Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-07
ALDERMEN IN SESSION
City Fathers Transacted Much Business
 and Adjourned For a Month.

At the regular meeting of the board of aldermen last evening an opinion was read from the city at torney stating that it is not neces- sary to give property owners a hear ing regarding sprinkling either be- fore or after the passage of the sprinkiing ordinance The draft was then taken from the table and passed unanimously.
 The city attorney also reported that the law allows the city to de- duct ID per cent from the sum total Of the state military tax and that this makes up for abatements that have to be made by the aldermen. The document was ordered on file.
 The board of public works report cd that 1t would cost $3,l00 to lay a twelve-foot walk on East Main street from Silver street to Idylwood avenue. four-foot strip to be grass and the balance cement. If concrete should be used the expense would be t2,50O. The communication was or dered on file.
 Another communication from the board of public works stated that the tate law relative to the appointment Df a tree warden does not apply to Waterbury. Alderman Elton made strong plea for the appointment of buch an officer. The matter was re- lerred to the city attorney for infor- nation. All the recommendations of the board of public works and the de- partment of safety, the committee on lbatements and the law committee were adopted. These included an lward of S100 to Alexander Philo- nene for injury to horse on Silver treet and $200 to William Hawes for Injuries to himself and his horse on South Main street. All the other Dlaims for damage were denied, in- lluding that of Thomas Wilton who bst two cows and horse from rabies laused by being bitten by a dog con- lned in the Wilton barn by an off, Ter. The reason given for awarding he defendant nothing was that he hiled to be represented at the hear ng before the law committee.
 J On recommendation of the com nittee on voting machines it was roted to lease four Deans and four Itandards for the fall elections, the pst to be S30 each, transportation xpense ana wages of demonstra- or. It was also decided to authorize he hiring of a man to care for the machines. The committee was in- tructed to go to Bridgeport to see low the Triumph machine works. This is the one that everyone who Tied the different kinds of machines hat came here wanted, but for some eason the committee was not able to ome to terms with the owners.
 It was voted to instruct the board f public works to prepare an ordi- ance relative to public parks.
 A batch of old tax bills which E. i. Hunt wants abated was referred to he committee on abatements.
 The board, on motion of MT Goss, pted to accept an invitation to re- few the parade of the A. O. r. on lugust II and ordered copy of the communication transmitted to the sveral boards. Several petitions for ew work were suitably referred.
 While the meeting was in session IT De Liguori entered, carrying a lrge roll of paper under his arm, 'hich proved to be a petition signed y Robert Walker and 200 or 300 .hers protesting against the pollu- on of the Naugatuek river by the IS company. It was referred to the bard of health.
 The board adjourned until the rst Monday in September.