Waterbury Democrat., 1900-11-13
THE QUESTION OF CONSOLIDATION.
Aldermen Discussed It Last Evening-Comnt- tee Appointed To Investigate the Matter
 Large Crowd of Spectators at the tse Meeting.

city is not through there yet and that he will not have to pay until the job is finished
 The recommendation of the board of public works that a retaining wall be built along Mad River from ScovilPs bridge to the Clock shop property, and that of the board of public safety, re- garding the appointment of ten new patrolmen were referred to the board of finance.
 The report Of the board of public works recommending that Pine street be laid out to a width of 50 feet from Hillside avenue to Cooke street, a grade established and building lines designated, was accepted and the board ordered to make the necessary plans and descriptions. The report of the board of public works that How ard street from Wolcott street to South Oak street be laid out and a grade es- tabliShed for the same was laid on the table.
 All the other recommendations of the board of public works, with the exception of the Jewelry street mat ter, were adopted. The committee on law reported in the case of James Nj. Fitzgerald, injured on Riverside street June 1, recommending that he be given leave to withdraw. The recommenda- tion was approved.
 Louis Ratfel was appointed q con- stable without pay to do duty upon his own premises. On motion of Al derman White it was voted to in struct the superintendent of streets to report to the aldermen by January 1 1901, the names of persons who have not laid sidewalks as ordered by the board. The communication of the board of health in reference to al InUni in, I IL ;,D rear of the property of L. H. Toucy was referred to the board of public works.
 The recommendation of the board of public works that the S9799 uneX- pended balance for the extension of Jewelry street be placed in q sinking fund and kept there for that special purpose was offered by Alderman GosS on the ground that he did not consider it legal and moved that the matter be referred to the board of finance. The motion was lost, all the democrats and MT Callan and MT Walker voting against it. Mir Goss then objected to immediate action and the matter rested there. Alderman Cailan said he believed the board of public works acted wisely in making such recommendation. The idea. he said, was to fix things so that there would be. no danger of q board that might be indifferent to this project, blocking it by neglecting to appropri- ate anything for it. The layout and grade of Beacon street extension from Crown street to Fleet street was ac- cepted and referred to the bureau of assessments. The change of grade at the south west corner of Walnut ana Orange streets was also accepted and referred to the bureau of assess mentS.
 The following transfers were order ed: From the account, lamps and gas, to the account salaries of teachers. SoOO; from account, street assessments to account, salaries of teachers. Sl,oOO, from account, street assessment to the account for Drggs, Bernard and Webster schools, S2OO: from the account for furniture supplies of schools S315; from the account depart ment of health, S375; from account, storm water drainage, S1, TOO; from ac- count, ventilation and sewerage at Elm street school, S, ,29321; in all S43GS.21 to the account of repairs and maintainance of schools from exten- slon or water pipes to reservoirs main tainance, S2,O00.
 The report of the board of public Safety on the petition of Thomas Me
 
 lice protection in the district south of Washington street, was to the effect that the chief of police was at present furnishing the best police protection he can with the limited number of men at his command. On motion of MT Goss the report was accepted and ordered transmitted to the petitioners. another way of giving them leave to withdraw. An Invitation was received from the League of Ameri- can Municipalities to the mayor and board of aldermen to attend the fourth annual convention of the league to be held in Charleston, s. C., December 12-l5. The clerk was directed to ac Knowledge the invitation
 A notice from Charles A. Baldwin through his attorney, William E. Ihoms, that he would claim damages for injuries received by falling into an open area way in the passway be- tween the Scovill house and City hall on August 24. was referred to the committee on law
 A batch of petitions for abatement or city taxes was referred to the com m1ttee on abatements
 The board then adjourned. zeES-
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