Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-03
.NAUGATUGk NUGGETS
The Borough Meeting Short But
Lively Session.


The board of warden and burgesses
held a regular monthly meeting last
evening in the borough court room.
Senior Burgess Smith presided. The
other members present were Burgesses
Ranslow, Westbrook and Jackson.
The monthly reports of Health Officer
Smith and Chief of Police Schmidt
were read and accepted. George Wig
gleWorth was granted permission to
connect the premises of III. H.-Schofield
with the Maple street sewer. q. A.
Jenners presented plans of the plumb
ing in his new residence on Frederick
street. The board approved and ac-
cepted the same. In regard to the
matter of establishing gates and
Waterman at the Bridge street cross
ing the board, on the motion of Bur
CESS Mills, passed the following:
Voted, That the clerk be instructed
to notify the Naugatuck and n. Y, n.
III. and II. r. r. Co that unless the re-
quest of this board for establishing
gate and watchman at Bridge street
crossing be complied with Immediately,
the matter will be placed in the hands
Of the railroad commissioners. The
matter of amending the ordinance in
regard to the transportation of night
soil was left over until next meeting.
Burgess WestbrOok next brought up
the matter of chicken thieves. saying
1t was about time the chief of police
stirred himself and send a special po-
Hceman around the vicinity of May
park, Hillside avenue and North Main
street. Mr. Westbrook stated further
that Mr. Gum, who resides on North
Main street and who had twenty
chickens stolen last week, came to him
and reported that he had mentioned
his loss to the chief of police and that
official told him to look around for
foxes. Mr. Westbrook wound up his
remarks by saying that it would also
benefit the morals of this borough if a
policeman went up North Church
street once in a while. On motion of
Mr. Westbrook it was voted that the
chief of police be instructed to send
special policeman to parto1 that dis
frict occasionally. Burgess Ranslow
called the attention of the board to the
dangerous condition of a small piece
OF walk near the bridge on Maple
street opposite Illy's block. Mr.. Rams
low said the walk was always in a bad
condition and was never cleaned off
1t was the opinion of the board that
the chief of police should report all
violations of the borough ordinances.
nc DO1lu pdSS0u the 1OIIOWln2:
Voted, That the chief of police be in
structed to report to the fsuperInten-
dent of streets all violations of the or
demonstrating TO sidewalks after mott
tying the owner or occupant" In re-
gard to delinquent taxpayers, the board
passed the following: Voted. That
all LEX liens on the grand list OF 1899
and all previous lists be placed in the
hands of the borough attorney for col
lection. There is about $4,000 in back
taxes on these lists to be collected. At
10 O'Clock the board voted to adjourn
for one week. g..3
Both Chief of Police Schmidt and
Borough attorney Kennedy were
roundly scored at last nights meeting
OF the board of warden and burgesses.
Burgess Mills said in regard to the
matter that in some cities the chief of
police looks after all violations of the
law. Sunday liquor selling. screen laws,
etc, but the Naugatllck chief does not
Then again Mr. Mills jumped on the
borough attorneys back pretty hard
When the matter of the protection of
life at the Bridge street crossing was
Drought up some one suggested that
the borough attorney submit a petit
ton to the railroad commissioners,
Humph. said Burgess Mills: sit will
take more time to find cur borough at,
torney than it will the railroad COM
mlssioners. Clerk Beardsley replied
saying that Mr. Kennedy was told by
the warden that he need not be pres
ent at every meeting. The heaviest
part of the criticisms We're aimed at
the chief of police. and it was even
limited that he should be called be-
fore the board and asked to explain
some things. Burgess Westbrook ex-
pressed himself in pretty strong. terms.
as also did burgess Ranslow. who said
the chief bad nothing else to do but
to walk around and that it would not
hurt him any to stroll about and see
where the law is being violated. MANY
people believe however, that it is the
duty of the prosecuting attorney to at
tend to all violations of the ordinances
on sidewalks, etc. and not the chief of
police No matter what anyone thinks.
one thing Is certain, the members of
the board We're right to home Ito use a
slang expression) in KNOCKING last even
ing. and all their knocks were to the
point.
w. II. Kehoe is in Stamford to-day
on business.
Prof Louis c. EIson viii deliver a
lecture at the Parish house this even
ing
The funeral of James F. Wiggles-
Z worth, whose death occurred Monday
at his home in New York, took place
this afternoon at o'clock from the
home of his mother. Mrs Rose Wiggles-
worth of South Main street The in
terment was in Grove cemetery
Twenty carloads of hard coal passed
through here yesterday for where no
one knows.
Ojeda council, K. of c.. are to give
a dance sometime next month in Co
lumbus hall.