Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-03
ALDERMEN REFUSE TO ACT.
By Party Vote at Last Nights Session Was Decided Not to
 Appoint Committee to Try and Arbtrate Strike Question.

ray cited Il case that came to his notice Saturday night on South Main street where the car was travelling at a rate of twenty-five miles an hour and how people managed to get out the way waS ii mystery On another occasion the man in charge was travelling at such a tremendous rate the car colld- ed with the rear end of bus and came within an ace Of dumping several people into the street.
 MT Blakeslee moved that the motion be amended to read that the board of public safety be ordered to enforce all ordinances, and then went on to tell how difficult it is to tell the speed Of trolley car.
 To this MT Murray replied that he hadn't brought up that matter with out knowing what he was talking about. He was prepared to substan- tiate what he had said under oath II asked to do so by the board. Alder man Beach said the conditions were no worse at the present. time than they have been for several years past. He had noticed them from time to time on North Main street running at a speed of twenty miles an hour, but he didn't see why it should be called attention to at this time so long as 1t hadn't been noticed before"
 MT Murray: Because these are un- usual times Officials have been charged with not having done their duty and owing to the conditions that exist here at the present time l con sider this a very opportune time to commence" ]"
 Mr Brophy: If the company has a charter and can use it that way it is l time the people knew it. They should 1 be compelled to live up to the law the same as others and if this cannot be done it is somebody's duty to say so. If we want law and order upheld jus tice must be done all around. I tell you, people WnT'f sfafid fUr st11'h things as are being done in this town. You rfiag crush tfIaiu for q tiHie. but such tfpatfHenti ig sure to f6sult in | trouBle sisfsi;a | s-..i. x
 ! lA&tea sSsFSe flsTtneF afseasaiofY tie motion was put and carried unani- mously.
 A petition was received signed by l Father sfoeiim, General Kellogg and others asking that the city atforney be directed to secure afr amendment to the charter giving the city power to l appoint such number of supefnuh1eralsy officers as might be needed from time to time. The communication was Te- eeivetI and placed on file. A comfnufl- ication was received from the board of public safety on the same question, providing for charter amendment giving the city the power to Ifiaffltsiin 75 specials instead Of 9. This Was amended on motion of MT Beach pro- I viding tlaat the chief could call cut the stpermutneraries of his oWf accord and must do so when fequested by the
 mayor or board of public safety. As
 1t reads now the chief will have au- thofity to call out the superTiumerdry
 force whether the mayor or board of
 public safety like it or not.
 Chairman Goss stated that Alderman
 Ford desired to be relieved from the
 auditing committee and that he had
 appointed Mir Walker instead Aaron
 Q. Coddingt0n was appointed d specia
 constable to serve without pay from
 the city on the property of the Wa:
 terbury Lumber SS Coal Go. Michae
 Mccormick, through his attorney, +
 F. Guflfoife, notified the city tli;rt h,
 would claim damages for q fall on i; . sidewalk at the corner of Baldwin ant , Pleasaft streets, January 21.
 The proposition from the board O public works to build storm water con duits iii certain streets was laid on tn . table and i vote passed requesting tn
 city attorney to submit an opinion al
 to the right of the city to assess bene fits for such work. The recomnienda ton of the board of public works re,a ! tive to repairing works was adopted
 A communication from the Waterbur, ; Herald calling attention to the nee,
 of taking aetieH to enforce the efdin : ance regulating the speed of trolle s cars was received and referred to tn t board of public safety.
 A few petitions for new work wer 2 received and referred to the board Q public works.
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