Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-12-07


the photographer, the good will and inter |
est of his gallery, located at 81 Bank street. |
to John Buckley and son. who will con |
tinue the business.
District court opened As usual this morn
ing. but no cases were tried. William |
Glynn of NauSatuck pleaded guilty to re-
Sistance of Officer Grant ana WAS fined |
81 and costs amounting TO $500. The |
session Of the court then adjourned until |
March
Vicar General Hughes has appointed the
Rev Father O'Connor of Lakevine second |
assistant curate to Father Cremin Of st |
AuSuStlne'S church in Bridgeport. Father |
O'Connor was ordained a priest two years
ago and Is brother of Contractor Charles |
O'Connor of this city.
The town school visitors met in the
police court room last evening and ac-
cvptrd the site for the new school house
selected by the East Mountain district
committee. The new site is on the land
Of Deacon HotchkisS and Mrs Cole on the
west side Of the reservoir.
Charles Stout. a carpenter in the en-
ploy of the Tracy Brothers, while at work
on the American Pin companyS new
building at Waterville this morning fell
from one floor to another striking on pile
Of lumber. He received several bad cuts
on the face, but no bones were broken.
All work on the new reservoir at the
west branch has now been stopped for the
winter. Mr. Cairns considers that it has
been pushed forward to the full extent of
his expectations and that it is in Il good
condition to leave until next spring. He
expects to get water to West Main street
by July if there he no delay on account Of
pipe.
Michael Reynolds, aged -, died sudden
ly at his home, , Court street, early this
morning. He had been ailing for some
time, but the end came Unexpectedly.
DIR Brown made medical examination and
pronounced death due to cerebral hemorr-
| haSe and heart Iii sease. The funeral will
be held Saturday morning with services in
the Sacred Heart church.
Internal Revenue Collector John c. BvN-
bee has requested the resignation of Henry
+. shepard, gauger of the New Haven
office, to take effect January l. He has
also asked for the resignation of Z. J.
O'Connor. gauGer at Norwich. 1t is I'M
derStood that all the CANCERS in the dis
trict will soon be asked 10 tender their
eSiGnationS, that is 10 say will be the
first in the service to vacate office.
| 4 trunk was stolen from the front Of
| Morris clothing store on South Main
street last evening. Mr. Morris sent an adj
| vertiSemeut 10 the DEMOCRAT this morning
Offering reward Of - for the return of the
trunk and no questions asked. Less than
an hour afterwards the trunk was found in
the Hoffman house, where it had been
left by someone, who probably took it for
Il Joke. Who says advertising does not pay?
The bureau on Scovill street WAS the re-
cipient Of several donations to-day Fred
Trott sent fifty loaVeS Of bread. l. \. Spen-
GER three barrels of flour Tracy Brothers.
four barrels of flour; Simon Bohl bushrl
OF turnipS; Mrs Norton, flour and sugar and
Mrs Heminway, Of WATERFOWL,
several articles of clothing. Thomas
| Kelly received the thanks Of the men at
work on the road for four large milk cans
filled with hot coffee, which he sent down
Tuesday noon. Many people complain
that they cannot get chance to present
their cases to Mr. Hoadley and, therefore
cannot obtain much needed assistance
Inquiry at the rooms on Scovill street was
made relative to this fact, and the reporter
WAS told that these people are to blame for
not coming earlier in the day.
So many men are out Of employment
and are travelling from town TO town seek
ing work and living us they can. a reporter
interviewed Chief Egan to-day as to the
number of dodgers he accommodates
nightly. 1t was found that since the
scarcity of work the number has increased
| ElblOIN III luS llOIlL NL NOV eILuSE 81 =
tranSientS were given shelter at the police
station and a bed on the hard planks. Up
to date this month 129 have been housed.
Last night twenty eight and the night be-
fore thlrty-two were accommodated. In
past years this record has never been
equalled. March is usually the banner
month. For several years the average
number of dodgers in March was over $50.
One would be surprised to notice the va
,Y.Nr oh -l,.N
They are not all poorly dressed, although
the majority are. Some are well dressed
and have a little money They are
strangers in the city and may have Just
enough to take them ont of town. Rather
, than spend the money for lodging they
apply ut the station. Others are old
FOUNDERS. and oftentimes have many
aliases. Many are really destitute, and
have neither money nor homes. Some
feel abashed to ask for lodging, but the
cold nights drive them in. 1t is Il motley
group that sleep on those hard planks, and
many an interesting history could be
written on some of their lives.
Commissioner Stevens presided in the
absence of Mayor Webster at the regular
meeting of the road and sewer boards last
evening. The bills for the month were
ordered paid. Petitions for sewer ON
Bergen street, for change of grade on
|
, junction of Laurel and Williams streets,
and for pipe to carry off water near the
house of William Mccarthy on wolcott
street, were referred to the city engineer
Tor estimate of expenses. The board
voted TO cite property owners connected
with sewers on Washington, Riverside
North and Pine streets and Hillside ave
y nue. for hearing on December %, in re
- gard to assessments 4 petition of Z. 7
=. | Hayes for permission to continue ant
strengthen the curb in front of his premise.
on the north side of Grove street, wa.
) granted The streets macadamized las
year were as follows: On East Main stree
/, from end of block paving to Cherry street
> 3, 400 square yards; East Main street from
; Dublin street to Wolcott street 4,0S-
. square yards; West Main street on nortl
side of the green, 3, POS square yards. max
, inga total of 10, 719 square yards. 1t cost 3,
239.37 for crushing 3.471 tons of stone ana
-. 533. 25 TO lay the stone six inches deep
The street inspector was instructed TO re
pair and make safe the walk along thu
Naugatuck river from Jewelry street Il
Bank street, except the board walk. Com
missioner Tracy was appointed to look NJ
l the matter in the case of Mrs Mary Egan
J who petitioned for damages caused by thu
change of grade on Bergen street. Thu
petition for a street from North MaiI
street to Bishop street through the land o
the late John B. Mullings was laid on tn
table.