Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-03
BACK IN THE FOLD
Board of Public Works Named New
 Officials Yesterday.

F. Neill, Michael Hartnett and Th0m- as R. Walker met yesterday after noon in the mayors office and after being sworn by Clerk Sandland, his honor and the commissioners got down to business right away.
 A few petitions for permission to maintain bootblack stands at different places, and the lights petitioned for and referred to the board of aldermen were placed on the list for investiga- tion. The big batch of petitions re- commended to the board for cOnsidera- ton by the former administration, was taken up and read. Practically all of them with the exception of the communication from the school board regarding fence at the Melton school which was referred to the superintendent of streets for investi- gation, were left on the table for the present.
 The application of Bolger X Murphy For permission to make connection with the new tenement block nearing Completion at Union square. was refer red to the city engineer. A few bills were submitted for approval but be- fore they went through enough tram 6pired to show that the new board does not intend to follow the methods pursued by the former board as far as approving bills goes.
 It was noticed that no acquisitions accompanied the bills and thereupon the mayor wanted to know if they had been compared and approved by the comptroller. Mir Russell was call ed, but of course he knew nothing about them. Then MT Mourant. the Eetiring comptroller's clerk. was sum- moned, and being questioned as to whether or not it was customary for the comptroller to certify that the bills were correct before they came to the board, he replied that this was not done. The bills and the acquisitions are compared when the books are be- Ing posted after the bills have been paid. The board thought this some thing like locking the stable door af- ter the steed is stolen and while they laughed at it still they soon put on sober faces and warned the new comp, troller to certify to every bill before, 1t comes to them for approval.
 recess was taken for half an hour to give the comptroller an opportunity to look up the acquisitions and see that everything was right. When this had been done and the bills found to have been properly ordered the board recon vened and approved them. The pet- tion of Edward l.. Raymond of BOs- ton asking to be named superintendent .Df parks was tabled.
 The rext thing in order was the ap- pontment of a superintendent of streets and superintendent of water. Perry c. Morris appeared to be the only candidate and he got there with both feet, all the commissioners voting for him.
 There was some rivalry for the pp- sition of superintendent of water. The name of F. G. Kilduf' was put in nomination hy Commissioner Finn. MT Walker nominated John F. O'Bricn and Commissioner Dennison named MT Johnson. \ ballot was ordered which resulted as follows.4 Kilduff. 3: O'Brien. I: Johnson. 1. Mr Kilduff was declared the choice of the board.
 The new supcrintendents were swcrn In last night by City Clerk Sandland, and entered upon tie duties of their respective offices this morning. Both are too well known to need any intro duction to tie public. They have been Tn the harness before and while they may not have pleased everybody. it is generally admitted that they are gOoi men. Their records were subjected tc the closest scrutiny by the business ad- ministration and nothing was discov- cred therein that warranted criticism. This ought to he sufficient to satisfy the most skeptical that they came pretty near doing the right thing on all occasions.
 Superintendent KAhuT was found in the office on Benedict street this morning looking over the ground with MT Johnson. whom he succeeds. He said there was nothing new to give out. The water is passing along through the mains as usual and he di.ln't think anything would happen during his term of office to change its course. One would think by the way the incomin. and the outgoing surerintendents were chatting in the office that they were old college cliums talking over their past. Mr Johnson takes things phil osoplically. just Us hs predecessor. Mir O'Brien. did. and this is where he shows that in addition to being good mechanic he knows enough not to worry about a change of places in public position.
 Superintendent Morris was wei comed to his position by Mir Hotchkiss who informed him that hp would en- deavor to treat him with as much courtesy as he received from Mir Kelley when he went there two years ago. He promised to drop around from time to time for q few days and post him on anything he may want to know from him. Mr Morris said that there are hut few men working now and he didn't suppose there would be much to do until the spring opens. if iae snow stays away. Mir Wooding. who acted as clerk for MT Hotchkiss. left shortly after the city election and went casting. Since that time Mr Sweet. prior to that foreman on the streets. has had charge of the books. Mr Mor- ris said no change has yet been made there.
 So far the board has not done any thing about the position of sewer in- spect0r. This job was held by Joseph Begnal under former democratic ad. ministrati0ns. but whether he is tO come back or not nobody knows. After the sewer inspector Is named and clerk appointed in the office of the su- perintendent of streets. almost all va cancieS in the street and water depart ments will have been filled until tho fss