Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-08-04
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Committee App0iGied io Revise
 sbe Taxation List.

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 Mayor Thoms and Chairman Scully
 announced the following committee on revision of taxation:
 l Aldermen John F. Gallagher and I William J. Larkin.
 First ward-Henry D. Hotchkiss and Martin J. McEvoy.
 Second ward-John O'Neil and
 George A. Driggs.
 Third ward-John P. Elton and | Ambrose H. Wells.
 Fourth ward-Daniel J. Mahaney and Cornelius Tracy.
 | Fifth ward-Edward B. Kelley and Hobert :. Melton.
 Alderman Hayes wanted to know what was the sense of such com mittee and if the purpose was to make people pay more taxes in order to settle the heavy bills now being l incurred.
 Alderman Larkin explained that the aim was to equaliZe the system of taxation in Waterbury and added that at the present time the greatest demand for improvements is in the outside district where they are not taxed on the same basis as on the in- | side. The explanation was satisfac- 1 tory to the alderman from the fifth and thereupon on motion of Mir Fitz- simons the report of the committee was accepted unanimously. At the suggestion of City Attorney Kellogg another vote was taken on the park bonds issue, the one passed at the special meeting not being sat- isfactory to the bankers because AL derman Sellew, who was out of town, did not have notice of the meeting. The resolution was passed, all voting yes except. Alderman Hayes. The several recommendations of the board Of public works were passed, includ- ing one for hearings on Library park and the spur track for the trolley company on South Main street. AL derman Hayes voted against the park resolution and MT Larkin was not in favor of the spur track on South Main street. The list also included the petition for an electrical arch at Grand and Bank streets.
 A communication was read from N. R. Bronson relative to the differ ence between the city and John Hen derson. It stated that Mir Henderson is willing to submit the case to ar bitration. The mayor was authorized to appoint a committee to hear the case and report to the aldermen. The committee appointed to look into the Valentine Bohl difference submitted a report recommending that he be paid S19,000 for his prop erty. This was favpred by A. H. Wells and John P. Elton, but the other member of the committee, AL derman Gallagher, refused to raise the price beyond the amount fixed by the bureau of assessment, of which he is member, and approved by the aldermen, $12,000. On motion of MT Spain the report was ordered on file.
 The clerk was instructed to notify the management of the N. r., N. IT.. & H. K. R. Co that their trainmen make practice of throwing oil and water on pedestrians from the Bank street trestle. The clerk was also Instructed to send copy of the pro- posed new police rules to each mem- Der of the board.
 The following petitions were read and suitably referred:
 For a water main in the Meriden road from East Main street to East wood avenue from F. X. Little, ct al; for water main in West Main street from it's present terminus to Park road from David Miller ct al; for a water main in South Wilson street, from it's present terminus to Wash ington avenue, from William Morgan ct al; for an electric light on Hamil- ton avenue, from Frank A. Floto: for a crosswalk on Bridge street at Penn berton street, from J. J. Murphy ct al; for a building line on Gloves ter race, from Roseland avenue to Ram dolph avenue, from A. I. Chatfield ct al; for a sewer in South Leonard street. from the Connecticut oil Co.'S property to Sixth street. from Rich ard 0Keefe ct al; for an electric light on South Leonard street, below Sixth street, from H. H. German ct al: for water main in Ridgewood street from Chestnut avenue to Wa teryille street, from George x. Mar shall ct al; Joseph J. Nolan ct al, for a fire alarm box at the corner of Hamilton avenue and Silver street: Joseph J. Nolan ct al. for police pro- tection on Hamilton avenue; A. Sam ditz, for permission to maintain A pool table at 7T East Main street: Waterbury Country club. for the ap- pointnent of Eugene Riley as special constable; Mary Bergin, for person. al injuries received on the Plank road on June 25; E. Ray Perkins and Elizabeth Perkins. for personal in- turies received on Mill street on June 24: Alderman John Hurley, for dam ages to his place of business by back water from Scovill street on July IT: Pierpont Bros Co. for $500 damages received by surface water from Mea- dow street on July IS: estate of Charles W. Gillette. c. E. Boughton and Denis J. Griffin. involving claims for damages by reason of street Improvements.
 At this iuneture the clerk announe- ed that he had no more business on hand. Alderman Spain moved to ad- iOurn and the chair had stated the question when Alderman Hayes in- quired if Charles A. Fine is still in the employ of the city and if so why he Is retained.