Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-09
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Pass on Ordinance to Prevent Crowd.
ing on Trolley Cars.

ing on Trolley Cars. The board of aldermen met last
 night, there being present Aldermen
 Foley, Pagan, Brophy, Murray, Filling,
 Stanley Beach, Walker and City Clerk
 Ryan. In the absence of the president
 and vice-president, Mir Filling was
 chosen chairman pro tenn. Tn accord
 ance with a vote passed at the last
 meeting City Attorney Kellogg sub mitted draft of an ordinance regulAt- ing crowding on trolley cars, as fol lows;
 "An Ordinance to Prevent the Over
 crowding of Street Railway or Trol- ley Cars.
 ~Be it ordained by the board of aI-
 dermen of the city of Waterbury: Section l. That no person having | control of any street railway or trolley
 ear shall permit any passenger, or other person, to ride upon the running board | of such car, or upon any place on said
 car other than it's body. "Sec 2 No passenger upon any street railway or trolley ear shall ride upon the running board of such car, or
 npon any place on said car other than l it's body.
 Sec B. Every person violating any of the foregoing provisions of this or
 dinance shall forfeit and pay penalty
 of not more than $25 for every such of | fense."
 The draft was surprise to major
 1ty of the aldermen, who expected 1t to
 read so that the conductors should all
 low nobody on the cars except people for whom they could find seating ac-
 commodation. ssThis will leave things 1 about the same as they are," said MT
 Brophy. eople will stand up between
 the seats just as they do now unless l we provide that all shall have seats" Alderman Stanley: If we pass the
 draft in its present shape it will work
 a hardship to working people. The in- l tention was to stop the crowding of cars going to and from Forest park, but this will hit the factories just as l well and in consequence many who
 now ride to their dinner on the cars will be obliged to have lunch in the shop. We should make a provision all
 lowing people to ride on the running
 board during the noon hour" l Mir Beach: My idea in endeavorlng
 to have an ordinance covering this
 matter passed is to help the working people. The trolley company makes q
 practice of sending two cars to shop where three are needed. think they
 can afford to give better accommoda-
 ton, and working people who pay for l a ride to and from the places where
 they are employed should have seats l instead of hanging onto the car. 1
 don't want to see anyone inconyen- 1 fenced, and I know they won't be. If
 the company finds that it cannot get
 along with two cars it will send am : other. It can do it just as well as I not"
 | The ordinance was passed to be en- l grossed.
 Collector Thoms submitted list of
 delinquent taxpayers. It was received and placed on file.
 1 All the recommendations of the board of public works, printed herein before, were adopted. The much talked of l question relative to feeding horses on I the public streets was referred to the committee on law. The report of the bureau of assessment arising from the
 layout of Ashley street was read and adopted. The recommendation of the board of public safety that it be au-
 thorized to proceed with the construc- ton of the proposed new engine house in Brooklyn was passed after a lot of | talk. When the question was put All dermen Stanley and Foley opposed 1t, and the chair being of the opinion that l it required a majority of all members present and absent, declared the mo | ton lost. Alderman Walker klcked, and then the chair recollected himself 1 and changed his decision. The usual i vote was passed relative to voting places for election The board of pub | lie works was directed to see that suit | able booths are erected on the sites I named A few petitions for new work
 were received and referred to the board of public works.
 | The military taxes of over l5O per sons was abated. During the discus
 sion that took place on this question 1t
 was stated that every mistake or this kind costs the city $1.80 for state taxes. Alderman Stanley wanted to | know if this was the fault of the as- i sessors. He said he is exempt from 1 military taxes himself and although he makes q note of that when listing l his property, still he often nnds t charged against him. He thought some one was making mistakes that were costing the city lot of money. Alderman Brophy: 'I think the | trouble is due to the work performed nv those in charge of the military en- rollment They get $1O0 ward Tor IT. l but they never go near your mouse 10 1 inq1,ire whether you are dead or alive. | The Glty registrar IS aAA t'iOy sonsNAv but of course when they report back to l the assessors such names as they claim l to have found are put on the list Tor military taxes.''
 i'Who appoints these military en- 1 roIlers?' asked somebody.
 1.-The assessors" replied somebody l else. -
 ,.WellYv roar,d another. At this iuneture the meeting adjourned for tive weeks.