Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-13
SUBURBAN DEPARTMENT
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
New Board of Warden and Burgesses
 Organized.

Organized.
 The newly elected board of warden and burgesses neId their first meeting last evening fn the borough court room. The first matter brought be- fore the board was that of organizing and after the members of the board lad been sworn in by Warden Schaf- CT a vote by ballot was taken for he appointment of a borough clerk. The vote resulted in the reelection of Clerk Beafdsley. w. F. Smith was elected senior and James H. RanslQw second senior burgess. The appoint ment of the various committees was left over until the next meeting as were also the appointments of bor- 1ugh attorney, assessor, sealer of weights and measures and health of hcer. Jerome B. Fuller was elected chief of the fire department and J. J. Iare assistant chief. Frederick Pitcher is once again road superinten- dent, the board having chosen him as the man for the place. The board after electing a clerk, senior and a Junior burgess became organized and then proceeded to get down to busi-
 
 meeting were read and accepted J. Fl. Kenney was elected member of the board of relief for three years. Then the board took up the matter of estab- fishing grade lines on Canal street. A petition was read which was signed by several of the property owners on said street asking that the grade be established. It was found that some years ago line was established there and that all the property owners were notified of the hearing. In conSe- quence of this the hearing was post poned for one week to enable the board to look up the matter. $. Sil- verstein wished to take out pawn. brokers license and after the bor- ough attorney had informed the board of the jaw i'll regard to the Issuing of said licenses it was voted that the li- cense be granted and that the license fee be $50. The hearing on the mat ter of establishing highway and curb lines on Scott street from Cherry street resulted in the board ordering curbs and walks laid on both sides of the street by August 1, 1902. The matter of establishing highway lines from where the trolley road termin- ates to Prospect street was next taken up and the following vote was passed by the board: Voted, that q sidewalk is hereby ordered laid from Prospect street 10 Woodbine street. The curb must be in position by July 1 and the walk laid by October T. Fred W. Walsh, who was elected registrar at the last election. was sworn ill by Sah far. in f11r. nf meeting. At 1O:15 there being no board, it was voted to adjourn for one week.
 The Women's Study club met this afternoon i'll the public library. The subjects for discussion were: "Notre Dame: the Cathedral and It's Story. Miss Wilmot; "The Louvre; It's Story as a Palace; Its Pictures and Sta tues" Mrs Saunders; "The Prisons of Old Paris,' Mrs Lines.
 The Congregational society will hold it's annual meeting this evening i'll the parish house.
 The Church Helpers will meet to- morrow afternoon with Mrs George Brooks of Meadow street.
 A dangerous pastime is being in- dulged in almost every Sunday by boys who go down to the ,Slisers loI to witness baseball games. This practice is that of jumping freights, as it is called, and last Sunday young man came very near losing his life by being thrown from the swiftly o1x fhe IVY do this hopping on trains cannot be ignorant of the awful risk they run of losing their life. Enough deaths have been caused by this dangerous practice and if boys and young men cannot go to hAN game on the Mi ser's lot without indulging in the habit then they had better stay away.
 The High school base ball team won their second victory Saturday a1ter- noon by defeating team rom the Shelton High school at Athletic nelu by a score of 15 to 3.
 4 fierce forest fire was raging Sat urday and Sunday in the vicinity of the AIisers lot The fire could be seen at quite a distance. Several forest fires have occurred at this par ticular place in the last few weeks and the persons who are the cause of their being set will act wiesly by letting up on the practice for the own CTS of property in that vicinity intend to show no mercy to any one caught setting forest fires there.
 The second annual dance given by the pupils of the High school will be held next Friday evening. Like all other school affairs the admission will be by invitation.
 E. c. Merwin of Orange spent Sat urday with frineds in town.
 Two colored boys from q ne1ghbor- ing town furnished considerable for people on Main street Sunday The boys were piding tan dem and when they arrived on Main street the machine became unman- ageable and spilled them out in the street. The real fun came though when the boys tried to remount the machine, the tandem taking up the whole street, but after one of the youngsters had been thrown headlong to the ground with great force they concluded walking was good and then t.<N<1 G<N6 4lxoxv