Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-01-08
ALDERMEN ORGANIZE.

| Rs smainsd Away. One of Their NumbST | Be ng the Sick List. Mayor Kilduf called the meeting of the | board of aldermen to order last night | After the reading of the warning the oath | | of office was administered to Aldermen John Fl. Condon, H. F. Sanford. D. D. | Gregory. T. D, Barlow. Oily Clerk R. F. Grady. City Auditor James J. Oassin. City Treasurer P. F. Bannon and City Sheriff | John W. McDonsld. The members of the aldermanic board who hold over are: F E. Cross. P. Halpin. M. Begnal. Daniel Kiefer. MT Sanford, the republican member, took possessian of the seat for merly occupied by the late Alderman | Barnes and Alderman Condon found the place just vacated bS ex-Alderman All man.
 The following petitions were referred to their respective boards: Of J. J. Cassin | ct al, for the extension of Washington street from it's present terminus to Dublin street; of Albert Leggett, for R crosswalk Il on North Main street at North street; of F. B. Rice, flor the extension of the cleo trie light in Kendrick alley. from Leaven- | worth street to Church street and of Hollis B. Bagg for an electric light on North | street.
 The license of H. W. Dooley to main tain a popcorn stand at the corner of West
 Main and Exchange place. was continued for six months.
 Petition of Attorney 0. H. Ney for re-
 bate of $26 S5 on taxes of 1S91-2 on prop erty of the estate of Keron Ney, was re- ferrsd to the board of finance. This was
 for property on Hickory street. where vacant lot was listed with the idea that a
 building stood thereon.
 The report of the sewer commissioners,
 recommending an abatement on eight and
 three-quarters feet of sewers in front of
 property of Mrs Dennis Brophy of Wash
 ington avenue, was confirmed, as was also
 the recommendation of the board of
 finance, that 1t be authorized to borrow
 $50,OO0 for the purpose of continuing
 operations on the additional water supply.
 The board of compensation submitted
 the following report of assessments for block paving on South Main street. be-
 tween Grand and Jewelry streets: JohR !; Fitzpatrick $191 .3l, Mccarthy & Moore $225.07, John Meyer $16S.50, B. H.
 Eldridge, estate Sarah A. Eldridgs $1l2.54, Sarah E. Tracy s12309. T. P. Hutchia- son $122.16, D. l.. Smith $173.13, Mrs Georglanna Gaylord $s7 22, City of Wa
 terbury (Clay street. S2O5.SS. St Anns parish $971. Al. City of Waterbury Dover street, $S6.65 estate Jane A. Bailey $149 II, P. J. Tanning $l54.17, W. A. Robbins $40 67, Adella A. Rose $il0.16, City of Waterbury Liberty street, SLY 04, l estate Isaac Boughton $2S6.97, F. E. Platt
 $16s. 50, Robert Davidson $14O CT, Charles 3 Boylan $17S.76, Hobart Churchill S161 .77, l Charles Bronson $324.95. Frank H.
 Brothers $1s5 69. John Hyland S1l5. So, ; NJ. D. Russell $222. PC, City of Waterbury , (Clay street) Sl13 66. w. J. and Mary s. Schlegel $l96.94. W. J. Schlegel $16S so, ; estate s. NJ. Buckingham S309 47, Henry
 Precht $2Sl.34, City of Waterbury West Dover street, $112.54, Waterbury Watch !. company $731 49, City of Waterbury West !; Liberty street, $11254. Daniel and r Johanna Mccarthy $256.02. L. s. Beards-
 ley SIPS. .01, Annie Healey SIPS. .O1, City of D Waterbury (Jewelry street) $l12.54.
 o Alderman Sanford said that he thought !. that hereafter all block paving should be i; done by a general tax. He thought it was
 enough to have property owners obliged
 to put down sidewalks and keep them in :. repair; to compel them to pave the street
 he regarded hardship and an injustice. n Streets are macadamized," he said, and
 abutting property owners are not charged # for it." He favored letting the present V assessment take the usual course, but be- l. lieved that on future occasions the bills " should be met by ageneral tax.
 d What would you do with the money : the city has collected for this purpose ?'
 asked Alderman Kiefer. If you start out @ on that plan it will at once be seen that . We have been acting dishonesty with the s others"
 |. The mayor explained how it was paid 8 for as follows: "The Traction Go have 3. paid about one-fouEth of the total cost oi ? the pavement. Of the remaining three e fourths. the city pays one-third. The 6 cost of the remaining fve-twelfths is '. borne by the property holders and the !, city. so that the property holders on each r. side do not have to pay for one-fourth. a. d the city also bears the expense at tn, d Liberty, Clay. West Clay, Dover ant
 Jeveiry street crossings"
 6 The clerk read the resignation of Alder 6 man Cross as member of the road and 6 sewer boards. This was received witt Ie much regret by the mayor, for Mir Cros: ,s is one of the most efficient members O. ,- the board. Mir Cross explained that he
 was a member of 30 many boards and his ,f own business demands so much of hi is time that he found it necessary to talk,
 this action. The resignation was accepted
 and ballot being taken for his successor
 the following result was announced IA Whole number of votes cast, $. T. D q. Barlow received 2 and Mir Sanford l ,a Mir Barlow was declared the choice of thu
 board.
 The following vote was passed:
 Voted. that the city attorney be and h. m is hereby requested to prepare an act re Id quiring that in all cases where the city l ,s liable for damages for injusIes to persoI d by reason of snow or ice upon the side is walk. notice shall be given to the cit
 within six days after the injury and tha
 in all cases the city shall not be liabl
 unless snow or ice shall have existed a ht least twenty-tour hours previous to tn & time of injury and that he present said ac D. to the general assembly and that he. il 1e connection with the senator from this dis b. trict and the representatives from thi O. town, be and they are hereby requested L s- procure the passage of the same."
 It was voted that the city clerk be su
 thorized to prepare and cause to hay
 printed the municipal register for 1894 an
 that the committee on lands and building 'n be empowered to insure the city's interes 'S in the City hall building for one year fo
 $20. 900. Then the meeting commence e. to talk about who should be acting mayor Q. It was voted that Alderman Cross b of elected to that position.
 There was no quorum in the council a. mems chamber. The democrats met Ii on the room oil the police court room and O An learning that the republicans were deter
 mined to hold all the offices. the demo Ie, crats decided not to appear until Council as man McGrath returns from New Yorl ,al when they will be in position to deman
 some concessions from the other side (