Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-11-23
BROOKLYN BRIEFS.

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 terday.
 Mrs John O'Donnell of Ansoni'
 is visiting her sister Mrs Michael Mo
 Donald of Sixth street.
 ] Miss Anna Kieley of Sixth street
 who has been in Ireland the past si1
 months, returned yesterday on tht
 Mauretania. She was the guest of al
 uncle while across the water.
 To see the number of men in thi'
 section to-day one would judge 1t wa:
 a holiday and that the factories hat
 closed. In the vicinity of Wards
 flats this morning about 10 o'clocH there must have been fully hundred
 men, half of whom were sitting or
 rocks and boards in the open lot neal the power house.
 Constable Rielly of Chase park
 is right onto his job these days
 Young men who are thoughtless enough to go there to shoot off re.
 volver or annoy the squirrels will learn that it costs something to carry
 on such pranks. Two were arrested
 yesterday by the constable who is determined to keep the park free from intruders of this kind.
 After a rest of several weeks the
 Brooklyn and Town Plot Improve ment committee met last evening in the Lyceum and held very spirited meeting. It was in the nature of a i hammerfest with the Town Plot members doing the greatest part of the heavy work as they are sore at heart because of being neglected by the city fathers. They forget they are on the outside taxation district. Although the Brooklyn and Town Plot committee will be eventually split, the members last evening were unanimous in advocating the exten- i sion of Clark street. Some of the f1n- ance commissioners were of the opin- ion that the $17,OO0 appropriation for Clark street is wanted only by the Town Plot members; to make the finance commissioners realize that it is not the case a vote was taken on the matter last evening and every one present signified his intention of do- ing their best to have the appropria- tion asked for granted. The commit tee will once more work tooth and nail to have Clark street extended. Once this work has been started the Brooklyn and Town Plot committee will undoubtedly become two separate organizations. Although there was much talking last evening there was no hard feeling between any of the members. Late in the evening Chair man John Henderson thought it was time to go home but Hans Rasmussen did not agree with him. Henderson went Although John Malone took the chair for a few moments, the meeting shortly after adjourned. With MT Henderson gone the mem- bers realized that it was time to bring the meeting to close even though Hans was still present. Chairman Henderson, who was instrumental in having the committee organized, has been of the impression lately that the members were tired of the committee as the meetings had been very poorly attended. So he came to the conclu- sion that the best thing to do was tt disband. Last Friday night was the regular meeting night, but no session was held so the following notice was sent out during the week by the chairman. + Dear Sir:-A special meeting of the Brooklyn and Town Plot Improvement committee will be held in the Lyceum on Friday even- ing, November 22, 1907, at 8 o'clock C., nf oh fn hasten the work of extending Clark street, also to consider whether the interests of the two districts would be advanced by having only one rate of taxation for both; also to consider whether the time has come for this committee to wind up its affairs. John Henderson, jr, chairman. But last evening when the chairman call ed the meeting to order he saw pres ent Charles Harder, Michael Mahon, Patrick McNamara, John Malone, William Herman, John Clohessy, Hans Rasmussen, David Walker, Michael German, William Nichols, I. L. Upson, Jeremiah Devine and John German, and he knew that the members were interested once more. Although the Town Plotters were told that the Brooklynites would cooperate with them for the extension of Clark street 1t was also made plain to them that as long as they are in the first taxa tion district they cannot expect inn provements from money paid in by the property owners in the second dis trict. One of the principal reasons why the Town Plotters want Clark street extended is because they want the trolley. No Clark street exten- sion, it is so long to the trolley. The members for the most part seemed to think that the administration has been neglecting Brooklyn and not full filling promises. Edward G. Kilduff. of streets must have had the lear burn last night badly for he was the target for the greater part of the criticism. One of the members went so far as to say because of the poor condition of the streets in the vicinity of Town Plot that the rural free delivery had been stopped. Rasmussen said last evening one would need a mud scow to come down from the hill. Before the meeting ad- journed a committee composed of Jeremiah Devine, Michael Mahon John Henderson, Hans Rasmussen and NJ. C. German was appointed to see the members of the board of fin- ance and urge them to give the appro- priatiOn for Clark street. If the con- mittee meets with no success from the finance commissioners. they will apneal to the hoard of aldermen The