Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-07-11
ALDERMEN AT WORK
Stand By the Mayor in Ordering .
 Fifty Foot Street.

The aldermen met last night, Chair
 man Blakeslee presiding, and transact
 ed big grist of business, including the
 indorsement of vote from Mayor El-
 ton on the action taken two weeks ago relative to the Baldwin street layout and grade, after which the report of the bureau of assessment relative to
 the question of benefits and damages
 arising from the improvement was ap-
 proved, so that the Baldwin streer
 trolley to the Pearl lakes road is now
 an assured thing and it is up to the
 company to go ahead and finish the
 job.
 There was a large number of prop
 erry owners from lower Baldwin street
 in the spectators gallery and they
 watched the proceedings with consid-
 erable interest. When the mayors of
 ficial whip cracked all hands. even the
 democrats. turned pale and the con-
 tention of his honor was sustained by
 d unanamOuS vote, even Mir Stanley
 who made such a vigorous protest at
 the former meeting and Mir Filling,
 who started the row. falling into line and taking their medicine like little men. The bureau of assessment could not find benefits to offset the dam- ages for a ten foot building line in Baldwin street. The report was ap- proved This means that there is a fifty-foot street from Madison street to the Pearl lakes road but no building line. After all the votes had been passed and everything finished up with reference to the layout petition was read from residents of the lower end of the street praying that the action taken by the board of public works making the street fifty feet wide be ap- proved and considered separate from Chapel street. Inasmuch as the mat ter covered by this had already been disposed of the petition was ordered on file though somebody remarked at the time that the proper thing to do in such case was to give the petitioners leave to withdraw.
 Thomas Ellnor of South Main street appeared and was heard relative to the question of benefits and damages arising from the layout of Lounsbury street from South Main street to South View street He claimed that the lay out is a serious detriment to him and yet he received no damages. MT Ellnor suggested that committee. one of whom should be Mir Blakeslee, pe appointed to look into the matter. A vote to this effect was passed on mo- tion of MT Beach. The other members of the board are Aldermen Murray and Hewitt.
 The bureau of assessment reported that it could not find sufficient bene- fits to offset the damages for the esC3b- lishment of building line on Aetna street and thst the matter of beQuests and damages for the widening of Bank street from Grand street southerly were equal. The board also made a report on benefits and damages aris- ing from the layout of Round Hill street from Wood street to Camp street In this case everything banned out all right The several reports were The petition of George r. King for the abatement of sewer lien on North Willow street was re- ferred to the committee on law as was the petition of Raffaele Nigro ct al for permission to pay taxes on certain on Bishop street. which il Is claimed was foreclosed by the city to satisfy tax lien. The unfavorable re- port of the board of public works con- ,erning the layout grade and building lines for North Willow street. on ac- count of lack of funds. was placed on file. The several recommendations of the board of public works, including the installation of lights in differelt parts of the city approved.
 Alderman Hewitt said that man named Wiletts and another by the name of Carney are encroaching on the Waterville road and moved that the ,oald of public works be requested to ook into the case. This and simi- ar vote offered by MT Murray regard ng the condition of South Main street net with the hearty approval of the board.
 The board adjourned for one week.