Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-28
CITY NEWS

Edward J. Maher of 1919 East Main street is spending a two weeks vaca- tion in Maine. He is an expert fisher man and is enjoying the sport up that way.
 Real Estate Agent William J. Schle- gel has sold for James Longworth his tenement house at A River street to Rocco and Maria Muccino, who pur- chased 1t for home and investment.
 Mulcahy council, Knights of Colum- bus, will have ladies night to- night in K. of O.. hall A dance will be given. Arrangements have been made to entertain the ladies in a royal manner.
 The funeral of Estella. daughter of MT and Mrs D. W. Crandall of Beech street, who died Sunday, took place this afternoon with service by the Rev MT Haywood and interment in River side cemetery. "-st
 Tunxis tribe, I. O. R. M., will hold an important meeting tonight. Every member is requested to attend. The first degree will be worked upon sev- eral candidates. An entertainment will follow the degree work and refresh- ments will be served.
 Jean Sullivan has delighted the hearts of the members of Company G by re-enlisting in the company. Jean was formerly Quartermaster-serge rgeant of the company, but resigned about the first of the year because he had been appointed 8 member of the super numerary police force. He has been in the National Guard, for nearly ten years.
 Only few days remain before Sat urday, August 1, the date of the annual excursion of the St Joseph T. A. soci- ety to North Beach. Trains will leave the Naugatuck depot for New Haven at 6 and 6:15. The excursionists will arrive home at a seasonable hour. There will be no long and tedious sail as that to Coney Island, for North Beach Is not uear so far It is just the proper distance for a delightful sail, neither, too long nor too short, but just right.
 Every good citizen should do all ib his power to aid the health board in Its efforts to improve the sanitary condi- tions of the city. Once a man has been warned that a nuisance exists upon his premises and is requested to abate it, he has no reason to complain if the health officer gets after him when he winks at the order. It often hap pens that others stand in greater dan- ger from foul smelling closet or cess pool than those who own them, so that nobody should think that he is being parsecuted because he Is denied the right to keep his place in such condi- ton that it is menace to the health of his neighbors. even though he may be perfectly satisfied with it himself. The health officer deserves to be en- couraged in his crusade against dis ease-breeding nests in all parts of the. town. ...-r ..5s. ..... +
 Nobody should wonder that the Wa tertown road people and the Highland avenue folks are very much interested in seeing that the new layouts adopted for these streets will not deprive them of the beautiful shade trees that stand in front of their homes and afford them and others a grateful shade dur ing the summer months as well as pro- tecting them from the full force of all kinds of weather the year round. It takes lifetime to get trees to point where they are of much value and naturally people who planted them and watched them grow from saplings to giant monarchs, as we'll as those who came into possession of them when they had attained the age of maturity, should object to seeing them cut down, provided they can be spared without too much inconv venience to the pubic, To be sure, 1t is not the policy of the city to remove a shade tree unless for cause. As matter of fact the author ities never think of such thing unless a tree becomes a menace to life and limb, so that it is not likely that any tree on the Watertown road or High land avenue will be disturbed If there is any way the city can get around 1t. This feeling is not confined to any par ticular part of the town and In saying that they do not wish to lose their trees the Watertown road and High land avenue residents give expression to a feeling which is shared by all cit tzens whenever and wherever public improvements are being made that threaten the destruction of trees and ~1o,