Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-15
CITY NEWS.

Some soc neckwear for 25c in Up- son, Singleton & Co.'S So Main St store
 The will of the late Edwin E. Hoyt of Derby was proved in pro- bate to-day. There was no oppo- sition.
 Walter Fahy formerly night editor of the Associated Press in this state and now on the Washington Times was visitor in fH's city yes,erdsy.
 The board of public safety will hold regular meeting this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Some action will be taken on the proposition to install an automobile for the fire chief
 Since the purchase of the Howe Pin Manufacturing company Of Derby by the Plume and Atwood company there has been an impress sion that some of the big industries in that line were buying up the small ones. To-day there was a report that the Oakville Manufactur- ing company had bought the Judson Pin company of Rochester, N. Y., and that the American Pin company had purchased the Jewel Pin com pany of Hartford. Inquiries at the offices of the oakville concern and the American Pin company showed that the report was without founda- ton.
 It is likely tlat the owner of the building at 19 Vine street will be arrested for violation of the health laws. This forenoon Officer John Brickel was called into the house Dy the woman residing there and showed to him terrible state of affairs. The plumbing in the lava tory was leaking and a bad odor pervaded the place. The woman said she paid her rent last week to the owner and asked him to repair the damaged plumbing. He told her he would not. Yet she hoped he would, but every day matters grew worse and at length the woman's daughter was taken sick. Officer Brickel after looking over the place deemed it a matter calling for the immediate attention of the health department and communicated with Health Officer Kilmartin.
 Metro Thor and Alexander Patch inri went halves in the purchase of a silver watch. The men are fellow boards in a house on Griggs street. Monday Thor thought he would like to take a speel with the watch in his pocket, and so informed his partner in the timeplece. It happened that the latter had a wish to use the watch at the same time and the result was a quarrel. Words followed blows. The fight extended to the sidewalk and Patehinri picked up a stone or a piece of iron and banged the other man with it on the head Result. fractured skull for Metro and law suit for his partner. The latter was arrested last evening by Constable O'Brien but as a friend gave the nee- sssary ball. sI00. be was released. This morning the injured man was reported in a bad condition.
 It would be a good plan for the bureau of assessment to make a rec ord In its minutes of the number of feet of land to be taken from each property owner. the depth of the cut, the height of the elevation and SO forth. and then when parties called to state that somebody had blum dered. purpOsely or otherwise, U would be the easiest tLing in the world to settle the question by com psring the clerks record with the maps On file in the engineers office. IT they were In agreement it would be pretty good evidence that nobody vas being abused. This wuald Dc a safeguard for the bureau of engineer ing snd it certainly would be an ex- ceilsnt thing for members of boards uko. while wholly ignorant of the carryinK out of any plan other than that ordered by the aldermen. have e take most of the punishnent