Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-10-11
lgnDERnEN AT WORK.
Sewers. Trolleys and Garbage Were
 Discussed Last Evening.

Sewers, Trolleys and Garbage Were
 Discussed Last Evening.
 The atagmen held special meeting ab Tz30 last evening the chairman, k. N BlHkeslee, presiding.
 The special appropriation of $1O,OOO for repairs on the North Willow street sewer was passed unanimously, MT AGurray stating at the outset that he had incurred into the situation and round that the Job needed immediate attention. The alderman also said that with reference to the remarks from one of the gentlemen on the other side of the house, that the work would go on regardless of what Mir Murray thought, he wished to state that when H ever the majority wantS&' to carry things over the heads of the minority they could do so provided they pro- ceeded according to the charter.
 Alderman Holmes acknowledged the corn and begged to differ with the al- % derman from the fourth. When he < spoke on the question he mentioned no ' names and he did not mean to be un- derstood as conveying the idea that &he work would go on whether the money was raised or not. What he meant to make plain was that the sewer had to be repaired and that the city would be obliged to do 1t. MI Murray was an old member of the board and he thought he should have | known aA about 1t anyway, for the matter has been subject of recon. mendation for fifteen years
 sI did know about it." replied MR Murray. ''Dut I didn't know why no- body heard anything from 1t this year until the eleventh hour. Why was It not taken up in the early part of the year when there was an opportunity to do a better job than can be had now? That is the part of it that pug xled me, and haven't heard 1t ea- plained"
 Nobody cared to throw any light on that phase of the case. They had the money and that was sufficient. The special session then adjourned and the adjourned meeting got down to bust- ness.
 An opinion was read from City At torney Kellogg relative to the city, s power to compel the trolley company to complete and operate the line on Baldwin street as per contract, stating that the company can be compelled by mandamus pRo- oeedings to do the work or take up such tracks as are now in that street < and restore the road to it's former con- dftion. but no move can be made In that direction until after the time limit, November 1S, 1904, has expired. The communication and copy of the conditions together with vote stating & that the company will be expected to x live up to it's contract were ordered transmitted to the officials of the Con- necticut Railway and Lighting Go.
 Communications were received from the department of health and the mayor which paved the way for aTl- other special appropriation. The con. tract for the collection and disposal of garbage will expire next April and the s plant will thereupon become the prop erty Of the city. The land, however. belongs to n. M Rigney, and In the opinion of the board it would be well to purchase 1t as soon as possible. Mir Rfgney is prepared to sell the land, about 44k acres, for $500, or if the city will give him the contract for another year at the pr2ce he is now receiving, S19,OO0. at the expiration of that time he will deed the land to the city free. Tn the opinion Of the mayor the prop, CT thing to do was to own the site and then the city will be in a position to \ invite proposals for another contract. It was voted to request the board Of finance to ask the comptroller if he can find unappropTiated revenues to the amount of $500. There is over $7, # GOO license money still in the comp troller,s office, so that he will not have to look far to uneaRth what the alder men want this trip.
 A communication was received from William J. Pape, clerk of the. Water bury business men's trolley extension committee, giving reasons why the committee was not able to appear be VI .nys,~r. %t,o H>nonsN o< %7aa% Ynnof1ny and stating that it expected to come in soon with some definite proposition. The communication was received and ordered on file.
 The bonds of the new constahles were read and approved. subject to the opinion of the oity attorney.
 Bernard F, K1lduff was heard re, garding the recommendation of the board of public works for building line on Hillside avenue. Mir Kildufi said he has a lot in that street which will not be deep enough for a suitable building if a fifteen foot line should be established, and he desired to say so before anything definite was done in the premises. MT Kilduff also said that he considered it strange why there should be such need of fifteen foot line there now after nearly al the other property owners had bufli upon their lots and carried theia buildings as close as they could come to the street, some being only foul feet and half from the street line q After explaining this MT Kilduh in quired what the board thought of 2 * man who built out as far as he coult 20 and then wanted his neighbors tt keep back fifteen feet Alderman Der gen said that if anybody on the street T had built beyond the line petitionet for he saw no fairness in the proposi ton and that no notice should be taker of 1t It was finally decided to ap point a committee to inquire into th' matter and request MT Kilduff tt bring in map of the property at tht next meeting. The committee appoint cd consists of Aldermen Holmes Beach and Bergen. The different com municat1ons from the board of publi. works were approved A few petitions for new work were suitably referred.
 Several recommendations for th, W axA- -