Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-05-21
lNAUGATUCK COLUMN.
Interesting Meeting of lhe Board of
 BurSesses Last Night.

Interesting Meeting of he Board of Burgesses Last Night. The full board of burgesses met last night, the warden in the chair. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, Burgess Jennings desired to
 know by what right the borough clerk had moved the office from the town hall build ing It was decided to be ali right if books were kept in the vaults of the town hall building The warden notified the board i that there should be board of charities i appoihted during this morth; also two as-
 sessors before June 15. A II. Dayton ap- 1 peared before the board, regarding side 1 walks on Hillsi ie avenue, Maple and other streets, stating that contract could be
 made for biz jobs for big concrete walk
 at fcrty-hve cent per square yard thirty seven and one half cents per foot for curb | stone and setting. and wanted some action 1 taken by the board on the matter. Action 1 was deferred. Mir Dayton also brought up ] the matter of acting as agent of school supplies. Seventy-five dollars per l year was voted from May l. for same
 Warden Stevens stated that the borough bank account was overdrawn, and it was 1 voted that warden draw an order for S3UuU
 to apply. The matter of notice from H.
 c. Baldwin that he should bring action for | a client who broke an arm by slipping on
 a walk, also as regard a road voted fifteen
 years since. was referred to borough attor- 1 ney. The appointment of civil engineer was laid over fer one week. Permit WAS ! granted to l. A. Morse for use of streets i for races and fireworks celebration of July | 4 Several applications for building permits l were referred to road committee The borough clerk was voted salary of $750 ] per annum and the superint -nde1t of streets g ger day for time employed. con- [ pensation and bond of baillffS to be the l same as last year. The burgesses voted themselves 6 board of fire commissl oners George Billman and William Stevens were added to the police force without pay
 except when employed. It was voted that warden See about repairs at hose house. and that the road commissioners make re- 1 pairs at center bridge. Tie meeting then adjourned to Monday. May 27 l Do not forget ''Tbe Convic,'s Daught r. | at the opera house tonight. It Is snId to be very good.
 1 Colonel Tolles and wife are expected back from Philadelphia today
 The fire police were sworn in last night | by Warden Stevens.
 The soldiers monument will probably be on its new foundation by Sunday. The death record for the fiscal year end ing March l, of persons over eighteen years of age. AS given by the new directory, contains seveUty-tive names. Two were over eighty, six between seventy and eighty. eleven between sixty and seventy. fourteen between fifty ard sixty, eleven between forty and fifty. fifteen between ] thirty and forty. fourteen between twenty and thirty, and two at eighteen. Speaking of Saturdays ball game be tween the Naugatucks and Welcomes the Ansonia Sentinel says: The Naugatuck i team was without doubt the strongest team that has come here this season. and It k also one of the strongest ttams at kicking at decISiopS. It made no difference at what stage of the game they questioned a play they all jumped irto the scrap at once. It is always customary for the cap tain of the team to settle any little diff culty which might arise in a game, but 1 they We're all captains. even the manager 1 gong so far as to get mix. up in d QQes- ! ton that mig ght be asked by the umpire. | The crowd soon got onto the bluffs they were trying to work and they frequently gave vent to their feelings, which were not at all favorable to the visitors. They are good ball players. but they should choose a captain before they begin to play l their games.
 About thirty meLlbers of Scott division, uniform rank, k. of P, will go from here on Thursday to take rart in the comprti- tive drill tor prizes at Waterbury There are twenty one in the team that will con- l pete.
 Mrs E H. Darlington agreed yesterday | to transfer her stock Tn the r. II Caring ton Go to Mir Lllley of Waterbury. the 1 price being mutually agreed upon Owing to Mir Lilley having to be in New Haven the most of the day. the transfer will be made here this evening. When so done Frank Grant. formerly treasurer of the company. will take charge of the business. | At Prospect yesterday, Sadie Porter was put under $500 bonds to answer for defam- 1 ing the character of Buckley. His trIal
 for an attempt at rape was continued for 1 two weeks.
 Ia the borough court to day Daniel Con- | lon, for drunkenness and indecent txpo-
 sure. was given thirty days in til with
 costs and Timothy Illusion received like
 penalty for drunkenness and dlsorderly conduct
 One of Edwin Smiths cAildren died from diphtheria last night and WAS buried
 to-day.
 The board of charities of this borough l will consist of six electors who shall serve
 without compensation They are to be-
 appointed one from each ward from each
 of the two leading political parties Two
 are to be appointed for the term of one
 year. two for two years and two for three
 years from the first Monday in June, 1895
 These six appoint a superintendent of the
 poor, who is supposed to be nppoInled for
 the term of two years or until his success
 sor is appointed and qualities. To remove
 any member ot said board of charities it
 requires the vote of five burgesses The
 warden IS an ex-officio me mber of the
 bard It requires four burgesses present | to make a quorum. Should there be tie
 vote a the first meeting of the board to
 elect a superintendent of the poor. the
 warden would have the casting vote at
 second meeting on a tie. provided there
 are four purge ses present. Sbould all
 three of either party stay away no appoint pents could be made. the charter re-
 quIres four members of the board. exclu. sive of the mayer. Had the old board of
 burgesses appointed board of charities.
 they could only have served until the first Monday in June. but they might have ap- } pointed a superintendent for the next two years.
 Pierce Freeman has commenced paint ing and papering in the newly fitted up
 court room.
 Mrs E. \. Darlington has plans drawn
 for a couple of cottages thpt she contem-
 plates building on her Church street prop
 erty soon. should she not dispose of it.
 Mrs Jane Hawley expects to move next month from her present location on Church
 street to her own place at Union City.
 Andrew Abramson last night fiiei a | aut irSF =