Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-04
CITY NEWS.

i band tonight
j My store is small, but carry one
of the largest stocks of holiday goods
in the valley, consisting of gold and
silver watches, diamonds, etc, says nj.
Green, 213 Bank street.
Frank j. Phelan has signified his &C
ceptance of the janitorship Of the
briggs school, to which he was ap-
pointed by the board of education last
Monday evening. He will begin his
/ duties next Monday morning.
/ At meeting of Radiant Star lodge,
j Shepherds of Bethlehem, last night.
nominations for officers were made as
follows: Commander, Lawrence Peter
son and Mrs Lopez; chaplain, Mrs
Walker and Mrs Foster; vice-comman-
| der, Mrs Lopez; inside guard, Mrs
Grant and Mrs Slauson; outside guard,
Mrs Baumbrock; treasurer Mrs
| Knapp; accountant, Mrs Conner; sec
rotary, Mrs Myra Cummings.
Miss Mary NJ. Abbott of Waterbury,
president of the State Federation of
| Woman's clubs, paid visit to the To-
cal Normal and High schools Tuesday
morning. In the afternoon Miss Abb
| bott delivered an address to the Wo-
mans club ON the influence Of woman
in the public schools during the course
of her address Miss Abbott took occa-
sion to refer to the High school in
terms Of praise. She said the school
is in a fine ondition, that it's methods
of instruction are correct and it's man
agement efficient. In speaking of the
| influence exerted by woman on the
public schols of to-day, Miss Abbott
| showed a thorough knowledge of her
subject and close familiarity with
things educational.-NeW Britain Cor
Hartford Times.
The state sewerage commission held
an important meeting in Hartford yes
terday. The principal matter consider
ed was the map of the state which the
commission expects to have ready for
it's annual report next January. The
| map will show every water works in
Connecticut together with its area
and location of water shed; also the
location and extent of every sewerage
| system so that the relation between
the sources of pollution and the places
from which people get drinking water
| can be seen at a glance. The map will
also show the drainage area proposed
| to be taken by the city of New York
for additional water supply, which
covers the Housatonic valley north of
| Milford. 1t is a big undertaking, but
after it is completed it will be a very
valuable source of information regard
everything pertaining to water and
good sanitation.
The hotel committee at their meeting
| last Saturday came to no definite con-
| clusion except that they could not see
their way to erecting hotel that would
pay anything worth mentioning on the
money invested in it. To all appear
| ances then the public, expectations re-
garding a hotel are as far from realiza-
ton as ever. The committee were in
session in the Dime Savings bank al
most all day. After considerable fig
uring they concluded that building ma
/ terial costs about % or 30 per cent
more than 1t did year ago. and the
i cost of labor has been considerably in
creased also, and that it would not be
4 hardly safe to make any ESTIMATE ON
i what it would cost on account of the
i frequency with which strikes in the
building trades take place. The com.
mittee were at sea. They decided
though. that about the best place for q
hotel is the site Of the old Scoyill
| house.
/ Some of the stores are beginning to
show their Christmas toys and in an
other week or so nothing will DC
looked for in the different show win
doWs, especially by the youngsters.
One of the dealers said to-day that the
display will not be as great during the
Christmas time this season as former
". He attributed this to the fact
that many of the dealers are located
in temporary quarters and have not
the room necessary to exhibit goods
to as good advantage as they had be-
fore the fire. He thought, however
that a year from now Bank street
from Grand street to Exchange place
will be a much changed spotfrom what
it is to-day and that the merchants
who will occupy the stores between
these points will be in better position
ITO make a display than ever. There
can be no doubt about this. When
the stores on Bank street are finished
and occupied it will be very attrac
tive thoroughfare without any addi
tional trimmings such as merchants
and others put on during the holiday
season.
The most ambitious scheme in troll
Il
in southern New England is now eX-
pected to be accomplished by the mid
die of next summer. This is through
line from waterbury to Derby, thence
through Bridgeport and the Norwalks
to Stamford, distance of nearly 81
miles. The entire system will be tht
property of the Connecticut Railway
and Lighting Co. 1t will parallel the
lines Of the New York, New Haven
Hartford railway the entire distance
and drain towns whose aggregate pop
ulation is nearly 100000. For the sec
ton between Ansonia and Sey
mour the right of way has been re
ceived and work will begin in TIVE
weeks For the final link hetweel
Seymour and Naugatuck the mex
legislature will be asked for a charte
to build The towns through whicI
the system will run are Waterbury
Union City, Naugatuck, Beacon Falls
Seymour, Ansonia, Derby, Shelton
Oronoke, Putney, Stratford, Bridge
port, Fairfield, Southport, Westport
Saugatuclx, Norwalk, South Norwalk
: and Stamford.
While many took our suggestion
anent improving the looks of their dir
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