Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-06-05
BOARD OF FINANCE
Voted To Lay Out Good Share of the
 City's Money.


 City's Money.
 The board of finance met last night and passed upon few new bills which made the members feel that the city is getting hit hard in the courts. One amounting to $3445.76, the Judgment or the superior court in the Little brook case, with interest, was ordered paid, less S10612. the interest on $1.- SoO. Mir Brown paid over $1,400 of an assessment for the Little brook con- duM The court ordered this refunded ana also awarded him $1 800 damages. MT McEvoy considered it all right to pay interest on the $1,400 which Mir Brown had paid the city, but objected TO paying interest on the $1, 800. The hoard was unanimous on this point. The bill of Attorney Pierce for SHOES. costs or court in the above case. waa approved. Then one was read from Attorney Root amounting to $554.bo. Tor service rendered as counsel for the city Tn the Little brook law suit. It was approved. Attorney Roots bills for services rendered in the Hynes vg Flanagan tilt over the registrarshin and as counsel for E. J. Donal1uA m the Donahue vs Perkins iInbroglio, the former SAID and the latter $165.20. were laid on the table. The bill of Georke R. Hitchcock, another court award, was approved. Similar action was ta- ken on one for S11920 from City Att torney Kellogg.
 The report of City Treasurer Gibson was read and approved. It was as follows
 yt0 hA1Qnpn 0Y1 Hapd May
 1903 .......... ......., 27,14s29 To w. D. Thoms, collector,
 sewer assessments ... ... ss1.74 To ". F. Thoms, collector,
 street assessments 542s To ]. F. Kellogg. city attor-
 ney, sewer assessments ... 462o4 TO County Commissioners.
 liquor licenses .......... sosoo To Y. P Brett, town clerk.
 dog licenses ....... 100000 To Thomas F. McAIahon,
 agent, public lands and
 buildings ...... 1ss5o To Thomas F. McMahon,
 agent, city hall 1st district 1s8.5O To W. F.. .Thoms, collector,
 city permits ............,. 141.5o To ]. F. O'Brien, water re-
 pairs ...,.........,..... 45o TO NJ. Doran, superintendent
 of poor, outside poor ..... 84o4 To W. F. Thoms, collector,
 city taxes. list 19o2 .... .425, ,00oOO To w. F. Thoms, collector.
 water rents, May, 1903 ... 65,000OO -------- Total .......... .$521 .e11 .39 By sundry city orders .... ;. .$63 ,543.71 By redemption of temporary
 loans ...... ............. s5.ooo.oo By interest on water bonds,
 third series .@........ 10000 By interest on Center school
 district bonds .. ..... 1,600.00 By redemption of Center
 school district bonds ..... 100000 Total ... ... .$170, ,343.71 Balance on hand June i.
 1903 .... ........ .... 1851 ,56I6S
 c. A. GIBSON. City Treasurer.
 The following communication from the city attorney was read and or dered placed on flei
 Waterbury, May 20. 1903. To the Honorable Board of Finance, City of Waterbury:
 The bill of John H. Flanagan for four months salary as registrar of vot- CTS, at the rate of $T50 per annurn. having been referred to me as city at torney for an opinion as to the liabill- ty of the city in the matter, I would respectfully advise you.
 That if this amount of $750 has been fixed and determined as an annual salary for the registrar of voters, there is no doubt that this claimant is en- titled to the amount of salary as claimed. it being now a fact that Judgment has been entered up In the superior court granting this claimant certificate of election as such registrar If, on the other hand, no salary has been fixed by your board. but 1t has been voted by you that the registrars shall be paid for their actual services, then this claimant could not recover the amount of his bill as presented to you. The compensation, as deter mined by the general statutes. is that the registrars shall receive for their services wkan required by law such sum, not less than $2 q day, as may he allowed by the selectmer. Inas- much as your board has given me no facts whatever in connection with this matter, can only advise you as above.
 Respectfully.
 JOHN F. KELLOGG.
 City Attorney
 A communication was read from the department Of education stating that the salary of Thomas r. Mitchell. sup ply clerk had been fixed at $To per month. subject to the approval of the board of finance. The recommenda- ton was unanimously adopted. The bond of Joseph T. Nagle. the new po- lice officer, for $500 signed hy Walter B. Iannon and Timothy Conway, was approved.
 Registrars Flanagan and Hynes were present during part of the meet fne. but as neither said anything no- body appeared to know why they hap