Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-11
sRooKLYH BRIEFS.

G. l. whist clubs to organize.
 There will be d meeting of the voters of the Town Plot school dis trict tomorrow evening.
 Matthew Colwel of Charles street, while working at the FaTel foundry yesterday smashed the mid dle finger of his left hand.
 Antonio Culanio of Railroad Hill street, while at work in the Water bury Brass Goods factory yesterday, had one of his fingers smashed by having it caught in machine
 The National Wire Mattress com- pany which Is located on Porter street has sold out to the National Spring Bed company of New Britain The price paid by the new owner is said to have been $20,000. The con cern employed about thirty men, who will be thrown out of work, unless they decide to go to New Britain, where the local plant will be taken.
 Another of those brawls in which a couple of shots were fired oc cured in Brooklyn last evening but very little is known about the racket. It was about 10 o'clock last evening when Officer John Dunphy. who lives on Charles street. was attracted out side by the sound of shot. There were several persons in the vicinity and upon investigation it was learned that couple of men had a fight with the result that one chased the other up Charles street. The man behind saw the fellow in front was losing him, so he whipped out revolver and fired at him. His arm must have been rather shaky for it did not con meet with the intended target but lodged in tke clapboards of house near by.
 The watch stolen from the home of Mrs John Weimer of Porter street about two weeks ago, has been located in one of the local pawn shops. It was hooked by woman who has been doing work in several of the houses in Brooklyn and who evidently got away with many other articles as several pawn tickets were found in her pocketbook. Mrs Weimer, at the time the watch was taken, thought that someone had en- tered the house while she was away. never suspecting that it was a wom- an whom she knew that had made off with the timepiece. At any rate the detective department was put on the case and it was not long before the thief was run down. In the purse of the woman who was suspected of doing the light-fingered act was the pawn ticket for the watch and a couple of others. Two valuable rings that were recently cramped are also said to have been put in hook by the person who took Mrs Weimer's watch. In all probability the woman will not be prosecuted.
 John Henderson is not at all pleased with the actions of the board of public works in regard to improve ments in Brooklyn and sees nothing as yet to enthuse over. As far as can perceive" he stated this morn ing. "the board has simply made promises which I do not think the members will fulfill. as they have made them in half-hearted manner. They wish to put the Improvements off until next year, but one year from now the commissioners will be on the verge of retirement and 1t will be an easy matter for them to forget about the promises given Brooklyn. In re- gard to the straightening of Bank street, although am of the opinion it will do some good, 1t will not make satisfactory approach to Brooklyn. The improvement will make long curve from the beginning of the Bank street bridge to the Benedict & Burnham factory. but it is not what we have been crying for. Moreover, ] there is no telling when the board will agree to have the work done. | The matter has been before the com missioners since last January, and 1t | is as far from being finished now as it was at that time. Still, although | ten months have elapsed they want to put 1t off for another year. I think | they are very insincere and have no idea of having the job started" At | this point the chairman of the Brook | lyn and Town Plot Improvement | committee said a few words about | the doings of past administrations and politicians in general. He laid | it on to the political bosses and spoke in scathing terms of several men oi
 this city who. he said. sacrificed the
 welfare of Brooklyn for their own
 good. Mir Henderson also was rather loquacious in regard to the Clark | street extension. There are several
 reasons why that improvement
 should be pushed. In the first place
 it will right some of the blunderi
 committed in that section by office
 holders in the past and for this req
 son alone the administration should
 be willing to hurry the work along
 The board of works is dealing with
 it nonchalently and there is no telling
 when the extension will he ready. Il
 is not merely because that I thinl
 the trolley is going to Town Plot thai
 am eager for the work to he done l hut there is need for an extension