Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-23
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Riding on Running Boards Ordinance
 Held Up.


 The board of aldermen met last night, Chairman Goss presiding. The session didn't last long, but while 1t was on enough transpired to show that the trolley company hasn't yet lost all it's power in the aldermanic chamber.
 The ordinance relating to riding on the running board of cars came up for final adoption and after q short spar ring match, was laid on the table and q committed consisting of Aldermen Beach, Blakeslee and Brophy, appoint ed to confer with the trolley people and see if they think it ought to be passed. This may sound like joke, but that's just what the action taken amounts to.
 Aldermen Blakeslee and Beach op- posed the passage of the ordinance in the interest of the working people, who, they claimed, will have no place to ride if put off the running board. MT Blakeslee admitted that it was dan gerous, but saw no remedy until we have more turn-outs. Alderman Bro phy thought 1t was the company and not the conductors that should be fined for allowing people to ride on the run ming board. The objection to this was that it would not render the ordinance as effective The conductors could be arrested for violation of the ordinance while all that could be done in the other way would be to sue the com pany.
 Alderman Beach was very much in favor of passing the ordinance as it stood. If the company has not as many turn-outs as 1t needs" said Mt Beach, ''the city is ready to sell them room for more any time they say 30. The ordinance as submitted will not compel anybody to walk, but we do hope it will be the means of giving ey- erybody who pays D cents for a ride seat on the body of the car. The troll ley company is not keeping pace with the growth of the city. 1t is a shame that a city of 5o,OOO or 6O,OOO inhabl tants has to bow to a fifteen-minute schedule on the street railroad. If you are fifteen seconds late you have to wait fifteen minutes. Waterbury should have had seven minute sched- ule long ago. There are enough turn outs now for all the room necessary to furnish as many cars as are wanted, and if this isn't so they can have the turn-outs if they care to pay for them"
 MT Blakeslee thought Alderman Beach in error and on suggestion Of Mir Filling the matter was tabled and a committee appointed to confer with the company and talk the whole matter over The committee above mentioned was selected by the chair in accordance with vote offered by MT O'Brien.
 The petition of +. O. Bowen~et al for a vote on the license question was passed. The petitions of +. B. Hotch kiss ct al for the improvement of the East Mountain road, and Elizabeth Siebert ct al for the change in position of manhole at the corner of Bucking- ham and Pine streets, were referred to the board of public works.
 On recommendation of the board of education, Thomas Bowling and John Bevans were appointed special consta- bles at the Walsh and Russell schools respectively. The layout of Brew ry brook, from Bank street to South Will son street. was referred to the bureau of assessment for an adjustment O, benefits and damages. The report of the bureau recommending an assess ment of benefits of $4844 AS for the lay, out and grade of Rose street from Wal nut to Oak street, the cost of which is estimated at $7O0, was approved and the assessment laid
 \ The committee appointed to report relative to salaries of the registrars. asked for an extension of time It was granted. The petition of George M. Condit, protesting against an assess ment levied against him for the layout of Ashley street, was referred to the bureau of assessment.
 The following places of voting were decided upon on the recommendation of the board of public works, to which the question was referred:
 First district-V Vacant store at % Phoenix avenue
 Second district-Temporary booth or tent at the north side of the green, on West Main street.
 Third distriet-Corridor and city court in the City hall
 Fourth district-T Temporary booth or tent on vacant lot op Grand street, meas Canal street.
 Fifth district-yacan store at AT .Jef- ferson street.
 Former sixth district (now q part of the second district Carter's hall cor ner of Main and Chapel streets, Water vile.
 The board adjourned until the octo- Der meeting.