Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-05-30
{ OUTING AT BRANCH
Much Pleasure as We'll ss Profit
 Derived From Trip.

A Wigwam reservoir yesterday a1ter- noon was, in the opinion of everyone \ present, immense. On the way to | the Branch all alighted from the ears at WI ere the Thomaston raiis
 now end aid listened to City Engi-
 neer Cairns explain what the city IS
 going to gel and give to the Connec-
 ticut Go. The stop was made simply
 to give the aldermen chance to
 think over hat was said and to pc
 ready to fri all kinds of questions
 when they aiain stopped on the re-
 turn trip.
 The machines then sped on to the
 Brnch, where spread (was II
 good? well now say-) was awaiting
 them. 1t had been prepared by i John Moore with the assistance of ! John Loughlin and Snerih smith
 Food and Milk Inspector pr keeley was present to look oyer all the eat
 abies to be sure that the officials ate
 nothing but wholesome food. The
 table was set in a cool and shady
 spot not far from the dam. and the
 party as they dined listened to the
 good wholesome water as clear as
 crystal trickle on it's way, almost al
 their feet
 Before the officials sat down to
 aid in the disappearing act, Engineer
 Cairns took couple of i,s'ures oi
 the group. When finished he VIII
 present everyone that wds present with photo.
 After dinner had been served the
 party prepared for walk around the
 reservoir. Dr Hayes meanwhile ask
 ing if anyone had remembered to
 bring a bat and ball along. Every one had to acknowledge that he had
 been very thoughtless and the game did not take place. The doctor evi- dently was not the only one that wished to have few innings of the national game, for few moments later some one tried their right wing by sending hot potato at Alderman Fines hat. It went right into the bulls eve and MT Fines brown derpy flew. Thereafter Charles walked Tn the rear of the crowd.
 With Engineer Cairns leading, closely followed by Engineer Harte of the Connecticut Go, who, by the way, is a valuable asset to sid con- pany, the party walked around the reservoir. Engineer Cairns showed where the city intends to place it's reserve reservoir when it Is ready to build it and pointed out many things of interest to the party. Engineer Harte was much elated with the Branch and said that it was one of the finest pieces of work in the coun- try.
 Waterbury is indeed to be con- graduated on this reservoir and who- ever had a hand in 1t should feel proud of 1t. It Is a credit to those who planned and built it., and the equal of 1t is not often seen, was the way he put it. The reservoir is at present chuck full' as 1t were, and the water is pouring over the spill way. At present Engineer Cairns Is arranging device to get tLe exact amount of water that is e ntainea in the reservoir.
 On the return trip the officials again left their cars at the Thomas ton boundary line, the spot On which the city and the company will have so much trouble agreeing. Engineers Cairns and Harte pointed cut the rocks that the company will have to cut away to make way for their line and what they will have to ex- cavate to make sixty foot highway for the city. The city, as Is well known, win have to give away some of its land on the west side where the pipe line lays and 1t will be recompensed by receiving enough from the company on the other side. The engineers simply explained the details of the agreement and an- swered all questions which the off, cials asked. Dr Hayes had to be shown and 1t Is evident that he will be thoroughly familiar with the situ- ation when 1t comes before tine alder men again.
 Engineer Cairns explained that he had planned the road. that is the changes in the road, before he had ever received any overture from the company He declared that the road is laid out in the best interest of drivers and that the work which the company will do there will be a big help to the city. There Is no getting away from the fact that there Is
 vast amount of work to be done there. big ledges of rock will have
 to be blasted and a large amount of
 money will have to be spent. Wheth- CT the officials seem to think they are
 driving a good bargain Is q question.
 Some of them asked number of
 questions and 1t Is doubtful If all will be of one mind on Monday even Ing. Sull the majority Is likely to ratify the agreement. Ono of the
 aldermen that strongly objacted last
 Monday is now in favor; he Is AL
 derman Fine.
 Commissioner Hook vas half way
 home when he discovered that his
 coat was gone and he wanted to walk
 back to find 1t. It seems that he left
 it in the car going up and on the re-
 turn trip he was in another machine.
 For the benefit of Mr Hook. who per-
 haps has not found the garment as
 yet. the Democrat informs him that
 1t is under the care of Editor Wit
 kowski, who sat on it on he way
 home. Witkowski. by the way. lost
 his hat near the earn barns on the
 return trip. but the machine went
 right along and the party was all
 most at City hall before he discOv-
 cred that the lid was gone.
 The outing made the Sficials thor
 oughly acquainted with the condi-
 tons relating to the agreement be-
 tween the road and the city. and all