Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1908-01-28
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Fire Limits Committee Composed
Of Spain, lawlor and Larkin. |

The board of aldermen met last
night and transacted a lot of businessl
in twenty-five minutes. Everybody
was in good humor and things sailed
through from start to finish without
a hitch.
Chairman Scully raped for order
promptly at o'clock, and City Clerk
Sandland introduced a few petitions1
for new work which were referred til
the board of public works. A few
recommendations from the department.
of public works We're read and ap-E
proved
At this juncture Alderman Larkinl
asked permission to say a word or
two regarding the memorable meet-I
ing of week ago The chair said hej
had no objection and thereupon theI
alderman from the second ward -ex-|
planned than an impression had got
abroad that when the chairman wasI
a candidate for member of the board
of agents of the Bronson library, theI
republicans nominated one of theil ;
own party against him. Il looked
this up" continued Mr. Larkin, land
found that the man who opposed you
Timothy f. Conway, was Il democrat
at the time, and is now
what the chair said" replied Nil
Scully, was that when he was chosen
a member of the board of agents of
the Bronson library he had the unan'
imOus Endorsement OF seven democrats
on the board, but the republicans tool
no notice of the nominee of the demo
cratic side of the house and picked
up one of their own and tried to 8
elect him. 1 said nothing about the
politics of the republican nominee mol
my own"
Mr. Larkin: II don't claim you did
Mr. Chairman, but the impression got
abroad that your competitor was re
publican
Mr. Scully: 'Oh, well, we're not re.
sponsible for impressions, Mr. Larkin
so long as we did nothing to create
them. It's all right, anyway"
The chair announced the fire limit
committee as follows: Aldermen Spain
Lawlor and Larkin, adding that it wa
a very important charge, and he hoped
those whom he had chosen would acfH
Mr. Larkin said he should be pleased
to serve in that and any other capac
ity where he could make himself use
full during the next two years. This
manifestation Of good will on thu
part of Mr. Larkin pleased everybody
especially the chair, who brcathed|
easier at the prospect of peace from
now on.
The next move was for the election
OF three members of the bGreau o
assessment. which resulted in the cleo
ton of John Fl. Malone, John +. Gal
lagher and Jacob Musler all receivins
the full vote of the board with the ex
ception of Mr. Musler, who was oppos
ed by Alderman Louis f. FitZsimons
Mr. Musler was elected by vote Of
9 to ;. Philip Reilly was elected sea
er of weights and measures withou
opposition. All the recommendation
of the law committee were approved
These included the appointment o
Miss Sheehy as indexer of land record
ut $50 per volume, and the settlement
OF the claim of II. NJ Rigney fol
horses bitten by rabid dog amount
ing to S1,56S.70. Charles Olsen wa
elected constable to do duty at the Y =
NJ. c. A. Several new street projects
which had lain on the table for Il few
weeks. were taken up and rererre
to the bureau of assessment.
The recommendation of the boar
of public works. that the salary of tn
assistant city clerk be increased fror
$1,000 to $1,000, was referred to
committee consisting of Aldermal
Gallagher and Alderman Walker.
The board adjourned for week.