Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-01-07
CITY AND SUBURBS.

The Thomas Francis Meagher club will hold meeting at p. m. Sunday.
 Pepin opened his Rink at the Manhan pond to the public yesterday afternoon.
 The remains of Walter Davis, who died at the Town House Wednesday night were buried this afternoon.
 The Eastern Star Mission Circle of the Baptist Church held a meeting at their Chapel this afternoon.
 MT Hickox of the Waterbury Polo team has resigned his position as manager and leaves for Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Monday.
 Rev Dr Bowdish of the Methodist church will conduct the undenominational ser vices at the Opera House tomorrow after noon.
 The street department to-day received three dozen hoes, and it is to be hoped that they will be used with good effect on the cross walks.
 Janitor Morgan has moved his quarters to the east side of the corridor of City Hall. The ticket office will be located in his for mer quarters.
 City Clerk Kilduff is continually impor- tuned by the city's creditors, but is power less to do anything until the Board of Fiji nance pass upon the December bills.
 James L. Lucas of Lynn, Mass, has pur- chased through Tierney's Agency the house owned by Abraham F. Inerson on Dover street.
 Six copies of the new volumes of General Statutes were received this morning for use in the local court. They are hand somely bound and make very large vol ume.
 The Concordia Singing Society's twenty first annual ball will take place at Con cordia Hall Tuesday evening. Costumes can be had at the hall and members tick cts at Otto Roem's.
 According to Hofman's Catholic Direc- tory for 1888, there are five permanent rectors in the Hartford diocese, the Rev J. A. Mulcahey, of the Church of the Immac- ulate Conception, being of the num- bcr.
 Justice O'Neil was engaged this after noon in hearing the case of Grace G. Men del against Addison Furness, action to re- cover the value of 8 plate glass window broken out of the store of Henry Leach, 43 South Main street.
 There will be joint meeting of all local assemblies of the K. of l.. at G. A. R. Hall Monday evening, January 9, at 8 o'clock. All members are requested to attend, as matters of importance will be brought for ward.
 The Supreme Court of Errors to-day handed down 8 decision in the case of Cur tiss, trustee, vs Hagen. This is Water town case that was tried in the District Court and taken to the Supreme Court on an appeal from question of law. The court finds no error in the decision of the District Court. The reasons are by Judge Carpenter.
 There are eight inches of frost in the
 H.: without heavy fall of snow it will soon reach depth below that of the proceeding winters. Last winter there were five feet of frost and the winter previous in places it was found to have gone to the depth of seven feet. Itmakesit exceedingly uncom- fortable for water pipes, causing any amount of annoyance and trouble.
 Many new names were added to Prof Dodge's register yesterday for French or German. The last of the free exhibition lessons will be given to-day, French at 3 and 7, German at 4:30 and SD. m. The regular course will commence Monday This coming term will be the last that will be given in Waterbury, and it certainly be- hooves all interested to investigate fully before allowing the opportunity to pass.
 The Board of Assessors who made up the grand list of 1887 got slight set back By set back is meant that the bills they presented were cut down just $50 each The Board is composed of F..B. Rice, G.B. Lawrence and c. B. Webster. After com pleting the work they presented their bills to the Selectmen. MT Rice's bill was $40O, and Messrs Webster and Lawrence put in claim for $275 each. The Selectmen had $500 with which to meet these bills and something had to be done. They decided to cut down each bill $50. Messrs Rice r fY,11 o4oI down" but MT Webster has not yet receipt ed for the check sent him.
 Over 200 mon are waiting impatiently for the Board of Finance to meet and pass up- on the December bills. The Board is com posed of the Mayor and Aldermen French Plume, Chipman and Kelly. The regular meeting night was Thursday when there were present the Mayor and Alderman French. An adjournment was made to last evening when Aldermen French and Chip man were present. Three members con s.itute quorum and consequently the Board has been unable to transact any bus mess. There are bills to the amount of S24, ,000 to be approved, $11 500 of which is interest on the water and sewer bonds. The rest is due for bills and the pay roll of the various departments The Board will try to meet Monday evening.
 At the adjourned meeting of the Fire Commissioners last night, Commissioner Roberts presided in the absence of the May or MT Roberts called the attention of the board to the condition of the Hoook and Ladder Truck, saying that it was never in tended to be drawn by horses, that the wheels were rickety, and that it might in- ju-e some of the men. Commissioners Vail and Kelly were appointed a commit tse to look into the matter and report on the advisability of purchasing new truck The bunk rooms in houses and were reported to be in very poor condi- ton, and the Chief was instructed to pur- chase beds and mattresses. It was also voted that the Chief be instructed to as- sist the City Engineer in making out a map of the alarm wires. The committee who were appointed to look into the mat tor of purchasing new site for house for No have not made their report, and MT Kelly moved that they be instructed to re- port on the feasibility of enlarging the present house or the advisability of pur- chasing additional land. The meeting then adjourned to the first Monday in Feb ruary.