WATERBURY, w;l'tAr-bi•r-1. A city in New Haven County, Conn., 33 miles southwest of Hart ford, on the Naugatuck River, and on the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (Map: Connecticut, C' 3). it is attractively situated. There are three parks: the Green, Hamilton Forest, and South. Riverside Ceme tery has great natural beauty. Among the edu cational institutions are Saint Margaret's Diocesan School for Girls, the Convent of Notre Dame, and Gerard School. The Bronson Library contains 57,500 volumes. Other noteworthy fea tures include the Southmayd Dome for Old La dies, Waterbury Hospital, the city hall, Masonic Temple, Odd Fellows' Block, and the Soldiers' Monument. Waterbury has long been known for its large industrial interests. It is the leading centre of the United States for the manufacture of brassware (including castings and finishings). The famous Waterbury watches also are made here. There are also foundries and machine shops, knitting mills, and manufactories of but tons, stamped ware, lamps and reflectors, clocks, needles and pins, plated and Britannia ware, hosiery, automatic machinery, etc. The capital invested in all industries in the census year 1900 was $23,421,640, and the value of the output was $33,778,005. The government is vested in a mayor. chosen biennially, and a unicameral coun
cil. Of the subordinate officials, the majority are appointed by the mayor, subject to the con firmation of the council. The Board of Educa tion, however, is chosen by popular vote. The water-works are the property of the municipality.
They were constructed in 1866. and represent an expenditure of $1,470,90S. For maintenance and operation, the city spends annually about $423 000. the main items being: schools, $160,000; in terest on debt, $61.000; police department, $41, 000; fire department, $34,000; streets, $25,000; and municipal lighting, $22.000. Population, in 1890, 28,646; in 1900, 51,139.
Settled in 1677, Waterbury was part of Farm ington until 1686, when it was incorporated as a town and its present name adopted in place of the old Indian name, Mattatuek. In 1691 it suffered greatly from a flood, and in 1712 an epidemic, called the 'Great Sickness,' carried away one-tenth of its inhabitants. It was in corporated as ti city in 1853. In 1900 the town and city of Waterbury were united into one umnieipality. Consult Anderson (editor), 7'he Town and City of Waterbury (3 vols., New Haven, 1806).