Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-05
INSPECTING HE DAM.
City Officials and Invited Guests
 At the Wigwam.

A Jolly Crowd Left City Hall Shortly
 After 10 O'Clock in 'Busses and Sin
 gle and Double Teams The I'm
 provements at the Dam Were
 Examined and Admired and the
 Bake that Followed Was Thor
 oughly Enjoyed.
 Things were quite lively around the city hall this morning, the occasion being the gathering together of the city, town and school officials, who met there prior to starting to the Wig wam reservoir, where the annual in- spection of the water system took place. Most of the party left in three
 busSeE and the rest made the trip in teams. Among those present were Mayor Kilduff, City Sheriff Mcdonald, City Engineer Cairns, Superintendent Tinker of the public schools, John J. Mcdonald and Dr Kilmartin and Dr Goodenough of the board of education, John J. Fitzgerald clerk of the board of education, Selectmen Doran and Disley, Superintendent O'Brien of the bureau of water, George Byrnes, Tim othy Luddy and John Howard of the water department, Henry O'Connor, assistant i'll the comptrollers office, Patrick Holohan of the town school board, Aldermen Cross, Morris, White. Mahaney, Chesson, Boylan, Tyrrell, Commissioners Knox, D. Foley, E. Fo- ley and Frank Hull of the board of public safety, M Kaiser of the bureau of assessment; E. McGrath, inspector of school buildings, Truant Officer Hurley, Commissioner Ramon of the board of finance, James Horigan, clerk in the office of the street depart- ment, Joseph Begnal, foreman of the sewer department, Attorneys Slayin, LaWlOr, Phelan and Durant, Attorney John +. Holohan and John McEvoy of the town committee, Constable M. +. Carmody, J. A. Hynes and Robert Me Grath, D. E. Fitzpatrick and John J. Splain, Town Clerk Brett and Collect or Thoms, Postmaster Guernsey ,Coun- ty Commissioner Brewer, Fred Sic bert, Assessor Coyle, City Treasurer Gibson, ex-Aldermen Thunberg and Gregory, Leader Fulton and other members of the American band, Edi- tor NJ. J. Brzezinski, Reporters Walsh, Hanna ans Lahey, D. M. Davis, Sani- tary Inspector Moses, Milk Inspector Keeley and a score or more other prominent citizens.
 The day was all that could have been desired and everybody appeared to enjoy the outing. Sheriff McDon- aid, attired in his regulation blue shirt, acted as chaperon and filled the bill in his usually acceptable manner. Noth- ing unusual occurred during the trip to the reservoir, and after having a stroll about the place the party sat down to the good things prepared for them by Ed Hayward and John Loughlin. It was q delightful bake. better than ever before, and the wait CTS thought the guests must have been fasting since last week, for all pitched into the dinner with a relish that would have made band of dyspeptics sigh for their capacities for just one afternoon.
 The party was much pleased at fhe progress being made by Lathrop x Shea, the contractors who are engaged in raising the dam, so that we may have an abundance of water in the future The work is being pushed and is of character which compares very fayorabIy with that of the other part | of the dam. Edward McManus has the earth dam almost completed, and he is also doing good work in stripping the bed of Fem brook. After this is finished attention will be turned to the cleaning of the Moosehorn. The new road to replace the old one, which will l be submerged after the dam is raised, is big improvement to that district. It will be higher and drier than the l old one and ought to be appreciated by the residents of Morris, ThOmaston and Lftchfield. The stripping of the basin of the reservoir is going along | nicely under Contractor McNiece of | New York, and while it will be close call. still it looks as if he will be able | to make good his promise to finish it 1 this season. All the work is being l done under the personal supervision of MT Cairns, who makes regular trips l there and make it point to see that | the most minute detail of the contracts | are complied with.
 Mayor Kilduff and the other off, cials found the water plant in excel lenf shape and had nothing but praise for Superintendent O'Brien and Care | taker Danaher for their very efficient | service.
 The additions to the city's property l since the last outing in the purchase of Clark Woodward, Dan Woodward 1 and Titus places were noted, and all considered it a very judicious move on the part of the city to get hold of this land, the possession of the same by the city being absolutely necessary in order to avoid contamination of the water jn the reservoir.
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