Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-14
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Dr Keeley Unanimous Choice for Posi-
 ton of Milk Inspector.

journed meeting last night, Chairman Goss presiding and all the members being present.
 On petition of the Chase rolling mills, James HanIy was elected a constable to act en the company'S property without expense to the city. The names of T. l.. Sanford, J. A. Ed mondson, N. W. Heater, Henry Men old and w. H. Wright were submitted as candidates for the office of sealer of weights and measures. Other ap- plications on file for the same position are those of John Hurley, Frank D. Pagan, Henry Reinke, George o. Booth and E. R. Perkins. The whole business was tabled until tie next meeting.
 4 communication was received from Mayor Kilduff appointing Dr T. F.. Keeley milk inspector. The nomina- tion was confirmed by a unanimous vote, Aldermen Keefe and Stanley act ing as tellers.
 In response to a request from the board, City Attorney Kellogg submit ted an opinion relative to the ordin- ances. It stated very plainly that the ordinances in force in the city before the act of consolidation now apply to the added districts. Let no- body misunderstood this. The ordin- ances now apply to every inch of Wa terbury, what was formerly under the Jurisdiction of the town as well as the city. The city attorney, realizing that a rigorous enforcement of the ordin- ances as they now stand would be a hardship upon residents in the outside sections, stated the spirit of the ordin- letter.
 Alderman Walker said that some of the ordinances should be changed as soon as possible in order to meet the conditions in the outlying districts. Alderman O'Brien moved that a com mittee of three be appointed to act in conjunction with the city attorney for the purpose of making such changes in the ordinances as may ap. pear necessary. The motion was car ried. The board appointed Chairman Goss and Aldermen Chesson and O'Brien to act with the city attorney
 Alderman O'Brien brought up the matter mentioned in the mayors mes sage regarding the advisability of hav- ing the town end state elections ttlelj on the same day and moved that the city attorney be Instructed to secure the passage of an act through the leg 1Slature bringing about such 8 result. The motion was passed.
 Chairman Goss named the following standing committees:
 Committee on abatements: Alder men Blakeslee. Beach and O'Brien.
 Committee on rules: Aldermen Pill ling, Walker and Brophy.
 Committee on law: Aldermen Chesson, Gates and Foley.
 Committee on auditing the city ac- counts: Aldermen Ford and Murray.
 On motion of Mir Walker, the rec ommendation of the board of public works relative to a clerical error in making out the sewer assessment of Thomas F. Halpin, tabled at the last session, was taken from the table. MT Blakeslee explained how the mistake had occurred. The recommendation was adopted.
 The board elected bureau of as sessment consisting of Maier Kaiser, who was nominated by Alderman O'Brien. I. 4. Spencer, introduced by Mir Blakeslee, and J. H. Filling, faith cred by Alderman Walker. This is the old board with the exception ot Eugene Clarkin, who was dropped tC make room for Alderman Filling While the voting was going on, Nil Walker said that Mir Filling was be ing put on the board because it was deemed advisable to have an alder man there. not because MT Filling wanted it. MT Kaiser received twelve votes on the first ballot and was de z clared elected. MT Spencer was cho 7 sen by similar vote. MT Filling re @ ceived fourteen votes.
 A communication was received from S the bureau of assessment stating thai the estimated expense of extending Jefferson street to South Elm street
 was $9,666, and that they could not VI find benefits enough to offset two thirds of that amount. The report was accepted and placed on file. An # other setback for this very important # public improvement. The recommen S dation of the board of public works # relative to he grade and layout of Riv % erside street from West Main stree S to the entrance to Riverside ceme 8 fery was accepted, the award of bene # fits and damages confirmed and adopt # ed and the work ordered done. City # Clerk Ryan informed the chair tha # owing to the fact that this matter ha( # been on the table for several months # it was possible that some of the prop
 erty affected by the layout might hay, & changed hands in the meantime. bu 8 the chair thought it safe to go aheat
 and trust to the mayor to veto it il
 case anything that might interfer
 with the question of benefits and dam # ages should be discovered. Sherif Z Mcdonald said he felt sure that M
 Norton had traded some of his prop
 erty in that street for property on Hil n street. Alderman Brophy though 3 nothing would be lost by deferring ac & ton for a week and probably some 8 thing might be gained. The chai
 was anxious to put the matter through
 anyway, and 1t passed unanimously, ]
 feat which prompted the chair to re
 mark that he congratulated the boar Il on that action.
 Alderman Walker submitted sam 8 ple of a book which he thought sgNsa # be of much benefit to the new commit
 tee on abatements. It was referre
 to this committee. Alderman Fakes
 lee wanted to know if the law AnOwe
 the committee on abatements to pu
 people who appear before them unde T oath. No one appeared to be sur U about this and the query will hsTe t A be answered by Mir Kellogg.
 The communication of J. D. Cast
 man. setting forth that he will clair
 $40 from the city for damage done hi