The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-09

made last Saturday by Daniel J. Donovan, superintendent of public works. a large group of men will go to work this morning for the city laying a hard surface on Red Stone Hill road in the East Bristol section of the city. With .his new project under way, the number of men now employed by the city department of public works on highway work numbers a total of 300 of the for mer unemployed. The men em- ployed on the Red Stone Hill road work have been divided into three groups, each of which will work nine hour shift.
 Beginning work this morning sev- eral of them will be busy on the surface of the Red Stone Hill road, while others will haul gravel from the banks in back of Rockwell park to the scene of operations. Anoth- CT group will be assigned to chopping wood and delivering it to the doors of the poorer of the city's residents. All of the work of clearing snow from the city streets was completed last Saturday but the slight fall of the past weekend may necessitate lnc cHlplOyuicut OL d ACW AhOlS AllCA for this business.
 Due to the melting of the snow on seven of the c-ty streets swhere sliding is permitted, there vill only be twelve men employed in guarding restricted sliding areas, as compared with nineteen for last week.
 Twenty y-fOur File Claims
 At the meeting of the board of re- lief held last Saturday afternoon in the city court rooms, twenty-four more property owners appeared to file claims against what they con- sider the high assessment laid on their homes and properties. The board, which consists of William J. Phelan, Edward Ingraham, and Ar thur Manross, after hearing the claims, announced that each one would be personally investigated. As fifty people brought in claims at a former meeting of the board. the number of investigations they now have on hand totals seventy-four.
 The next meeting of the board will take place this Wednesday from 9 a. m. to II q. m., and the con- cluding sessions will be held next Saturday from ,11:30 a. m. to 1880 D. m.
 Has Interesting Hobby
 One of the most interesting hob bies practiced in this city of ours is possessed by John J. Toscano of 21 Summer street, caretaker of the Bristol office of the New England Telephone company. His hobby has attracted the attention of many of the residents of the city, and MT Toscano cordially invites any one who wishes to drop in at his home and note the results of his labors in the direction of which his interests lie. Briefly, MT Toscano is addict ed to the construction of miniature models of buildings, landscapes, and many other interesting structures.
 His latest creation is an exception ally fine miniature of the new home office building of the Aetna Insur- ance company building in Hartford. The building which was copied from an airplane photograph, is about four feet long and stands about three feet high on the south side of the porch of the house. The model even contains an elevator and is lighted at night. One of the most notable factors about MT Toscano's work is that he rarely ever has been inside of the buildings he constructs in miniature but takes his work from photograph of the building or what he sees from passing on the street,
 In his work he uses a jig-saw, a hammer, miniature electric lights, and uses for his main material scrap pieces of celotex. One of his most enjoyable creations is a miniature golf course, he has constructed in the cellar of his home with real little benches on the sidelines. Many girls from the phone office and his neighbors have enjoyed playing the course. Other models made by MT of the Funk building on Prospect street, the Bristol high school, and the miniature golf course.
 Children Start Fire
 The fire department was called to Frost street, Forestville. yesterday at 10:25 a. m. to extiniguesh a fire in pile of wood in the cellar of the home of Rudolph Heyne. Squad A and Welch Hose company responded and quickly put out the blaze with. the aid of chemicals. The damage was slight. The cause of the fire was the playtime activities of two small children who lit pieces of paper in the furnace and then threw them in the woodpile.
 County Meeting
 Officers on the auxiliary of the Hartford council of the Veterans of Foreign Wars were installed at the meeting of the Hartford county group held in the state armory on Center street this city at 2 o'clock ytesrday afternoon. Plans for the compny years were discussed follow ing the installation of officers and refreshments were served at the end of the meeting.
 Lncoln's Religion
 A particularly appropriate topic was the subject of the sermon of the Rev Hubert Darrell Jones pastor of the Methodist church in this city yesterday morning when he delivered an address on "The Religion of Abraham Lincoln" Incidentally. this was the second of a series of ser- mons being given by the Rev Jones. who is conducting a series on the religions of our presidents. This series will continue until Sunday. February 22d. when the Rev Jones will conclude with a sermon on "The Religion of George Washington"
 On Sunday, February 18th, Rev "The Religion of Theodore Roose- velt.''
 Police Court Cases
 Tn city court Saturday morning, the case of Stanley Golf, charged with breach of the peace and intox- ication was continued by Judge Jo- seph J. Donovan, until this morning to permit further investigation. Bonds were set at $500. The man was arrested on complaint of his wife for breaking some of the win- dows in their home.
 Simon Burgoi, charged with breach of the peace and intoxication, was fined $2 and costs.
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