Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-05-19
CITY NEW s.

council, tonight, installation of officers will take place. l, P. E. D. Mclean returned to the city this morning and will straighten out the entanglement of his affairs, if possi- ble. Matthew Smith, who left some weeks ago to assume charge of a large bakery in Pawtucket, R. |, has returned to Waterbury again, and will take the foremanship of O'Brien's bakery.
 Blanks for entries for the bicycle races on Memorial day may be obtained from the members of the Waterbury | | Wheel club, the Ramblers club and E. | w. Wilson. The local union of the Painters and | Decorators of America held a we'll at l i tended meeting in Foresters' hall last evening and five candidates were ini- | tiated. Constable Egan to-day summoned Selectmen Pinney and Boughton, Town Clerk Madden. Constable Rigney and Attorney Kendrick to appear in New Haven tomorrow on the Ward injunc- tion case.
 Co A is holding its annual field day to-day. Inspector of Rifle Practice Captain LeBarnes of Wallingford is present, and with such clear weather the boys ought to make some good scores.
 There are advertised letters at the Ipostoffice for John VinsOn, Henry Mullings, Edward Berry, P. J. Conway, T. l.. Atkins, care Alex Wallus, Patrick IJ. Buckley, Mrs J. Blansfeld, Mrs Lottie Bronson and Mrs II. Wilson.
 The first stage rehearsal of "Pinafore" was held last night at Music hall. Everything is progressing favorably for ' o VOrn6nntInn Tonight another stage rehearsal will be held. All are expected to be present.
 Maurice Savage, rear brakeman on Conductor O'Brien's freight train, was in iured at the station in Ansonia yester- day, by his left hand being caught be- tween the bumpers while coupling cars, and breaking one of the bones. Dr IConklin dressed the injured member and Savage returned to his home in Bridgeport. He is an old brakeman and this is the first time that he has been injured in ten years service.
 Thus far this month the rainfall has amounted to 5 60 inches. There have been five storms. During the entire month of May last year the downpour was 3S inches. The average rainfall for May since 1871 was 19 inches. In that time the greatest fall was in 1873, when the amount was 37 inches. The smallest downpour was in 1880, when a only 62 of an inch fell. This month is likely to beat the record for rainfalls 5 during the past 23 years.
 The board of trade held an adjourned meeting last night to continue the dis j. cussion of the question of sewage dis S posal. President Smith presided and
 the attendance Was very fair. A resolu tion was passed expressive of the boards e appreciation of the bill providing that k the state board of health shall investi
 gate the needs of the Naugatuck valley in this matter and that half the cost ' shall be borne by Waterbury. City At
 torney Burpee said that the bill would probably come up in the legislature next
 Tuesday. General Kellogg spoke in
 terestingly on the precipitation system
 of sewage disposal, and considered that
 the river would carry off the sewage fol
 seven or eight months of the year.
 The annual spring inspection of the
 several divisions of the New York, New
 Haven & Hartford road by the state
 railroad commission began to-day, wher
 the commissioners went over the Berk
 shire division in the company's observa 7 tion car. The program for the inspec
 tion is as follows: Friday, May 19
 Berkshire division; Monday May 22
 New York and Hartford division; Tues
 day, May 23, Air Line and Valley divi S, sions; Wednesday, May 2l, Northampton and Naugatuck divisions; Thursday May 25, New London and Providence "a divisions as far as the state llne; Friday 70 May 26, Danbury division, Bridgeport ] II branch of tho Berkshire and the She IS paug, Litchfield & Northern road. II The resolution incorporating the "a American Brass association, with head
 quarters in this city, has been reported favorably to the senate and tailed fol
 calendar and printing. This consolida al tion of the large brass concerns includes ' the Benedict x Burnham Manufactur h ing company, the Plume &, Atwood k Manufacturing company, the Scovil
 Manufacturing company, the Holmes - Booth & Haydens Manufacturing com N pany, the Waterbury Brass company N and the Coe Brass company of Torrir 2
 ton. Randolph & Gloves is the only
 Waterbury concern not in the combine.
 It is carefully set forth that this union of interests for mutual protection is, 1T no sense, trust, but a measure which ,0 will tend to do away with the competi
 tion exiting among local manufacturers
 and to protect Waterbury in a sense
 from outside competition.
 SI The Acme Social club is about tt make a long contemplated change
 For some time it has been very eviden
 that the present quarters of the clul D. were not large enough for the in
 creased membership. A committee has
 been on a searching expedition fol l. some time and finally decided to engage
 quarters in Lilley's block. They are th'
 rooms formerly occupied by the Sunday
 Herald, on the third floor. There art
 three rooms which can be made into
 parlor, smoking and card room, and
 large room in the rear suitable for meet
 ing, gymnasium or theatrical room
 The apartments will be at once fur
 nished and decorated regardless of ex
 pense, and when complete they will b.
 the finest club rooms in Connecticut
 The Acmes will take possession or r June 1.
 , Wadhams' post, G. A. R., held it
 regular meeting last evening and be nl 1e sides routine business elected M Kavanaugh, junior vice commander, t' 2 fill the vacancy caused by the remova s' of R. J. Walker to Brockton, Mass. I
 was voted to send $5 towards the pur
 chasing of decorations for the graves O