Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-11-07
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
W, J. Rignsy Asks to Be Appointed In
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AC OUoAA VI d14<A AA1CA AhCk AeAct night, Chairman Blakeslee presiding, and there being present Messrs Bergen, Hurley, Tobin, Murray, Stanley, Pil- ling, Buck, Hewitt and Macauley.
 All the recommendations Of the board of public works, including the turnout on Baldwin street and certain transfers from one appropriation to another were approved, with the ex- ception of the Thomaston trolley mat ter, which was laid on the table for week. Alderman Murray wanted a per diem forfeit of S10 for every day the turnout remained unfinished after December 15, but motion to this ef- feet was lost on party vote. It was finally passed on motion of MT Hewitt with time limit of December 15, 1905, the same date Mir Murray mentioned, but minus the penalty.
 The petition for the new street through the West End golf links was referred to the board of public works for a report.
 The board of public works was au- thorized to hold the necessary hear ings concerning the widening of Pine street from Columbia boulevard to Cooke street.
 Electric lights were ordered in Bishop street, between Hawkins and Elizabeth streets, and in Buckingham street.
 The following petitions were referred to the board of public works: Simons- vile Improvement society, electric lights. corner Market and Chapel streets: corner Pearl Lake road and Piedmont street; corner Pearl Lake road and Spring Lake road; water main in Chapel street. between present terminus and Pearl Lake road: water main in Baldwin avenue, between Baldwin and Piedmont streets: c. A. Colley. improvement of street in front of trolley barns on West Main street; Mrs Pearsall. three electric lights on North Main street, beyond trolley ter minus: Joseph Corr. electric light. cor ner East Main and Orange streets
 A communication was received from W. J. Rigney stating that ]. B. Yallee, who was elected constable at the last election. had failed to file his bond within the thirty days as per statute. Mir Rigney asked to be appointed to the vacancy The communication was received and placed on file. but not an- other word was said about it.
 Building Inspector Chatfeid was given leave of absence for two weeks. Mir Murray inquired if this meant with full pay or no play at all, but nobody answered the query.
 Alderman Murray brought up the r,,af of dnfrlu corfanfhfno with hn passway along the river from Jewelry street to Bank street. and made strong plea fin favor of putting it in shape so that people can use it with some measure of safety. Mir Loeffier and others were present to help the thing along. but the board thought it best to have the matter handled by the department of public works and the alderman said he would bring it to their attention tonight. While the question was before the house MT Hewitt remarked that this was a glorious work for the new administra- tion and added: This administration has had all the glory it wants and then they turned us down."
 The bureau of assessment submitted the following report regarding the mat ter of benefits and damages arising from the layout of Fairmount street from Luke street southerly to the Null cahy school building: Damages. Cor nelia ]. Rodman. S1.0OO: Charles B. Rodman. s100: benefits. estate of Mary M Rodman, Charles s. Rodman. ad- ministratOr, Charles B. Rodman and COrnelia J. Rodman. heirs. S1O0: Charles B. Rodman, S10O: Cornelia ]. Rodman, SlOO: George and Cornelius Tracy. S1O0; city of Waterbury. 5000.
 At the request of Mir Scully. one of the property owners. who feels az grieved over what had been done there. the matter was tabled and the board voted to visit the premises next Monday afternoon. They will assem- ble in the council chamber at , o'clock and make the trip on the trolley. Mir ScuIly said that sufficient opposition had developed to warrant some per sOnal investigation on the part of tho board who was asked to set the seal of approval on a work that was planned three years ago and pushed practically 10 completion without au- thOrity. He didn't care who was at the bottom of 1t, the school committee. the mayor. the engineer. or all of them combined. they still lacked the author fly to lay out streets or make an agree ment to that effect. There can be no question" he said. but such an un- derstanding was entered into and if this can be done and the thing kept in the dark from people who were in office at the time and who should have known all about it. and then pushed through successive boards and finally legalized by the aldermen. the matter should be exposed and the guilty par ties given a run for their money. If this board goes down there and says it Is willing to sanction that fraud then I'll have no more to say. In order that no injustice might he done anybody. Mr Scully suggested that the engineer be requested to accompany the board and show them the lines. \ vote to this effect was passed.
 The board adjourned for a week.