Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-12-12
CITY NEWS.

night soc, Upson, Singleton & Cos.
 Edward Madden, a member of the Waterbury fire department is visiting his uncle, P. H. Madden of Man chester.
 Miss Ida Lawton, for some time past a we'll known instructor in mu- sic, will leave for Switzerland Mon day to join her sister.
 The Rev John c. Davenport, pas tor of the Second Congregational church, will deliver the sermon at the dedication of the Prospect church at 7:90 o'clock Tuesday evening. The Rev Dr Joseph Anderson, pastor emeritus of the First Congregational church, will offer the dedicatory prayer.
 The snow squall of yesterday fur nished lot of work for the street department and others, but it is question if the cleaning of walks was not an unnecessary labor on the part of private citizens, for the rain that came down during the night would have carried the snow away and left them nice and clean, as anybody could see this morning, walks that no attention was paid to being in good condition for public travel
 On next Tuesday the district court will hold session for the purpose of issuing naturalization papers. Court will open at the usual hour, 10 o'clock and it will be to the benefit of all who are entitled to papers to be on hand early. On Monday the cases of the Tracy Bros and Chat field < Chattield against Henry Spin ach will be heard. Sugrue against Rocco was set down to-day for We'd nesday and Berman against Chotzian- off for Thursday.
 The department of finance has rec commended total sum of $305,605 for the expense of the schools next year, and even that is said to be d trifle shy of what they ought to have. This is about all they could get and make provision to run other de- partments of the city government un- less the rate of taxation should be pushed up to IS or 20 mills. Won der what in the world taxpayers would do if they had to provide for all the children in the parochial schools, too
 If you want your street sprinkled next year by the city you should re- port as soon as possible to the board of public works and have it put on the list which will soon be transfer red to the aldermen. If you neglect to attend to this right away the city cannot do any sprnkling in your street next season, unless all the property owners sign wavers to pay the assessment. This makes good deal of trouble and besides there is certain about being able to have the work done on that plan, for the appropriation is made for cer- tain number of streets and if yours is not included it is quite chore to provide for it later on.
 The mystery surrounding the title of the land between the city yard and the water works office has been cleared up. The city paid s20.000. but no deed was made out and the title remained in the name Of the Boys club. The property was paid for during MT Elton's administration, Senator Tracy receiving the s10,000 due the Boys club as their share of the receipts. When the matter was called to Mir Tracy's attention he said he supposed the transfer had been made, but when he learned of he situation he told the city officials to prepare deed and he will have t signed and put the city in posses sion of the property as soon as pos ,ible.
 This was a lively day about town. the people were buying or not, they were out looking at the lisplay of Christmas goods in the tOres and those who didn't make purchases must have carried home lot of information, anyway It is are treat for the youngsters to pass rom one window to another and point out the things which they want Santa Claus to bring them, and many If the old folks amuse themselves hat way, too. so that those who ,laim interest in the Christmas time s dying out don't know what they Ire talking about. The trouble with people who talk that way is that they Ire dying out themselves and imagine