Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-08-12
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A DEMOCRAT reporter took a trip with
Sanitary Inspector Moses, few days
ago, and after seeing the sights does not
covet the position. Some of the places
visited were supposed to have been
cleaned, and as the present condition is
bad the original must have been some
thing terrible. Through kitchens reek-
ing with filth to cellars, the stencil from
which would almost make one sick, the
reporter was led. Canal street, where
there is block occupied by Italians and
Jews, had been partly cleaned, but still
needs attention. The inhabitants sur
rounded the visitors all Gesticulating
and accusing each other. Garbage cans
were there, but the garbage in one in
stance was dumped fully five feet away
from the can. Jackson street was the
worst place visited. Property Number 30
was fright. The sink pipes run into
the cellar. There is no cesspool and the
floor of the cellar was covered several
| inches deep with slime. 1t was a sicken
ing sight and even the inspector, who is
| used to hard sights, turned away in dis
gust. Does the inspector get abuse
If you could have heard the language of
one woman on jackson street you would
be satisfied on that point. Various other
places were visited and it was found
| that the orders of the inspector to clean
them up were being obeyed.
SEEING lady placing cards or circu
lars under the cushions on wagon seats
along South Main street, the other day
the writer had just curiosity enough to
inquire what it was all about. The lady
was Mrs Annie Wallace of II Pratt
place and the literature that she was dis
tributing is in the interest of the
society for the prevention of cruelty to
| animals, calling attention to the over
check and the docking of horses tails
Mrs Wallace is engaged in a noble work
and says she has met with much encour-
agement. 1t is labor of love, purely she
receiving no remuneration for her
services. Superintendent Crosby of the
public schools has become interested in
the society, and circulars furnished by
Mrs Wallace have been distributed
among the Center school district
teachers.
| A LOCAL merchant tells about young
man who went into his store and after
looking around with a flushed face and
embarrassed manner stammered:
do you keeper any-er cradles
here"
He was politely informed that they
carried large line of such goods, upor
which he inquired with increasing con
fusion:
In cases where-where when il
wasn't Just-just what you expected
Iyou know. and-and you have to buy
cradles, is it customary to buy two-ol
one cradle big enough for-for both Of
'em:"
1t was a great temptation said the
dealer to sell him two, but l admired
the poor fellow and pitied his embar
rassment and let him off with mic,
r double one.
COMPLAINT is made by farmers livinE
= in the eastern section of the town tina
berry pickers have thrown down fence.
and committed other depredations
Most of the farmers do not object to tn,
picking of berries on their land, bu
, they draw the line when parties le
, down the bars to their pastures.
! might be well for people to know tina
under the general statutes of Connect
, cut every person who shall throw dowl
: or leave open any bars or fence upol
! | the land of another, or shall enter upol
the enclosed land of another, withou
permission, for the purpose of hunting
, fishing, gathering berries, etc, is sui
ject to a fine of $50. The owner of tn
, land is authorized to arrest any person
violating this law.