Waterbury Democrat., 1902-05-17

army, is a member of Big 6 of New York, although he has not worked at the printing trade for number of years. He still carries his card.
 Unexpected delay has developed in awarding the contracts for the erection of the proposed plant of the Stamford WOOlen Go at Stamford, owing to the opposition of people who think that the Rippowam river, near whose banks the factory site is located, would be pol luted by dyestuffs from the manufac- tory.
 About forty linemen are employed be- tween Derby and Woodbridge. James Beardsley, employed in the trimming gang, met with severe accident yes terday afternoon, shortly after 4 o'clock. He was cutting a limb which lnterefered with the wires, when the axe slipped and cut gash three inches long in his leg below the knee. He went to a doctors office, where the wound was dressed.
 !, The Electrical Workers of this city are doing rushing business at pres ent taking in new members, and have notified the wire fixers that are out side the fold that the initiation fee will be doubled after the first of June. Those desiring to take advantage of | the present low cost had better send in their applications this month. Be- ginning with their first meeting in June they will meet at 23O South Main street, Schlitz building.
 New Castle, Ind, has S50,000 invest ed in municipal light and water plant. A report just issued by the sr- l perintendent of the plant shows that I the city's water service costs S9 cents per 1000 gallons. The street lights, of which 72 are burned, cost S2O. 70 each yearly. The fuel for the light and water plant is supplied from gas wells owned by the city. Last year l the plant earned S4,797.32 its operat. ing expenses amounting to $3,O41. .55. leaving S1,755.77 as the net profits for the twelve months. These figures de- monstrate that municipal plants, ! where free from political mismanage- ment and corruption. can be operated with profit New Castle is only one of large number of small Indiana 1 cities owning and operating public water and light plants.
 The Derby socialists held a very in teresting meeting in Labor hall, Thurs day evening. During discussion it was brought out that as whole, high CT wages would not benefit the laboring class because the manufacturers and dealers would have ''high cost of Iabor' as an excuse (and a good one) for rais- ing prices in proportion to wages short hours, by increasing the cost of products will result in the same state of things except that there will be the gain of time for study and recupera- tion left to labor. with also the benefit of employment for larger number of workers, etc, and logically concluding in the conviction that the only possible deliverance from the un-Christian and unscientific present conditions which must inevitably make the rich richer and the poor poorer, lies in the public l ownership of all utilities of a public l nature.
 A committee from the Central Labor union gave hearing In New Britain i Thursday evening to Mir Perry of Bosr ton, who was there in the interests of i the striking brewers of that city. Mir Perry explained the causes and the conditions of the strike and then ac- companied by the committee he visited the different retail dealers, by whom the delegation was courteously re- ceived. The New Britain dealers as- sured the delegation that they would not handle any Boston beer during the strike and that they would refuse to fill any orders while the trouble lasts. There are 1,700 brewery employees our at present. They have been out six weeks. Of the original number that quit work but fifty have since returned in spite of the inducements that were offered. The trouble is over the clause ln the contract over the right of the brewers to discharge their men.
 Mayor Studley of New Haven yes terday afternoon signed the new elec- trlc light contract which, by his sigma ture makes the city with the United Illuminating Co parties to a four-year agreement which dates from January this year and provides for 54v lights at 227a cents each cost per night Be- Tore signing the contract, however, the mayor had a consultation with Presi- dent English of the company and se- cured his agreement to an important concession. The United Illuminating 70 hereby stipulates and agrees with the city of New Haven that if the cost of maintaining the existing number of electric arc lights by the city of New Haven, for the full year of 1902. under the terms of the contract between the united Illuminating Co and the city of New Haven. bearing even date here with, exceeds the amount already ap- propriated for the year 1903, or here after appropriated by way of transfer, Tor electric arc lighting for the year I l9O2, the United Illuminating Co will rebate to the city of New Haven the full amount of any such excess, on or before December 31, 1902; and if the ten additional lights provided for in sald contract are not ordered by said city until or during the montL of Janu- ary, 1908, said delay shall not affect the terms agreed upon in said contract, viz, 22h cents per light per night, for the year 1902, and so long thereafter during the existence of said contract as said city shall maintain at least $50 electric arc Iphtc