Waterbury Democrat., 1901-10-23
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
MEETING OF BURGEssES HELL
 LAST NIGHT.

Burgess Smith Presided in the Alb
 sence of Warden Schaffer-Boys
 Cases Continued Until Saturday
 Morning.
 The board of warden and burgesses met last evening in the borough court room. In the absence of Warden Schaffer, Senior Burgess Smith pre- sided. The other burgesses present were: J. H. Kenney, V. E. Freeman, RenSloW and Westbrook After the minutes or the last meeting had been read and accepted, the board took up the matter of establishing grade ines on Orchard street, but on account of the absence of Civil Engineer Ham the matter was continu d for one week. The hearing on I.ie matter of establishing grade and highway lines on Rubber avenue, from the c. M. R. Shoe Go, No l factory, to Melbourns street, created considerable. diScUSsi.;n and after considerable time had been spent ill looking over the map of the proposed changes on that street the board voted to continue the matter for one week, and that the board visit the street in a body on next Monday afternoon at o'clock. The board granted permission to the gas com- pany to lay mains from Fairview ave- nue to George street and from George to Pleasant street The board also voted to instruct the road superinten- dent to fill out Pond street in front of the property of J. O. Wood and collect 41,x0z 1 fln cfp from Mr Wood This action was talk en because of the failure of MT Woods to make the street the proper width as he agreed when he was given per mission to build a wall on that street in front of his property. At 9 o'clock, there being no further business to come before it, the board voted to ad- journ for one week.
 Two small boys named James Far ren and Harry Adamson, each about 12 years of age, were brought before Judge Hungerford this morning, charged with the theft of pocket book containing S1.41, the property Of Bella Davis of Middlebury. The evil dence showed that the boys took the pocketbook from under the cushion on the seat of the carriage, Where IL had been left for safety Dy the own er. The evidence also showed that young AdamSon took the pocket book while Farren kept watch. Judge Hungerford administered 9 severe lecture to the boys. but owing to the absence of Borough Attorney John NJ. Sweeney he continued the case until Saturday morning.
 Attorney John M Sweeney, Sena- tor William Kennedy and M. R. Hart are in New Haven today attending the Yale bicentennial exercises
 Mrs Mary Payne of Aetna street, who has been visiting reial4yes i'll New York, has returned home.
 St Francis fair was largely attend ed last night. The stage entertain ment, which consisted of choruses by St Francis choir, a comedy sketch by Nolan and Kiefy, the popular come dians and coon songs by Miss Lena Barrett were excellent and brought forth loud applause from the audi ence.
 Peter Quinn, who has been award ed the contract for carrying the Unlt- ed States mail from the early morn ing freight train to the postoffice, en- tered upon his new duties this morn ing.
 The local tent of the Knights the Maccabees will meet tonight.
 The High school football eleven and the Waterbury High school eleven are battling for first honors at the Athletic field this afternoon.