Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-09-18
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Appointed | Committee te Dri9 Nsv
 Ordnance Regarding Dogs.

AA0 UO8e VI Juo toWu won V blS uul victory over the people at the meet ing of the aldermen last night and from the looks of things now unless the mayor steps in. the CUTS have the upper. hand of their so-called bosses. and human beings will con- tinue to walk the public ways in con- stant dread of being bitten by rabid dogs. In the early stages of the trouble the board appeared anxious to pass an ordinance requiring dog owners to restrain their pets, but af- ter hearing Dr Mum at the former meeting and L. w. Anderson at last nights session, the republican mem bers of the board experienced change of heart, although Alderman Spain tried to convince them that the safety of men, women and chil- dren was a matter of too much mo- ment to trifle with. In other words the alderman from the fourth tried to impress upon his neighbors the wisdom of considering man first and the dog last, but the other fellows refused to be converted and gave the dog first call.
 Chairman Filling presided and as soon as Clerk Sandland had finished reading the engrossed copy of the dog ordinance MT Noonan offered an addition to the draft which required officers finding dogs at large wearing collars on which appeared the name of the owner and the register num- Der. to take them to the police sta ton and then notify the owners. Alderman Fitzsimons thought the whole ordinance loosely drawn and ksuggested that 1t be referred to a committee to prepare some thing which would meet the case. In the meantime, he said, if the situation demanded 1t the mayor could issue another order which would hold un- til the ordinance had been acted upon and become law.
 Alderman Walker thought the thing incomplete in its present shape and wanted to know if the police had nothing to do but snaring dogs, escorting them to the police station, and notifying the owners. He would impose smart fine for violations of the ordinance and then people who keep dogs would be on the lookout for them.
 MT Larkin spoke in favor of the suggestion made by Mir Fitzsimons and said that when the committee gets together he hoped they would draw the line between dog that be- longs to farmer and one that is kept in the inside district. If farm CT couldn't have dog at large so that it could get line on tramps and I theives he might as we'll not have one at all.
 Alderman Spain thought the ordin- ance all right as 1t came from the committee of the department of pub lie safety and said that no time should be lost in voting favorably on 1t and putting 1t into force. When il is generally admitted that dogs suf- fering with a malignant type of ra- b!es are at large, the alderman felt that the board should act promptly and throw every possible safeguard around the people.
 | mission to say word or two and he made good use of the time allotted to him. He believed we have laws enough now and wanted to give own. CTS of dogs who pay license to keer them show to get the benefit of their money. He questioned wheth. CT there are any mad dogs in Water bury and said that so far as he could see very little notice was taken of it except by the Waterbury Ameri- can and the Republican, whose edi. tors he suspected are troubled with dog itch.
 Mir Fitzsimons finally put his sug. gestion as a motion and 1t was car. ried by what appeared to be very doubtful vote. All the democrat. opposed 1t and 1t is safe 60 state that some of the republicans votcl the same way. Anyway nobody questioned it and f. went. The cha,r appointed Alderman Noonan. Fitz- simons and Larkin on the committee II A petition of w. E. Griggs for an electric light on Woodlawn terrace between Pine and Frederick streets, was referred to the board of public works. The report of the bureau of assessments that 1t could not find benefits to offset the damages arising | from the proposition to establish ten foot building lines on Second avenue, between Hillside avenue aud Grove street, and on North Willow street between Hillside avenue and Ridge wood street. was received and placed on file.
 The board of public works recom- mended that the voting booths for the elections be located at the fol lowing places: First ward. the arm- ory. expense S75; Second ward. tenn porary structure on the green; Third ward, city hall building; Fourth ward, Auditorium. expense S100: Fifth ward. temporary structure al | Union square: Waterville. Goodwill | hall, expense SIS. The cost of putt | ing up temporary structures was giv- en as S51s and the electric wiring S36. The recommendation was ap- proved. Alderman Elton said that while there was nothing unusual in this item of expense he thought Il would pay to see if 1t cannot be re duced and with that end in view he offered a resolution directed to the board of public works requesting them to see what could be done to. wards securing portable buildings foI use at future elections. The reso- Hutton was passed unanimously.
 A. I. Chaffieid. the building in. spector, appeared before the board and asked for a leave of absence Of two weeks, to take effect some time next month. when he sees a chance Al. = .,x,-a rf1ro ii ~os urautad