Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-02
NOW FOR KICKS
Bureau of Assessment Sends
 Clark St Report 10 Aldermen.

Nlce-ffesldent Buck presided at the meeting of the aldermen last night. Thirteen members were present, the absentees being Chairman Filling and Mir Goss. Half a dozen or more property owners from Brooklyn and Town Plot. including Hans Rasmus- sen and John Vaill. were present 10 hear how they fared in the matter of benefits ana damages arising from the Clark street project. They listen- ed very attentively to the reading of the reports and then silently stole away. apparently very much pleased at the amounts assessed against them.
 The report of the bureau of assess ment on the discontinuance of Poplar street from James street to Clark street, and the opening of Clark street in lieu thereof and layout of Clark street from James street to Washing ton avenue, also the report of the bu- reau of assessment relative to build ing lines on North Main street, and the layout of the Meriden road and establishment of building lines there- on. were read and approved.
 All the property owners on Town Plot. about 250 in number. were as- sessed about five per cent on the val uation of their holdings to meet the improvement. The total benefits amounted to Ss.3S775 and the dam ages to $2,70O. The heaviest sums were charged against Thomas R. Manners. who is down for S1.3S5; es- tate of James Geddes, $500: Mary Whalen S377.5O: D. ]. Mahaney, $110; Hans Rasmussen and wife, $122.50; c. E. Hoadley, $150; John Henderson. jr, S100; Isabel Hellmann, $100. There was no objection to any of the pro- jects and they went through without hitch.
 The different reports of the board of public works. printed herein before, were read and approved, including the recommendation for the purchase of 160 acres of land at the branch for a sum not to exceed $1.S00. At the suggestion of the engineer the clerk was instructed to call for bids for the sale of $1OO.OO0 worth of sewage disposal, per cent bonds, proposals to be received on the third Monday in August.
 On motion of Mir Spain the city at- torney was instructed to see that our representatives from Waterbury cx- ercise their influence in behalf of the bill now before the general assembly asking that the city be authorized to build conduits in Ifs streets.
 It was voted to accept the invita- tion to review the parade of the Ital- ian societies on July 4, in honor of Garabaldl, also to Instruct the city at torney to collect the bond of the Me- Govern Construction Co who failed to complete their contract on the trunk sewer. Ralph Blakeslee was appoint- ed to represent the city in determin- ing the value of two horses that had to be killed on account of being bit ten by rabid dog.
 On motion of Mir Elton the com ptroller was instructed to put new carpet on the ante room and have the walls painted. On recommendation of the department of education tho mayor was authorized to purchase certain piece of land from Martin Scully at the north side of the Null cahy school. Alderman Fitzslmons called attention to rhe condition of West Main street and moved that the board of public works have 1t fixed up. The vote was passed.
 A communication was read from wadham post. c. A. R. calling atten- ton to an article which appeared in the Republican in which 1t was stat ed that the post did not like how It had been used by the aldermen. This, the communication stated, was not true, and in justice to the post and the board they desired to correct it Mir Larkin moved that the paper he censored. but the vote was not passed. The communication was ordered on file
 The following petitions were re- ceived and suitably referred:
 Mark l.. Warner ct al. for the lay out. grading. and establishment of building lines on the Lakewood road from North Main street easterly: from Catherine Brennan ct al. for the lay- ont, grading and establishment of building lines on South Fifth street from South Lenoard street southerly and from c. c. Johnson ct al. for the layout. grading and establishment of building lines on Easton avenue from Aetna street to Tudor street: for cleo tric lights on waterville street from E. L. Futile ct al, on Pond street, from ]. I. Kelley ct al. on Thomaston avenue, waterville. from H. l.. Welch Hoisery Co. on Blacknall street and Sands street from E. L. Jennings et al. and on Columbia boulevard from William E. Eccles. ct al. Oscar R. Peterson ct al. for a water main In sarsfield street and Victor Bernier ct al. crosswalks on Baldwin street. Ot George S .Doherty ct al. for the ac- ceptance of a psssway between May nard avenue and the watertowu road. .E. V. Matson ct al for the es- tablIshment of a fire alarm box at the corner of HilI and Pilgrim avenue was referred to the board of public safety. The establishment of d. vision line between the properties of Pasquale Stance and Antonla Solo, mita on Edgewod avenue.