Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
l.. ". Mooring Petitioned Board for
 Change in Water Rates.

The board of aldermen held an ad- journed meeting last night, there being pI esent Chairman Hall, Aldermen Ma nancy, Boylan, Foley, Tirreil. Blakes- lee, White, Callan and Walker, one short of two-thirds of the board, the number necessary to make transfers from one appropriation to another, consequently this matter went over for another week. This hold up is a serious blow to the street department and great loss to the public work that was well under way and would be finished by this time if, the trans fers asked for had been made at the proper time. Owing to this tomfool- cry on the part of the board of alder men it looks now as if most of the work which it was intended to clean up this year will have to stand over winter whether the transfers are made or not. The unfinished work which will suffer most is the cobbling of gutters. People were hurrying along with the laying of sidewalks and curbS,' beliey- ing that the city was ready to pave the gutters as soon as they had per formed their part of the, work. and now that the gutters are not being paved the chances are good' for hav- ing the curbing undermined and the sidewalks destroyed by next spring, naturally people who went to the ex- pense of carrying out these orders feel that they have been used rather shab- billy by the city boards. It is some thing that never occurred before and
 is looked upon by business men as pretty cheap politics.
 A communication was received from Miss Anna l.. Ward of the Friendly league thanking the board for its assistance in establishing the cook
 ing school at that institution, and eX- tending an invitation to attend the re- ception to be held in the league hall
 next Thursday night. The invitation
 was accepted by unanimous vote. F. w Mooring petltioned the board for relief from our present system of water and meter rates. The matter
 was referred to the board of public works. AIr Mooring claims that the
 city has no right to charge more than
 one price to consumers. He wants
 something done to save private indi- vidualS from the rapaciOuSneSS of cor
 porations. When the value of their
 plants is considered. he says. they pay practically no taxes i'll comparison to private property owners. consequently
 small holders are taxed beyond their
 means to pay. The poor man pays 2
 cents for q hundred gallons of water. the corporations get that amount for
 half cent and probably less.
 City Engineer Cairns reported the
 completion of sewers in Mill street. West Main street and Woodlawn ter
 race. The annual report of r. ]. Kings
 bury, treasurer of the Bronson library fund, was received and ordered print ed in the municipal register.
 On recommendation of the board of 1 health. A. ". Goldsmith was granted q license as city scavenger.
 A vote was passed instructing the comptroller to credit the collector with certain ahatements made by the old l school board. other taxes Illegally as- sessed and nncollectable taxes. in all $1.301.01 This completed all the bus
 mess on hand and q short recess was l taken to see if another member. of the
 board world show up so that the trans l fers could be made. The much desired
 man failed to put in an appearance. l Chairman Hall wanted to know if l those present could come to-night in | case the board adiourned until thls
 evening. The question did not receive
 many favorable replies and finally It
 was decided to adjourn for a week.