Waterbury Democrat., 1900-12-04
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Mayor Kilduff Will Represent the
 City in Charleston

City in Charleston.
 The board of aldermen met last night, there being present Chairman Hall and Aldermen White, Blakeslee. Goss. Cross, Walker Callan, Chesson, Phelan, Mahaney, Boylan and Morris.
 few petitions for abatement on city taxes were read and referred to the committee on abatemenis.
 The claim of Robert Somers for dam- age to horse and harness on Riverside street was referred to the committee cn law. Similar action was taken on the claim of Archie l.. Stanton for dam age caused by falling over a retaining wall near Rock street.
 The, communication from the city en- Gineer in reference to the completion of paving in certain streets was re- ceived and placed on file.
 At tllis iuncture Mir Goss asked if any order is observed regarding tine levying of paving assessments. The clerk stated that there will be a com municaticn submitted to the next meet ing of the board on this subject. the idea being to wait until they get all of them together and act upon them in a block.
 A communication was received from
 
 there is not money enough on hand to meet the cost of fire alarm boxes this season. On motion of Mir GoSS the pc titiCns were referred back for consid- eration in January.
 On suggestion of Mr Goss. the rec cmmendation Of the board of pubic works that the square on North Nam street at Bishop street be designated as North square. was laid on the table, pending action in reference to the pro posed change of name for a portion Of Cherry street at that point.
 The recommendation Of the board Of public works that Mayer kilduH be delegateu to represent the city at th" convention of the League of American Municipalities in Charleston OH Decelr- Der 13. II and 15. was unanimously adopted.
 The recommendation of the board of public works in reference to the grade and layout of Pine street. from Hill side avenue tc Cooke street, was read ard referred to the bureau of assess ment. Similar action was taken re gnrding a layout and grade for Grant street and Branch street. two small streets at Roger & Hamiltons. in the north end.
 The report of the bureau of assess ment in reference to the layout of the Plank road was read and adopted. The report of the beard of finance that five new policemen be appointed was laid over until the next meeting. but Mir Gcss was willing to have It | acted upon favorably then and there. | The recommendation of the Doafd ol fnance that bonds to the amount or 1 S.GO. eco be issued to meet floating in +l,. ,tNrs tabled for a week. Chairman Hall spoke in favor of this proposition and stated that he knew of no better way | of meeting the debt than by bonding the city for at least one new school will have to be built every year. MT 1 Cross believed that if We issue bonds q sinking fund should be established | to meet the bonds. according as they matured. Mir Goss thought that if this debt had been contracted ny eA- ceeding appropriations. it was queS, tion whether the city could be helu responsible for it. T have nothing 10 suggest" said the alderman. put II might he well to ask the city attorney about it. I have little curiosity my self
 Nr Cross: If it were shown that it had been contracted illegally coulu i the city repudiate it:'
 NIr Cess: ''Not all. but it is but short time ago when we were called upon to make an appropriation or SJ.OOO that had already been eXp2nd ed on the Washington school. thlnk there should be some check on that board. If the appropriation was eN- ceeded. as I understand. the board that allowed it should be held responsible for it. l understand that the bonds IS sued by the Center school district a short time ago were intended to meet this floating debt. as well as to mee1 current expenses. I think we ought to- know a little more about this mat | fer