Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-05

W"uS rcWeis dAu SIucWd1hS, put lile rest of the people are not looking for them and don't want them.''
 Chairman Hall: Why should peo- pie pay for something they do not re- ceive? Those people can't get i'm proyements for some time.'
 Alderman Mahaney: ''Why should people on the inside pay for what they're not getting?''
 The situation was beginning to look serious, when Aldermen Walker, Cross and Tyrrell came to the rescue and be- tween the whole of them they clupbcd the big fourth wander into submission. On the first vote which called for the approval of sections 1. ?, 3, f. 5 and 6. Aldermen Mahaney, Morris and Kane voted no, while all the others answered
 "Yes." This kind of biased the three democrats and from that time forward very little was said until section IT was reached, when Alderman Morris thought it might be we'll to make pro- vision so that the board of charities could be paid. This was knocked out, though Alderman Chesson appeared to like the idea and voted with the three democrats. Messrs Kane, Mahaney and
 Morris. When it came to adopting the draft as amended, Alderman Tyrrell called attention to the section relating to the town clerk and stated that no one knew how much there is in 1t. If there is SS00O to S1o,OGO in that cfhce," he said. why wouldn't it be well to have it come into the city and pay the town clerk a salary: MT Tyrrel thought the job could be done for 2.o00 a year. He was informed , that all these matters are fixed by statute and that. in any case, the con- [ s.I, ! iS1y- ffn opposition from the town clerk as well as the selectmen. The draft was final ly adopted as amended and vote passed requesting Senators Kennedy
 Representative Guilfoile and Lilley
 and City Attorney Kellogg to use their influence to secure it's passage. \ petition of North end residents stating that the lot on Which the Lo- cuSt street school stands is more pref erable for d site for the proposed new school building than the one the board of education is thinking of purchasing on Dikeman street. was referred 10 a committee consisting Of Alderman Blakeslec and Kane for investigation and report.
 James Keefe, through his attorney,
 Porter l.. Wood, gave notice that ne
 would claim damages for injuries re- CelN tu bN Itlllls7 oll al tC1NNti' N ''>N,
 opposite 21O Cherry street. on .!anu-
 arv 31. The matter was referred to
 the committee on law. The recoln-
 mendation of the board Of pubic works regarding sewer assessment of Martin Bergin was referred to the city attorney All the other recoln- mendations of the board of pubic
 works. printed herein before, were adopted, except the one recommehtiiis
 that the city attorney be instituted 10
 secure the passage of an act prevent.
 ing Riverside street from being used
 for street railway purposes. Ihis
 was laid on the table.
 A big batch of petitions for improve
 ments in several parts of the city were received and referred to the board oi public works.
 Alderman Morris called from the ta-
 ble the recommendation of the boaru
 of nublic works recommending that
 the city attorney be directed 10 secule t1'e,
 the passage of an act authorizing the
 city to build conduits in the public streets. and for q bond issue of SlD,- GOO to meet the cost of same. There was some opposition on the part oi +he republicans, but they finally voted for it. c.,,, A communication was received rom
 Mayor Kilduff, calling attention to the
 annual reports of the heads of the dlf- ferent departments which he consid-
 cred worthy of careful perusal on the nart of the board The communication was received and placed on file and the
 reports ordered printed in the year book.
 A petition was received from the Waterbury Brass company asking that Patrick McNulty be appointed n spe- cial policeman to do duty on the com pany's Dronerty. Alderman Morris
 moved tlat the matter be referred to l the board of public safety. thinking. no douht, that the same r''a wonld hold | in this ease that was followed in the | case of similar petitions received not | 1ono since from Michael Donahue and T.oriS Paffel. ;Pnt in this hn was
 somewhat mistatnn tho appointment l bn'nr nnnan then an7 +hare
 The board then adjourned.