Waterbury Democrat., 1902-10-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Sealer of Weights and Measures Af-
 ter Wood and Coal Dealers.

Sealer of Weights and Measures Af-
 ter Wood and Coal Dealers.
 The board of aldermen met last night Vice President Chesson presid- ing, and transacted big grist of bus mess.
 Aldermen Beach and Foley, two members of the committee appointed to consider the question of salaries for the registrars, submitted a report fix ing the sum at $G00 per annum, the amount recommended by the board of finance. The other member, Alder man Filling, considered 5000 too small. He said he had inquired into the mat ter and found that Waterbury pays | it's registrars less than any town of | the size i'll the state. He moved to amend the report by making the sal ary $750 instead of $500. After q | long debate the amendment was l passed, ail voting for it except Mir Beach, who, with MT Stanley, wanted action deferred until the board could ascertain whether or not the regis trars pay the deputies or charge the account to the city.
 Peter F. CoughIan was heard rela- | tive to the present status of the pro- I posed street from Lounsbury street through the Boughton property to South Main street. He was told that it will be acted upon by the bureau of assessment Thursday night. MT Coughlan then called attention to the method of doing business by some of the dealers in coal and wood. 1T have in my yard now" Ire said, "180 cubic feet of wood which were sold fn rpan fnYs frrA I- ,sa.I 1T I should have 256 feet The same thing is true with reference to coal I know a man who had a quarter ton of coal delivered at his house the other day, and when he saw it he suspected there was something wrong and decid- ed to have it weighed. How many pounds do you suppose he had in it? 415! Now, when a man is short 80 or 90 pounds of coal in a quarter ton, is it not reasonable to believe that the shortage is much greater when the quantity delivered is supposed to be a ton or more? I call attention to this in the interest of a large number of people who are at the mercy of deal- CTS who make a practice of diSposing of things by bulk which the law pro- . vides shall be weighed or measured. The city has Sealer of weights and measures and I think he should get . after these people,
 Alderman Blakeslee said the coal and wood dealers do not sell by the !; cord They dispose of wood at so , much cart load or by the basketfuI. : He didn't know about the coal, but : lie believed all the dealers are public , Weighers and meant to be fair 7 Alderman Filling warmly eulogized < MT Coughlan's stand on this question
 and said it was too bad that there were not more men of his calibre in Z town. He said he liked to meet a : man that was not afraid to kick. 3 Chairman Chesson stated that all cord : wood should be measured and that {, MT Coughlan was not obliged to pay 7 for more than there was in his pile. 7 On motion of MT Murray it was vot- r ed to instruct the sealer of weights ' and measures to look into the alleged r shortages complained of and prose- l cute any and all offenders.
 e All the recommendations of the
 board of public works, printed herein
 before, with the exception of the one
 having reference to a transfer of S450 Y from the account of South park to Grand street improvement, were
 adopted. Objection was raised to 7 the transfer by Aldermen Beach,
 O'Brlen and Murray. on the ground
 that the Brooklyn people were op-
 posed to it. The resolution could not
 be acted upon last night as the charter
 provides that no transfers shall be
 made until November. The matter
 was tabled. This means that Blakes-
 lee square will remain in it's present
 shape for another season.
 The invitation of the board of pub
 lie safety inviting the board to review
 the parade of the police and fire de
 partments Thursday was read and ac-
 cepted. A long list of tax bills was
 abated, on recommendation of Collec-
 tor Thoms. Upon application of the ( Waterbury Lumber and Coal Go, Isaac Landers was chosen to act as a spe-
 cial constable to do duty on the com = pany's property. A few petitions fol
 new work were referred to the board P of public works.
 The petition of G. M. Condit, asking - for a re-assessment of the benefits anC
 damages arising from the layout oi V Ashley street, came from the burear ' of assessment, accompanied by a state
 ment setting forth that they had nc T Jurisdiction in the matter. The pett
 tioner was given leave to withdraw ,f A. W. Goldsmith was granted a Ii " cense to clean vaults. Henry Rob q erts asked for a re-assessment of Ash u ley street. The petition was or i, Idered forwarded to the bureau of as O ksessment
 A communication was received iron
 Attorney J. A. Peasley stating tha
 George B. Brown and Nellie A. Browl
 will claim damages for dirt removes
 from their property on the Prichar'
 and Wolcott roads during the las
 year of Perry 0. Norris term as se
 llectman and Mir Doran's first year !
 that office. Attorney Peasley als lx notified the board that O. A. Ketchul \, will claim damages for damage cause
 bv storm water at his premises Q
 Walnut street.
 ushp board then adiourned~