Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Ordinance Prohibiting Parades 1T

Urdananee Pr0hibiting Parades md
 Demonstrations on Public Streets,
 In the absence of President E. Goss and Vice President F. W Chsss son, City Clerk Ryan called the meet ing of the board of aldermen to ordelN last night. There were present Alder men heefe Foley, Brophy, Murray. Stanley, Filling, Blakeslee, Beach. Walker and Gates. MT Murray was chosen chairman pro tenn.
 On motion of Alderman Beach if was voted that the city attorney be requested to prepare and submit to the board a draft of an ordinance pro- hibiting parades and demonstrations on the public streets without licensa from the chief of police. Mr Beach said that many things in the line of parades take place on the public streets which ought to be stopped, but at the present time there is no law regulating such matters and they go on.
 Alderman Blakeslee. evidently think ing that this was aimed at his annual parade of the youngsters of the towns wanted to know what 1t meant, and Alderman Brophy desired to be in4 formed if it would be necessary td take out license to hold funeral 1l case such an ordinance passes. ATrs Beach replied that all cities of tflaR size of Waterbury have similar lawA and he saw no reason why it shouldM not obtain here, It would not inter fere with anything that was proper. and what was not proper should not be permitted. The proposed ordip- ance would have nothing to do with funerals.
 The recommendation of Mayor Kfl9 duff with reference to the appoint ment of board of equalization to con- sist of the board of assessors, at a saly ary of $500 each per annum, tabled some time ago, was taken up and passed.
 It was voted that the board of pub lie works be instructed to enforce the order of the city government regard- ing the laying of sidewalks on -Soisth street, opposite the Boughton property and Dublin street. east side, from east Main street to the bridge; and for 2he repairs of the walk at the corner lof ! Lounsbury and Baldwin streets
 The veto of Mayor Eilduff with ref erence to the appointment of William H. Wolfe as a special policeman to td0 duty in Waterbury, was taken froNi the table and sustained The whole matter of police protection in the oufl- side districts was then referred to thA board of public safety for irlvestigal tion and report
 Alderman Beach wanted to know what became of blle request of the board of public safety had made of fhA board of finance for an appropriation of $4,000 for police protection in the outside districts. Mir Ryan stated that the comptroller was looking the matter up with view to determining if unappropiiated revenues covering that amount are available
 big batch of applications for abaten1ents of city taxes was disposed of, some being given leave to with draw and others going through with out scratch. Each was accompaE- jed by a recommendation of the cona7 mfttee on abatements, favorably OK unfavorably, and while a few quest tions were asked now and then. nol serious opposition to the recommenda- tions appeared.
 Henry Makepeace and George Row ley had their poll taxes abated on the ground that they are not citizens of the United States.
 While this matter was before the board MT Filling inquired what waA the difference between poll tax and military tax.
 Alderman Blakeslee: ssPoll tax is poll tax and military tax is military tax4 Perhaps Collector Thoms can give yQ1 better explanation than that"
 Collector Thoms Coy requestl: "Asll male citizens of the United States be- tween the ages of 21 and 70, residint in the town, are obliged to pay poll tax of $1 year. subject, of coursel, to certain exemptions: every male citA izen of the United States between tllef ages of 21 and 45. who is d military5 subject, is liable 10 pay military taxi of S2 per year, but if he pays nilitary tax he is exempted from poll tax. IsA that plain enough?"
 Mir Filling: sI see.''
 All the recommendations of the committee on abatements were passed by unanimous consent with the excep- ( tion of one land that had refprence to Fred Mattel, the tailor The petition l CT represented that he kept a repair shop. but sold no goods. AldermaA Walker said that the board ought tdp go slow with these abatements and be sure that every case was exactlI as represented. MT Blakeslee moved that the report of the committee b4 adopted. It was carried by a ratl1eri indifferent vote. R. C. Forbes wasA granted an abatement on piano stock the explanation given by the commit- tee being that Mir Forbes is simply the agent, the owner residing out of town. Alderman Filling said that the asses isors should keep sharp lookout for stock of this kind and see that It is properly listed. Somebody owns tlR stock. he said, and the city has a rigAt to the taxes from somebody.
 Another man sent in an explanatiolE to his application for abatement thaA at the time the tax was levied he wal working in Holmes, Booth & Hayten shop and owned nothing but a cob bling bench where he did a little tink- ering once in 2 while.