Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-04-22
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 THE city fathers would do well to load up with facts concerning the pro- posed trunk sewer through the Nauga- tuck valley to tide water. It is matter of great importance to Waterbury and indeed to all towns of the valley, al- though the penny wise policy of the natives of Ansonia and Birmingham, who are opposed to the scheme, will make it necessary for Waterbury to present very strong argument in order to secure favorable legislation upon the measure. The legislative committee on public health gave a hearing on the bill Thursday and decided to visit the terri tory through which it is proposed to build the sewer, on two weeks from next Monday. They will give the whole day to the trip, starting in either at the Naugatuck junction or Derby, following day the hearing will be re- stunned at Hartford.
 THE writer crowded his way into Reid 6 Hughes store the other day. Not in search of bargains, however; merely to see things and measure the crowd And it was an interesting study, let me assure you. Rich and poor were there, a dozen nationalities being represented lShoplifters crowded their way up to the Icounters and when a good opportunity came secreted gloves and other small articles under their shawls. The floor
 walkers detected several women in the act of stealing, but so busy was every body connected with the store that the offenders were not arrested, but simply
 led to the door after being deprived of their plunder. It was an interesting study of human nature.
 II NEWSPAPER men whose field is along the line of the New York & New Eng
 land railroad will greatly miss A. O. Kendall, the veteran general passenger agent, who this week retired from the
 road after service of nearly quarter of a century. Mir Kendall is a self , made man and although at times handi- capped, whenever Wall street took a notion to have kick at the New Eng
 land, he was always courteous and com , potent. He thoroughly appreciated the
 press and never lost an opportunity of doing newspaper man favor.
 JUDGE ELLIS PHELAN, who has just a returned from a visit to his old home in Alabama, says that New England with it's vagarious weather is good enough f for him. His experience Is, that although the extremes of weather in 2 New England are dangerous until one
 becomes acclimated, it is the ''only' . place in the United States after you get 2 used to it. Nine months in New Eng
 land and three in the south would be about right, according to Judge Phelan't way of thinking.
 l IN examining the banks of the Mao \ FivQr tn aop that no fnrthor nHIisanco :; existed on them, the town health officer !, found a water closet at the pumping j. station quite too near the river for thu n public health. He informed the presi t dent of the water board, who has haG 8 the nuisance abated, That gentleman
 claimed that it was an oversight, but i O seems strange that a nuisance of thi e kind could exist without being notice' # by the men who are charged with sup if plying the city with pure and whole V | Ome water. A CIRCULAR of great interest to mill u tary men has just been issued from tn , " adjutant generals office and will b. \ read at the first meeting of each organi zation of the National Guard. The ad jutant general holds that officers an, ' enlisted men of the Connecticut Ma U tional Guard, in the armory, althougl
 
 e are liable to military law and regula a tions; also that an order to an enliste, e man of the Connecticut National Guar' ,, by an officer thereof, for the purpose o !. preventing boisterousneSs and noise oi an occasion when any organization o the Connecticut National Guard occu '' pies an armory, or at any other time, i e legal order. A company of the Con 3, necticut National Guard is always t rS~yS,n n ganization. The interpretation of tn r. rule was called out in connection witt e the recent court martial in the Fourtl e regiment whereby a decision was ren It dered against Captain Burpee, who hal h a private court martialed for boisterou '. conduct at a social gathering in tn > armory.
 el Bicycle men are thoroughly arouse P. lover the provisions of the anti-pool lay 70 which goes into effect July 1. Chic ,r Consul Schumacher of the Connection division of the l.. A. w. has called division which will be held at 9 o'cloc !: this evening in the rooms of the Hart ford Wheel club. The new pool law vii !. be thoroughly discussed and it is prob 10 able that some action will be taken Ii 70 regard to it. Colonel Charles l.. Burdet
 is greatly interested and made strenuou
 efforts before the passage of the bill
 have it so modified as not to injure leg
 timate cycling sports. The league off y cials will also get the opinion of som
 other attorney before they take deffnit z action. There will be representative 1T from the thirteen league clubs in tn 1t state present at the meeting.
 PEOPLE are wondering that thei
 winters supply of coal should be on
 month short. this spring. The COB
 dealers attribute this to the regularit
 of the cold weather for the past feN
 months and the infrequent thawIn
 spells since December. The supply ma
 be three month short before it is saf
 to let the furnace fires die out.