Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-18

icials. new water main on Bald win street, the completion of the Driggs school, the purchase of three lots and the erection of six-room addition at the Walsh school, walks and fence for Mulcahy school and | the opening of two manual training schools were read and adopted.
 The usual vote levying the rate was then passed as follows:
 Voted that a tax rate of five mills on the dollar on the ratable estates of the city of Waterbury. lying within the limits of the first taxation dis trict of said city, and tax of nine and eght-tenthsmilso Ills on the dollar on the ratable estates of the city of Wa terbury, within the limits of the sec ond taxation district, of said city, ex- elusive of property and ratable es- tates, lying outside of the limits of 1 the city of Waterbury, as established | by the general assembly of 1895 and within the limits of said second tax ation district tbeing tax of five and siX-tenths mills on the dollar, to meet the proportionate share of such ratable estates, for the support and | maintenance of schools within said second district, and q further tax of four and two-tenths mills on the dol lar towards meeting the other bur dens and expenses of said second dis trict) and tax of seven and seven- tenths mills on the dollar on the ratable estates of the said second taxation district, and lying outside the limits of the city of Waterbury, as established by the general assem- | bly, of 1895 lbeing q tax of five and siX-tenths mills on the dollar to meet the proportionate share of such rat able estates. for the support and maintenance of schools. within said second district. and q further tax of two and one-tenth mills on the dollar towards meeting the other burdens and expenses of said second district be and the same are hereby laid to meet the expenses of the city of Wa terbury. for the year beginning on the first day of January, 1909, said taxes to become due and payable on the first day of May, 1909 and to be levied on the ratable estates above described and appearing on the grand list of the city of Waterbury, next to be completed"
 The following new petitions were referred to the board of commission CTS of public works:
 Martin Solberg ct al. for sewer in Lounsbury street from Baldwin to South; T. H. Hayes ct al, for license to maintain a bootblack stand at 60 East Main street.
 The resolution of the board of pub lie works recommending a twenty foot building line on Ashley street was referred to the bureau of assess ment for award of benefits and dam ages
 Hearings were authorized on the layout grade and establishment of building lines on North Main street from the present terminus of the layout to the second taxation dis trict line; on the change of grade of West Main street from Gilbert street to the railroad viaduct; on the change of grade of the sidewalk on luS WeSL Sluc Ol IDdhh StiCOI' oOuIh oA the Buckingham building.
 Stone street, from Baldwin street to Sylvan avenue, was ordered re- named Sylvan avenue.
 R. K Brown was granted permis- sion to lay a stone sidewalk at the corner of Exchange place and East ' Main street.
 The trolley company's petition to double track North Main street from Tudor street to Easton avenue was granted, and assessments for street sprinkling were levied in accordance with the recommendations of the board of public works. The board of public works was instruced to deter mine the assessment against each property holder.
 A resolution introduced by Alder man Lawlor asking that the board of education be requested to inquire into the facts regarding the building of a wall at the Lincoln school He said many believed that the bill , should have been paid by Lilley : Swift & Co., It was amended by or dering it sent to the law committee. The board then adjourned.