Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-26
ALDERMEN WILL MEET.
Sessloa Expected To Be largely
 Attenled To-Night.

The Entertainment" given by the oosrd of aldermen on Christmas eve was . smart thing while 1t lasted, but it was cut too short to please spec tators and as a consequence it will be repeated tonight when 1t is under stood the attendance will be larger and the full cast will be present, three of them, Messrs Hurley, Elton and Larkin, not reporting for the per t0rmance Monday evening. The al- Qermen present were: Filling, Spain, Nell, Buck, Goss, Fitzsimons. Walker, Aherw0od, Malone, Noonan, Bowe.
 The meeting was called to take ac- tion of q communication from the mayor, which appeared in the papers Monday, relative to the appropria- tions for 1907, in which 1t was stated that the rate of taxation was ad- vanced by the aldermen from the amount fixed by the department of finance, not after full and q fair hearing of those in charge of the diff ferent departments, but rather be- cause of conclusions reached at q caucaus of the majority. The com municatiOn was read by the clerk and during It's recital the republican mem- Ders, notably Mir G0ss acted as If there were pins sticking through the bottom of their chairs, and they twisted and turned from one side to the other, but without finding any re- lief. Two or three of the republicans who do not believe in fifteen mill tax and all the democrats never look Nl happier in their lives and one would think by the sweet smiles that played all over their faces that they were fishing presents from Santa Claus out of their stockings and got great deal more they expected.
 When the clerk had finished reading the paper Mir Goss made fierce OIL slaught upon It and with all the eni- phasis he could put into speech de- nied the imputation that the majority had not heard those who have charge 1. of the departments and that tue esti- mates were cut to agree with q line mapped out at party caucus. In a lengthy preamble he moved that the message be returned to the mayor for further consideration and although Aldermen Spain and Bowe tried to pour oil on the troubled water by sug- gestlng that the mayor be given an opportunity to be heard before the board and probably the objectionable features of the veto would be elimi- hated. but Mir Goss positively re- fused to meet them on this ground and demanded that his motion be put. When the chair called for q vote he said he was in doubt and asked those in favor of theresolution offered by Mir Goss 10 stand np. when heads were counted it de- veloped that the alderman from the first was beaten. Those fayorinE the resolution were Aldermen Filling Sherwood. Buck. FitzsimOns. Goss. It was opposed by Aldermen Spain, Ma lone. Lawlor, Niell, Bowe. Mir Walker and Mir Noonan did not vote one way ar the other. This left 1t and ! and ns Chairman Filling had already been counted on the rising vote there was nothing Jeff for him to do but state that the motion was not carried
 Mir Spain then moved that all the items except those vetoed by the mayor ba approved, but the chair ruled the resolution out of order on thc ground that nothing but vote to Adhere to tho former action, the veto Notwithstanding could be entertained.
 After few more sharp thrnsts he- tween Aldermen Goss and Spain the board remembered that 1t was Christ mas eve, an occasion of general re- joicing and by unanimous consent arr armistice lasting until "Wednesday night was agreed upon. The question will come up again this evening. hut it is thought that by that time the mayor and the aldermen will have reached an agreement and that the trouble will be adjusted without a renewal of hostilities.