Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-09-05
CITY NEWS.

at o'clock this afternoon.
 For Generally fair. coole
 Thursday. winds becoming westerly.
 The Central Labor Union publishes
 card of thanks to-day.
 The educational classes of the Youni
 woman's Friendly league are now beinI
 formed. All wishing to join should appl
 to the superintendent at once.
 Miss Sadie E. Russell of HOS East AIaiI
 street. is spending her vacation with he aunt in Bridgeport.
 The mayor has notified the heads of al the city departments. rot 10 purchase an.
 more supplies for their respective depart
 ments. except in the regular way.
 Martin Dolan of 33S Baldwin street, al
 employe of Benedict < Burnham's was in jured to-day, by a truck passing over hi
 right arm. Dr Frost attended him.
 G. R Dodge X Son have removed tn, l Red Front shoe store to S4 and S6 Soutr | Main. across the street from the old store
 The new store is S5 feet deep and packed | with Dodge" shoes.
 At a recent meeting of the state board of | charities the condition of the Naugatuck aImshouse was characterized as '.dirty and in disorder" The selectmen of Nauga- tuck have promised ts put the house in good condition in a month.
 People who take an occasion.l Ebation from the cup at the Welton fountain, would be grateful ii someone would replace the old drinking cup, which has long since out lived its usefulness with one that will hold water. The hackmen have purchased severn! cups, but there is a limit even to a hackman's generosity.
 new counterfeit national bank note is Tn circulation. It IS on the Commercial National bank of Providence, k. and of the series or 1882, Garfield head. check letter A; character number, 1919; bank number, 2O65O; treasury number, N9675l3; W. h. Rosecrans. register; c. N. Jordan, treasurer. It Is a photographic produc- ton. the coloriug of the numbers, seal and scroll work being applied with pen and brush in n bungling manner, the black underneath being easily discernible, giv- ing the note dirty appearance. The paper Is thick and stiff and in two pieces pasted together.
 One of the oldest suits brought in some i ne before the district curt, was made 4turnable yesterday. It Is that of A. A. II Irrlgan, young man in the employe of Contractor McManus. against a pretty widow whose hone Is il. Quebec. Harri- gan brings the suit to recover Sl 900 dam ages for breach of promise to marry him.
 
 in the woman's handwriting promising to marry the plaintiff. The oddity of the case consists in the unusual fact that in this Instance it Is man who sues for blighted affections instead of woman. Harrigan Is represented by Attorney O'Neill. To add to the interest of the situation liar. rigan claims that at the time of the ser vice of the writ on the defendant she was living with him in Scovill street boariino house as his wife. Finding that she was about to depart for Canada he brought the suit The woman is now outside the jurisdiction of the court.
 In the police court this morning the case of R Blrney for violation of the liduor license law was heard. Judge Lowe ap- peared for the defendant and subjected Officer Allen to vigorous examination as to the cause of the complaint. After hear ing the evidence Judge Root imposed a fine of SlOO and costs. The case was ap- Pealed. Pahick Boylan was fined S5 with out costs for drunkenness and S1 and costs Tor breach ot the peace. John Carroll pald 8 without costs for breach of the peace. John Altman was fined SI and casts for breach of the peace and took an appeal. The whole business was the out come of a little mill in the vicinity of Dublin street bridge last night The case ot Nlchoia SIadola was postponed until to- morrow morning. Carrie TayIor. the haDdsome young woman whom Officer Healey escorted to the lookup yesterday afternoon. settled with the prusecutinc at torney for Sl5 She lives in the neighbor- hood of the Gate house. on the Thomas ton turnpike.
 The regular monthly meeting of the board of education was held in the "entrr district office last night. There were pres ent Chairman J. A. Mulcahy Superintend- mt M. Crosby, J. w. Webster, Dr Hayes, E. O Goss and Dr McDonald Chairman Mulcahy said there was great deal of work to be done by the board be- fore thu schools open but as most of the memt'ers had been away for some time he dld not think 1t was Tn shape to be brought before the meeting. The chairman report td that he had received a communication rom l.. A. Bill s,ating his terms for ser vices as supervisor Ot music in the schools. lie would fill tine position for the entire school year at q salary of S1 100, or four days Ill each week at a salary of S1 .OOO IF was voted. on motion Of Mir Goss. that Mir Bill be appointed as supervisor of mu sic lh the public schools for four entire school days Tn each week of the school year at salary not to exceed S1 ,OOO. The board then adjourned to meet at l o'clock this afternoon. when the marking of teachers will be completed. The committee on teachers will hear what the different mem oers of the board think of each individual teacher before making its own report
 Mayor hilduff presided at the meeting of the committee on an additional water supply last night. The pay roll of sl 3S4 and the monthly bllls amounting to s6O - 1 ouo-2t, were ordered paid. The city en- | glneer reported that all the pipe is now paid | tor except S5UO worth which he Is holding back until the Chattanooga company re- place some broken pipe. Over seven miles | or plpe have been laid and about II. 469 l feet yet remain to be put down. Over | S413.OUO has been already expended on | the work. It was voted that Clark Wood | ward be notified to vacate all the property "hlch belongs to the city now occupied by him with the execution | ot dwelling house. proposition from the Builders Iron foundry of Providence | k l.. to sell the city a water metor for sl '5OO was read. The committee voted to | purchase 1t. Engineer Cairns informed | me meeting that the contractors are be- | ginning to send n bills for extra work He thought some of the bills should be paid and some should not. He had several | such bills which had been sent in durino the last month and asked that a committee De appointed to examine them Mayor hnduff. City Attorney Burpee and H. l.. Wade were appointed as such a committee. he committee will make a tour of the pipe line next Saturday.
 Commissioner John J. Mcdonald pre- | sided at the meeting of the board of police | com missicners last night. The payroll | of S2. .33l 12 was ordered paid. A vote for | police matron resulted in Mary Clark and | Jennie NJ. Norton receiving two votes each. The meeting decided to postpone the mat | ter until some future meeting. Chief | Egan' s report for the month was as follows. Total number of arrests, 147; total number of cases, 16S; males 154; females II. Cause |