Waterbury Democrat., 1902-03-12
TOO MUCH SMALLPOX NEWS.
So Mayor Kilduff Announced at Board
 Meeting Last Night.

4hStlluS LiSt &>iShts
 The board of. public works held a. meeting last night Mayor Kilduff presiding and all the members being present except MT Mahaney. The ses- sion started off with remark from the mayor to the effect that he'd like to cut about three columns of small pox news out of the Democrat and four columns out of the American. That's right" chimed ill MT Blakes- lee, "pm glad to hear that I'm not alone in that opinion.' You know what they use,' said Mir Scuny, but you have no knowledge whatever of the amount of stuff they crowd out" The mayor thought that anything they suppressed was because they feared suit for libel. Mir Scully said that this was not true and added that the papers throw aside many things, es- pecially at time like this, that would make interesting reading matter and would in no way involve them in liti- gation.
 I'm glad to hear ye getting it." said Sheriff Mcdonald, looking across the way at the reporters, and then started to call property owners on Meadow street who were cited in to be heard relative to the paving of that street, thus bringing the smallpox ques- ton and the right of the papers to tell the public about it to an abrupt termination. But two persons ap- peared to be heard on the proposed paving of that street. They didn't want it One was George W. Beach It was voted to recommend to the al- dermen that the work be ordered done.
 The hearing relative to proposed paving on North Main street was op- posed by all who appeared except John Egan. NJ. Gallond and the Rev M. F. Lawlor were very much op- posed to the project. MT Blakeslee represented the Waterbury Manufac- turing company and J. R. Ashworth, both of whom wished to oppose it. Action was deferred until the trolley company has been heard in the prem iSeS.
 Two communications were received from Engineer Cairns. one stating that the work of repairing the pipe line damaged by high water at Morse's Meadows would be finished to-day, and the other asking that tue matter of securing a suitable railing for the masonry dam and a bridge to carry the Morris road across the West Branch be referred to a committee. The dam and railing question was re- 1erred to committee consisting of Mayor Kilduff, Engineer Cairns and Committeeman Mahaney. Colonel Burpee, counsel for the Hastings Pavement company, submit ted communication asking whether or not the city intended to pay the per centage withheld from the company for the paving of North Main street from Exchange place to Abbott ave- nue. The matter was referred to q committee consisting of Mayor Kill duff, Engineer Cairns and Commission CT Scully.
 George Boughton and H. $. Peck 1 were heard relative to the layout of 1 street from Southview street northerly to South Main street. The engineer 1 was requested to look over the differ ent plans and report the most feasible l layout.
 A communication was received from l Chief Egan of the police department l showing the number of lights out dur ing the months of January and Febru- ary as follows: January, 103; Feb ruary, S2.
 A vote of thanks was extended to ] the board of public safety for the in- terest they had taken in this question. It was also voted to request the city l attorney to submit an opinion to the l board regarding the power of the city to deduct for lights out. The city en- gineer was requested to report lines for Little Brook from Bronson street to Hawkins sreet
 Plumbing licenses and permission to make excavations in the public 1 streets were granted to Henry Wey- and and Abraham Levant 1 It was voted that R. K. Brown be requested to remove a fire hydrant located in the street opposite his prop erty on East Main street. the work to 1 be done to the satisfaction of the su- 1 perintendent of the bureau of water. l Michael Zech was granted permission 1 to connect his house with the Hill street sewer It was voted to request the Connecticut Lighting and Power company to furnish the board with a statement showing the number and location of lights outside the old city limits.
 The board adjourned for a week.