Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-17
BOARD oF ALDERMEN.
Question of Closing Bowling Alley.
 Went Over to Next Meetine.

"OAs WEI " NeAt 4eCb1Nks
 The aldermen met last night, Chairman Filling presiding, and
 wrestled with several municipal matt ters, including the billiard and pool question.
 A communication was received from Mayor Thoms containing thres vetoes, all with reference to Thom- aston avenue from Ehenield street ! to the town boundary. The commun- ication stated that last year the city gave the trolley company permission
 to lay rails in that 'styeet with the understanding that they should The company appealed from this con- dition and the matter is now in the courts. His honor suggested that his veto of the grade. layout and award of benefits and damages be laid on the table until after the question is finally disposed of in the courts. Alderman Elton said that this point was we'll taken and moved that the suggestion of the mayor be carried out The motion was passed unanimously.
 Alderman Sherwood offered an amendment to the ordinance on bill Hard and pool rooms which prohibit- ed bowling between the hours of H o'clock at night and in lne morh- ing John Moriarty was heard on the question and made an able plea in behalf of the bowling alley con. ducted in his building on East Main street.
 Charles Nichols of Bank street hoped the board would put a stop to the running of bowling alleys after 12 o'clock at night. Since they started, he said, you cannot close an eye until anywhere between 2 and 3 o'clock in the morning. Besides the noise made by the bowling, the con-. duct of young lads" going home / from these places renders sleep out of the question until all hours.
 Alderman Larkin presented a pe- tition from people who live on Bank street and other places and who claim to be annoyed by the sport. Re member" said the alderman, "the names written thereon are those of citizens who live in the blocks near by, not merchants who do business in the center and live on the boule- yard and whose sleep is not disturb ed by anything that takes place about their stores after midnight"
 The petition was read and ordered on file.
 On motion of Mir Buck the whole matter, amendment and all, went over to the next meeting, the mover of the motion stating that he didn't care to have vote taken on the question until MT Goss was present.
 Building Inspector Chatfield, in response to an order from the board, lance was not given permit to re- model his house on Orange street. He said permission was required be- cause the ordinance forbids the granting of such a petition, all of which, he said, was explained to MT Rylance at the time. The report was accepted and the petitioner given leave to withdraw.
 An ordinance relative to the care of manholes in the streets was passed to be engrossed.
 The bureau of assessment reported that 1t saw no reason for changing , the original award of benefits and damages arising from the layout of Pine street. The report was accepted and the original report adopted. The bureau of assessments reported that 1t could not find benefits to offset the damages for building lines on Thomaston avenue. The report was ordered on file.
 An application of the trolley com pany for permission to excavate in certain streets for the purpose of making conduits, was referred to the board of public works. Similar action was taken on a big batch of applications for new work in differ. ent sections of the city. All the re- concentrations of the board of pub lie works were adopted. with the ex- sewer in West Main street, which was. sent back for an estimate of the cost.
 The board of public works report ed that 1t will cost $24.200 to con- struct the high water service from Dublin street to Town Plot. It was ordered on file.
 On petition of the O'Brien Con- struction Co, Dennis 0'Leary was appointed special constable to do duty on contracts held by the peti- tioner.
 The petition of the Sanitary House Cleaning Co, E. E. Knight. manager, was referred to the board of public works.