Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-06
B0ARD OF ALDERMEN.
acslen on Special Constable for
 RaaIes Tabled Last Ni6ht.

The aldermen held special meet i'm at T'4S last night and acted favor ably on the recommendation of the board of f1nance for a special appropri- asion o Sss::4E to III ike up tho purchase price of tho site of the creruatory plant at Wateryille.
 The segular ,pSet ng Nas then called when the annual estimates were read and ordered published. The unfavorahi. .st Jrt of the safety boar,i for the appointment oE Thonas Quinn as special constatSe to do etty st ft. Eagles hHll, was attacked by Alderman Murray, who considered 1t reqaeNt which should not be de- nied to any reputable petitioner. Af- ter hearing the remarks of the alder man from the fourth, Alderman Beach said he wanted to inquire further into tie Situetion sGd mLVed that it Oe tabled. The motion was carried.
 The city attorneys opinion as to the power of the city to charge interest on accounts pending action in the courts or before committees was to the effect thae If the pstitio, er~ lose their cases the city can technically collect inter est right along, but he thought it
 
 al; tC. the interest that accuu ulates oh bills while they are before commit tees The report WAS filed and the tax ahated on two such claims as tie re- port covered.
 The three foot building line recommended for Bank street from John street to Porter was re- ferred to the bureau of assessment.
 
 largenent of the sewer in Bank and Center streets and for electric lights between the Cooke street reservoir and the junction of Cooke street and BidWeu and Lexington avenues, and at the Junction of these streets, and at the corner of Lexington avenue and Clinton street. were referred to the board of public wogks. The same ac- tion was taken on the petition for the establishment of building lines Oh Bishop street, the extension of the water main on, South Wilson and the acceptance of the following streets; Addison, Francis. Russell, Grandview, Seymour, America and Rutland streets, Ciairmont avenue and Highland park.
 The petition of E. F. Cole, asking that certain numbers of the Waterbury land records be indexed, together with LAR Eget1Il0A or MISS D1cheOWn to De employed to do the work, were re, fered to the committee on law. The report of the bureau of assessment on the question of benefits and damages arising from inc grade, layout and es- tablishment of building lines on Hew- lett street, was adopted.
 Alderman Filling asked pertinent question. when the petition of John ByTnes for abatement of interest and costs amounting to $21.s6 on q bill Of $85, came up The alderman wanted to know if some means could not be devised whereby the costs in such cases would not be so outrageously high. The abatement was ordered and a good deal of humorous remarks made about it, but not a word was said about the point raised with reference to costs. It was all over a COW. A former board of assessors listed the animal at $25, when it was only a heifer, not worth over $S or. $10. Mr Byrnes refused to settle, but before he 5oOuId get the matter Str tened Oiftf lae was sued.
 All the recommendations of the board of public works were adopted.
 The board adjourned for a week.