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Newspaper

Waterbury Evening Democrat

Location

Waterbury, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1908

Page

5

Public Safety Board Ends Meeting With Small Actions

The board settled Edward Rush’s $30 wagon-use bill by officer Fitzgerald, granting him $1 instead. It also ordered removal or restoration of the unsafe Cole street property adjoining Porter to prevent collapse. Bills and payrolls for fire and police were approved before adjournment.

Board of Public Safety Edward Rush Fitzgerald Rush Eugene Martin Cole Street Chatfield

Need of dumping place for sewer waste prompts board report

Frank Ray, superintendent of the sewer department, asked the board of public works to study establishing dumping grounds for sewer cleanings. Residents object to dumping in various areas, with complaints over odor and safety. A plan to place dumps in district jettys faces budget scrutiny while distances and costs draw protests.

Frank Ray Sewer Department Board of Public Works Sewer Committee Ray Powers

Brooklyn Briefs Hint at Local Vacations and Plans

A roundup of residents on vacations to Newport Woodmont Laurel Beach and Walnut Beach lists F J Donahue Frank Hollywood Thomas Clancy and others. It notes a new baby boy for Mr and Mrs John Murphy and mentions civic events and possible new fire department members Chick O’Brien and James Malone. It also covers Clark street extension delays and local improvement society views with far-reaching implications for a trolley line schedule.

F. J. Donahue Newport Frank Hollywood Woodmont Laurel Beach Thomas Clancy Bankstree Walnut Beach John Murphy Lawrence Street Michael Blansfield Alice Ryan South Leonard Street Fort Trumbull Beach Teresa Garvey John Street Joseph Kennedy North Leonard Street White Mountains Bridget Sheehy Baldwin Street Malone I —R. C. Walker Connecticut Pharmaceutical Association New York Ladies’ Aid Society Third Congregational Church Chick” O'Brien James Malone Michael Mahon Sexton St Patrick's Church New Haven William Mahaney Spottsford Lake N. H Thomas F. Deevine Duggan Devine Brooklyn Improvement Society Clark Street Edward Street West Sixth Street

Connecticut man hunts for hidden Spanish treasure

Greenwich resident J R Chard, wealthy neighbor of Commodore Benedict, spent a month in New Smyrna seeking a buried fortune. He reports jack crab clinging to a metal claw, claiming it led to the site and is now pursuing recovery operations with belief in a vast treasure.

Connecticut Greenwich J. R. Chard Ek.c. Benedict New Smyrna Fis

Public funds strained as Waterbury faces park needs

City officials warn that funds to pay the superintendent and staff, fix the hall roof, and expand parks and playgrounds are scarce. Critics blame indiscreet ambitions, while aldermen face limited appropriations and fears of higher taxes to cover essential improvements.

Walker Hamilton Park Parks Board of Aldermen Waterbury Thoms Department of Finance Board of Finance Board of Public Works Kellogg Siton Park Or Chase Park

Ether Kills a Politician in Camden

N J Aug 20 Doctors used ether to repair a paper bone on Edwart Entriken the Camden Jailer a known Republican He briefly revived on the operating table after inhalations then sank again with a weak heart The incident ended with Entriken dying after the ether treatment and during the procedure.

Edwart Entriken Camden N. J Shorty Entriken

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