Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-23
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS
Board of Warden and Burgesses Held
 Exciting Session Last Evening.

Exciting Session Last Evening. The board of warden and burgesses held an adjourned meting in the bor- | ough court room last evening. 1t was
 one of the most exciting meetings held by the board in some time. The mem bers present were Burgesses Mills,
 Smith, Renslow, Westbrook, 2 Tenney
 and Jackson. Tn the absence of
 Warden Schaffer, Senior Burgess
 Smith presided. The meeting was
 called to order at 8 o'clock. After the
 minutes of the last meeting were read
 and accepted the board proceeded to transact it's regular business. George
 A. Brooks of Meadow street appeared
 before the board in relation to obtain
 ing some relief from storm water
 which comes down the hill in the rear
 of his house and flows across his prop
 erty damaging him considerably. The
 matter was referred to the street con-
 mittee with instructions to refer to MT
 Wittemore if necessary. A concrete
 walk was ordered laid on Church
 street near the residence of John M.
 Page. B. B. Futile called the boards
 attention to the storm water flowing
 over his property on Church street
 The water in question comes down
 from May Park. The matter was re-
 ferred to the street committee, they to
 act with the borough engineer. At
 this point of the meeting the excite
 ment occurred George Fairchild
 complained that the division fence be-
 tween his property and the property of
 Lawrence Breen had not been repaired
 as ordered by the board and he said
 1u fpncnQCS-
 ing on his land John Breen, repre-
 senting Lawrence Breen, stated that
 he repaired the fence the day after
 being ordered to and that he brought q
 witness with him that could testify that the fence was put in good repair.
 MT Fairchild informed the board that inc fence was in the same condition as
 when it was viewed by members of the
 board. Mir Breen then said that MT Fairchild's cows never got out through the fence No, it was always some body elses COW. I tell you, said MT Breen excitedly. that the fence is in substantial condition unless somebody knocked it down purposely, which expect they did. I tell you that the fence is as good fence as can be found in the borough and no reason able COW could break through 1t. Burgess Ranslow asked MT Breen if the hosts were the same ones that the board saw. MT Breen replied they wera and Burgess AansloW then said that if they were-.s At this point MT Breen became greatly excited and was talking rapidly when he was called to order by tho warden, but he paid no attention to the order and continued: Say you're all in, I'm just going to show you- MT Breen, MT Breen, shouted the warden, MT Ranslow was making statement and you are to wait until he is finished. MT Breen waited for MT Ranslow to finish De fore talking further. MT Ranslow said that any COW no matter how tame she was could put her head into the fence and tear the whole business up. Are you through asked Mir Breen? We'll I am surprfsedi that a man of your lIlT teIHopnrer should unlake. such a staIe55 ment. MT Fairchild once more toid wha fS ha (lShews ab6rt the fence and ended by saying MT Ham was up there to see it and knew more about It than he did. MT Ham when asked ms opinion of the fence said that ln ms mind it was not very good model or 2 fence. The clerk then read the law in regard to the matter. This broughr MT Breen forward again. He staE- ing that it was no use for Doard ID talk of the legality of the fence; there is not a legal fence in the borough. NO one can compel me to fix that fence mil cow goes through and l haven't heard of one going through 1t yet. l never knew anyone to repair anything until it needed repairing. The Warden7I here ordered the discussion to end- MrII Breen promised however, to go up Ill the morning and take witness With him and if the fence needs repairing he will repair it.. Thomas Neary was permission to lay sink drain across water street in front ii his | James Healy presented plans for the plumbing in his new house on Olive street. The board yot- ed to accept them. The board voted to accept the highway and grade lines of Bridge street as presented py the engineer. The board voted to aoate The taxes of Mrs Patrick Maroney, Mrs James Envin and the estate or Jonn and Nora Becklyn. The board also voted to accept the deed from William Ward for a strip if land adJolnlng ward street. At 1O:3O there being no Further business the DodFu NoLeu lo Au- iourn until Thursday evening, when bids for the new state road will be opened.
 The Naugatuck drum corps Will holu ts postponed picnic at Linden park lext Saturday evening, providing the | weather is favorable A street pa .ade will be given at 6 o'clock ln which two or three corps from Water oury will take part.
 Miss Fife Dresser of New Jersey IS listing relatives in town.
 John Lynch of Rubber avenue has zone to the Waterbury hospital for reatment for very painful ulcer on he leg which has caused him much of late.
 The Y. M c. A. baseball team and he Naugatuck Wheel club team are scheduled to play on Hitchkiss field his afternoon.
 The funeral of Andrew Brennan, the IA year old son of A. c. Brennan, of High street, who was drowned Mon lay morning in the Glove company's 'a aceway. off North Water street, took