Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-04
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
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UspdI luvIvu3uIoJUI Iu Iuol OuvuVu The aldermen met last night.
 Chai5man Filling presiding. and all
 the members being present except
 Mr Nell and MT Buck.
 Several petitions for new work were read and suitably referred. Among these were three from John
 ]. Geraghty and others for water, lights and other Improvements on
 Cooke street, and one from Melchize-
 deck cemetery and Turn hall for the
 appointment of constables to do duty at these places without pay from the city, the cemetery people naming Charles Hennessy and Turn hall ask ing for William Loucks.
 The bureau of assessment reported that 1t could not find benefits to off- set the damages for the layout of Easton avenue. This is due to the fact that the big retaining wall there will have to be taken down and re-
 built at the expense of the abutting property owners. although Chairman Filling and MT Walker didn't see why 1t should not be put back by the city. the same as Is done in every such case in all other parts of the city. The report was accepted and 1t IS likely that the street will not be widened right away. The board of assessment also submitted report regarding the matter of benefits and damages arising from the widening of James street. The total damages were given $11.300, and the -ene- fits and damages were declared equal in all other cases. MT Noonan ir- quired why 1t was that James street needed to be worked to width of fifty feet while the main thorough fare in that district. Bank street, is only forty feet wide. To this MT Walker replied that James street will be the principal thoroughfare lead ing onto Town Plot, a place which he knew will be very thickly settled soon after proper approaches and trolley service have been provided for 1t. The report was about to be approved when MT Goss took exception to such action on the ground that if 1t should be acted upon favorably at the pres- ent time people to whom damages have been awarded would have to be paid right away and the city hasn't the money to satisfy the obligations. This was met by charter amend ment passed at the last session of the general assembly. which provides iat neither benefits or damages shall be- come due and payable until after the work for which the levtes were laid has been completed, but nobody brought it up and the report was laid on the table. although there ap- peared to be disposition on the part of the board to adopt 1t.
 The draft of an amendment to the sidewalk law prepared by City Att torney Kellogg was read and re- ferred to the board of public works. This action was taken on motion of Mir Goss. who said he wanted to know If 1t embodied their ideas. MT Walk CT said 1t was exactly what the board wants and hinted that the sending of it from one place to another might delay 1t 50 long that 1t could not be properly advertised. This didn't sat- isfy Mfr Goss and out of deference to his wish 1t went back to the com missioners. the source of the new idea.
 The estimates for 1907 were read and ordered advertised. The law made the following recom- all of which were adopt ed:
 Charles s. Shelby. injuries re. ceived by falling Into an open dltci. on South Main street. settle on pay ment of $500; settle dispute between James Eustice. John O'Neill and the city by authorizing the mayor to enter into contract with Eustice and O'Neill to fix the brook on Adams street: Patrick Barnes. claim for TO- taining wall torn down by the Me- Govern Construction Co while exca- vating for the sewage disposal plant, city not liable, petitioner given leave to withdraw; petition of United States Coil Pipe Cleaning Co to 10 business here. granted provided they pay an annual license fee of $25: claim of town of Goshen for $50, the result of damage done to horse be- longing to Henry Clark of that pirco by a dog owned by J. Johnson of Wa terbury. allowed and the city att0r- ney directed to collect money paid from the owner of the dog: Mrs Thomas Shiffo. claim for damages because she failed to ap- pear and state her ease.
 The petition of Margaret A. Dough- erty for abatement on interest on water rents. referred to the aldermen by the board of public works. was read and on motion of Mir Walker tho | petitioner was given leave to with draw. A petition of E. H. wheele. stating that the city has acquired b. proceedings a small piece of land on Ash street which he would like to buy provided 1t can be had at a reasonable price. The matter was to the city attorrev.
 The matter of discontinuing Pop- lar street was discussed and 1t aD- peared from an explanation of the city attorney that the proceedings SD i far will not come within the provis- Ions of the charter. that is provided he intention is to move along so tha; | he expense of Clark street will not | tome under the charter requirement, which makes it necessary to assess