Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-13
nAUGATUck NEWS
Warden and Bnrgesses Held a Lengthy sA Meeting Last Night.

:. Meeting Last Night.
 The board of warden and burgesses held an adjourned meeting in the court room last night. Meeting was called to order by Warden Shaffer at 8 o'clock, all members present. Mrs Bernard Fltzpatric appeared before the board to ask them to rebate the taxes on her property on Hoadley street. The amount of the taxes with out interest was $1O5.72, and Clerk Beardsley stated that the full amount would be about $125. On motion of Burgess Freeman the matter was re- ferred to the finance committee, who are to report at the next meeting. Minutes of the last meeting were read and accepted. The committee, con sisting of Burgesses Pitcher and smith, who were appointed at the last meeting to investigate the house oc- cup1ed by Sherman Benson in Straits Nille, reported the place both unsafe and unfit for habitation. The report was referred to the board of charities. Hhe report of Borough Treasurer George T. Wigmore was read and ac- cepted. An applica ton for junk deal CTS license was received from M. Cop perthWait of Bank street, Waterbury. As Copperthwait was not a resident of the town the application was not con sidered. A communication was read from Secretary Brown of the Water company stating that they had de- clded to make the annual rental of all hydrapts in town be S22.5O per year. This communication caused cOnsidera- ble discussion on account of the short age of the water pressure at the Aetna street fire on Monday noon. One of the burgesses stated that when he NTr rhor was the matter with the pressure on that occasion he told him that the mud that had collected in the hydrant must have been forced into the nozzle or the hose and ill that way caused the water to lack pressure. Foreman Hoadley of the fire department said that in regard to the report that the nozzle must have been clogged that it could not have been so, but that he thought that the water main which was laid on Aetna street was too small, it being but four-inch main. He also claimed that the hydrant needed flush ing as for about ten minutes after the water was turned on the water was muddy and dirty: then it became clear, he said. Richard Burke stated that he thought that the Water company should be made to test the hydrantS at least once q month. The board took no action at this time. The fire de- partment ordinance was read by Clerk Beardsley and after some discussion it was adopted. The report of the commissioners appointed by the war den some time ago to investigate the benefits and damages to property own CTS on Main, Maple and Oak streets. was read by Clerk BeardSley. The report was quite lengthy and showed that the commissioners did not agree as to the amount of damages to allow the Culver and Kiely property. The damages and benefits are in part as follows: Thomas Neary. damage none, benefit none; Grove Cemetery associa- ton. damages none, benefits none; Patrick Kiely. damages by Commits sioners Baldwin and Bronson S90O. by Commissioner Jacobs $1.250: benefits by all the commissioners none; Amos Culver damages by Commissioners Baldwin and Bronson S1,3OO. by Ja- cobs S2,OOO. benefits by all three none: Edward F. Dugan. damages none, ben etits none; Mrs Ellen Du9an. damages none. benefits none; Eliot Nettleton. damages none. benefits none; Simeon Nichols, damages $40, benefits none: Charles H. Warner, damages none. benefits none. Fannie Saunders, John sPenrose, E. A. Beecher. J. F. Beecher IldllS MILLS oO "Sie ICltliCl pSilN- fited or damaged in the opinion of the commissioners, but A. s. Platt was damaged to the amount of $25 and benefited nothing by the proposed change. The majority report was ac- cepted by the board. On motion of Burgess kenney it was voted to in struct the secretary of the Water con- pany to report ill writing to the board of warden and burgesses once every three months, between April l and December l and once month between December l ani April l, the condition of all hydrants in the town. Report to be rendered in writing immediately after the inspection. On motion of Burgess Kenney a committee of two were appointed to act with the warden in an investigation as to why the water pressure was so low at the Aetna street fire Monday noon. Bur sesses Freeman and Nettleton were appointed. The board ajourned for one week at 9:20. After adjournment Foreman George Hoadley requested the board to visit and inspect the hose house. which he stated was ill very poor shape, as the floor was fottlng fast. The board stated that they ,vonld fix I time for the inspection at the next meeting.
 
 in town yesterday on business.
 Matthew Maher aAl Daniel Walsh spent yesterday in Derby.
 The Ladies' auxiliary to the A. o. Fl. are to give benefit dance in Hi bernian hall next Monday night. Ad- mission will be 10 cents each person.
 Basket ball will be the attraction at the opera house this evening. The N. H. s. ys N A. c. and '. M. c. A. vs T. c. w. c. Two good games may be looked forward to
 Miss Maggie Dunstan is laid up with the grip at the home of her sister on South Main street.
 Miss Mamie Kelly, who has been laid up with the grip for the past few days, is able to be around again.
 All next week the Clark Scoville Go will be at the opera house. Every per son who purchases a ticket for Mon day nights performance at McCar- thy's, where they go on sale to-mor-
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