Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-08-23
NAUGATUCK COLUMN.
Expenditures For Road and Sewer
 During the Past Few Years.

During the Past Few Years. We promised day or two since to sub stantiate our figures about the amount of money this town and borough had expend- | ed on roads and streets between the curb lines, land damages paid for roads that the town actually owned, the building of new roads to benefit lot owners, the amount wasted on sewers by laying pipes without any system, and pay to engineers for the work that becomes useless in that line l We said It would amount to over SIC, ,00O, which was disputed. We now give figures from the audited accounts of the town and borough commencing with the report of 1890 and ending with the report of 1895, saying nothing about the $l5, ,O00 to $20, 900 being expended this year ,and still we have not one finished road in the borough
 In the report for year ending October l, 1890, we find that the town roads cost $8, ,051 73; contract roads, S920 O5; new roads, $2, 392.96; sewers to carry storm water off the roads, S4. .397 38; cobble gutters. $824 79; surveying. 1,033 20; mak ing total for the year of S17, ,620 01. In the report of 1891 we find that the land damages for highways were g., 322. 50; roads on contract, $1 ,221 .16; roads not un- der contract. SIC, ,249. IT; surveying, $727 40; cobble gutters, $86S 32; sewers, $492 65; making $15, ,881 10 for the year. In the re- port of 1892, roads not under contract cost $6, 264 96; new roads, $931 85; roads under contract, $2.130 61; surveying. Sl 229.5O; sewers, $1 ,530 90; cobble gutters, $559 65, making for the year SIP, ,546 47. In the re- port of 1923 roads not under contract amounted to $6,412.24; new roads $510 36; roads under contract, $9G5 90; surveying $91 sewers. $493; cobble. gut ters, $602 60; making for the year, $9, 075 = 10. In report of 1894, roads not under contract cost $S,376 24; new roads, Sl. AS 15; roads under contract $1 721 86; sewers. $527. 56; surveying, S264 68; cob ble gutters, S59 46 making for the year, SIP 399 95. In the borough report for May 1895 we have for roads $9 424 S3; sur veying Sl. 263 70; new roads, $500: sewers, $704 IT; cobble gutters, $S09.51; cross walks, $197 13; land damages, S2, 300, mak ing up to April 1st $14,7O7 34. To this must be added the salary, S3S0, paid road in epector making total amount of $S2, ,609, = | 97, and not one finished road for a half mile in the former borough limits on a sewer, but what becomes useless under a | sewage sy stem
 This is what makes taxpayers tired, and we present these figures for our intereste1 friends to reflect upon.
 Remember the Knights of Columbus ex- cursion tomorrow to Watch Hill, One of our editors is having a twelve cent check on a Waterbury bank framed being the amount received for bill of $3 95 due from party who failed short time since.
 number of people went from here on the excursion to SaviE Rock this morning.
 Josiah Coleman attended the T. union of his reg iment yesterday.
 Robert Morse has been filling in the lower part of the yard of the property pur- chased of F. NJ. Tolles
 The programme for the reunion Of the Fifteenth Connecticut volunteers, to ba held here on Monday is about as follows: The members, to the number of 15O, will arrive here between g and 1O o'clock a m. They will be escorted to the opera house, where the business meeting will be held. At noon they will be esco rted to the dinL CT in the basement of the Congregational church. At 80 there will be an open meeting with an address of welcome by the Rev Sherrod Soule, singing under the di- rection of Choir Master Minor a recitation or two and speeches by members of the regiment, so that those who desire can can leave at 3:20, Our citizens are request ed to display bunting in honor of the old veterans.
 Joshua W. Rogers, 0. C., of Scott divi- sion, l.. R K. ot r was presented last evening with beautiful sword given by the members of the division. The presen- tation look place at a lawn party given at the residence of V. c E. D. Squires on O K street. The grounds were illuminated with Chinese lanterns. Supper was served and dancing and speeches were also in dulged in.
 The vii @ car on wheels, fitted up by John Moriarty, the Waterbury furniture man, drawn by four grey horses, the car containing the employees of the hou twen- ty or more Tn numtaf, came heralded by drum and fife last evening and waited O. posite the postoifiHe while the party took supper at David David's.
 James Freeman became the possessor of new horse yesterday Martin Bracken was examining the apimal for fine points. when the horse lifted both hind legs and Bracken went against the side of the blrL. breaking his upper jaw bone and cutting his chin badly. Dr Moore attended him The horse did not strike him with his hoofs.
 There will be an exciting tennis game at the court tomorrow. The match will will be doubles, between Carlisle Futile and Fred Warner on one side. Oliver Rob bins and Fred North on the other.
 Andrew Brennan is about to build store on Spring street, 20 by 40 feet, two stories high. Two small cottages on the corner are to be moved.
 The Rev Sherrod Soule returned last evening. At the parish house meeting the organization. formed by him for church work, was disbanded, as he thought thee was not interest enough manifested in it A lot of new blanks for use on the bridge have finally arrived.
 The opera house opened last night for the season under the management of the board of charities. We have seen no show before in tbe house where some of the occupants of the under gallery were allowed to sit with their hats on. or boys allowed to sit On the win dow sills, or reserved seat parts with their caps on, or parties in reserved seats sitting on the backs of benches, or where there were parties smoking at the back of the hall, or where the manager was obliged to notify the head usher that he was taking palties who purchased crush" tickets and ! putting them in reserved seats contrary to rule, or where fifty-four passes were given | out by the local manager, with one single ticket given to the Waterbury press. The show "Old Rube Tanner" was all right, and with the proper advertising in tbe Waterbury dailies would have drawn fifty dollars more money. The specialties of both orchestra and stage were heartily en- cored. We found Manager VIckers to be a gentleman and we were not surprised at the disgust he manifested at the way things | were run last night in the opera house.
 MT Penrose sent word late yesterday that MT Fairbanks of Royalston, Mass, had accepted as principal of the school.
 An anniversary mass was celebrated for Mrs Mary A. Deegan at St Francis church thIs morning.
 There will be hearing in the probate court tomorrow as regards the application