Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-07
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
A. J. Pierpont Wants Damages for.
 Having Sheep Destrpyex1

r. Having Sheep Destroyed. The aldermen met last night, Chair man Goss presiding.
 The petition of Peter F. Coughlan et al asking that Lounsbury street be worked to grade by contract instead of Dy the day was amended to read that the matter be referred to the board of puD4lc works with instructions to have DounsDury street opened at their ear rest convenience. The petition of the SoHcordfa Singing society relative to tne aDatement of taxes was referred to the committee on abatements The afpilcaElon of A. J. Pierpont for the ap- ItanuInent or commission to act with oLe named by him for the purpose of assessing the amount of damage done ms sheep by dogs, was referred tosfhe city attorney.
 OtheT new petitions received last night by the aldermen and properly re. ferred included John Clarkin ct al for an electric light at the corner of Ledge olde avenue and West Main street. E. J. Casey ct al for an electric light at the corner of Park road and Middle ooury road; Charles Engfing for exten- s.on or the sewer in Bank street from Itn street southerly about ITO feet; MaU Rfch for permission to maintain DootDIack's stand at III Bank street. ;. n. Madjgan ct al for a new layout .. anu estaol1shment of a grade of Rob pms street from West Main street to the Watertown road.
 Ine notice of a claim for damages from Lizzie Harvey by reason of faI1- ing on Holmes avenue and of George M. GrHley for danages arising from a change of grade by the town in 1901 m frOnt of his property in Watervf1le. were referredto the committee on law.
 The recommendatio of the board of public works relative to change Of street lines at Dublin and East Main streets was adopted and the board in structed to report such changes as are required. MT Campbell of the E. J. Manville Machine Go and Engineer Lowndes were present and explained the plans.
 Two conrmur1ic cations from Collector Thofns recommending the abatement of certain city taxes were read and the ,abatements ordered with the ex- ception of ffrat of the Wells City Ex- press Go. It was decided to try ttfs again. A communication from the as- sessoTs regarding corrections on the
 amount assessed against certain pieces of property was sent back for more particulars.
 Two opinions were received from the city attorney, one in reference to a tax bin of Albert Leopold, stating that the tax was legally laid and can be collected, and the other regarding a tax bill of c. Hauser advising that if the information that came to him be
  listed and the bin, $61.45, cannot be collected. This is case where tho owner claims he forgot tuput the prop erty- in Iris list and the assessors made out a separate one for it, adding the I ten per cemt MT Hauser objected to l paying on the ground that it was not l Iegai. He claims the proper thing to l havc done was add it to his list and l notify him instead of making new l one. The matter was referred to the l hoard of assessors The other was ordered on file and the petitioner given ! leave to withdraw.
 Several petitions for new work were referred to the board of public l works
 The committee appointed to report g ! draft of an ordinance regarding the storage of explosives. consisting of Al dermen Beach, Filling and Foley, sub rrftted their report. After a long dis cussion it was finally laid on the table I for two weeks.
 The board of public works was re- l quested to make an early report on the l application of the Chase Rolling MM l Go for the discontinuance of a portion l of Vine street.
 The board adjourned for two weeks