Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
ss Was Ten O'clock Before Quorum
 Could Be Counted.

The aldermen held long session last night, although the actual time in har- ness did not exceed twenty minutes. Those present were Chairman Flakes lee and Messrs Stanley, Hewitt, Buck, Filling, Callan, Dunn and BropIy Early in the evening it was noticed that but seven members were present. one short of quorum, and on request of the chairman Sheriff Rigney started out to look up some of the missing ones. 1t was said that Aldermen Ma cauley and Hurley were out of town; that Mir Tobin was i'll and couldn't pos sibly attend that Mir Murray was working, and that nobody would be permitted to see him until after 5 o'clock, and that Alderman Bergen was an usher at great social function at the home of a relative. Nothing was known of Mir Dunn and Mir Bro phy. but it was surmised that they could be found at their places of busi- ness. the former on South Leonard street and the latter on Dublin street. The sheriff's surmises in this respect proved to be correct and at 9:55 he had secured Mir Br0phy and Ar Dunn, and the chair was about to call the meeting to order when it was noticed that there was still one short. After examining every man and counting heads, Mr Filling was reported lost, and then somebody reported that he had just gone down West Main street in car riage. Sheriff Rigney accounted for this and assured the chairman that the alderman from the first would be in soon. Finally Mir Filling showed up and then the board got down to bus; ness and kept at 1t until 10:30 o'clock,
 The following petitions were referred to the board of public works: Samuel Nuttall ct al, for a water main in Mid de street; Waterbury Business Mems association, for a wider sidewalk or. the east side of Exchange place and a crosswalk from the Apothecaries' Hall Go to the store of F. A. Wenzel & Co; Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co, for permission to double track East and West Main streets and put single track im Robbins street and the Mid dlebury road.
 On petition of the Waterbury Manu- featuring Go, Joseph H. Roberts was appointed special constable to-serve on the premises of the petitioner with out pay from the city.
 The department of public works re ported fayorably on the petition of Joseph Corr for an electric light at the corner of Orange and East Main streets. The recommendation was adopted. Similar action was taken on the other recommendations of the board of public works, including the one ask ing permission to put incandescent lights in the passway from Jewelry street to the railroad bridge. The bond of W. J. Rigney. constable. H. M. Rig ney. surety, was approved. It is for $1,O00. The bureau of assessment re- ported that 1t couldn't find benefits to offset the damages in the matter of building lines on Pine street. Robbins street and the Watertown road. but for twenty foot line on Crescent street they reported that benefits and damages were equal, and the line was established. In the other cases the re. ports were accepted and ordered on file.
 Alderman Hewitt wanted to know If the report of the experts would come in before the present baaairtfetires. Mir Blakeslee said that so Tar as it per tained to Mir Burpee. 1t had appeared in the papers, and that the experts are not yet through on the rest of the work.
 MT Hewitt: We're not supposed to read the papers while acting as jurors Then all the members looked | at each other, but not another word was spoken. This has been so from the outset. Nobody cares to think out I loud on this question.
 The city attorney was requested to report on all matters now before him for opinion at the next meeting. This was done, as the chair suggested, in order to finish up everything before the funeral.