Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-05-17
CITY NE wS.
nufore. Citv hall June G and I,

Drop in.
Otis Bunting who recently moved |
from Waterbury to New Haven, is |
under arrest in that city for non-support |
of his wife.
At the meeting of the board of trade |
this evening City Attorney Burpee will
explain the details of the proposed trunk |
sewer through the valley to the sound.
The legislative committee on cities
and boroughs will give a hearing at 2
o'clock tomorrow, on the bill creating
board of public works in Waterbury.
Maggie BuIger, the four year old
daughter of James II. Bulger of 81
Camp street, died this morning of
scarlet fever. The funeral was held
this afternoon.
Brothers mammoth MINISTRIES, is in
town to-day. The mihstrels will hold
the boards at the opera. house Wednes-
day evening, May "a.
The case of William Cothren VS. Rod
erick Atwood is occupying the attention
of the superior court to-day. 1t is an
action to recover for legal services. At
torney Cole appears for the plaintiff and
O'Neill and Baldwin for the defendant.
The contract to build the new Christ
church in Ansonia has been awarded to
w. M..Hurlburt and John w. Gaffney
& Co of this city. The amount of the
bid put III by these gentlemen is 500, 173.
Work will be begun Immediately.
The managers of the recent music fes.
tival Are DESTROYS of settling up all the
business connected with that event be-
fore Saturday evening, and request that
those interested in this announcement
will communicate with r. p. Lewis, P.
o. Box 1853, within the next two days.
Under the new law regulating the
assessment of taxes in Waterbury,
everyone owning taxable property must
hand in list of the same before June
30. Those who neglect to do so will
have ten per cent added to their assess
ment. The assessors will be in session
during the month of June in the council
chamber, City hall, to receive such lists.
Dairy Commissioner Winslow has pre-
scented to Governor Morris his annual
report for the year ending December 81
1892. The report presents list of 100
prosecutions in 1891 and 1892. The fines
amounted to $780, So. The salaries
and expenses of the commissioner and
deputies for the two years were s. ,245.-
/ 90.
| A map of the proposed layout and
grade of Walnut street, from Ashley
street to the city line, is being prepared
and it proposes a forty-five foot street
throughout. The street is one of the
Oldest of the old town highways and
has several twists, turns and encroach-
mepts which will all be Strengthened out
when this work is completed, but it will
require cutting into several front yards.
D. H. Tierney has purchased for a
gentleman representing the Waterbury
electric street railway, that is to be, a
strip of land between the Naugatuck
turnpike and the river, beginning at the
red barn near the present terminus of
the South Main street line and running
to what is known as the old road. The
Istrip is about one mile in length and is
to be used for the new extension of the
road to Naugatuck.
| The American Pin company has de-
cided to move its works to Waterville
A new site has been purchased about
200 yards beyond tho Waterville hotel
on what was known as the Camp farm
The Naugatuck railroad runs alongside
of the property for some 500 yards and
there will be the advantage of spun
track. The plans for the new building
are in the hands of the architect and il
is expected that the work of building
will be begun about the middle of June
1t is probable that the E. j. Manville
Machine Co will also move to Water
vile.
Next Saturday being the eve of Whit
sunday or Pentecost, is fasting day oil
obligation in the Catholic church. Sun
day, the feast, will be observed with
solemn and impressive ceremonies il
the churches. On that day throughout
the christian world, Peters pence il
taken up in all the churches. This il
the only time during the year thai
Catholics are asked to manifest in 8
pecunlary manner, recognition of the
pope. Peters pence was inaugurateC
during the early history of the church
and has been faithfully observed by hel
children from that time to the present.
A singular incident happened day
or two ago on the Naugatuck railroad
Conductor Tolles' passenger train will
Engineer Bruce Lane at the lever of thu
| locomotive, was slightly behind time
The train was progressing at fastel
rate of speed than usual, and on nearing
Reynolds Bridge two doves flew il
front of the swiftly gliding locomotive
one dove met instant death, while tn
other dove lodged between the spoke
OF the pilot. The dove remained il
this position for miles, and when tn
next station was reached, Enginee
Lane took the bird from its pincheC
position and placed it inside a box
now at the home of Engineer Lane, il
Bridgeport.
No police court judges were in attend
ance this morning, so Prosecuting AT
torney O'Neill acted as judge. Their
were three prisoners in the box. TIL
first one was Patrick Houlihan. Attor
ney O'Neill told him if he would tel
where he bought his drink to Attorne
Colley, he would let him off. "I'H di
first" said Houlihan, and added: "Nov
see here, Mr. ONeill. I've not been her
! in year before, and if you let me OF
this time, I'll not be caught again.
d Judgment was SUSPENDED. Stephe
> Corgills said he was stranger here an
a had never been arrested before. II
1 was told to skip to his home. John Il
Kelly SAID he would never drink an
more and promised to quit the city, an
he was told to do so forthwith.
- Charles L. Stocking and his attorne
failed to appear in the probate cou1
this morning and another order wa
issued by the court. 1t finds that tn
order issued yesterday had been com
piled with, as regards Constable Egau
who had left copy of the summons a
the place of abode of Charles L. Stock
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