Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-28
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

George Mitchell, aged months, died
this morning at the residence of his
parents, 437 Washington avenue. The
funeral will take place at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon with interment in River
side cemetery.
The funeral or Homere. infant son OF
Mr. and Mrs Augustine Dominique, was
largely attended from his parents residence
25 North Leonard street yesterday after
noon with services at st AIMS church.
The pail bearers were: Edmore Dubuc,
Napoleon Hebert, Henry Fortin and Emil
Parent. Interment was in Calvary ceme-
terry.
Work is being pushed along as rapidly
as possible at the Bank street bridge. The
bridge is 100 feet long and twenty -four
feet wide. It will be covered with five by
eight yellow pine planks running cross
ways. On these the Traction Co will set
their rails. Then there will be laid string
ers of three inch yellow pine lengthways
which will bring The bridge to the ievel of
of the rails. The Traction Co will pay
for the expense of pntting down the planks
on 160 feet by nine feet.
Tuesday evening the DEMOCRAT
stated that the Traction Co.'S rails on Bank
str eet in front of the property of DR. @.
Art Ward were being set to an unsatisfac-
tory grade and intimated that the work was
liable to result in another clash between
the city officials and representatives of the
Traction company. To-day Mayor Kill
duff, City Engineer Cairns, Street Inspec-
tor Kelley and Superintendent Bradley
went over the ground and after some de-
liberation decided that the rails are too
low and must be raised to q level with
the paving blocks. Mr. Bradley said that
the rails were laid according to the grade
of the old ones, but inasmuch as the mayor
found fault with the work and wished
them raised to a level with the street the
company would make the change. He
said it would be better for the city and
better for the Traction Co, and did not
care to hold on to the technicality that
they had been laid in strict accordance
with the conditions of the permit received
from the road board, which states that the
new rails must be laid to the same grade
as the old ones. Engineer Cairns is max
ing surveys to-day which will be followed
by the Traction Co.
When Inspector George Byrnes called
at the Bank street bridge this morning
he discovered something that has escaped
the notice of people who have been cross
ing the bridge several times day since 1t
Wdo OuAibs LOOAAhS NO"A 1hAoNSAo AoAo
in the bridge MI Byrnes exclaimed: "Say.
is there somebody living down there?"
His remarks attracted the attention of
Selectman Pinney and Superintendent
Bradley and upon investigation it was
shown that in dry corner under the
bridge there was whole bedroom outfit,
minus chairs and tables. There can be no
doubt that the place had been used as a
sleeping apartment by some one for the
place is thoroughly searched every day by
Italian rag pickers and if the bed tick and
other articles found there did not belong
to some one they certainly would have
been carried off. A lively dispute then
followed between Inspector Byrnes and
Selectman Pinney as to which of them
would take charge of the bedclotnes.
Finally the matter was compromised and
the whole business was turned over to
Selectman Pinney on condition that he
should treat the whole party to cigars
which he promised to do as soon as he
could learn how much the things are worth.