Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-07-24
NAUGATUCK NUGGETS.
Dangerous Grade Crossing That Should
 Be Protected.

That the Consolidated road ought to do something towards making the rail- road Crossings on Maple street and RW6ber avenue less dangerous after %.45 p. n. is becoming more and more Iapparent every day. The only way the crossings can be rendered safe Is to have 8 watchman tend the gates until Il o'clock at the latest, whereas the watchman quits his work at pres ent at 7:45 D. m. Night after night narrow escapes from horrible deaths are witnessed by people whQ happen to be near at the time. Freight trains going at a very rapid rate of speed rush through and 1t is almost impos- sibIe to hear them until too late to avoid a fatality. Last night two young men were stopped just in time to save the horse they were driving from being struck by a fast freight. While it Is true sign posts warning the public that the gates are operated only between certain hours are in evidence at every crossing, still the time has long been past when they offered ample protection to Naugatuck people. A watchman should be placed at the crossings until il o'clock immediately. @The T. A. B. baseball team of this town and the T. A. B. team of Ansonia will cross bats on Hotchkiss field to- morrow afternoon.
 As the question of junk dealers and the isuing of licenses to persons wish ing to carry on junk business is be- iisg signed quite extensively of late, it may be interesting to the public to know what the state law is i'll regard to junk dealers licenses. Section 4658 of the general statutes says that funk dealers to whom licenses have been granted must keep a book in which shall be written in English a description of articles purchased, the name residence and general descrip- ton of the person from whom, and time and hour when such property was received. Further on the statute aAys that the above named book and all articles of property named therein may be examined at any time by the se1ectmen or chief of police. Every salch dealer shall make weekly state r1ents of his transactions, describing the goods received and setting forth the name and residence and descrip- ton of the person from whom the goods were received to the town clerk and shall keep them five days before disposing of the same. It is extreme Iy doubtful if any of the local junk dealers comply with the above laws. Town Clerk Hearns states that not one of them make reports. There will be a shakeup of the junk dealers before the board of warden and burgesses let the matter rest. Down in Beacon Falls they know how to handle the funk men. One of them was fined $6 and costs for selling without a license yesterday.
 MT and Mrs Henry Roberts of Stam- ford are visiting friends in town.
 The local fire department baseball ; team will go to Milford to-morrow to play the team from that city. A large number of rooters will accompany the team and cheer them on to victory.
 Natatuc association, No 251a of Hay makers journeyed to Waterbury last night and presented the travelling rake to Tunxis association, No 101a of that city. A miniature suit of underwear made by the Durham Hosiery Go was attached to the rake by the local Hay makers as a souvenir of one of the in- Efustries of the borough.