Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-27
BOARD or ALDERMEN. s
Approved Recommendation to Bond
 City for S1OO.0oo


 The board of aldermen met last Pnight. Those present were Chair man Goss. Messrs Keefe, Murray, Bro phy, Blakeslee, Filling, Stanley, Beach, Gates, Walker and City Clerk Ryan. A lengthy communication from the mayor ill support of the bond issue of $100,000 was read and ordered on file. Then the recommendation of the board of public works that the city attorney be directed to secure the passage of an act by the general assembly authoriz- ing the city to issue bonds to the amount of S100OOO for the purpose of installing high pressure service was taken up. Alderman Murray wanted to know how long the need of such service was needed, adding that he thought the city was after putting out considerable money on water the past couple of years. MT Goss said the need of the high pressure was felt since the first house was built that couldn't get water The motion was passed.
 A communication was received from the Waterville school district asking that William H., Wolff be appointed a special officer to do duty in Water. vile. MT Keefe moved that the mat ter be referred to the board of public safety. The chair thought the board had no Jurisdiction in the premises and it was finally referred to the city attorney for an opinion.
 A communication was received from City Attorney Kellogg relative to changes in the local election laws. The communication stated that it would require constitutional amendment passed by two successive general as- semDl1es and then ratified by the peo- pte to change the present election law With reference to Selectmen. He i'm tends to submit such bill to the leg 1sIature An act can be passed this year, however, which will put the city in position to hold the town and city elections on the same day. The fol. lowing copy was submitted An Act Concerning Election of Town Officers in the Town of Waterbury. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives in general as. sembly convened:
 l. That in the year 1904, and bien- nially thereafter, the annual town meeting in the town of Waterbury for che election of town officers shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, and in such years such meeting shall be opened and held and the ballot boxes for an officers to be balloted for at such meet ing shall be opened and remain open at the same hours, times and places as the electors meetings held on said days.
 ?. Tn the years other than herein before set forth the said town meetings shall be held as now by law provided.
 3. The terms of office of all town officers elected as hereinbefore stated shall commence on the first Monday of January next succeeding their cleo tion. The selectmen and constabies of said town now in office shall hold their respective offices until the first Monday of January, 1904.
 The communication was received and the city attorney authorized and di- rected to present such a bill to the gen. eral assembly.
 The lights recommended at West Main and Benham streets, Bunker Hitl road and Woodruff avenue and on South Leonard street near the Haftz place, were ordered installed.
 "A few claims for damages received by falling on alleged slippery side walks were referred to the city attor- ney The annual reports of Superin- tendent Kelley of the street depart ment, Superintendent O'Brien of the bureau of water City Attorney Kel- logg and City Engineer Cairns were received and ordered printed in the year book. S44
 After a few tilts about abatement of city taxes the board adjourned.