Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1903-08-04


IN favor of celebrating the fiftieth an
niversary OF the Incorporation OF the
city, and recommend to the board of
aldermen that they appoint a commit
tee OF arrangements with power to
act
Your committee would respectfully
recommend that committee Of ar
engagements be appointed, consisting
OF the mayor, president OF the board
OF aldermen and twenty-five citizens OF
Waterbury, to be named by me mayor
and president Of the board OF aldermen.
Said committee. which shall report
from time to time its doings to this
board, to have full power to make all
necessary arrangements. appoint sub
committees and fix thef date and dura
ton of time said celebration shall last
Respectfully submitted,
GEORGE M. BEACH,
ROBERT WALKER,
"DANIM, FOLEY,
COMMITTEE.
"July 80, 1903"
The request to report now and then
to the aldermen what the committee Is
doing was inserted in the report at the
suggestion OF Mr. Goss.
The ordinance relative TO explosives
was passed to be engrossed.
Drafts OF ordinances were submitted
by the city attorney giving the superin-
tendent of poor the power to act as
guardian for minor females who make
application to be married and regulat.
ing street parades, the Iauter clothing
the chief of police with authority to
decide ON such matters except in cases
Of funerals and outings Of the Nation
al Guard, the police and fire depart.
ments. These were tabled until the
next meeting.
The board Of public works was de
rected to designate voting places for
the October election and report back
to the aldermen at the September
meeting.
On recommendation of the law com.
mittee James Lord and Bridget Nor
gan, who had fled claims for damages
for injuries received on the public
ways were given leave to withdraw.
Similar action was taken on the petit
ton of Tony Dance and Philomena
Peronda for a refund of taxes paid.
An opinion was received from the city
attorney seating that the city is bound
TO name a referee ito inquire into the.
alleged losses suffered by A. j. Pier
pont caused by dogs. It was voted
THAT the chair make such an appoint
nent. Mr Goss said he would name
some one later.
A communication from the assessors
relative to tax attachments was re-
ceived and the ATTACHMENTS recommends
ed ordered. The city attorney SUBJ
united an opinion correcting one re-
ceiyed few weeks ago regarding a
tax bill amounting to $61.45 on prop
erty belonging to @. Hauser. It stat
ed that the bill is collecible. The
opinion was ordered on file and the per
tittoner given leave to withdraw. Frank
Grant was appointed special cOnsta-
bile DO act at Boulder Grove. A re-
monstrance against the action of the
bureau of assessment relative to bene-
fits and damages arising from the lay.
out of Walnut avenue was referred to
the clerk to see II a similar petition
had not been received from the same :
parties q short time ago. The petit
TONERS represent that some OF the
property owners who have been bene.
flied In common with others were not
assessed anything and chat on this ac-
count they had to pay more than their
share.
A petition asking for the acceptance
by the city OF the pasgway near the
Stone house on Highland avenue to the
Oronoke road was referred to the
board of public works Other matt
tiers suitably referred were: Mad River
Grange association, that the state road
appropriation be used on the Meriden
road; r. r. Andrews ct al, for side
walk on the north side of West Main
street, from Highland avenue to
Grandview avenue; q. 70. Benedict ct
al, for crosswalk on Bank street In
the north line OF Grand street
The board then adjourned.