Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-20
NAUGATUcK NEWS
Damages Will Be Paid to Property | Owners Within a Week.

 Owners Within Week. -i The adjourned meeting of the board of warden and burgesses was held in the court room last night at $ o'clock. All members were present except Bur- gess Kenney. Warden Schaffer presid- ed. The minutes Of the last meeting were read by Clerk Beardsley and aD- proved as read. Secretary Barnurn of the Water company appeared before the board, but he could give no eNpla- nation as to why the pressure was not what it should have been on the day of the Aetna street fire. He also stated that on the day after the fire he went up there and tested the pressure and found that with the same pressure of sixty pounds q stream could be thrown twenty feet over the roofs of the houses. Henry Janow applied for a junk dealers license but the board laid it over until the next meeting. A resolution was passed ordering the warden to pay the damages allowed in the Culver, Kieley and Nichols cases within six days. Engineer Ham sub- mitted another survey of Oak street, which was accepted by the board. At S:4o o'clock the board adjourned for two weeks.
 Bernard McCarten of New Haven is spending a few days in town with his family.
 James O'Neil Of Hartford was in town this morning calling on old friends.
 To-day is Ash Wednesday. the be ginning of Lent. There will be ser- vices in St Francis's church at T:3O o'clock.
 All the schools will be closed Friday fo celebrate Washington's birthday.
 Thomas Bowerman of New York city was in town to-day calling on friends.
 4 couple of young fellows got into an argument on the east side of the bridge last night and they decided that the easiest way to settle it was to see which was the best man. They ad- jOurned to the top of the hill and everything was settled without either being hurt, but those boys should be more choice in their language. especial ly when they are standing in q public highway. as they were last night.
 There were six dodgers at the police station last night.
 Attorney Kennedy is in Bridgeport to-day on legal business.
 The case of Charles Demo was yes terday put over till the June term of the superior court.
 Patrick O'Brien and James Nash. local agents of the Prudential Insur- ance company, attended the banquet rendered the agents by the company at Forest park hotel yesterday.
 James ?. Wood of New Haven was in town today on business.
 All of the factories in town will close down Friday to celebrate Wash ington's birthday with the exception of the glove department of the G. l. k. Glove company, which will run as usual.
 There was no session of the bor- ough court this morning.
 Queen of Forest circle enjoyed a | straw ride to Bethany last night. An enjoyable time was reported by all those who were present.
 The German school is to give an en- tertainment at Harugari hall on Sat i urday evening, March ?.
 Through a mistake the price of tick cts for the wrestling match was print l ed as 9 cents in this column. It should have been 50 cents each person and tickets are on sale at McCarthy's. l
 The Klark Scoyille company present .d Across the TraiF' to q crowded house last night. The show was good and the audience appreciated the clev- CT work of the entire company. To- night they will present The Country kid.' Prices are 10 and 20 cents.
 The young men of Naugatuck seem to think it makes a man of them to get drunk and parade around the streets insulting people. The writer has in mind q certain young man who was considerably under the influence yesterday just at noon and who stood on the corner of Main and Maple streets making remarks about people who chanced to pass there. Luckily for the young man that Chief Smith did not happen along about this time or the chances are that he would have spent the remainder of the day behind bars. This young man should take warning and not try the same thing again or he may be sorry.
 The board of charities met Monday night and transacted routine business
 Ojeda council, K. of C., will meet to- night. All members are requested to be present as business of importance is to be transacted.