Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-07-12
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Voted to Renew the Blowing OF 9
O'clock Whistle.


lit, Hurley, Murray. Brophy, Tobin
and Buck.
The features Of the session included
favorable action relative to the popu-
lar demand for renewal of the blow
ing of the gong at O'Clock, discont1n-
ued some time since by the depart
ment of safety; the turning down OF
the appeal of Charles Stage for permits
sion to shingle his house on Porter
street; approving five year contract
for lighting the city, involving an out
lay of about $150,000 of public money
without q moments re1ectioni tabling
a petition looking towards cheaper
rates on gas because they considered
1T big thing and needed some cons1d-
GRAFTON; addresses by Attorney Seery,
D. M. Davis and Attorney Durant, and
taking action regarding the location
of the proposed state refornatOry.
Aldermen Murray and Hewitt, the
committee appointed to make inquiries
relative to the blowing of the whistle,
reported that a majority of the people
they had talked with wanted it. The
report was accepted and vote passed
instruct1ng the clerk ITO arrange with
the Connecticut Railway and Lighting
Go to have the curfew ring at 8 O'Clock
every night. Mr. Murray wanted to
have the Whistle restored through the
Intervention of the board of safety,
but Mr. Beach objected. stating that
the commissioners didn't care to have
anything to do with the matter. The
vote for the, renewal of the familiar
scream of the gong at the trolley COM
pany's plant was unanimous.
A communication was received from
Chief Egan setting forth his reasons
for refusing to renew the licenses Of
certain junk dealers. It stated THAT
the law provides that persons who en-
gage in that business shall keep their
accountsin English and that he cons1d-
cred those who do not know how to do
that and refuse to have 1t done In
that language are unfit persons to
have junk dealers licenses. The COM
munication was ordered on file and
two petitions for licenses given leave
to withdraw. The ordinances changing
the meeting time of the department. OF
safety were approved. The report OF
the bureau of assessment regarding
the matter of benefits and damages
arising from the establishment of
grades and 1ayouts for Hawthorne and
Avon avenues and Greenmount terrace
were read and adopted. The bureau
submitted a report stating that dt could
not find sufficient benefits to offset the
DANA ges in case ten foot building
line should be established on the above
mentioned streets. Some Of the cor
ner lots are only thirty-five feet wide
and If a ten foot Line should be estab-
Iished this and the FIVE feet which the
building ordinance compels people to
keep from another structure would
leave them but twenty feet, too mar
row for an ordinary residence. The re-
port was ordered ON file.
The board accepted an Invitation
from the Sacred Heart drum corps to
review the parade of the Connecticut
fife and drum corps in this city on July
80.
The committee on law reported In
the matter of the 5000 reward offered
by the city for the arrest of the assatl-
ants Of Morrissette and Merna, trolley
employees, that w. J. Rigney was en-
titled to the reward. The report Was
accepted and the money ordered paid
to the sheriff, who sat opposite the
chairman, apparently unmindful that
he was soon to add 5000 to his bank
account. The committee on law also
recommended that the sum Of sta be
paid to John Buggy Of Winsted In set
Element Of all claims by him for dam
dyes by reason Of the breaking Of the
Branch main on April 26, 1904.
The recommendation of the board of
safety relative to restricting the use or
guns on the public streets was received
and the city attorney requested to pre-
pare an ordinance prohibiting the dis
charging of pistols, revofvers, guns, etc,
on the public ways. This included the
Fourth of July as well as other days.
The safety board also recommended
that the application of B. p. Marsh to
be made constable to do duty at Boul-
der grove. 1t was approved. A SIM
liar report was received regarding the
petition Of Moe Harris asking that the
man who conducts the fruit stand at
the entrance to Forest park be made
a constable to do duty at that place
without pay from the city. The board
was about to take favorable action on
that, too, when Attorney Durant came
to the rescue. Mr. Durant> reproved
the board for its apparent disregard OF
how the public peace is preserved and
limited that securing jobs for super
numerary officers was of more impoT-
lance 10 tile pOWCIo Lh1I pO CAAeNAA 1A1S
maintenance Of law and order. cit
may be-" he said, ''that the board can
not afford to police this district. but
should objection be raised to having
the public peace preserved at the ex-
pense of private Individuals think
the board should pause and consider
that this is the spot where Mendels-
sohn was murdered. The city cannot
give the property owners police protec-
ton and 1t is not willing to let them
protect themselves. This is strange
position to assume and think 1t would
be well to examine into the facts and
see If such action is for the best inter-
ests of the public. The matter was
laid on the table for further investtga
ton. The recommendation that the
petition of Fred II. Ley & Co for the
appointment of one of his men to do
duty at his camp on the Cheshire road
was approved, amid some mutterings of
disapproval on the part of some Of the
members, notably Mr. Hurley, who
-.,ar+ad IN knovU iF the man was a citi-