The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-04-03


 get waivers from the residents there.
 Joseph Sardoni of Forest street requested the street be graded and A light be put in. He said he lost a chance to sll two building lots there recently because of the poor condition of the street. When asked if the street had been accepted by the town, he repied maybe not, but they don't forget to send me taxes al the time. ."~rhe matter was referred to the street superinten- dent. James Brophy, with power to act.
 Street Dept. Report | A total of $34410.38 was spent by the street department last month. the report of Street Supt. James Brophy shows. Major items in this included $823.26 for street clean ing; laterals at the sanitary sewer construction job on Spring street, $427.10; $262.84 for street repairs; $111.61 for the Scott street bridge: $149 for patching streets; $200.85 for work on Dunn avenue. Only l $10 was spent for snow removal, l $39.S5 as the borough expenses on the rip-ray wall; $3O.45 on the High street job; $33.50 on the Mill vile road and $16 on the sanitary sewer construction job on Spring street.
 Building Inspector Andrew Bent ley issued 22 permits in March, his report for that month shows Tweve of these were new and val ued at $16.530. Nine wre altera- tons vauled at $4,490. There was one permit to demolish. Total val- ues amounted to $21,020. Seven in- spections were made.
 There were 33 arrests last month the report of Police Chief John Adamson showed. Twenty-nine of these were males and four females. There were 38 cases. Charges were breach of peace II; intoxication q; fugitives from justice 8; violation of motor vehice law 4; assault 1: non-support 1; common drunkard 1; illegal practice of medicine l.; violation of borough ordinance l; violation of probation 1. Disposition of the cases were: appealed to Common Pleas court 1; bonds called |; committed to county Jail 1; committed to state hospital, Norwich 8; continued 8; discharged by chief 2: nolled by prosecuting attorney l; paid fines and costs 2; sentences suspended 5; turned over to Waterbury po- lice ?; turned over to state hos pita in Middlebury 1; turned over to state police 1; turned over to Middlebury police 5.
 l Fifty-three days were lost by the regular farce through sickness, and there were 719 hours of spec ial duty. Nine stores and offices were found open. Lodgers were plentiful, 132 having visited the To- cal station during March. Treasurer Reports
 The report of Borough Treasurer Anthony Mariana or March showed receipts of $S43,344.84 of which $458,332.24 was received from the tax collector, $13.013 from the per- sonal tax collector, and $S80.080 In money borrowed. Dishurseme ents
 $349,425 was borrowed money re- paid.
 Cash on hand April 1. 1894 was Sl754.61 of which $1119.83 was In the National bank and &634.7s in the defunct bank and trust. There was $11,046.08 cash on hand be- ongng to the town in local banks on March 31. 1885. Of this. $10,-
 S65.63 was in the Natonal bank and $19G.45 in the Bank and Trust company.
 Borough Road Meeting Patsy Labriola. we'll known real
 estate dealer, made a vigorous
 fight at the meeting of the board of warden and burgesses last night,
 for return of money to Tomacio
 Diamiani of the borough. which he was unjustly taxed due to a
 "big mistage" of the local as- sessors.
 | He was partially successful in his battle. Labriola said his friend
 bought the property in question through him in August, 1888. Tn December he got tax bill not too
 high, according to Labfiola. Then the following July he received quite a high tax bill and pair 1t. He later received another high bill. | In the meantime he had been signing the tax lists made out by the borough assessors without ex- amining them to see whether hls property was listed correctly. He was green, not a business man, | like me-" MT Labriola explained. There was a mistake, Diamiani having been assessed for a store he- longing to Tano Sileo, worth $3e0O. He was assessed for $10,- 900 and the three houses and land comprising his property were worth only $640O, according to MT Lab- riola. He paid $103 too much, ac- cording to the real esate agent.
 The store was bought four years ago and the land purchased by Damlani only year and half ago. MT Labriola pointed out. Dam- iania did not understand what he was doing when he was signing the assessors list.
 | Warden Sheridan admitted a mistake had heen made by the as- sessors but said he did not know | the exact procedure the board could take. He did not think the | board would have the right to re- turn the money to the injured person.
 He expressed the opinion MT Sileo should pay 1t as his store | was being changed for taxes to an other by mistake. The error has | been corrected for the next list but not until Mr Diamiapi appeared before the hoard of relief at the l recent session.
 10 Consult Gofmley Despite Mir Labriolas request that the board not refer 1t to ] committee where 1t will die" 1t 1 was turned over to the tax abate- ment committee which will get an opinion from Borough Attorney Martin F. Gormiey as to what pro cedure can be taken. MT Labrlola said that as they have waited three months thus far, he Ia willing l to walt two more weeks when the board will meet again. Because of the illness of Tracy Noble, first ward republican bur