Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-20
BOARD OF. ALDERMEN.
City Received Deed for Fifteen Feet on West Side of Cottage Place.

1ue DOafQ or aldermen met last night, Chairman Goss presiding and all the members being present except Messrs Ford and Chesson.
 A deed was received from George B. Boyd conveying to the city a piece of property 15 feet wide at the west side of Cottage place, the same to be added to the street. This was part of the agreement entered into when the government purchased a postofice site on Grand street. The board ac- cepted the gift by very indifferent vote.
 A communication was received from the mayor calling attention to the advisability of doing away with the expense of holding an election ev- cry year for the purpose of choosing selectmen. He wanted the town of f1cers chosen on the same day the city election takes place and have the term of office two years, thus doing away with the cost of one election ev- cry year and the holding of two any year. The matter was referred to City Attorney Kellogg to prepare a bill that will meet the case. Accord. ing to the national constitution the leg 1slature has no power to authorize the election of selectmen annually, but an act can be passed which will do away with town and city meeting in the same year.
 The report of the committee appoint ed to endeavor to secure an appropri- at1on for Normal school in Water bury reported recommending that Rep resentatives Lines and Cross and the committee appointed for this purpose be requested to do all in their power to have a State Normal school in Wa terbury. The report also contained l the following:
 l Section i. That the state board of education shall procure plans obtain site, and cause to be constructed and furnished building for use as State Normal school at Waterbury, at an ex- l pense to the state of not exceeding one l hundred and seventy-fve thousand dollars ($175,OOO.OO).
 Sec 2. The comptroller shall draw his orders on the treasurer in favor of said board, from time to time, for such sums as it shall require, to be paid out of any money. that shall be appropriat- ed by the general assembly for such purposes, upon the presentation of proper vouchers for expenditures made in such construction and furnishing. The board shall, as often as once in three months file. vouchers with the comptroller for all money expended by l it for. said purposes. .....
 Sec. 3. The said board shall not ex- pend any money under this resolution for said building until the city of Wa terbury shall have delivered to said board good and sufficient warranty deed to the said state of Connecticut. without expense to said state. convey ing site which shall be satisfactory to said board, and shall have agreed, in writing, with said board to hereaf- ter furnish suitable and sufficient school building and model and practice school in connection with the training department of said Normal school, the terms of said agreement to be. .satis- factory to said board. Said city IS hereby authorized to appropriate sums 1 sufficient to pay for said site at ueet- 1nsg of the board of aldermen specially waired and held for that purpose and to make and carry out the agreements hcrrnl provided for.
 Sec 4. The provisions. of para gra ph n3 ot the charter, of said city relative tr a special 'ax to cover the amount of such appropriation shall not apply to said appropriation, but the city of Waterbury is hereby authorized and empowered to pay for such site from it's treasury, and, if necessary, borrow money for such purpose in anticipa- tion of the taxes next to be laid and fall due, and the board of aldermen shall include an item for such appro priation among the regular appropria- tions for the ensuing year made dur, ing the month of December following such special appropriation.
 The only expense the city would be put to in the matter is the cost of the site.
 The report of the committee was unanimously adopted.
 The report of the chief of police was received and ordered printed in the year book. A draft of an amendment to the ordinance relative to weights and measures was read and laid or the table.
 Building Inspector Chatfeld sub. mitted the following report: ''Num. Der of permits granted, 242; business blocks, 2S; foundations, 23; factory buildings, 15; dwelling houses, B; ten ement houses, 31; school houses, 2 fire engine houses, 1; additions, 43
 barns, 12; churches, i; wagon sheds, ' repair and remodel, 26; demoliSh, 10
 moved, 10; total, PAP. have ordered extra fire escape stairways to be erect ed at Jacques opera house and con tracts have been placed for iron work
 Also extra stairway at silk factory or
 Benedict street. I would recommend that your honorable board instruct tht
 city clerk to furnish me with a com
 plete record and information in regard
 to established building lines on ou
 city streets" :s
 The front part of the report was ac cepted, but the rear end of the docu ment was picked to pieces and thel
 laid on the table. In the opinion O. 5 the board MT. Chatfield has more tim to look up building line records thai
 the clerk and they didn't see why h. 5 shouldn't do 1t.