Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-05
BOARD OF ALDERMAN
wailer of Auto car for Safety
 Board Laid 08 Table.

The board Of aldermen met iao'
 night and held very harmonious session. Chairman Scully presided
 and all the members were present ex-
 cept MT Larkin, who is on the hlsn seas enroute to Europe.
 The recommendation of the depart ment of safety relative to the pur- I chase of an auto car was iaid on the table, on motion of MT Walker. Iney
 wanted to pay $2,500 on the vehicle now and the balance, S2,5OO next 1 year. MT Kellogg informed them ] that while strictly speaking such a vote would not be legal 1t would pc no innovation. It had been done De- fore on different occasions. On mo- tion of Alderman Fine it was voted l to recommend to the aldermen that the department maintain mounted policeman to be sent out whenever | necessary.
 The ordinance relative to the ap- pointment and duties of the sealer or i weights and measures was passed unanimously. A communication from the local union of the United Assocla- ton of Journeymen Plumbers, Gas Filters and Steam Filters of the unlt- ed States of America was tabled, on motion of MT Walker.
 A. I. Chatfield, the building ln- spector, was given leave of absence for two weeks On petition of Wad- hams post, G. A. R., and the Spanlsh War Veterans the sum of $40O was appropriated for Memorial day, $30o for the G. A. R. and S100 for the oth- CT organization. The Hon John l.. Saxe appeared before the board and made an able plea on behalf or the veterans. It was voted to appoint Alderman George E. Sellew to repre- sent the board on the committee of arrangements.
 On motion of MT Spain the recom- mendation of Mayor Thoms relative to the purchase of land from J. s. Elton was taken from the table and adopted. The amount of the bill IS s24,5O0. The land is to be used for park purposes.
 On recommendation of the law committee several petitioners for dam age were given leave to withdraw. Two, however, was acted upon ia vorably, one of s75 for Miss Quinn, the same being compensation in full for injuries received by falling on defective highway, and another for Peter T. Coughlan, footing up $1O6 for pavement in front of his prop erty on South Main street. It was something MT Coughlan was not re- sponsible for.
 On motion of MT Hurley the clerk was instructed to request the trolley company to employ only Waterbury men during the dull season. On motion of Alderman Hayes the petition relative to house numbering was taken from the table and referred | to the board of public works. The re- port of the bureau of assessment rela- tive to the award of benefits and dam ages arising from the layout of Birch
 street and Long Hill road were ap-
 proved. On recommendation of the
 law committed the petition of Dr
 Rodman regarding the situation on | Fairmount street was sent to the
 board of public works.
 The following new petitions were
 read and suitably referred:
 M. A. Dulac ct al, for water main
 in Tracy avenue; F. J. Kingsbury ct al, for a water main and sewer in
 Pearl street extension from Hopkins | street to Pine street; the New York
 New Haven & Hartford R. R. Co for permission to double track South Main street between Washington and Glen streets and North Main street between West Farm and Tudor streets.
 The application of the Y. M. c. A
 and of George Fem for abatements of sewer and paving assessments were
 referred to the committee on abate- i ments.
 All other recommendations of the board of public works published here in before were adopted.
 The board adjourned for one week