finished the reading
 of the minutes the chairman said: You
 have heard the minutes as read; have you
 noticed any errors or omissions?" It was
 plain that the matter had been well dis
 cussed before the meeting. Several of the
 republican members wanted to know why
 the vote on the election of member of the
 road board had not been recorded. |. Clerk Griffin: "rhe minutes have been
 recorded in the usual manner. Everything
 that occurred while I remained in the
 meeting has been printed and if anything
 took place during my absence no one told
 me of it. and don't see why I should re-
 cord the passage of vote which did not
 come up while was acting as clerk and of
 which had no official notice of being pass ed during my absence"
 Mir Hart said the clerk was out of the
 room. but a few minutes and could have | found out what had transpired during his absence if he cared to know anything about
 it. It was moved that the minutes be , adopted read:
 Councilman Filling who seemed a little
 out of sorts jumped to his feet and present.
 ed the following resolution.
 Voted. that the record of this board.
 held August 6. 1891. the same being in- complete read be and is hereby amend ed by adding the following:
 ''On motion the board proceeded to the
 election of road commissioner to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of E.
 B. K. iley with the following result: Total
 number of votes cast 10. A. A. Irion re- ceived votes. l. A. Spencer received ,;
 present and not voting, ?. A. A. Irion was therefore declared to be the choice of | this board.
 The amendment was voted down, the | them to insert in the records of the meet
 ing something which the clerk had no knowledge of If such action had been taken during ti c absence of the clerk from
 the meeting room.' said Mir Fitzpatrick. 'it would have been the plain duty of the clerk pro tenn to call his attention to it on his return. We cannot falsify the records of this board by inserting clause which . We have no assurance was passed by this board in due form" The motion to
 accept the minutes as read was carried, the . | chair protesting.
 E The meeting talked nt length on the re- ; fusal of the finance board to approve of
 the bill for repairs on the City hall build , ing. Mir Sanford and Mir Tracy thought it unfair to the agent Nho. they claimed. If allowed to proceed with the work would
 soon have the place in shape so that it
 would bring in considerable revenue. Mir Fitzpatrick said: The taxpayers of , Waterbury look to the mayor and the [ finance board. not tI the agent of the City
 hall. for the condition of the finances of
 the different boards. The mayor never claimed that the work k not necessary.
 But he has said that he should refuse to sign bills which have not been contracted
 in the proper way. It IS the abuse of au- 3 thoTity in this matter that the mayor ob- ircts tn. and in order to prevent a repeti
 tion of abuses 1t was deemed prud mt to s call halt" "
 The petition of residents of East Main B street in relation to the speed of the trolley car on that street. and asking that the company be requested to put on
 another car. was handled without gloves by Councilmen Sanford. Fitzpatrick and g Chairman Hart. Among other things Mir
 Sanford said: "It would appear by the tone I ot this petition that the council does not know its own business: some one has to , tell it what to do in this matter
 Mir Fitzpatrick considered the tone of the communication offensive and thought
 the petitioners should be given leave to
 withdraw.
 Finally Councilman Finley jumped to his fleet and shouted, Mir Chairman: Ut
 seems to me as though this is not a matter , of speed but of safety. but it looks AS though the city has no rights where the
 Traction company is concerned. When the city had rights in these matters and J could dictate terms to this company the interests of the city and the public were lost sight of. l don't care how fast the , street cars run If they carry something to save the people from that death trap which they carry in front of them"
 , Then the ordinance in relation to the regulations of the speed of the electric cars 7 as prepared by the mayor and referred to the city attorney, was discussed. It was
 decided to act on the ordinance by sections
 and the hrst section referring to the speed ! of the cars to six miles an hour. inside the city limits was taken up. Councilman
 Sanford and Tracy spoke strongly against the adoption of such a resolution. It
 would destroy the purpose of which the inf ...NA NEz thnr