Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-05
REVISING THE REVISION.


 | of the board of aldermen last night. The 1 following petitions were properly referred: | Of J. H. Oondon for two catch basins on River street; of William Dreher for layout and grade of Edward street from Alder street to Drayer avenue; of Joseph Pollak for acceptance of Locust street from Vine | to Walnut streets; of J. H. Condon for crosswalk on River street; of Bridget Early for abatement of sewer assessment; of Joseph Pollak for a sewer in Round Hill street; of James Fox ct al for abatement of | sewer assessments on Ann street.
 Notice was received from Thomas Fitz- gerald that he would claim damages from the city for injuries received on Meadow street, February 13 The matter was re- ferred to the committee on law. Reports and recommenda ions were adopted as follows: Of road board, that South Main street be block paved from the | south line of Jewelry to the south line of Washington street; of road board, that building lines be established on Leaven. worth street three feet back from and parallel to the street lines; s. A. Chapman. E. L. Frisbie and Samuel Root to assess benefits and damage; of committee on sewage disposal. that the city attorney be | instructed to draft a bill authorizing the city to condemn land for sewage disposal
 
 the city to Long Island sound and in con- | nection herewith to issue bonds to an amount not to exceed $3e0. .000. interest | not to exceed 4 per cent, bonds to be Sl .000 each and payable within thirty years. , It was voted that the Traction Go be or dered to pave so much of South Main street as is included within its tracks and two feet at each side and that a copy of the plans and specifications be forwarded to the company. The petition of John and William Casey for abatement of sewer assessment on | Liberty street, reported unfavorably by the sewer board, was referred back to that body for further investigation. Aldermen Halpin and Condon contended that abate- | ments of the same nature had been made in various parts of the city where property abuts two streets.
 The board then voted to go into joint | session with the councilmen to discuss the new charter. The joint meeting was held | in the district court room and was attend ed by a large number of interested listen- CTS. Judging from the manner in which the charter was handled at the meeting there will not be much of what the com mittee intended in it by the time the court of common council has had a few more | AnCCtAbSSs lhC ACcN1hk NcDh kO WOEk III | a systematic manner.
 On motion of Alder man Cross, action on the first fifteen sections, all of which re- late to consolidation, was deferred for one week, in order that the members might have an opportunity to give it 2 little more | thought and hear some more about it through the press. Mir Cross then pro- duced a whole bagful of amendments and sitting this one from among the bundle read 1t to the meeting:
 Voted, that the proposed charter be amended in the following manner: By striking out all provisions which are in tended to give to the mayor the sole power of appointing and removing any person to or from public office. and substituting therefor suitable provisions that the city | attorney and city engineer shall be ap- pointed by the board of aldermen; that the members of the board of commission CTS of public works. of the board of com missioners of public safety, of the board of commissioners of public charities and the sealer of weights and measures shall be appointed by the mayor by and with the consent of the board of aldermen"
 After considerable discussion the reso- lution was adopted.
 The next amendment was in reference to section 132, page III. which was amended by interesting words nov in office or" between the word, ''department" and thereafter" in the second line. This | secures the positions of the present paid employees of the fire department. The following resolution was then of- fered by Mir Cross:
 Voted, that the proposed charter be amended by striking out section l12 and substituting therefor the following: Sec. tion ll2. There shall be in said city a board of finance consisting of the mayor, who shall be its presiding officer, the con- troller. a member of the board of educa- tion to be appointed by that board, and the alderman from each ward who is senior in office. The city clerk shall be clerk of said board"
 l The mayor said that the committee had given this section a good deal of thought and regarded 1t as one of the best in the new charter. He trippsd up Alderman Cross about who should be the senior sl- derman, or the new charter provides that l the aldermen should be elected at the same time for a term of two years. The mayor asked Attorney Terry about this | matter and received an answer to the effect that it was in conflict with other sections of the charter. The resolution was tabled At this juncture Alderman John H Con- don thought it time that someone else had a say, and moved that that part of section l22 beginning on line 16 be stricken out to the end of the section. Mir Condon made a good plea for the men en- gagged Tn the liquor business. He knew there are some of them who do not conduct their business in proper manner, but he did not see what that had to do with men who take proper care of their places He | held that there are just as honorable men men in the liquor trade as there are in any l other line of business in the city. Councilmen McGrath expressed similar views and said he had all his property in his own name and that he did not think this was true of all the framers of the new charter.
 The mayor asked Mir McGrath what he meant and added: "I have little proper ty and it is all in my nams."
 The motion was then put on it's passage and carried without dissenting voice.
 Alderman Cross was waiting to get rid Cf another of his amendments, and imme- diately handed in the following: Voted. that the proposed charter bS amended by striking out the provision in section 2S. page IS. line II, the words eff l one fourth of said board so desires" and | inserting therefor the words eff two mem- bers of said board SO desire" The motion was passed. This gives two aldermen the right to postpone until the next meeting any proposed bylaw or ordi. dinance. The joint session then adjourned l for one week.
 At the meeting of the councilmen the business transacted by the aldermen was approved,