The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-10

The extremely heavy rainstorm of Saturday night did great real of harm in Waterville although the new system of storm water sewers recently installed kept the damage we'll below what 1t might have been if the drains had not been avail. able The new drainage system at the intersection of Thomaston ave- nue with Huntingdon avenue and Homer street was particularly ef. fective and this area always a miniature lake and severe thorn in the side of street department and the Connecticut company, gave comparatively little trouble and again brought many well-deserved complim ents to the engineering de- partment for the fine manner in which it functioned It could not possibly care for this situation per- fectly, so great was the downpour, but it was a tremendous improve ment over the situation which for merly existed.
 The completed sections of the Cooke street and Colonial avenue sewers functioned perfectly and for the first time these streets came LtEOu6I O otOt Ai ok oSNOAO AAANNASNSS without serious washouts. Already these sewers are beginning to repay the costs of their construction. There was, of course, some wash ing down of the earth in the newly filled trenches but this was neglig- ible since the sewers carried away the greater volume of the water.
 Of course streets like Dwight, Yale, Boyden and Howard on the east side and others in the Fort Hill, Melbourne terrace and Fair mount sections suffered quite se- were damage which will require several days work on the part of the street department.
 The worst damage in Waterville was caused by Hancock Brook which over-rowed it's banks west of the Thomaston avenue bridge flooding practically all of the Chapel street area. The cellars of the Thomaston avenue fire house and practically every house on Chapel street were filled with walk and there was from two to three fett of water in Chapel street. Policeman and firemen assisted a number of residents to safety in that neighborhood when the con- tinued rain made it appear that it might be dangerous to remain there. Fortunately the storm a. bated before severe damage was done. The water was so high at the Boyden street bridge that heavy vehicles were not permitted to cross as there was some ques- ion as to whether or not the swirl ing waters might not have weak ened the bridge supports.
 The heavy wind tore a number of limbs and branches from trees but no serious local damage was done, although one branch, follow- ing in Sheffield street, broke an electric current wire which tenn porarily put that section of Wa terville in darkness. The trouble was quickly cleared up however.
 FairmOunt Meeting Postponed.
 The September business meeting of the Fairmount Community club which was scheduled fro this eve- ming at St MichaePs Parish hall has been postponed until next Monday, September 17th at S:30 o'clock in the evening. The post ponement is necessary due to the fact that the parish hall is to be used by our parish organizations this evening.
 A large attendance is expected at the meeting on next Monday evening when the club will nom- mate its officers for the coming year and will discuss detailed plans for the fall and early winter &C., tivities of the organization. The annual election of officers is sche- duled for the October meeting.
 Pride of Welch Circle
 Pride of Welch Circle, Com- panions of the Forest, will hold it's regular meeting at 8 o'clock tomor- row evening at the rooms of the Circle in Francis Hall on Boyden street. Chief Companion Katherine Malia will preside and she antici- pates large attendance as this is to be the first meeting following the summer season when only one meeting per month was held. The members of the Circle are planning very active fall season and a number of plans for activities will be thoroughly discussed.
 Metros Lose
 Freddie Frazier's Waterville Metros dropped an exhibition con test at Naugatuck yesterday after noon when the Republican-Amer- ican baseball team scored a four to one victory over the local ball. tossers. The victors capitalized on a pair of Waterville errors and five wel-bunched hits to score their four runs while the Waterville hits ten of them, were kept well-scat- tered by the opposing pitcher.
 Ladies Aid Meeting
 An unusually important meeting of St Michael's Ladies' Aid society has been called for this evening at St Michael's parish hall and all members have been reuliested to