Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-16
66.550 co 22.45O %

was ns follows, viz: Bonded
 indebtedness, less sinking fund 66,55O OO Temporary loan oruers out
 standing April l, 1855. 22,4 ,45O co Total indebtedness April l. 1895 $ 5000 co Total town and Center school dis
 trict Indebtedness April 1, 1895 : IA 900 %
 Nine-tenths of this amount as stated above, the city taxpayers are legally holden for and will have to eventually pay the same. This amounts 10 Sl29. 600.
 Total net Indebtedness Rs stated above, $939 591. We will have a total indebtedness upon the taxpavars of this city on the nrs' day of April. 1895. of $1, ,069 l90
 Add to thIs amount the sum of $500 900 To additional water bonds. and still further add SS6 900. nine-tenths of the S40000 to hc eN- pended by the town for the proposed new court house, said sum of $S6 900 being hb1u' the share the city taxpayers will have to boar if the project is carried throurl at an expense not 10 exceed SS0.0O0 and wa will have a grand total Indebtedness of $1 405. .l90. for which the property ard property owners within the limits of this city will be legally holden.
 Gentlamen. these figures may seem larS". they are large. hut they are true. and they must carry with them the conviction that We are increasing our indebtedness at very rapid pace.
 In the face of this vary largo indeht ness, | in tho face of the urgent necessity for in- creasing school accommodations, ask you l is it good policy, or will 1t be good business management To TerStSt at tLe pteSf't't m ask | ing for authority to issue these $3l0 900 Ot | sewage disposal bonds. and will state TtGh' | here and desire to be placed upon record i" l that effect, that 1T such authority Is ohtaine' l these bonds will not only he issued, but | every dollar obtained from the sale of samF | will be expanded inside Of two years. In regard to the third measure. which provides that this city shall be exempt from the provisions of the act ra% ed relating t' municip palItise doing their lighting. this court | has placed itself on rCcori-t Is desirable that as many members of this court ba pres | ent Ht tomorrOw's hearing in relation to 'h!s | matter as can conveniently do so. Your presence will denote the interest you and | the city take in this matter
 E, G KlLDUFF, Mayor l W huiV, Ar l5 1895
 Another communication was read from the mayor objectinG to the city's paying the faGman at the Washington avenue crossing. It costs $6is a year to maintain this flaSman there and the mayor could not see why the railroad company. which is responsible for the crossing. should not meet that expense.
 Mir Cross said: Do you think it wise to withdraw that flsgman before we get an opinion from the railroad commissioners 1 Mayor kilduff: Il do. In my opinion it is tune that expense was stopped. Iu l fact It ought never to have been com menced. The city is not responsible foI damage done by the railroad company, and i see no reason why We should maintain a man there at the expense of the taxpayers to look after the interests of the railroad company If you want 10 continue pay ing bills for the railroad company. why all 1 right The man was placed there in iS9: with the understanding that some settle ment would be reached in short time, and now that the place is properly pro tected you need not fear that the company will be in any hurry to make d change that might relieve us of this expense and place it upon themselves. We are no. responSi- ble for accidents which happen there."
 The city attorney was then asked to Givt his opinion as t. whether the city woult be liable for damages occurring at thi' point Tn case the hlgman should be dis charged He sad: There Is no respon sibility resting on the city of Waterbury for accidents that may happen there The l placing of tlaGmlu there was d feeling ot good will on the part of the court of com mon council toward, the citizens of Water
 bury. matter of prrcAuti0n or publi, safety"
 Aldermen Gregory. EeHnal and Cuudou opposed the withdrawal of the Il 'GmRn un
 hl some other arrangement had te, n made
 All talked of th" large number "t people
 who pass ther,. ,i illv and of the difficult,
 in seeing an a''r'r",r,i ing train, especially
 since llolmr~ N'r,h A llayd, nS bml
 th,lr fcnc,. nl ~treet Mir Condor
 askvd If the ,.lS N.> Ent respou>lhl" wh,
 the man was put ;',.. ., two years ..a;>.
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 two years ago. $. i'r' mn,'r It." m .t
 ter was tabled
 This seemrt to ne,tr A,i ,'u,n tIo>> who remarked that tue hlSlaAu should b. kept there until he is replaced hy auNth,
 man to be pid by the railroad company
 He believed il WAS the duty ot the city t.
 maintain thu, tAgmsn for the present am said if one htr should be saved. one lIttl child. the money would be will spent
 A recommendation from the road boar,
 recommending that new Internationa
 street sweeper be bought, to cost $650. wa adopted.
 The vote on the withdrawal of the reuues for permission to issue bonus was then O;
 fered. Il don't see any use in talking an more upon the subject" said Mir Cross ! ''I am prepared to vote on it " - Mir klefer: Il think il would be poo policy for us to ask leave to issue sucl bonds. have thought this over good des n and do not think We should make such = move until We are compelled to do it 6 The estimate of the bonded indebtedness [ of the city has scared me and would nC l. vote to increase that one cent unless sav | that it was really necessary,
 Alderman Halpln: I've have been Sivel . the right to use the Naugatuck river fu . sewage disposal purposes and until th y general assembly says We must dIscontinu l. to use it 1 should not favor making pro ! | vision for any other method of disposing ( o it. If you ask for permission to isSu .t these bonds it will be granted The bono 6 will be issued and the money spent in Il couple of years. If We stand on our riGt - to use the NauHatuck river we save all th i money for the clty.'
 S. The matter was put to a vote and carried ,t Alderman Cross said he would like A VI E and nay vote on the matter.
 The vote has been declared, alderman
 said the mayor.
 The vote to rescird the resolution passt
 at a meeting held March 9. 1895. author d ing the board to ask for permission to issI n these bonds was then put upon Its passag ,< Mir Cross called for a yea and nay vot
 The result was tie. Aldermen Halpil
 Condon, Begnal and Kiefer voting in flaw , of it, and Aldermen Cross, Barlow. SaBfo' and Gregory opposing it. The mayor dl s solved the tie by voting in the affirm ae tive.
 le The vote disclaiming all responsibilit D. or liability of the city by reason of ha
 ing made sewage disposal surveys ar ie having asked for authority to issue sewal Pa disposal bonds was then taken from Il
 table and passed.
 le A recommendation of the road board l. reference to the putting down of walks { ss Pleasant and River streets was adopte VI law day. May Is.
 pr The following proposals relative to m " nicipal lighting were read:
 s. To the Honorable the CUtut of Common Gu Is CIl. Ctiy oJ Waterbury. COMn: as We herewith respectfully submit l'T 90 posHl Tor lightipS the city streets, parks Il u- hv syas ss yCn Tsouest in y0ur recent "
 | of Instructions To NOur committee on lam