Waterbury Democrat., 1902-02-05
SAFETY BOARD MEETS.
Discussed the Fire and Other Perti- 2 nent Subjects Last Night.


 T nent Subjects Last Night.
 The board of public safety held a meeting last night Mayor kilduH pre- siding and all the members being pres ent Prior to gett ng down to business Sheriff Mcdonald commenced pullins chairs into the mayors office and rang ing them around the big table. an un- failing slgn that something unusual was up. The next move was to invite tho members of the board out of the clerks office into the mayors parlor. The officials answered the summons and filed In, with two reporters close, at their heels. No seats were provided for the press, but the scribes didn't care about that and were making them selves happy leaning on the window si1ls when Commissioner Taylor gave them a whitening glance, as though he suspected that they might be emis- saries of the evil one, and at once sug- gested that the board go into execu- tive session. At th's juneture Mayor Kilduf informed the members of the press that they were intruding and with some reluctance the reporters ambled out into the lobby. When it became known that the board was holding star chamber session people on the outside remarked that it was this kind of tactics that had made former boards of safety public tar get, and that in all probability the fin- ger of suspicion would soon be aimed at the present one as consistently as it had been at some of its predecessors, and with no more cause
 The session lasted until a quarter of 12 o'clock. The Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Go wanted permission to erect temporary wooden structure on their property where they could do business while the brick building is going up around it. Inasmuch as the ordinance Is somewhat rigid on this matter 1t was concluded not to grant the peti- tion. It would require vote of the board or aldermen and, in any case, the board was of the opinion that it would be unwise to allow such a build Ing to be constructed, even for a short tlme, in place where it might possi- ply prove menace to other property.
 The board indulged in long chat relative to fire matters, but as they ap- peared unwilling to have their views put before the public the Democrat has 10 desire to "expose" them But 1t cannot be- any. harm to state that in lhe Iuture stricter watch will be kept on the character of buildings put up in the fire limits, and the next time kid hoilers "fres about the theaters he'll be lucky if he does not pay for his deyiitry. It was voted to appoint a committee consisting of Commissioners Beach and Reeves to examine and re- port relative to the facilities for get ting out Of 'ihe different places of amusemeTf aba!s tewn, and that pend Ing further attiel on this matter the city clerk Ia ,srapsted to refuse to Issue iceases rs.. I 1snusements without guaraH;re he seating capacity of the har tsefL not be oyertaxed Comm s 6s Efasdie and Reeves were apB Be';sfed to purchase 1900 feet of hose. Tie fail board was appointed as committee to look after repairs on engine No ?.
 vote of thanks was extended to Governor Mclean, the militia and out lof town fire companies for service rem ,defed in connection with the fire. The board adjourned until o'clock this afternoon,