Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-01
BOROUGH IMPROVEMENT.
Influence of This Society Is Being Alp.

Influence of This Society Is Being Ap-
 preciated in Naugatuck.
 Some time ago an association was formed by prominent men of tue town for the purpose of making the town cleaner and more beautiful The. as sociation seemed to be just what the people wanted and it was not long be- ! fore 1t had large membership. A constitution was adopted and under the name of the Borough Improvement society the new organization started out on it's career of doing good. AL ready the influence of the association has made itself felt. People have shifted themselves and cleaned up their yards, public dumping grounds were established, trash boxes placed on the different streets. and in fact decided move for the better has been made in all lines. Now the associa- tion is going further in its efforts to make Naugatuck an ideal city and for ! this purpose they have spent consider able time and expense in making elab- crate arrangements for a lecture to 1be held this evening (Arbor and Bird day) in the Gem opera house. Jacob Riis, man who has seen life in all its phases in the tenement house districts of. New York city, will be the speaker and the subject of his address | will be his life's ambition,, namely, the, betterment of the tenement and sum districts of New York. The lecture will be illustrated with stereopticon views and the affair promises to be a grand success. Anyone who hears MT Riis speak and then neglects his duty as citizen is very hard subject. It is to be hoped that a large audience will be on hand to greet MT Riis and hear him tell of the sights, scenes and | heartaches he has witnessed in New 1 York's crowded tenements.
 Although the Waterbury trolley strike is now a mere byword with the people of this borough, that is. they know there is strike and the major ity shun the trolley cars. but aside from this it is a thing of the past: died out, one might say, the excitement over and everyone just waiting for the outcome. The strike has in one way, benefited some of the inhabitants of this town, that is, the business men. | People who used to ride up to Water 1 bury on the cars to buy whatever. they required cannot spend the time to do so now owing to the poor accommoda- tfons afforded for reaching the Brass City, and consequently the merchants i or this borough are receiving more l trade Its an ill wind that blows nobody good' is very old and in this case very true saying.
 Election day is now drawing near, political machinery has been on the grind for some time and already candi- dates are working like beavers to gain the honors. There will be hardly any change in the general makeup of the | borough officers. Town Clerk Hearns and Tax Collector Martin will also un- doubtedly hold the reins for another l year. Who will be warden? is the principal one of the big and hard ques-
 tions to answer that is being asked.
 It is not at all unlikely that there will l De some excitement at the polls ~~on election day. If the democrats secure control, then there will be some choice l omces left vacant that are now held
 by republicans. The offices are chief ot police. borough clerk and road su- perlntendent. It will not be hard for l the democrats to find candidates for
 these offices, however. for at this early l date when the question of how things l will turn out can not be answered. po- litical favorites are already batting
 their hooks for the positions. The
 board of warden and burgesses will
 be composed of the following gentle men:
 l Warden-Unanswer ..
 Burgesses-First ward democratic,
 Joshua Reyonlds; republican, possibly | D. F. Mills.
 Second ward-Democratic. William H. Mccarthy; republican, c. Henry l Squires.
 Third ward-Democrat w. P. Smith; republican. N A. Olsen.
 At last the republicans have found candidate for the office of warden. The