Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-03
CITY NEWS.

o pera house tonight.
The board of health will meet at four |
o'clock this afternoon
Regular meeting of the fire commission |
ers at $50 tonight.
The members of the center school dis |
trict committee will meet tonight.
Timothy Sullivan of Baldwin street fell
down stairs at his home last night. receiv-
ing few bad cuts on the face. DR. Brown
attended him.
Special forecast for Connecticut: Fair
Thursday, preceded by clearing and
threatening weather and probably light
showers; warmer Thursday morning in the
interior.
New York It China Tea Co, ISL South
Main street, will give three pounds sugar
with one pound of tea or baking powder
this evening and balance of week. Call
early.
Some good seats may yet be secured for
The Chimes of Normandy" which will
be presented in the opera house Friday
evening. E. /. Maioney is in Springfield
to-day securing costumes for the opera.
Philip Charles Dover. the eighteen
months old son OF Mr. and Mrs John Dover
| of 81 Williams street, died this morning
The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon with interment in Cal
vary cemetery.
| The membscs of the American Institute
of Mining Engineess. the sixty-seventh
annual meeting of which is being held at
Bridgeport. will visit Waterbury to-mor-
row, to visit the factories. They will ar
rive by special train at Ills.
Brass City Hose company, No 6, elected
these officers last night: Foreman, George
ii. Byrnes; first assistant. d. T. Hackett;
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Ed s. Cullen; treasurer. Henry r. Byrnes;
steward, Charles McEvoy.
Vice President E. A. Smith presided at
the annual meeting of the Y III. G. A. last
night. The reports of the different Off
GERS showed that tie organization is in a
prosperous condition. A nominating COM
mlttee consisting of II. W. Scovill, Will
liam O'Neill. George W. Beach, John
Littlrjohn and E. A. Moree and an audit
ing committee consisting OF 4. A. Bene-
dict. II. d. Segur. F. b. Hoadley to re-
port at an adjourned meeting to be hels
on the 18th of October. 81
Sam Joe, a Chinese laundryman at SIS
East Main street, took out papers yester-
day declaring his intention of becoming Il
citizen of the United States. Sam Joe is
the second Chinese in Watt rbury to take
steps in this direction. the other being
Thomas kee of III East Main street.
Sam Joe will leave for a trip to his native
country next Sunday to be absent about a
) year. Attorney kendrick has charge OF
the registration papers of the two Water.
bury celestials.
The new board of selectmen met yester
| day afternoon and made the following ap
pointments: Town attorney, John z. kel
logg; superintendent of the town store
room and inspector of the poor, Il. W
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Henry L. Boughton, succeeding ElsoI
Wright The appointment of clerk IL
succeed E FL. Belden was not made, bu
it is understood that Thomas F. Nc
Mahon, whose term expires January l, vii
be rendered the place. 1t was voted tt
allow the saloons TO remain open unit
midnight.
The annual meeting of the Hospital Aid
society was held yesterday afternoon
The treasurer reported a membership o
: los during the year. The amount in thu
treasury has been S277.47; the expense
S2u3 ~. leaving a balance of $40 20. Tn
visitors now number forty. The forme
officers were reelected and are as follows
President. Mrs Edward L. Frisbie: frs
vlce-president. Mrs J. Hobart Bronson
second vice president. Mrs C. F. Chaplin
| secretary. Miss Helen Merriman; treas
ur.r. Mrs George E. Terry.
Clerk Moran called tie meeting of tn
newly elected members of the board [
: education in the High school building las
s night. There were present Judge Cowell
G Rev j. 4. Mulcahy, DR. Mcdonald, d
= Hayes, DR. O'Hara and Thomas d. Wells
s Mr. Platt was not resent. On An infor
NAL ballot for chairman of the b lard @
education Rev j. A. Mulcahy received
and Judge Cowell and DIR Mcdonald on
vote each. On motion of Judge Cove
the election Of Rev j. A. Mulcahy wa
made formal and unanimous. All tn
members of the board were appoInte
school visitors. DR. Mcdonald and L
O'Hars were appointed as re-enrollin
committee. Chairman Mulcahy, Thoma
D. Wells and DIR Mcdonald were al
- pointed a committee on examination {
teachers. On evening schools, DR. . Har.
DIR Hayes and L. A. Plat. Chairma
Mulcahy and Judge Cowell were al
. pointed a committee to draft resolution
relative to the death of Principal III.
Nelligan.
The water supply committee met la
night and approved monthly bills amour
ing TO over $4,000. claim CT slE
( made by William F. Grilley of Watervll
" for damages caused by an overflow on b
land was referred to the city attorne,
The city engineer was authorized tc r
move all the property of Clark woodwar
from the land purchased from him by IL
city whenever the city desires to occut
the land. doing as little damage as po
'l sible. 1t was voted to recommend to Il
d common council that the board of wat
commissioners be directed to make Il
. necessary connections with the existir
water pipes and the new supply betwee
Mattatuck street and Exchange place. @
e motion of Engineer Cairns, seconded /
MIR Hart the thanks of the committee wei
rendered to City Clerk Grady for IL
h thoroughness with which he is keeping Il
minutes of our meetings and which is r
t sulting in an admirable record of the COZ
mittee's doIngs." Tn e engineer says tn
nine miles, lacking 600 feet. of the pi,
t. line, is now laid Only 5000 of Dor
issue of s5OO.OO0 remains. 1t will now
IL necessary for the board of finance to Or
ID vide by temporary loans funds for ii
carrying on of the work in accordan,
with the recently enacted ordinance. tt
committee adjourned to next TuesdI
evening.
a The monthly meeting of the board
9 police commissioners was held last eve
. ing. The bills and payroll amounting
)r 2.46O were approved. There will be
balance on hand at the end of the year
a about 81 900 and Commissioner McDona
thought that the council ought to allo
the board to use this sum to introduce
police signal service and purchase a patr
re Wagon. Mayor KIlduff and the chief
- police expressed themselves in favor of Il
as proposed improvements and the board a
m pointed itself a committee of the whole
visit New Haven or some other city whe
good system is in operation. to acquai
themselves with its workings. Chief Egg
Is was instructed to furnish, every mont
a. each member of the board with a typ
! written copy of police assignments for 4
u, ensuing month. The matter of promotiI