Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-16
$3OO,OOO SAVED.

SensatIonRI Council Meeting Rtl
 Which It Is Decided Not to Issue
 Sewer Bonds.-PrOposRls For Light
 ing the City by Electricity and Gas. ,I
 Tue meeting of the city government which took place last night was one of the most interesting held for some time and the result was a big triumph for Mayor Kilduff and his economic policy. for in the face of an adverse opinion from City At torney Burpee the mayors idea as to- the advisability of withdrawing the re quest presented to the legislature asking | for permission to issue $30O, 900 sewage dis pcsal bonds prevailed and the vote author i2ing the court of common council to issue such bonds was rescinded the mayor giving the deciding vote with the remark: "Gent t.emen. it gives me great pleasure to save the citizens and taxpaye IS $500, GOO ! by deciding this vote" The mayor also made a vigcfous fight to withdraw the gate man at the Washington avenue railroad | crossing bp. the board tabled this matter until some future p3eetinG. The mayor contended that it was the duty of the New Ycrk. New Haven and Hartford Railroad company to pay for protecting this cross ing instead nf the city of Waterbury. The meeting opened with the reading of l lue OplulOu OI tue CllN lu ence to A vote tabled at the last meeting asking that the board request the with irawal from the legislature of the bill asking permission to issue bonds for scwags disposal purposes. The opinion was as follows:
 coMMU UNICATIoN FIR THE CITY ATTORNEY.
 10 the Honorable Board Of Aliermsn of the
 City Cf Hdterbury:
 ba1a a | 'lnu from the city clerk stating tha: at your ,,=; ma'iinc y"u passed vote requesting | ue la xiv my opinion as to whether or not l t would ba advisable 10 pass the following | motions:
 | IL "NHEREAs IT there be any impression hat the city of Waterbury by considering
 ae question of issuing bonds for sewage dis poSal purposes, or by the emploVtnG of Ru- ] luiph HerIug to look into this matter of >-wtEe disposal, or bv any othor net that tn. fly has done or any talk that there has been
 any position that 1t has taken, that it rec
 .guiZ 'S any liability for any damage 10 any
 rOe on account of its sewage or any respon- -thili'y for making a change in its present disposition of the same; therefore
 "I0tei. That the city ol Waterbury does
 ,ut recoSCiZ9 and does hereby diSaVow any
 ability or responsibility by reason oi the same.
 ,. "I'Oted That the vote passed at the
 meeting of this court heli March 1, 1895. re-
 a;inG 10 the city of Waterbury, as king fo, l authority To issue ponds To tnS amount OI SSO0. .00O, the proceeds of same to be expended for tho purpose of sewage disposal and tol a 1t Oriiy to condemn land for sewage dis r 'snl purposes. rights of way, etc be and | n" same Is hereby TeSoindod.
 ! 3 "l'otsd, That the request ot this cour | # common council on behalf oi the city Q
 Waterbury. asking thr general assembly O
 this st .tH 10 grant permission to this city t(
 ISSue $500, ,00O sewage disposal bonds be aut the same Is hereby withiIawn."
 | 1 haVA the honor to say that no nd 1 vantage or disadvantage In passing the Hrs
 vote. Any action your honorable boar
 may talk" upon that vote could have no ef } feet whatever upon the suits now pending | The superior court will undoubtedly deter ltLe the>N cases, us it does every other
 sITIr ly upon the issues framed by the plead
 uS<, and with reference to the facts whici
 existed at the time when the sut:s wer' ] drought. So far AS the question of liabiit.
