Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-01
NAUGATUCk NUGGETS
Young Men Did Not Care to See Their
 Picture in Paper.

Young Men Did Not Care to See Their
 Picture ill Paper.
 There are seven young men, all of whom reside in this borough, who can almost always be found together. Nights and Sundays, holidays and at other times, these seven are always around together. Sometime ago they went to photographers and had their photos taken. Now some of them wish that the picture had never turned out good. This is how it all happened: There Is well known young man who Is i'll business for himself in town, ana at this young man the jolly seven nave hurled their jokes. There was no hard feelings caused of course, for the eight were the best of friends. But the eighth man received one of the seven's pictures and by means of 1t got back at his tormenting friends. some where in New York there is published a paper whose principal points are it's beautiful half-tones and its hankerlng for sensational and other news bits from all over the world To this paper the young business man sent l1e pie ture of his seven friends and labeled 1t he We Walk Club.' Underneath the picture was note stating that the We Walk club were. strong sympa- thi2ers of the Waterbury strikers, and heavy fines were imposed upon any member who rode on the trolley cars. About three days before the paper was published handl Ills were distributed around reading "See the picture of the We Walk club in the -" A great many of the papers were sold, and now ho oI ty hard on all sides. One of them re- marked to fellow who was asking about the affair: We didn't mind the picture being printed very much, but we did not like handbills being sent around to call attention to us.' Their tormenting days are over now for a while and their up to the times friend chuckles when he thinks, "He who. laughs last laughs best"
 The board of warden and burgesses held an adjourned meeting last even- ing in the borough court room. Discus sions of great length on quarantine bills took up 8 great portion of the boards time. Almost $T0O was billed against the borough for nurses. At one time the discussion became so heat ed that Health Officer Smith emphati-
 
 to pay the bills. 1T do not want so much talk about these bills," he said II want you, gentlemen to tell me now once and for all whether or not you in- tend to pay those bills. If you do not shall have nothing more to do with them" Burgess Westbrook here stated he did not think the borough should furnish nurses The health off cer replied that he would furnish q nurse in every case of contagious dis ease where the physician asked for one. Burgess Kenney broke in here with, 'What, in spite of this board?' "This board has nothing to do with it.' re- piled MT Smith: 'the doctor has charge of the case and if he says nurse is necessary I shall obtain one" The sidewalks on Hillside avenue also re- ceived an airing. a communication being received from property owners on that street stating they had paid good price for their walk and that the Westerly Concrete Go had guaran- teed the walk to the borough for ten years The walk had not been laid ten months before 1t was worse than useless, and although efforts have been made to collect the concrete company S bond, nothing ever came of it. and now the property owners insist that the bor- ough put the walk in proper shape. On motion of Burgess Westbrook the board voted to place the bond in the hands of the borough attorney for col lection and that the proceeds be used to repair the walks. Mrs Finkle of May street was granted permission to extend her fence to the highway line on Maple street. The board granted permission to Harry Davis to extend a sign over the sidewalk on Maple street. said sign to be supported by the Beirne building. At this juncture the clerk informed the board that the Borough Improvement association would like to meet the board in executive session. This brought forth fierce denunciations from Burgesses Kenney and Smith. Burgess kenney said: "I don't like these executive sessions" Burgess ] smith: What is the use of holding an executive session? What is there | to hide? SomeA1ng we are all inter ested in?' Burgess Kenney wound up the discussion by remarking. II shall never vote for executive sessions. am strongly opposed to them" The members of the E. I. A. society then filed into the room and took seats. Burgess kenney said the reporters should stay where they were. and they did. no one objecting to their being present. What the society wanted an executive session for Is not quite clear, for surely the business that was trans acted had no right to be transacted at any place only before the public w I1T. Rodenback explained to the board why the joint meeting was called, say. ing that the B. I. association wished the cooperation of the board of burgesses in the effort to stamp out scarlet fever The situation Is serious: those boys and girls who are away to school cannot return to Naugatuck during theil Easter vacation because the school au thorities are afraid of tue scarlet fever being brought to the schools. M, Rodenback said that the association thought 1t would be advisable to em ploy an expert sanitary inspector tc take full charge of the scarlet fever epidemic and thus allow Health Officer Smith more time to devote to other