Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-12

ent, heard, but q motion 10 tnlS eHect was lost, Aldermen Blakeslee, Kane, Cross and White voting ''yes," and Al dermen Mahaney, Morris, Goss, Boy Ian and Walker answering mo-"
 The motion offered by MT Goss was finally put and carried. Then Alderman Cross wanted another committee ap- pointed with instructions to make d recommendation. No one seconded the motion and the matter rested there.
 The debate on the school site was q tame affair compared with the TOW over the petition asking for an abate- ment of taxes to the amount of $l5O against the Italian church property on South Main street. Alderman Mahan- ey started the ball rolling by moving that the prayer of the petitioners be granted, on condition that D. H. Tier ney pay $50 of the amount, which he understood the gentleman was willing to do. MT Tierney. was present and stated that in order to settle up the matter he would pay $50 towards it. Alderman Walker explained that this was a case where the church bought the property knowing that the tax was due, the amount being made part of the purchase price. T voted against it at a previous meeting" said MT Walker. flor the same reason that l opposed the granting of a similar peti- ton for the Friendly league the only difference between them being that the amount abated for the league was considerably larger than this one. was opposed to both petitions, but after the Friendly leagues passed l wanted to see this take the same course and Pm prepared to vote for it. Alderman Goss: "I can't vote for that motion because l don't believe that this board has q right to donate public money for any such purpose I take the same position upon this that I took on the one from the Friendly league. I am willing to help make up the amount from my own personal fund. but I shall refuse to vote to pay it out of the city treasury. If any one wants to pass around a subScrip- tion paper to make up this sum he can call upon me-
 Aldermen Blakeslee and White were in favor of making up the amount among the members, and promised to vote for the motion at a future meet ing in case the proposed subscription failed.
 | Alderman Walker: "Will you do that with the Friendly leagues peti- tion?''
 Alderman Blakeslee: 'That case is settled. I want no job raising dead hOrSeS.'
 Alderman Walker: "Why didn't you people suggest that plan when | their petition was before the board?' Mir Blakeslee: Alderman White wasn't here"
 Mir Walker: "You were, though and voted for it, toO.'
 Mir BlakeSlee: That's all right I'm willing to vote for this, too. un less it can be raised in some other way
 Alderman White: "I have the kind est feelings for MT Tierney and would like to help him out. I'm satisfied tc help these people, too, but I'd like tC see something done which would pre- vent real estate speculators from re beating things of this kind. If we lei i them. they'll keep soaking us right along. What difference does it make to the petitioners where the money comes from, if the claim is settled? I'm willing to go down into my pocket
 Alderman Mahaney: T object tC that kind of assistance. It never has been resorted to for other organiza tions and I don't see why We should think Of it now. 1 won't contribute anything to such a fund. Let it be abated as other cases of the kind have | been from time to time.'
 Alderman Cross favored abating tn, | tax and stated that the board hat erred in abating the taxes for tho Friendly league. He considered al such institutions helpful to the com munity and worthy of assistance iron the public.
 | Chairman Hall thought there were as good and probably better. reason: as to why this petition should b, granted as there were for the actio1 taken by the board on the Friendly leagues, but he considered that an( this wrong in principle" He want ed to try the subscription first and i
 this should not pan out all right h. would vote to abate the tax.
 Two motions, one to lay the matte
 on the table and another to defer ac tion on the question until the next reg
 ular meeting were put and lost, afte
 which the original motion was vote,
 upon and carried, but one or two op posing It.
 The recommendation of the boar,
 of public works that q ten foot build
 ing line be established on Prospec
 street was received and the matter re ferred to the bureau of assessment. %
 A big batch of petitions for abate
 ment of city and school taxes wer
 read. Some were clerical errors an,
 others were cases where the peopl
 were too poor to pay. All these wer abated.
 John G. Lunny asked for an abate
 ment of Al. the same being inter
 est on taxes due on his fathers es
 tate. He wanted to be heard on tn I matter before the aldermen. The com | mittee on abatements. recommende' that he be heard, but the board di,
 not take kindly to this and on motiol
 of Mir Goss the petitioner was givel | leave to withdraw.
 | W. +. Price asked for an abatemen
 of $37, the same being the amount o
 the percentage added for neglecting t
 hand in his tax list. He pleade