Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-19
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Will Compel Company 10 Lay
 Baldwin Street Trolley.

night, Chairman Filling presiding. A communication was read from
 the department of public works call.
 ing attention to the unfinished Bald. ! win street trolley line and recom-
 mending that the city attorney be di-
 rected to take mandamus proceedings
 to compel the company to complete
 the work as far as the Pearl Lakes
 road. An opinion from MT Kellogg,
 which was read, showed that the city
 is in a position to take such proceed
 ings. The recommendation of the
 board of public works was unani-
 mously adopted and now the matter is
 up to the city attorney.
 The report of the board of public
 works, recommending that the appli-
 cation of the trolley company for ap-
 proval of plans to double track West
 Main street, as amended, be approved
 was adopted.
 Alderman Larkin brought up the matter of city advertising and wanted a committee appointed to draft an ordinance regulating the matter, but Chairman Filling was of the opinion that all this is covered by the charter and that the aldermen have no juris- diction in the premises. The clerk was requested to read the charter and did so with the result that it appeared pretty plain that it defines his duties in this respect, mentioning the num- Der of times everything to be publish ed shall appear except sewer assess ments and contracts. MT Larkin, while admitting all this still contend ed that the board has right to name the papers in which the advertise ments shall appear and then it will remain for the clerk to see that they are printed the number of times call ed for in the charter. During the talk MT Nell said that when a city ad- vertisement appears in one paper all the rest copy it and send in their bill. It was finally decided to refer the matter to the city attorney for an opinion as to whether or not the board has right to regulate it by Similar action was taken on a petition of David Hunter, asking that the comptroller be instructed to pay him the $222.S0 due him by req son of the layout of Baldwin street. The bill of E. P. Riordan for a re- wall on Southview street was referred to the committee on law. MT Larkin wanted the petitioner given leave to withdraw, but on motion of MT Lawlor 1t was finally sent to the law committee. This is case where the city would have to build re- wall, but they were to busy to get at it and as MT Reardon's house was in danger of slipping into the street he had it protected. Now the question is will the city take advant- age of the situation and refuse to pay. If they do E-r. Reardon will be out about $S4.
 The votes passed in October ap- pointing committees to draft a hack an ordinace regarding the erection of poles in the street and one pertaining to the character of build ings where large numbers meet, were on motion of MT Larkin rescindeG,be- cause the present board will not have time to report upon them this year. MT Larkin was a member of the diff ferent committees and was accused by the chair of trying to shirk doing little work, but the alderman indig- nantly denied the imputation.
 The report of the bureau of assess mont rola tive n tho af ha-a its and damages arising from the lay put of the channel of Mad river from Liberty street southerly, was on mo- ton of MT Fitzsimons, taken from the table and adopted, the alderman stating that the engineer had assured lim that the work which the Bene- iict & Burnham Co had agreed to here, was finished. As approved all reference to the American Mills Co vas eliminated from the report, they lot being assessed benefits or dam lges and not being in any way con- ,erned.
 The following petitions were suit lbly referred:
 Carl T. Olson ct al, for electric | ights on Field street; George H. | Cloves ct al for a change in the name If Blacknall street and Cloves terrace o the Tower road; Canada Mcdowell, | or the right to maintain a bootblack | tand at 734 North Main street, and | If Leonardo Angelica, for one at 6 | Bank street; the Connecticut Co for | to erect six wrought iron tubular trolley poles in Exchange ,lace to permit of the trolley wires 'eing supported otherwise than from he wooden buildings in the center, of Frank Panniscolo for a license to- maintain a pool table at 255 Bank treet; of Sara A. Patchen's claim for damages for injuries received by fall- ng on an alleged defective sidewalk m Bishop street on October 25.
 The following transfers were ord red:
 In the first taxation district. s3,50O rom the state communication tax, $500 O go to legal expense and the re- nainder to election expenses; s3.25O o be transferred from the state roads of which s1.750 is to 70 to city court and s1.500 to mis- In the second taxation Iistrict. s3.OOO from the appropria- ion for the new engine house on street to law expense, 1000 nd Parks. s2,O00. The layout of leefe street and South Wilson street Tere passed along to the bureau of ssessment. A crosswalk was ordered aid on Pleasant street at Pemberton treet. The bureau of assessment re- 'Orted on the benefits to property rwners on South Main street arising rom the paving of the south end of Fnr Ehn NE-H--L-.-.-L