Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-02-13
CITY NEWS.

died thlS morning. he funeral Will take place at } o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 Antonio Sariono, aged ten months, died this morning. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon from 20 Pem- bertOn street to St Joseph's cemetery.
 Owing to the storm of last evening the instructions to have been given by Rev J. A. MUlcahy at the Convent of Notre Dame were postponed until Monday night.
 Frances May Murnane, the two year old daughter of Mir and Mrs James Murnane of 4O Spring street died early this morning The funeral will be held Thursday after noon.
 The February term of the superior court, criminal side, will open in this city at } o'clock Tuesday afternoon, before Judge Wheeler. Thcrc are ten cases on the docket.
 Chicken thieves rnided the coop of James Mcehan of River street Saturday night and stole seven chickens, which they killed on the premises. This i< the second visit to Mir Meehun's henrooSt within a week
 There are advertised letters at the post office for Martin Andrews, Mrs John A. Brown. Michael Brasscl, Andrew Banning. George R. Harris, F. r. Lancaster, Alex F. Moore. Emerson Thompkins and John Utfendale.
 Notice has been served on City Clerk Grady by Mary Kelly of 17 Stone street, stating that she will claim damages from the city for injuries received by falling Dn an icy sidewalk at 13 Pleasant street on January 29, by which she suffered a fac ture of the left forearm which incapacitat- ed her from attending to her usual Occu- patton for ten weeks.
 The preparations for the department en- campment of the G. A. R of Connecticut to be held at Hartford on the 14th and 10th of this month, have been completed. It is expected that there will be about 1,5oo veterans present Ex-Governor Morgan G. Bulkeley will preside This is the first encampment that the G. A. R. has held in twelve years in Hartford.
 Papers have been served ou the follow ing property owners for noncompliance with the act relating to the cleaning of sidewalks. F. E. Mtrriman, Grand street; Frank Martin, Union street; Thomas Ward, corner of East Main and Spring streets; x. P. Williams, corner of East Main and Cole streets. These cases will be heard before Justice Brett on February I6.
 The snow storm which began at o'clock yesterday afternoon proved to be the worst of the winter. 4 depth of nearly twelve inches was reached on the level. The country roads Were badly drlfted. The wind blew gale all night, it times reaching velocity of forty miles an hour. The temperature was not very low. The trains on both roads run close to schedule time.
 The Boston Advertiser reuOrtS that the New York X New England officials con- plain that this year they have not received from the Consolidated road their exchange annual passes, and some of the New Haven men say that their requests for New Eng land annual have not been honored. This would seem to indicate that tha rela- tions between the two cOrpC ratiOn~ are hardly as harmonious as could be desired.
 Ward received the signed contracr of Roger ConnOr yesterday morning. Says the Sun: The club officials seemed we'll pleased that the popular first baseman had signed so readily, and they expressed satisfaction when they read letter from Roger III which he sad he was in condi- tiOn to play ball now, but that if Ward wanted him to go south with the team he would gladly accompany him. The sign ing of COuuOT means that he will play first base regularly another season despite the Schem, to rrpllc, him wi;L Doyle or Me NIuhou. Ward will have sixteen men to begin the season.
 Despite the dull season deal, rS in yalen tines report business in this line full uu to that Of last year. The demand for very expensive ones has not been 50 pronounced as in former years, purchasers cOntining their selections i'll greater measure than
  cheapnesr and design Is far superior to any that has yet been put on the market The sale of very cheap kind showsh mark ed decrease from that of past years, but enough have been sent out to cause con- siderable bad feeling among thcIr unwill- ing recipients. A woman entered a store to-day and after looking over every Valen- tine on the counter declared she could not find one in the whole lot that would eN- press her contempt for her husband, he having failed to take her to the opera or give her sleigh ride this winter. She said on leaving that she Was going to find the one she wanted, if it took her all day.
 Mayor Kilduff presided at the adjourned meeting of the board of fire commissioners last night. All the members were present. The minutes of the PreyIouS were approv- ed. The report of Commissioner Hart in relation to the matter of purchasing feed for the horses of the department Was ac- cepted, and Commissioner Hart and Me AulIff were authorized to act on behalf of the board in the matter. cOuEnunica. ton Was read from the Phunix Engine Company No. l. reporting the officers elect ed at the last annual meeting The re. | port Was adopted. It Was voted that the secretary of each fire company be instruct. tf | | the next regular meeting q list of all the officers and active members in his com pany. A communication Was read from Hook X Ladder company No. l. Phu.niA | Fire company, No. l. Citizens Engine company No ,, Monitor Hose company No. 3. Protector Hose company. No i Rose Hill company. No. ,. Brass City Hose | company, No. 6, asking that S. C. Snagg | be rcaPpOinted as chief of the fire depart. ment, and Terrence C. OBrIen as second | assistant. The communication was lad on the table. It was voted to sell an old hose carriage to the American Pin Com. pany for S2j. The board then started il to vote for chief or the fire department Two ballots Were taken. John w. McDon. ald and $. C. Snagg received two votes each time. The board then adjourned tc the regular meeting night. February 26.
 City Engineer Cairns reports that there had been expended on the new water sup. ply up to February l the sum of $102, 800 | Some of this amount has been used Tn the purchase of land necessary for the reser vOlr about 26O acres together with rights of way for the pipe line Rights of way have yet to be secured across seven pieces of property. the expense of which it is estimated will amount to about S2, 800 | The reservoir basin has an area of about seventy-fve acres and over $7. .OOO has bee1 | spent in removing trees and brush from the basin and much yet remains to bt done there, the stumps not having been removed. The earth excavations have been completed for the masonry dam and | the rock excavation in some places to z depth of from fifteen to twenty feet have been completed for the middle section oi the dam. Over 2,OOO cubic yards of first | class rubble masonry has been laid in tho