 TOT damages Is concerned, il will make n, difference what the city has said don ~ILce that time. As tO the question of u per . mhneut injunction 10 restrain Iha city fIo
 -mptyinS its sewage into the NHuEatuci rVrr, the court will reach tts decision with } ut reference to tlo fact that the city ha recently applied for permission to issu >"wrgaEa bonds, or to the Iact that il ha lately employed a distinguished engineer |, f iuNtstiSaI" the mRtt"r 0t sewage disposal. O 'n any other ac; Ui tue city dCne SlLce th
 be- inning Ot Inc li;iSh'iOu. lu my Oplhi nu these tac'S would influences the court to {. more favorable treatment of the city fl th
 "furt~ should drrid" that the city mus l : '"urr or later cease Ia use the NdUE ttucI | TIVrT for such purposes. IL would b" tO tn ; cIty'S a'iVaatar" h"!:"v". |" he able [" show l lu such ras", hlt II has trIet to nCt reason n .,hy and fairly to all pcrs0uS. and had eX . 1 tn~;td every means within its power, An' ! l WIS sfI!I dDltlS all thI | could, Ia iiud som :, wy |" disIvs" of its scwaS" without "ti"ns , | 'u Nolr. This vtaw If the question k Ire U rl~"'N th" One Whlrh has been taken hy tn | Gi-luEuI~hr,i cUuurIl who have been aivis T. ,s-f l.. . uouhlr.
 Int. Src md ami thlrd vo;e> in my oprnlo
 II Is net Advi~Ahl'' [" Irass. have just tndl .'ar,"! what influence thIuk such acttn ! niEht hHVA upon the issue ~ the cases no t' h ,irtr the c'urts. further reason wh t tavSa vNtHs should not be passed Is that il 1 S nut advisable for he city 10 put itself in 1 position where 1t cannot issue seweraIS NNn Is al any time when 1t wishes to do st ' However contdeLt We may feel as to succ s - lu these suits. II Is not the part of wisdom [ \ t.rpTiVe ourselves Of the mems of meetIr
 tu uufavotnb,e decision as easily and cht aI l ly as possible. IL must he remembered thH
 the city has applied 10 the legislature oRl
 fir the rISht to issue these bonds whenevr
 II may leem Il b. "a do So. Such an aE . pncatiOn cannot at all effect the city's de
 trnse. and will certainly. Ii granted, Glv th
 city the power to meet any emergency In tn ,- future win the pest possible advantage. l fl rtalIlN thls application is only fo- ihe pui
 ose If obtaining the power to pay possihl
 
 Ht all, could not otherwise be paid as wei e Whether we shall have to pay such expens e TT not II iS certainly wisC to be prepared ,S pay them to the best advantage.
 , r rmit me tO add that the ely has cUI , tes'ed these cases stUbhornly and persisten u ly for moro than four years, and certAtnl
 never have heard anyone express an inter Il ton or desire to contest the m less stubborn f and persIsteuty in the future. In R matte
 of 90 great impOrtance tt has seemed wise . many citizAns 10 consider tn good time wh' would re the position of the "ity II thes e cases should be de ,ided adversely. For thl n reason only. as understand II, 1t was d,
 ridcd that it would be prudent 10 app
 for authority to issue sewerage bonds an
 employ MT. Herring to make a tn orouGh (:
 AmlnatiOn of this subject. That course mu
 lee Ammepd itself to any jldicious mind
 he proper one to continue % follow. a i'd "'SRSS1nGi'T' RScIEa F. Bunprr. n, City Attorney. |" Waterbury, April 13. 1895.
 .' The communication was accepted an h placed on file. The follow wing was the n presented from Mayor Kilduff which W, y also placed on file:
 !, COMMUNICATION FROM THE MAYOR. ,1 To the Honorable Board q Conan n Counc Of ths (Ity or HGteTbry:
 T Genfl. men :-HearinGs on the folowII " Waterbury matters take place before q
 committee on cities and borouHhs in q
 capitol building. Hartford. at o'clock | v morrow afternoon, VIZ:
 ht 1. A bill authorizing Waterbury to iss, M water bonds to the amount of $SO0,000 e- ,, Author ztnG Waterbury to issue sewal 'n disposal bonds to the amount of $500, 900. is 8. A bill exemp'irg Waterbury from | d. provisions of an act passed by the last gel if cral assembly authorizing he municipaliti = 10 establish plants for the manufacture ,h gas and electricity.
 H. ItIs expected that there will be little CT no opposition to Il 6 ST tnting to WRterbu ng authority 10 issue additional water bond 6 1 While the cost of the branch water supply
 far more than was at first anticipated. |
 work Of course, will have to be complat
 and Il will be necessary to ask for the iss
 Iug of these bonds.