Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-21
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Attorney Carmody is New Mem-
 Der of Library Board.

The board of aldermen held two meetings last night, one special meeting to fill a vacancy on the board of agents of the Bronson H. brary fund, and the other the regular adjourned meeting. Before the special meeting was called the ma jority representation held caucus and agreed upon Terrence F. Car mody as candidate for the vacant po- sition on the library board. So far as can be learned there was no other candidate mentioned, and when the matter was mentioned nobody knew whether he would accept it or not. MT Carmody was called on the phone and stated that if the board saw fit to elect him he should be pleased to act in that capacity.
 When the open meeting was called all the members were in attendance. After the reading of the warning it was voted to proceed to ballot for an agent of the Bronson library fund. Chairman Scully called for nomina- tions, whereupon MT Fine nominated T. F. Carmody. Alderman Larkin mentioned the name of c. r. Chapin, remarking that he understood that position belonged to a republican. The aldermen then read the charter provision regarding the method of choosing candidates for the Bronson library to be voted for at city elec- tions
 The chair informed MT Larkin that 4La har fo a vacancy on the library board, not to nominate candidate to be voted for at city election. At the request of the chair the clerk read section 6 of the charter, which covers the matter. It is as follows:
 All vacancies that shall occur in said board by removal from the city, resignation or otherwise, of any one or more of such agents, shall be filled, from time to time, by the court Of common council of said city, at a meeting specially called for that pur- pose, by choosing by ballot such num- Der of agents as shall be necessary to fill such vacancies, and the person so chosen from time to time by said court of common council, shall hold their offices for the unexpired terms of the persons in whose place they may be chosen.
 MT Larkin didn't think that this meant what it said and continu- ed to talk of how members of the board are filled at city elections. The chair didn't think this to the point and told the alder man that he was out of order. The gentleman insisted that he was clear ly within his rights and replied that he should refuse to take his seat. To this the chair replied that if the al- derman desired to interrupt the pro- ceedings of the meeting and as that was evidently the end in view he knew of no way of controlling him so long as the board entered no protest. At this juncture Dr Hayes took a hand in the discussion and talked at some length in support of MT Lar kin's position. The chair didn't think the alderman from the fifth in order, but like his colleague from the second, the doctor was not to be gov erned by the chair and promptly re- fused to come to order.
 The chair finally saw what he con- sidered an easy way of settling the question by asking the city attorney to define the law relating to the fill- ing of vacancies on the Bronson li- brary. This didn't suit MT Larkin, either, he desired to interview the att torney on the law relative to certain things" but as the board was met for specific purpose the chair thought the only thing properly before the meeting was to proceed to fill the va cant seat on the library board. After some further interruptions on the part of Aldermen Larkin and Hayes, Alderman Lawlor moved that the city attorney be asked to explain the law. Before the motion was stated MT Lar kin was ready with an amendment to the effect that he be asked to have the city attorney explain "certa!n things but the chair ruled 1t out of order. adding that he didn't regard it as an amendment. MT Lawlor's motion was put and carried. Mir Kellogg explain ed all the charter provisions regard ing the library, but appeared beauti- fully silent on the one covering that point. When his attention was called to it by the chair he replied evasively, stating taking section by itself 1t nothing to show that the election of any person would be vio- lation of the charter. but read In con- ...t4k S11z ztharc ha yuau nf fh