Waterbury Democrat., 1901-12-04
JUDGE COWELL A TARGET.
Republicans Express Their Opinions
 After Notice Was Served.


 The board of public works held il meeting yesterday afternoon, Mayor Kilduff presiding and all the members being present. During the session the meeting was honored by two visits from Sheriff Rigney, who came first 10 serve papers on Mayor Kilduff, in1orIa- ing him that Judge Cowell, setting at defiance the will of the electors of Wa terbury, as expressed by their votes at the last city election. had decided to plunge the city into litigation over the right to the office of mayor. The little sheriff was very nice about the matter and called the mayor to one side and handed him the paper with as much secrecy as the circumstances would permit. "A stinking, sneaklng piece of business" was the way some of tne republicans present referred to the ac- tion of Judge Cowell. The mayor ac- cepted the document cheerfully, re- turned to the table, remarking as le sat down: q don't know whether 1t is legal for me to act any longer" Later the sheriff made another call. this time on a still hunt for Comptroller Russell. The people elected Russell by a Liz majority. but E. J. Steer, the republi can candidate, whom the people stated emphatically they didn't wish to serve in that capacity, wants to get RusSelrs berth regardless as to whether the Deo- pie intended to give if to him or not. Mir Russell wasn't there, and tilr doughty sheriff replaced his legal docu- ments on his shoulder and propelled them further on. He found him and then looked up George A. Gibson and passed him note stating that John Meyer is anxious to step into his shoes as city treasurer. A supreme effort was made to induce other candidates on the republican ticket to don the war paint and go into the fray, but to their credit be it said that they stubbornly refused, one of them being pressed so hard that he answered with an oath that he'd starve before he would try to get hold of an office which the people had refused to give him.
 'I'm very much disappointed in Cow ell, said one of the members, after the papers had been served on the mayor.
 I'm not" replied another. "In fact. should have been disappointed, though, if he failed to take advantage of the mistake"
 After this all reference to the ques- tion ceased and the board got down 10 business. Sewer assessments we're levied on Dikeman and West Main streets, Woodlawn terrace, sylvan we nue, Mill street and Washington street. The Benedict x Burnham Co was cx- empted all it's frontage on Mill street bounded by the pond, and the Steele k Johnson Co was exempted 100 feet These, with the exemption for St Fran cis Xavier'S parish, made up the prin- cipal exemptions.
 The petition of John Deferari for a license to maintain a bootblack's stand in Exchange place. and of Charles Adolph for permission to erect bar ber's pole in front Of 353 West Main street. were referred to the committee on obstructions. The petitions of ". F. Quigley, for the placing in safe condition Long Hill road; Charlotte An. derson. for an electric light at the cor- ner of Fleet and Beacon streets. were | put on the list for Investigation. It was voted to hear property owners on Pearl. Hopkins. Hill and Frederick streets and Cottage place. relative 10 sewer assessments, on the evening of December r. The payrolls were read and approved. as follows: Streets 21.- 234 6S: sewers. $1S0.24: water S429. ID: additional water supply, S352.13; en- gineering. S373.75.
 The city engineer was requested 10 prepare q map for the layout and tho profile for the grade of Ashley strcer, 1 from Warren to Walnut.
 Mayor Kilduff remarked that he no- | ticed several large sewer bills In the l batch inst approved and asked tho en- sineer if he thought the appropriations would hold ont. Mir Cairns stated slnt | in that work and water pipe extension | it would he necessary to exceed tho aprronrations. Were up against rock right along." he said. It was voted to recommend to the hoard Of financp that S1.700 ba transferred to sewers and S700 to extension of wate:. I pines.
 l The board adjourned for two weeks.