The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-14

charity department. Waruen Green enquired from Supt Cross if he thought Andrew Kirk who is act ing as clerk in the charity ofice | could handle the position of buyer. | Supt Cross replied that he thought | he could.
 A bill for plumbing work in the town hall building of $40S.q8 was discussed at length by the board | members. This bill was for a toilet installed in the lavatory of the building several weeks ago. MT Waite in speaking of the bill stat ed that if the department had 8 purchasing agent a checkup on all work done would be kept. Warden Green expressed the opinion that when large jobs like this were to be done, bids should be called for. The board also discussed the size of the light bills for the town hall. The bills were thought to be ex- cessive.
 Mir Cleary of the board jokingly remarked that the board of warden and burgesses cut the length of their meetings and also meet less often in an effort to save on lights. Warden Green stated that the me- ters in the building were old and it might be good plan to have the light company check up on them. Under the new system of book keeping the borough will know at all times, Supt Cross stated, just where the department stood in re- lation to outstanding bills. With the new system all department or- the borough.
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 Mrs Della Johnson, board mem- Der stated that several times 1t has been called to her attention that people receiving work through the department are running auto mobiles. She had been asked sev- | eral times she said, if the chari- ties department furnished gas to these people. Supt Cross informed her that the department surely did not furnish them with gasoline.
 Bids for painting the exterior of the town farm building and barns were ordered called for as well as bids for the installation of metal ceilings in the kitchen of the town farm and the boiler room of the town hall. These bids must be in at the board meeting on August 10. Faulty wiring in the boiler room of the town hall will be repaired by Borough Electrician Michael Shea.
 No action was taken on award ing the coal contract for the town hall and town farm. Prices were submitted by the Naugatuck Fuel company and Clark's Naugatuck Express company. The Naugatuck Fuel company bid for stove coal was $13 a net ton; koppers Coke, $1O a net ton: and soft coal $7.50 net. The Clark Express company bid was $15 for stove coal less hfty cents ton for. cash. As Mir Eaton Is memer of the commit- tee to receive coal bids with Mrs Della Johnson. was absent from the meeting. the matter was laid over.
 To Address Rotary
 n: A. Dalby, secretary, treasurer or the Naugatuck Savings Bank will address the Naugatuck Rotary club at their weekly luncheon to- morrow on Mutual Savings Banks Wed 60 Years Next Saturday. MT and Mrs Chauncey Tucker of 202 Maple street, well known local residents will observe the 60th anniversary of their wedding next Saturday, July IS. MT and Mrs Tucker have resided in the borough for the past 40 years. The couple were married in Al bany. N. r., July IS, 1871, and later took up their residence in Lee. Mass. Both Mir and Mrs Tucker are in very good health. Mrs Tucker attending to her hnlIgahnId dttttAu CT is 8 great reader and reads several books weekly. For years
 he has served as New Haven county juror and his name was again forwarded this year to the clerk of the superior court as be- Ing eligible for jury duty. A re- ception will be held at the home of the couple on next Saturday af- ternoon from 3 until | o'clock, fol- lowing which the members of the family will go to Osborn's Glen where a dinner will be served. MT and Mrs Tucker have six children, four daughters and two sons. The daughters are: Mrs Herbert John son, Mrs Martha Andrews, Mrs Myrtle Donovan and Mrs William Titley, all of Naugatuck and the sons are Elmer Tucker of this borough and Ralph Tucker of Beacon Falls. The couple also has 13 grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
 Many New Workers Arriving Many of the former employees of the Bristol plant of the United States Rubber company which was closed several weeks ago and has been transferred to the boorugh afe arriving here to take up woyk in the Phoenix shop plant of the U. s. company which will be de- voted to the manufacture of ten- his. The tennis stitchers will start work tomorrow and the first ticket will be made next Monday.
 Attending National Convention
 Miss Rose Flannigan of North Main street left yesterday for Bos- ton, Mass. to attend the national convention of the Daughaters of Isabella as the representative of Kennedy Circle of this borough.
 Officers to be Installed.
 Officers of Ojeda Circle, K. of c. will be installed tonight by Dis- trict Deputy Dr Thomas F. Bax- ter of Thomaston. The meeting will be held in K. of c. hall in the Neary building at 8 o'clock.
 Secretary Albert s. Cox of the local Y. M. c. A. and Mrs Cox have left for Buzzards Bay, Mass, where they will spend their an- nual vacation. During the absence of Secretary Cox. Boys Secretary John McGloary will be in charge of the Y office.
 A new baseball league for youths between 16 and 20 years of age has been formed by Athletic Di- rector Peter J. Foley. It will be a four team league, the teams be- Ing designated, the Tigertowns. the Riversides. the Union City ites and Beacon Falls. The first games are scheduled for Wednes- day afternoon with the Tisertowns meeting the Riversides and the