Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-08-20
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Will Purchase Voting Machines
 For Fall Elections.

cial meeting last night to take action on proposals for the sale of $100.- 900 worth of sewage disposal bonds. Vice-President Buck presided and all the members were present except Messrs Goss, Filling and Nell. No proposals were received and the spe- cial session promptly adjourned and the regular meeting was called
 The ordinance fixing a penalty of $10 for men convicted of sitting on seats reserved for ladies on the parks was unanimously adopted.
 Collector Edwin s. Hunt submit- ted communication regarding the complaint of E. R. Perkins that the collector had refused to give him back bills in his possession which the board had authorized MT Perkins to collect The communication stated that the trouble was due to the fact that MT Perkins had failed to furnish bond of $200 which the collector felt he was entitled to as a guarantee that if the money was col- lected it would be credited to him. The collector Is responsible to the city for the taxes and he thought he should be in position to supervise the work of collecting it. Besides, MT Perkins cannot collect it except as hts deputy. It also stated that the. collector exacts a bond on all such matters and he didn't think Mir Perkins man for whom he should care to make an exception. Mir Hunt would turn over the bills to the aldermen and authorize MT Per- kins or anybody else they might chose to collect them provided he got credit from them on his books and was paid $10 for making out the list, which contains 2,200 names. Alderman Lawlor said he didn't see why the city should pay anything for making out the list, adding that the collector had received his salary for this work and he didn't see why he should receive any more. He also stated that the present collector makes such lists right along and gets nothing additional for the service. MT Spain and MT Sherwood looked at 1t this way, too, but MT Hunt con- tended that no collector ever was asked to make such list and that inasmuch as the city wants 1t he thought it only fair that it should bear the expense. He had made one for the board of finance and sent them the typewriter's bill, but they never paid. However, 1t was a small matter and If the board would re- lieve him of any responsibility he would furnish the list. The proposi- tion was accepted. This includes the lists of 1903-4
 Alderman Larkin of the commit tee on voting machines reported that 1t would be several weeks too late for the fall election, he thought, when an improved Dean machine would be ready for trial, but he was of the opinion that 1t would pay to wait for 1t. MT Spain said tho Standard was available and so long as no fault is found with 1t. it was best to adopt 1t and let the people have 1t as soon as possible. He moved that the United States Stand ard machine be used at all elections hereafter held in Waterbury. Mir Lawlor favored the motion, but Chairman Buck, Mir Larkin, MT Fitzsimons and Mir Sherwood coun- seled waiting for a full report from the committee. When the question was put 1t was carried. The comp troller was then authorized to pur- chase nineteen Standard voting ma- chimes at $500 each, the money to be paid on January 1. 1908.
 Two trolley petitions were re- ceived and referred to the board of public works. The first from Si- monsville residents asking that the trolley company be requested to ex- tenl the Baldwin street line as far as the Pearl Lake road, and the other from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Go asking per- mission to extend the Waterville line as far north as Sprague street and then as far as the Thomaston trolley line on private right of way.
 On recommendation of the board of safety. Louis Welderman. janitor at Turn hall, P. H. Danaher, caretaker at the Branch reservoir, and John Kenney, caretaker at East Mountain and Prospect reservoirs, were elect ed constables. Hearings were au- thorized for laying sidewalks on Washington street from Baldwin street to Sylvan avenue and on Rose street from Walnut street to Oak street. Notice was received from County Treasurer Hiram Jacobs that the first installment of the county tax, amounting to 5.055.S1, would fall due September 1, and would be payable to the Union Trust Co at New Haven. The matter was referred to the board of finance. Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald sent a communication to the board of aldermen relative to the new law and it's effect upon the city's share of expense in establish ing state roads. and the communica- ton was referred to the board of public works.
 The following petitions were re- ferred to the department of public works: W. H. Corbett for the estab- lishment of bootblack stand at ASA West Main street; of the Macauley Construction Co to move the Oron- oke district school house from it's present site to lot on the west side of the Bradleyville road: of c. N. Hall for crosswalks on the Water town road at the Bunker Hill road :: of F. B. Manville for an electric light at the junction of ManvilIe street and Patterson place, Water vile; A. I. chatfeId for the layout of Cloves, terrace from Roseland avenue to Randolph avenue, and of