Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-19
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Special and Regular Meetings
 Were Held.

men last evening, Alderman John P. Elton presided.
 On motion of Alderman w. J. Lar kin and without any discussion tho board voted to issue another series, making the seventh, of water bonds. The bidders were Robert F. Griggs and F. B. Noble, and the first named was awarded the. issue for $l5,- O1S.17, with interest. That was all the business done at the special meet ing, and the regular meeting was inn mediately begun. The matter or i damages to Hubert M. Rigney for the ! loss of his two horses that were bit- ten by dog with rabies was referred to the committee on law, and also the matter of appointing special con stable for the rooms of the Friendly league.
 , The following put in claims for damages because of injuries sus- tained by falling on icy and defective sidewalks: Johanna Walsh, Cherry street; Antoine Hellmann, Bank and Fourth streets; Patrick Boyle, VII son street; Andrew Murnane, Cherry street; William H. Dunn, Woodlawn terrace; Mary Shea, Green street; Julia Agnes Foley, Dover street: Elizabeth Flaherty, River street; and c. 8. Chatfield, for damages to his sleigh, himself and his horse, on West Grove street. All of these claims were referred to the law com mittee.
 At this point City Clerk Sandland read a communication from Mayor Thoms relative to some bills pending action in the legislature. The com munication is as follows:
 ''To the Honorable Board of Alder
 men:
 .'Gentlemen:-I wish to call your attention to the fact that there are several bills pending before the gen eral assembly which especially affect the city of Waterbury. and which have not been presented to your hon. orable board for approval or disap- proval. Three measures of this kind have come to my attention, being respectively an act providing for a pension fund for the firemen or the | city of Waterbury; an act abolishing the office of truant officer, and provid- ing that his duties shall be dis charged by some supernumerary po- liceman; and an act increasing the . salary of the clerk of the city court from $l,000 to $2,000; providing for an assistant prosecuting attorney at a salary of $1,500; and for an as- sociate judge at salary of $1,500.
 q have no copies of the measures which refer to, but I am credibly informed that the substance of them is as 1 have stated above.
 Whatever may be the merits of these bills. 1t seems proper to me that they should be submitted to your honorable board for approval or dis approval, and would therefore rec ommend that the city attorney be in structed to secure copies of these < bills and any other similar ones af. fecting this city and present them tc your honorable board at its next meeting, and that he be instructed to request that the hearings upon these bills be postponed until suNh time as your body has taken a favor. able or unfavorable action.
 There is also 8 bill pending which provides that all railway companies owning land abutting upon public highways should be subject to as sessments for special benefits in tho same manner as any other owner o property to keep the sidewalks fl front of such land in safe repair ant free from snow and ice. The decisioni of the courts in our state have beer along lines indicating that railroad property abutting on our streets il now free from these burdens: conse quently we have not been able to col lect any assessments from the New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail road company for benefits on thei property abutting upon our streets The bill seems to me fair and jus one. and would recommend that tn, city attorney be instructed to secur, the cooperation of other cities in thi state, if possible, and to appear be fore the appropriate committee, an, urge the passage of this measure.
 A matter of increasing the salar of Superintendent James Morris O the board of charities from $1,200 t $1,500, and Clerk John Crary's iron Y $1.000 to $1,200, was tabled on mo ton of Alderman Larkin. He sail the matter ought to be given some de liberation before being acted upon. Alderman Noonan asked what ha become of the proposition to lay storm sewer on Wolcott street. H was informed 1t was resting peaceful iy with the board of works.
 The annual question of stree sprinkling was preached. Alderma Larkin moved that the sprinkling Q streets be extended to all paved thor oughfares. Alderman Spain sal Liberty street ought to be sprinklet and Alderman Bowe stood up fo Cole street. Benedict street had
 champion, too. and then Chairma Elton informed the board that S5, ,00 was all that was laid aside fo sprinkling and 1t would not go
 great ways. Alderman Larkin sal he would like to see the whole cit wet down every day in the sun mer season. but he understood th appropriation was for sprinklin paved streets only.
 Following will be the trail of tn water wagon during the summer Bank street, East Main from E, change place to school street, Sout Main street to Washington stree North Main to farm street, wes Main street. Harrison avenue. Cente street, Grand from South Main {