Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-05
WHAT DOES IT MEANT
The Democrats of the Common Councl
 Not United.

WHAi DOeS IT M6ANT The Democrats of the Common CouaeII Not United.
 Mayor Kilduff presided at the meeting of the board of aldermen last night.
 The following petitions were received and properly referred: Of Miles McNif, for crosswalk on River street at Washing ton street. east side: of Isidore Chase. for sidewalks on East Farm street; of P. V. Halpin. for crosswalk on Baldwin street at Liberty; of John Sutro. for sidewalks and grade on Riverside street. from Washington avenue to Porter street; of Isidore Chase, for sewer in East Farm street; of William and John J. Casey, for abatement of sew CT assessment on property corner of Liber- ty and Baldwin streets; notice of Martha B. Andrews, claiming damages for injuries received by falling on Icy sidewalk on Walnut street; of Jane Mitchell for injuries received by falling on icy sidewalk on Bishop street; of James Hartnett. claiming damages for injuries received by being struck by "double-ripper" on Liberty street, January Is.
 Thomas Brown and Joseph Huey were appointed special policemen to serve around the coffee house
 The annual report of the water board accepted and ordered on file.
 r. J. Bolan asked permission to sell powder and dynamite at 90-94 Bank street It was granted.
 A recommendation from the board of finance asking permission to make a tenn porary loan of $50. .O90 was adoptel.
 The water board recommended that a fire hydrant be placed at the car sheds of the Traction Co at an expense of $I5. It was adopted.
 The following communication was re- ceived:
 "Voted, that iu consideration of their services to the country during the war of 1861 to 1865. the Grand Army of the Re- public gre entitled to the use or the City hall in this city free of expense during the day and evening of the 9th of April in each year. said day being the anniversary of the surrender of Lees army in 1865. and therefore
 Voted, that the committee on public lands and buildings ot this city be author lZed and instructed to reserve the City hall for the use of Wadhams post. No 49, Grand Army of the Republic, and their friends. during the day and evening of April 9th of each year. without expense. for the pur- pose of properly celebrating the preserya- ton of the union and encouraging the spirit of patriotism and loyalty to the gov- l OL NAS ulNGu SldlcS On motion of Alderman Halpln, second ed by Alderman Condon, the communication was adopted.
 It was voted, that the city attorney be and he Is hereby requested to prepare an act directing the county commissioners for New Haven county to pay to the treas- urer of the city of Waterbury such moneys | as they shall receive for licenses issue q | within said city to sell spirltuous and in- toxicating liquors within the limits of the city of Waterbury.
 Mayor Kilduff offered the following vote. which was passed:
 Voted, that the city attorney be and he is hereby requested to prepare and draft an act which will exempt the city of Waterbury from the provisions and condi- tions imposed by the act passed by the general assembly of the state at the Janu- ary session thereof. 1893. entitled: An act authorizing cities and other munich palities to establish plants for the manu. facture of gas and electricity and that he present the act so prepared to the present general assembly for action; and that he and the senator from this senatorial dis. trict and the representatives in the said assembly from the tc wn of Waterbury, be and they are hereby requested to procure the passage of said act so prepared by the city attorney
 The board concurred with the council. men in the referring to the committee on public lands and buildings petition. ask ing that the city illuminate the dials of the town clock.
 The board tabled the vote of the coun- cilmen directing the board of compensa- ton to assess one-fifth of the cost of the block paving on South Main street from I Maa1nuy fn Jaua1ru Sfra N.N oh ., property owners.
 The board concurred with the council. men in the election of Charles Schmidt for sealer of weights and measures for two years.
 The mayor announced the following committees:
 Lamps and gas, Alderman Barlow; law. Alderman kIefer; public lands and build. ings. Alderman Conlon; abatements Alderman Begnal and Sanford; auditing city accounts, Alderman Halpin; auditing water accounts, Alderman Gregory; rules, Aldermen Cross and Halpin.
 The board concurred with the council men in the election of ]. H. Hart and James Horigan as members of the fire board. and of T. c. O'Brien and A I Goodrich, as members of the board of police commissioners.
 At the meeting of the councllmen Clerk Slavin administered the oath of office to Councilman T. L. Horigan, who was not present at the last meeting.
 4 petition from P. E. D. Mclean foI the position of sealer of weights and mC asures was placed on ile. A petition of Samuel McCormack for the acceptance of Vine street. south from Farm street was referred to the road board. There was considerable discussion over the pas. sage of the vote in relation to the block paving on South Main street. but the aldermen made short work of what the councilmen had done in this respect
 President Tracy announced the rest of his committee as follows: Lamps and gas Messrs Thunberg and Horigan; to audit the city accounts. Mir Filling; to audit the water accounts. Messr> Benedict and | keefs.
 In all other matters the board concurred with the councilmen. An interesting fea. ture of the closing scenes of the meeting was the receipt of box of cigars each from Councilman Tracy and Clerk Slavin.