Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-05-25
CITY NEWS

at Farrell Bros, Bank Street.
 Twin girls were born yesterday to MT and Mrs Patrick Kelly of 450 Dub- lin street.
 List of letters remaining unclaimed in the postoffice: T. Anderson, North Main street, Mrs Kate Beuste, Miss Mary Beach, Miss L.. Burke, South Elm street, Miss Edith Coleman, Whit well w. Coxe, Fred Frement Mrs Charles Gibson. Mrs I. Gingbage, Mrs S.l K. Hankinson, c. s. Hodges, Robin Kennedy, Mrs James Morton, Fred Reopel, B. A. Talbot.
 speedwelI hall contained large crowd last night. the attraction being the drill, dance and whist given by Myrtle temple, Rathbone Sisters. The drill was given by the degree team Of Speedwel1 lodge, K. of P, and was fine ly done. Faulinanns orchestra fur nished music for the dancing, which was held. after whist was played. The prize winners were as follows: First, Mrs B. Pollak and Mrs Margaret Sla- son; consolation, Mrs Mahoney. The affair was well managed.
 People who are supplied with city water for fire protection and domestic use have reason to be thankful even lIOEASA IL OOCoa SOluC HIS At thC meeting of the board of public works last night residents of Oak street told tale of woe regarding the hardships they are undergoing for want of good water. The mayor promised to see if the situation cannot be relieved right away and the engineer assured them that in the near future a twelve inch main will be laid in that street and then people who live in that section will be provided with an ample supply of excellent water. This pleased the aggrieved parties and they went their way rejoicing.
 Contractor Riggs is at work on the inlet chamber at the East Mountain reservoir and from now on City En- gineer Cairns will be over his head in business pushing along the high water service mains, besides keeping an eye out for the various other projects that are under way The vast body of water that was confined in the reser- yoir was let drain itself out so that for the balance of the season the place will be practically dry The few fish that were i'll the basin played in hard luck for a time. but the anglers about town were kindly disposed towards them and carried them away as quick
 
 luck, but others waited tdo long and when they got there found that others had cleaned it out.
 The site of the court house building was selected because it was thought it would be retired and quiet for many years to come. 1t has turned out, however, and this fact is becoming more and more emphatic every day that it will very soon be one of the noisiest places in the city, Such was the opinion of those who had business there to-day when the circus parade was passing the green Everything that comes to town passes by the green and the cIamor and uproar is all too evident at this season when every door and window ill the building is thrown wide open for ventilation. The clamor of the circus to-day was simply awful An internal machine worked by steam and supposed to reduce most exquisite music stopped business in the court for fully ten minutes.
 Patrick Holohan created a profound sensation before the board of public works last night in his speech upon tthe centralization of power and the pooling of stocks so that nobody can do anything unless he has millions at HIS UdChs 6e SdlQ ludt Iu0 DOCK ne built on South Main street last year cost him more than the one on the cor ner of ScoviH and South Main streets, although it is not near so large. The board never budged while MT Holohan was talking. but after he went out they chuckled at the idea of the Iarg- est individual rate payer i'll Waterbury weeping over the trials of the poor man. MT Holohan is wealthy, but he is not one of those citizens that allows his good fortune to cloud his judgment regarding the difficulties that beset the man who is trying to maintain fam fly and at the same time own home out of small days wages.
 The optical department. of the Up son Jewelry Go is steadily increasing ill favor. There Is only one reason for its doing so, and that is the good and satisfactory treatment of its patients. This department is equipped with ev- cry modern scientific convenience for the successful correction of all eye troubles. No charge is made for ex- animation.