Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-02
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Dublin Street VIII Be Known as
 Hamilton Avenue.

night. Chairman Filling presiding.
 About dozen residents of Dublin street were present to say word in
 favor of the petition of the E. J. Man
 ville Machine Co ct al for the chang
 ing of Dublin street. but they were
 not put to the trouble of making
 speeches, the recommendation of the
 department of public works that the
 prayer of the petitioners be granted
 being adopted, on motion of Mir Nell,
 without opposition.
 The recommendation of the board of public works that public necessity and convenience do not require the
 widening of Cole street aroused the
 ire of Alderman GOss, who said:
 This is in effect notice to residents of Washington Hill that while fifty feet streets are needed in other parts of the city, forty foot street is good enough for the Abrigador." The recommendation was adopted. On recommendation of the mayor it was voted to advertise for bids for the sale of $200,O00 worth of paving bonds at four per cent interest, pro- posals to be received on May 6. A substitute bill offered by MT Sher- wood, relative to changes in the city court was adopted. It is the same as the one offered by the Bar associ- ation except that no mention is made of deputy judge and the clerks sal ary is made $2,000 and no fees, in stead of $1.500 and the fifty cent fee for recording judgments rendered by justices. the fifty cents in this case going to the city.
 The name of Alderman Peter Law Tor was sent to the board by the may or to succeed M. A. Hartnett as mem- Der of the board of public works. It was unanimously adopted. An addi- tional clause was inserted in the pro- posed amendment to the charter re- garding fiermen. This provides for the payment of $500 year to the widow or minor children of fireman killed while acting in the discharge of his duty. The proposition of A. E. Rice to sell to the city a fifteen foot strip of land east of the Scovill street engine house for s3,45O was accept ed and the mayor authorized to make the purchase.
 Alderman Bowe offered a resolu- tion providing for the restraining of dogs from running at large in the public ways of the city, the same to- take effect on April 10. On motion of MT Goss it was tabled until the Q nv, entt ~H NH,.C xu simmons 1t was voted to call the at- tention of the superintendent of po- lice to a dog fight said to have taken place in Hamilton park. and request that every effort be made to find out the names of the offenders and bring them into court. The usual annual notice regarding dogs was ordered posted. A resolution from the board Of public works relative to the es- tablishing of building lines on the Meriden road was referred to the bu- reau of assessment. The laying of water main on Willard street at cost of not more than $975 was ap- proved. It was voted to authorize the construction of permanent pavement on Bishop and Elizabeth streets. Crosswalks on Johnson, Orange and Round Hill streets were ordered laid and the board of public works was authorized to mold hear inss relative to the laying of a side walk on the west side of River street southerly. The preliminary hearing on the change in the course of the Mad river was authorized. The grad ing of Highland avenue from Chap man street to the Town Plot school house at a cost estimated at $3,0O0 was approved
 The following new petitions were referred to the board of public works: A. 1T. Wells ct al, for a water main on Fremont street; II. T. Green. ct al. for water main on Peouot street; R. C. Roeske ct al, for a sew CT on West Main street; William B. Reynolds, ct al. for layout and grade and building lines on Division street: Victor Hedberg ct al. for es. tablishment of building lines on Rose street; the Waterbury Clock Co ct al. 1 for an electric light on Cherry street and Cherry avenue: Charles $. Chapman ct al. for crosswalk on North Willow street at Willard ave- nue; George w. Brown ct al. for the l acceptance of the highway from Pearl Lake road to the Union City road.
 The petition from the Odd Eel lows association for the appointment Of William J. Baker as special con | stable to do duty Tn Odd Fellows hall was referred to the board of pub lie safety.