Waterbury Democrat., 1901-11-05
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
All Transfers Were Not Made Owing
 to Technicalities.

to TechnicalitieS.
 The board of aldermen held a meet ing last night, Chairman Hall presiding and transacted con- siderable business The re ports of the bureau of assessment relative to benefits and damages arising from the establishment of building lines on North Main street from Cook street to Grove street, was read and adopted. Benefits and dam- ages were declared equal to all parties. The bureau of assessment also report ed on benefits and damages on the grade and layout Of West Main street. from Highland avenue to the city line. Grade and layout of the Watertown road from the present termination or the grade in that street to the new city line: grade and layout of Green street from Drayer avenue to Poplar street; grade and layout of Riverside street from West Main street to the cemetery gate; paving of Phoenix ave nue from East Main street to Abbott avenue. All these reports were adopt ed with the exception of the Riverside street matter. which was laid on the table. not because there was any op- position to it. but on account of lack of funds to the credit of ''Streets-As- seSSmentS-"
 A communication was received from the board of finance recommending transfers of SS.600 from unexpended balances to ..Streets-Repairs" and ''Streets-New Work" but owing to fechnicality which Alderman Goss thought he saw in the recommendation all the transfers were not made. The sum of S1.00O was transferred to Streets-Repairs and Maintenance, and S1 1.400 to sStreets-New Work, . enough to permit the street department to continue operations until the board meets again. MT Goss objected to further transfers because the board of finance failed to give the aldermen any Information as to whether any more transfers would be asked for during the present year. He knew provision would have to be made to meet the $4, 500 paid for damages at the Bank street crossing and about S1,500 for appropriations that have been exceeded but he could not tell whether the board of finance had taken these matters in- to consideration or moi. He felt req sonably certain that the aldermen had no proof of such action. There was barely enough handled to make point out of and to his credit be it said MT Goss wielded the club with consum- mate skill The balance of the report was re-committed for details.
 A recommendation was received from the board of public health, requesting the board to consider the ordinance re- 1ating to unnecessary noises. What do these consist of?'' inquired Alder man Mahaney. ''Squeaking chairs and such like" replied Alderman White. The matter was laid on the table.
 Petitions for public improvements re- ceived and referred to the various boards were as fOllows: Joseph Isele. ct al. for the establishment of buifd- ing line on the east side of Vine street: George Panneton, ct al, for an electric light on Jefferson street; Mrs ID. B. Hamilton. ct al. for an electric light on Columbia boulevard. at the Intersection of Roseland avenue; the Seeley X Upham company for a fire hy- drant on North Willow street; Mrs NJ. A. Dougherty for q re-assessment of dhe benefits and damages on the layout of Washington street extension.
 The board adjourned until next Mon- day night.