Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-16
BOARD OF ALDERMAN,
Took Action on Fire Auto and
 library Park.

all the members being present, in-
 cluding MT Larkin, all the way from
 his former home in old England.
 The following petitions were read
 and suitably referred: Of Grand and
 Bank street merchants for permission | to install an electric arch at Bank and
 Grand streets William E. Thoms, ct al, for layout, grade and building lines on Fiske street from Chapman ! avenue to the second district line;
 Charles R. Bannon, ct al, for building lines on Willow street from Ridge
 wood to Ludlow street; M. J. Fogg, asking the city to accept the water
 main in Thomaston avenue from the
 American Pin Co, HOO feet north, at
 cost of laying; William J. Corners for sewer in Washington street,
 from the present terminus to a point fifty feet easterly; Chase Rolling Mill Co for the discontinuance of Vine
 street south of Farm street and of
 Locust street west to Vine street;
 George B. Boyd, ct al, for permission
 to construct an artificial stone walk
 on Tower road, the city to reimburse
 the petitioners for one-half the cost
 of the construction of an ordinary
 sidewalk; George H. Gloves. ct al, a
 similar petition to that of MT Boyd;
 American band. for permission to
 give series of concerts during the
 summer at North square, in the
 Brooklyn district and other suitable
 places: Daniel Mcdonald, for reim-
 bursement for half the cost of side
 walk constructed by him in August,
 1907, in front of 16S and ITO South
 Leonard street; R. Mccarthy, ct al,
 for fire alarm box at the junction
 of Hawkins and Pearl streets; of Pat
 rick Barnes for refund of s2 paid
 for military tax; N. Y., N. H. & H.
 R. R. Co, for permission to lay a side
 track on South Main street for the
 purpose of receiving gravel from the
 property near the Smith & Griggs factory; F. P. Guilfoile, for a sewer
 in Railroad street.
 All the recommendations of the board of public works were adopted, including the avenue be referred to the board Of public works to report layout for same, was tabled for a week, MT Larkin objecting to imme- diate consideration, and another by MT Bohl. President Scully appoint ed Vice-President John F. Gallagher to represent the bureau of assessment on the committee. The resolution asking that the work of laying out | Thomaston street. On motion of MT | Larkin 1t was voted that a committee | of three be named, one from the bu- reau of assessment, this choice to be | announced by the chairman of the board of aldermen, one to be named | by the mayor. A communication was received from Valentine Bohl asking for the appointment of a conference committee to settle the difference be- tween himself and the city regarding the value of his land on Cedar and | Meadow streets. The draft of traf- fic ordinance was passed to be en- grossed. Similar action was taken relative to an application of NJ. J. Daily & Sons for slight changes in Section 5 and Section II of the ordinance. Abandonment of the proposition to improve Bald win street between Scovill's bridge and Stone street. Hearings were au- thorized preliminary to the construc- tion of sidewalks on Woodlawn ter race and the name Seery place off, cially adopted for that new street running from West Main east of the plant of the Valentine Bohl Go. The bureau of assessment reported the following awards: Chipman street layout, benefits, sS44.40; damages, $50. Meadow street, benefits, $l7,- s51.42; damages, $24,316. The re- ports were accepted and the award of benefits and damages confirmed and adopted. A recommendation from Collector Reeves that liens filed by the late c. J. Griggs during his term as collector was referred to the city attorney.
 The resolution calling for a bond issue of s250.000 for park purposes, vas taken from the table and adopt sd, notwithstanding the fact that AL ierman Hayes talked at some length ,n such an outlay while the city hasn't money for other pressing leeds. President scully said he ney- IT believed in that project and does lot now, but the contract had been 'ntered into by former board and heir successors have nothing to do ut settle. All the members voted Or the issue of bonds except Alder nan Hayes. The bids will be reeeiy- d on July 20.
 The biggest kind of a row was 'recipitated by the calling from the i able Of the recommendation of the 'oard of safety that 1t be authorized O lease a motor car for use fin the I apartment for the balance of the i resent year at an expense not to ex- ( eed s2,s00, with the understanding [ hat they have the privilege of pur- hasing IL on payment of s2.500 more q ext January. Chief snagg was q resent and spoke enthusiastically in ayor of the auto car. but Alderman { layes didn't think the time oppor- | lne and took the ground that inas- f iuch as there is not sufficient funds a n hand to make the purchase the t asolution was Illegal. He requested f he clerk to make a note of his ob- sction 90 that he may be in a posi- d lon to resort to injunction proceed q igs to prevent the purchase in case C . SO desires. Continuing Alderman q ayes stated that it was a wonder t lat no word of protest had been | card from the mayor against this a nposition, adding that his honor was q cry ready to hold up a small item O sI5 for books in the schools. object U the annninfmanf nf tnnrhn- q