Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-15
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Much Business Transacted in Short
 Space of Time.


 Space of Time.
 The board of aldermen held a short meeting last evening and transacted much business of a routine character. Communications by the score and recommendations by the dozen from the board of public works were re- ceived and accepted. Porter l.. Wood and others asked for an electric light at the ccrner of Fox and Chipman streets on Highland avenue, and the Oakville Go petitioned that John Me Lean be appointed constable without pay to do duty in Oakville, The mat. ter was referred to the board of public safety. D. l.. Smith and George I. Barnes petitioned the board that a vote be taken at the next election on the liquor question. It was granted The bill of A. D. Tomlinson of Ply mouth for the loss of three sheep that were killed by Thomas Lynch's dog was referred to the committee on law. The bill amounts to $75.
 Some years ago Thomas Delaney of Howard street lost a strip of land when the city was making that street. He now asks compensation for it. The matter was referred to the finance board. Clerk Ankete1l of the New Ha- ven superior court informed the board that the last legislature laid special tax of three-quarters of mill on the grand list. President Goss ruled out of order a communication from Albert !. Sherman on the ground that it was indefinite. Sherman claimed that tn. board erred in assessing benefits and damages some time ago in the layout of Watertown road.
 A communication from City Engineer Cairns was read showing that up to August 1 the city had laid 15.4S8 feet or three miles of storm water sewer Arthur ]. Pferpont. for the loss of sheep killed by a. dog. was allowed S62. and 1t was voted that the pco- posed building line to be established on Hi1l street be accepted. The time for building sidewalks on Riverside street. from Green street to the cemetery gate was extended from October to Oct, Der 15.
 \ recommendation as to layout and building line on the Watertown road from Bunker hill to Irving avenue, at an expense of $5,00O, was approved. and the matter sent on to the board of assessment. A layout on H1ll street. l from the old city line to Bucks h;Il, was approved, at an expense of $7,0O0, and thematter transferred to the proper board for the assessment of benefits l and damages
 John Henderson complained that he has been subject to great annoyance and trouble by the falling in of stone from the highway to his property. He said that unless the city could take some preventive measures he would be compelled to do so, though he did not l wish to be understood that he was making threat. The matter was re ferred to the board of public works. It was voted that all defective side l walks shall be put in proper condition l was October 15. The places for vot- l ing at the next election were selected and approved. They are the old places, l which will be duly advertised. An or dinance relating to the keeping anI sale of explosives was passed. This closed the recommendations, comm uni cations. etc. and Dr Ligouri appeared before the board with a complaint that he has been taxed $26.15 more or q ccr- tain piece of property ths:i he was 1 taxed last year. s9Then," said the doc 1 tor, stthe property was no good. 1t was 1 dirty and unfit to use; now it has heen cleaned and made healthy, and for the l improvement I have been taxed more l than was last year." The doctor said l that if this is the way the city does l business it is a way that gives little encouragement to develop prcacrty. On l the contrary, it gives every enc0ura ge- ment to bring a contrary effect
 l pn,rick McNamara complained that 1 ahoat year ago he was orde-ad by the l city to build sidewalk to his property on Fourth street. He did his part 1t an expense of $S0, money which he l could not very well spare for that pur- pose at that time. But he did it, and since then he has been waiting for the city to do its share. He has waited in | vain and he will sue the city for inter l est on that money. If he had had any idea that the city was putting up such a bluff as he subsequently, found it had he would not have gone to that ex- pense,, but applied his money to some other more remunerative purpose. He read some time ago that the Fourth street was an elephant on the city's hands, but he would have 1t under stood that any street that has been neglected for eighteen years and has borne the rains of heaven for that time could not fail to be anything but all elephant on the city's hands. If West Main street had been treated in the same way it would also be an elephant on the citys hands. Henry Kellner. the contractor engaged by the property owners on Fourth street to build the l sidewalk, joined in the complaint, and 1 President Goss informed them that he could give them no relief on account of the state of the appropriation for l streets.
 President Goss asked the board to look at the ordinance relating to shin gle roofs. He said the matter had been brought to his attention during the day. He advised the aldermen to study the ordinance with view to amending 1t. but in his opinion it should not be amended. He could see no room for improvement in it. \