Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-14

 the other side was in the majority"
 Alderman Halpin: .It might be the same way. That's where politics comes in" T
 Alderman Cross. ''You are right, it is politics good and solid."
 Alderman Halpin: I've have been given until next Thursday to consider a new charter. Do you think it is doing jastice to the people of Waterbury to vote on charter, the provisions of which we are about to hear read for the first time? No man, no matter how bright his mind, could sit here and listen to the hurried able to vote inteihgentiy upon the same evening person should have some time to consider it before voting. To do anything different would be to act without knowing anything about the measure to be voted on."
 Alderman Cross thought the board knew as much about the matter as was necessary and said there was too much valuable time lost on the work to let it go for nothing "WeI forget all we know about it before the next two years."
 Alderman Begnal; "I think it would be all the better for the people if you should forget all you know about it. Mir Cross"
 After few more passages the mayor put the motion, which was carried and the city attorney walked into the aldermanic cham. Der with the document in his arms. Mir Burpee proceeded to state that he had nothing to do with the charter, except that himself and MT Terry had eliminated from it all that pertained to consolidation, at the | request of certain citizens, and whether the board adopted it or not was immaterial | to him and MT Terry They did not care a rap. he stated. whether the city got a | new charter or not. He almost made the mayor fall out of his seat and some of the aldermen turned pale when he said it would take about four hours to read it. Mayor Kilduff said he did not propose to wait four hours and the city attorney said he did not propose to read it all l On motion of Mir Cross the board voted to invite the couneilmen to join them in considering the new charter. While the resolution was being passed along to the | lower board the mayor, who was looking over the new charter remarked: ''Colonel, l thought you said there were no radical changes in this from the original draft. I notice the first thing that you have five | wards"
 Colonel Burpee: "I'il explain that when I get to it."
 few minutes later word came back that the councilmen failed to concur on the vote to meet to consider a new charter and the meeting decided to go it alone, with this prelude from the mayor:
 Il want to say right here that charters are not play toys and if there are any radical changes in this draft I, as a citizen, shall claim time to consider it. The simple reading of charter wont suit me. One word placed here and there, and which might not be noticed in the first or second reading, would change the mean ing of whole book. These little joker: have often crept in unnoticed and caused no end of trouble in public documents Every member of the court of common council should have printed ccpy of this document and lots of time to consider it. No matter how great the desire of some people to secure the passage of charter the fact must not be overlooked that it is something that concerns everyone in the city and no man or body of men have interests that are paramount to the whole people I am as deeply in terested in the welfare of the city of Water bury as any member of this board and desire to state that I want this matter dis cussed in a thoro19n manner before nctior is taken on 1t
 | The republican III ,mbers of the lower [ board filed into the nldermauic chamber and sat down to listen to the reading of | the charter, and by th~ time the work wa. gone through it proved tp be a revelation to those who were not in the ring Nil Burpee said several had spoken of creating an additional ward and this change hat been introduced at late hour at the sug gestion of a number of prominent citizens
 The manner in which the new ward ha,
 been made out is as follows:
 "AIl that part of said city lying northerly | Of a line Fnnnin0 tha of F EAs
 Main street from Center square to the city limits. and easterly of a line running il the center of North Main street to the city limits. shall be and remain the first ward
 -''All that part of said city lying westerl, of the line in the center of said Nortl Main street. and northeIly of a llne run
 ming in the center of West Main street
 from point where East Main and Nortl
 Main streets iutersect, to the city limits
 shall be and remain the second ward. "All that part of said city lying south erly of said line n the center of Wes . Main street. and westerly of line running from the point of intersection of the cente lines of East Main and North Mair streets, through Exchange place, to an,
 along the center line of Bank street to th city limits. shall be and remain the thirt ward.
 "All that part of said city lying easterl, of the said line from the point ot intersec ton of East Main and North Main streets
 through Exchange place. to and along th center line of Bank street, and westerly o line in the center of South Main street from said point of intersection of Nortl
 Main and East Main streets to Uniol } street. and southerly of line in the cente of Union street at Scovill's bridge, ant westerly of a line running in the center o I 1zIl III } remain the Fourth ward.
 ''Afl that part of said city lying betweeI , said last mentioned line and the line in tn center of East Main street. shall be and re | main the Fifth Ward"
 The general city officers to be electe, } are mayor. city clerk, comptroller. sherii ' and two agents of the Bronson librar,
 fund. The councilmen are to be wipe, out of existence. There will be fifteel aldermen, no aldermen at large and n ? minority representation. The aldermen 3 shall not pass vote on any matter alread t covered by statute; the mayor by and witt the consent of the aldermen can remov members of boards for cause. The city
 engineer and frcmen are elected durip |, good behavior and the city attorney is al lowed to receive court fees on successful l cases tried in the interest of the city. H F like all the other appointiye officers will g elected by the aldermen and shal
 have power to employ counsel to assis 8 him in all cases whenever he deems it ez
 pedient. The clause making it obligator ! on the clerk of the house of represents . tives to report to the mayor all matter brought up in the house relat 2 ing to Waterbury was l. it out as were D number of other important matters whic practically render it 8 whole new job.
 When the reading had been gon
 through the mayor asked what action th S board desired to take on the charter jus Q read by the city attorney.
 { MT Burpee said: Il want to say that 8 . i eifv afkornev am mt acfinp in this matte