Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10
CITY GIVES ITS ULTIMATUhI.
Makes Known Terms Which It Will Allow Laying of tracks At OakvIeLighting and Power Go Must Make Consolidated Road Put Things in condsion-Work Must Be Com pleted Jan1, 1905, or The Co Must Pay City $25.a Day From That Time Until II is
 Completed
Completed


 for each and every day that the work aforesaid specified shall remain un- tcompleted after January i, 1905.
 'Eighth-That said company give to the city a surety company bond in the
 sum of twenty-five thousand dofsars l (S25, 100000 that it will we'll and truly
 keep and perform all the terms and conditions herein specified.
 Board of Commissioners of Public l Works, By
 M. J. RYAN, Clerk,
 June 2, 1902
 Alderman Brophy moved that the prayer of the petitioner be granted, subject to tne conditions recommended by the board of, public works.
 Mir Filling wanted some time for con- sideration and moved that the matter be laid on the table. lie said it had many good features, but he thought the whole question of sufficient impor> tance to warrant more thought than could be given to. it at that time The motion was lost. The alderman doubt ed it. The chair then called for ris ing vote and Aldermen Filling. Blakes- lee, Beach and Walker stood up. The other members got on their pins after the first four had dropped into their seats. That disposed of Mir Filings motion Then Alderman Beach said he didn't see any need of having the cars stop 100 feet, from the bridge. He thought that it might be made fifty feet with perfect safety. He moved an amendment to this effect. but it was sat upon with great force. Curi- ously enough. this same motion was offered later by MT Filling and passed without a dissenting voice.
 MT Blakeslee moved an amendment to the seventh condition providing that i'll case the company should be defeat ed in the courts and might not be able to do the work. it can relieve itself from forfeiting tse bond by taking up the rails and leaving the street in as good condition as it found the same. This was acted upon favorably.
 The report as amended was then passed unanimously.
 It was voted on motion of Mir Filling that the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go be authorized to begin ac- ton in the name of the city to compel the N. r., N. H. and H. R. R. Go to re- move it's abutments at Oakville out of the highway. the trolley company to bear all the expense.
 While this motion was under discus sion Mir Blakeslee, asked the city attor- ney if he thought the conditions recom- mended by the board of public works could be enforced and if some future board of aldermen could relieve the company from any or all the condi- tions. AIr Kellogg said that if the accepts the conditions the city can compel it to live up to them. He also stated that the board of alder men has the power to at any time re- lieve the company from performing it's contract. Thomas Fitzsimons was heard rela- tive to q tax bill which he considered excessive. He listed a certain piece of | assessors raised it to S3.00O The next | year they advanced it to $4,060.
 When MT Fitzsimons bought the l he paid 5000 for it. Since l that some of ii has been sold. 4 small | portion of the land is in the old city | and the rest in the added district. He would be willing to let it go if the | hoard should reduce the valuation to | S3,0O0. MT FitZsimons said he listed | the property at one-third it's full value | and that according to the system in use | in the assessors office at that time they | must have put it in at one-third. If | the assessors were right the place is worth S12.000.
 To bring the matter properly before | the meeting Mir Blakeslee moved that the tax on S1.000 be abated. Mir Walk ! CT amended this by a motion to refer the matter to the assessors for an ex- planation.
 Several other petitions for abatement | of taxes were disposed of and there is a big batch still on the table.
 The petition of Thomas Delaney for | action on building a division wall be- | tween his property and that of Cath | crime Ryan at p Wall stret was tabled. | The petition of Harry Willets ct al for | ! crosswalk across Hawkins street at | Pearl street. was referred to the board [ of public works. Pasquale De Rienzo of 336 Washington avenue was given leave to withdraw a petition for per- to erect a barber pole on the sidewalk on Bank street. near the [ school building.
 The board adjourned for week.