Waterbury Democrat., 1901-09-06
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS.
COMMISSIONERS RESUMED THE
 HEARING THIS MORNING.

 Benefits and Damages Considered for
 Extension of Trowbridge Place to
 CIir Sreet-Hand in Your Name if
 You Want to Play on Local Football
 Team
 The hearing on the benefits and damages accruing from the proposed extension of TrOwbridge place to CHI street was resumed this morning De- fore Commissioners KiIduff, Root and Peck Attorney Downs, counsel for TrOwbridge, sent word to the commit tee that he would be unable to be pres ent until II o'clock. and the committee decided to go on with the hearing J- O. May, who had previously testified, was recalled by Borough Attorney Sweeney and stated that he considered building lots on TrOwbridge place worth about $7O0 lot Mrs Ellen Pryor was the next witness called by Attorney Kennedy and she testified that in her opinion the damage to The Pryor property would be about S2-UOO- She considered land around her hus- bands property worth $25 per front foot She also estimated the damage to the Welsh property about $1,SOO. William Ward was the next witness called and he testified that in his opin- ion the Welsh property would be dam aged to the amount of about $316 in all, including the well. land taken and other expenses. MT Ward considered MT Pryor damaged to the amount of about $360 and Trowbridge benefited to the total amount of damages to the other parties. On croSS-exam1nation MT Ward said that he considered his damage as given in direct examination as all the real damage to both places Attorney Kennedy asked the witness a number of questions which were ob- jected to by Attorney Sweeney, and the committee stood by him in several of those objections MT Ward said in answer to MT Kennedy's question as to his value of the property for house purposes. that if he lived there he would place a greater value on the land. William NJ. Shephardson. was the next witness, and his business was a landscape gardener. He testified that he visited the property in queS- fiOn and he considered the damage to the maple and. apple trees on Pryor property at about $25 to $35 apiece, and the plum trees would be valued at S10. Trees in front are pig walnut trees and in his judgment the trees will not be injured by proposed cut in road. The hickory tree in the rear of the house will be injured, but it will live. in this mans opinion, and the in- jury would be in the appearance of the tree Could not estimate the dam- age if the tree was destroyed.
 There is said to be a local business man back of the scheme to bring she Boston National league team and Bris- tOl State league team here for an ex- hibition game some time during the early part of October, and he thinks that both teams will agree to his proposition and the people of Nauga- tuck VIII have chance to see a first class exhibition of the national game.
 w. K Birdsan and wife have re- turned from q few days visit with friends in New York city.
 The local football team will get out for practice some night next week. and they would like all persons who wish to become candidates to hand their names to Manager Waite. and he will inform them when they are to appear for practice. The local team had good representation on the gridirOn last year and they can do the same this year if they will start out and prac- tice and get into trim for the coming season.
 Tomorrow afternoon the local con- SOiiuated DaSe ball team will cross bats with the strong consolidated team from TorringtOn at Hotchkiss field. A good game may be looked for as both teams are considered very strong, and the local team will be strengthened by the addition of TOokey of the Derby State league team, who will do the twirling for them.
 There was no session of the borough court this morning.
 N- E. O. P. will meet tonight fn Foresters hall. All members are re- quested to be present.
 Miss Beatrice Burns has returned from a weeks vacation at the Pan American exposition at Buffalo.
 Division No l. A. O. H., will meet tonight All members are requested to be present.