Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-27
BR00KLYN BRIEFS.

Miss Flora Hellman of Bank street is visiting in Hartford.
 Miss Nora Lawson of Popular avenue is visiting friends in Hart ford.
 Miss Helen Devine and Miss Daisy Lord are visiting in Wood bury.
 John Mraz. of South Leonard street is spending few days in New York.
 Miss Veronica Smith of Soutl, Leonard street took trip to Hartford to-day.
 Harry Drinkwater and Peter Fitzhenry are on hunting expedi- tion to New Canaan.
 Mrs Joseph Brazis. formerly of this section, now of Bridgeport was visiting friends in this section yester- day.
 There will be an anniversary mass Monday morning [ o'clock, at St Patricks church for the late John T. Casey.
 Miss Anna Stanley, of Washing ton avenue, who has been confined to her home the past month with rheumatism is able to be out.
 The St Thomas Cadet Juniors are playing the Nonpareils in New Ha- ven to-day. The Cadets appeared in their jerseys and stockings and cx- pect to come home with victory.
 "The Masquerader" was begun in The Democrat Tuesday. The opening chapters are published again to-day to give those who did not begin the story on date of publication an oppOr- tunity to read it if they So desire. [ John Edmonds, who has been playing with the Stamford semi-pro- fessional ball team the past few weeks has returned home and will go to work in this city for the winter, as the season in Stamford closes to- morrow. Portchester and Stamford will be the opposing teams and sev- eral national and tri-state leaguers are expected to be in the lineup. Corcoran of New Haven will do the twirling for Stamford while Rudolph of Fordham will be on the slab for Portchester.
 The bond commission finally woke up and held meeting last evening, at least it was supposed to be such. but the greater part of the time was taken up by John Tender son and John P. Elton, who had a lengthy argument as to whether there was any work for the members of the committee to do. Henderson has been maintaining that Chairman Elton has been lax in his duty, and that if the ex-mayor did not care to officiate as chairman some other per- son should be appointed to that posi- tion. Elton, on the other hand. has declared several times that the board of works is doing what the bond com mission was appointed to do, con- sequently there was no need for call ing a meeting of the latter body. While the argument was on Mayor Thoms, who happened to be in the City hall, was called into the confer ence and stated that as far as he knew the board of works was pro- gressing very rapidly in regard to improvements. especially those de- Slreu Ds bEOOhlA Hltts. rue sidEh street extension. as we'll as that of Liberty street, and the straightening of Bank street. are to be pushed by the board of works. When asked about the issuance of bonds. he stated that the board of works would in all probabality issue a sufficient amount perhaps s500.000. for Improvements for the city. William Fulton, a mem Der of the committee, was not pres ent. but he sent letter stating that | fin his opinion the works commission. CTS are handling the matter in an in- compentent manner, and does not see where there is now anything for the bond commission to undertake But MT Henderson Is still firm in the belief that there Is any amount oi work for the fifteen men appointed by the mayor on the recommendation of the board of aldermen. He cannot see why the commission should not proceed with the original plans. and wonders why such change has come over the commission The members decided to meet again on Monday, November 12. but If there is a meet. ing of the board of aldermen on that evening the bond commission will not get together until the following