Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-11

of poor got to do anyway? Taxes are high and 1 don't think we should be too ready to pay big salaries while the poor of the town find it hard to meet their rate bills, and many good men are working for $1.5O q day. MT Blakeslee: 'I think the gentle man from the fourth is in error. If the superintendent of poor does his full duty the salary recommended is none too high. The position needs a man of considerable knowledge, wide ex- perience and fine taste of discrimina- tion, and you cannot get that kind of man unless you pay him. If you put cheap man there the people whom he is expected to look after will not receive the attention they are entitled to. We should make the salary high enough so that competent man can afford to take the position and give it his whole attention. I should hate to see it reduced so that a man who can command good wages could not afford to take it. In fact, I heard a much larger sum mentioned, but I had the amount recommended in my mind right along and I think it is about right"
 MT Walker brought the discussion to a close by moving that the matter be tabled until next meeting. It seemed to be we'll understood that if the question had been put to vote last night the recommendation would have been adopted The salary is the low est paid to the superintendent of poor by any town of the size in this sec of 41,<0 ;4 1,o% there is something besides the good of the taxpayers behind the opposition to making it that amount.
 The communication of the board of charities recommending that the salary of the clerk of that board be fixed at $1.200 a year was tabled for a week without debate.
 Notifications were received from Margaret Altman and Giovani Mor- tiartino that they will claim damages for injuries received on the public ways. The communications were re- ferred to the committee on law Charles T. Olsen and J. Edward Jones were elected special constables. the former to do duty on the premises of the Y. M c. A. and the latter at J. s. Elton's.
 A communication was received from the mayor vetoing the action of the board in confirming the assessment of benefits and damages arising from the layout of Riverside street and recon mending that the matter be referred to the city attorney. On motion of MT BIakeslee, action was taken in accord ance with the mayors wishes as stated in the veto. The board of assessors reported the appointment of Miss Mary c. McKeon as clerk. and Miss Ida Mill Ter as assistant clerk, with an aggre- gate salary of $1 200. The matter was referred to the board of finance
 The following petitions were re- ceived and referred to the board of public works:
 At this juncture the building ordi- nance came up for an airing. While the question was before the house. F. Q. Moore of Hartford and John F. Rice of New York, two insurance men, talked on the question. Each was given vote of thanks for his service. It was thought that it would not pay to pass the ordinance so long as no provision had been made to employ a man to see that it was enforced. MT
  for the appointment by the mayor. with the approval of the aldermen. of a building inspector and assistant This was tabled and the ordinance was re- ferred to the committee on law
 On motion of Alderman Murray. it was voted that a committee of two be appointed to wait upon the superinten- dents of the different factories with a view to getting them to arrange for the blowing of one or more whistles at quarter of in the morning and at quarter of in the afvrnoon. for the accommodation of the working peo- pie. The chair appointed Aldermen and Stanley as such commit tee.
 The following petitions were re- ceived and referred to the board of public works:
 J. F. Bossidy. for three electric lights on Hill street; T. F. Bossidy for the layout of Hill street; G. E. Case. for water main on Oak street: W. J. Schlegel. for water main on First avenue; W. J. Stanley for a crosswalk on Orange street: E. F. Clarkin. for a crosswalk on Wood street; St Francis Xavier's church. for new street south from Washington street; Patrick Moriarty for the opening of Calvin street from River to Baldwin.
 All the recommendation referred to the board by the board of public works were adopted. It was voted that pub lie necessity and convenience require that Pine street. from Hillside avenue northerly. be laid out to uniform width of fifty feet.
 The board adjourned for week.