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unders‘ Day. Two hundred
This is F
“Tony "“5 ’9!" '80 today, June 19,
” 51650, No began “B existence as a
one
he celebration of the nuniver-v.
he event, for which elaborate
ons have been going on for the
nths, commenced this morn-
pliblic schools, where the scho-
. . ‘ Rifle“ exercises.
e‘rcises at the Franklin street
consisted of the singing of patri0-'
. gs by the scholars, followed by a
. y. , after whichthe pupils returntd
, 9 various rooms and received an
’ interesting talk on the history of
walk and its historic spots, illustrated
No-
by ‘_ said of the map furnished by Mr.
. ‘7 er. At noon they were dismissed.
, ”The teachers of the various grades in
' ~. Concord street school had attractive
, appropriate programmes arranged,
, ngeupoii' the history of Norwalk.
dthese were successfully carried out
East Norwaik School.
Theday was patriotlcally observed at
he East Norwalk school this morning,
minusic and recitations at the devotional
about. The assemblage of scholars and
nteachers was addressed by Rev. C. M.
elSelleck, of Norwalk. Among the other
gentlemen in attendance were Raymond
Ufarvi'n and the school committee, who
. are John W. Mains, James Hoyt and E.
«B. Smith. After theexercists had been
concluded in the school the pupils
marched to the East Norwallt cemetery
’“ and decorated the graves of their fore-
?fathers, who have long since died, and
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fil . nearly all of whom suflerrd untold priva-
,tions jn the remarkable struggle for
liberty. They then returned and had a
hurt historical lesson in their respective
lawrooms, from the map just finishei
"‘- . Architect wrigtsm B. Rider, and
then dismissed. At 1 o‘clock the
r, '* mary‘division of the school formed at
I ”he school and was escorted to the
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(I; log upon the history of Norwalk, open-
:jing with the singing of “America." by
,cgj Idea Times," Elsie Hill; recitation,
n the school,
Franklin street building, where the re-
srnaining pupils met their teachers and
took their places with the South Norwalk
l
l scholars.
"bur River School.
The Founders' Day exercisesat the Over
River school consisted of an interesting
' and well-prepared programme of patriot-
ic songs and recitations and essays been
followed by a recitation,
“Reminiscences of Childhood" by Flor-
b ence Baldwin; song. “Yankee Doodle,"
Eddie Shea; recitation. “Hiawatlia's
llezk; recitation. “Our Flag,“ Fannie
ioldschmidt; essay. “Norwalk of the
The American Flag," seven girls; song,
Hail Columbia," school: song, “The
info Hymn," school; essay. “The
No Walk Indians," Russell Beers, Louis
Le nard;essey, “Norwalk's Early llis-
," Violet Elle; story, “How the Tor-
roke up the Meeting," Alysetl'rreg-
- essay. "Ye Women and Ye Girls of
lden Times." Anna Belts; Sketches
b‘s Point,” llarry Goldschmidt;
Bill," Ethel Wilcox; "Grumman's
Hill.’ Harry llonton: “The Rocks,"
Edyt eCousins; “Indian Graves at Wil-
oint," Jean Gregory: recitation.
At other schools.
holsrs of the Rnwaytou school
of Principal Baldwin. and the
Miss Bacon, left the school
ted in the shade the arrival of
the echo rs of the other schools and fell
into line t the place assigned them. ‘
At the 'Center school, this morning.
the teachers instructed their scholars in
tnehlatory of Norwalk. along the lines
laidont by the Rev. C. M. Sslleck, at a
recent lecture. The other schools, with
thsucsptlon of the Over River, did like-
wise.
At St. Mary’s psrochlrl school approp-
, riatsaxeroises were held at the session
this morning. ,
The Harsh to the Armory.
When the scholar; reassembled at the
schools at tile regular hour this afternoon
they were given lainnotioos in to the
with to the armory. The large bell
“rounded. and the little patriots tiled
‘ “01%me fell into line
tension to the «story “the Franklin
“mummies-
grades leading the line, the other
schools being classified in grades,
Heine's» brass band occupying the
middle of the ranks. When the
armory was » reached , the South
Norwslk centingent was joined’by the
scholars of the "other districts and over
8,000 strong they marched into the build-
ing through the north and west doors,
and in a very orderly and soldierly man-
took the seats assigned to them. ‘
The platform was occupied by many
prominent ladies and gentlemen, who
represent the Sons and Daughters of the
Revolution, town and district school elli—
cials, local clergyman, representatives of
the different committees on the celebra-
tion, and many others.
The exercises opened with an invoca-
tion by Rev. R. O. Sherwood. Then fol-
lowed the singiog of “The Breaking
Waves Dash High,” by three thousand
school children.
"Early School Days."
“Early School Days" was the subject of
the address delivered by Rev. 8. H. Wat-
kins, of Grace church.- He said in sub-
stance: '
It is a great day-for Norwalk. Such a
gathering never took place before, and I
am right glad to be here.
When I was invited to speak to you. I
accepted at. once, for I said to myself it
will be my chance to talk to some future
governors and presidents, and great men
and women, and now I am going to send
you away. At. least lam going to invite
you to take a trip With me. It is not to
Europe; it is not to the moon: it
is a longer journey than either.
I ask you to . go with me
onatrip to the year 1692. How shall
we go? Well, let us jump. It is a big
jump. Are you ready? One, two, three.
go! Here we are. We are over on the
East Side by a neat little house. As soon
as we catch our breath let us look in.
Why I do t elicve its a school. Yes, on a
few rough benches are some boys and
girls bending over their books, and there
is the teacher. Who is be? He is a
“C0 p.” You may he sure that the
chi! ren - had to behave well.
I didn't know that he carried aclub. but
I can guess that be had a bunch of birch
switches, which he used once in a while.
As we look on that one of the first
schools how we laugh. Everything looks
so funny; but out of such schools went
children who became renowned. lov-
ernor Fitch was a schoolboy in East
Norwalk—and other well known men.
Now let us journey back again. Look
at at our splendid schools. What are
you. boys and girls, gomg to do for the
good of our town and for the. blessing of
others? I would like to take another
trip to the future. But I cannot. We
must use our advantages and opportuni-
tie‘i and then theetory of our lives will
be worth reading.
"Hail Columbia" was then sunghy the
scholars. '
new. '1'. ftl. (rnrleii'a Remarks.
Rev T. M. O‘Brien prefaced his re-
marks by tellingasliort story. He said
the fact of Norwalk‘s 2ttth anniversary
reminded him about a story of a Yankee
farmer who had for a farm hand an
Irishman. They were haying at the dime
and thinking to get more work out of
his man, the farmer offered him some
liquor of a prime old age. He was dwel-
ling upon its merits and poured out a
small glass for his man. Fat questioned
tum considerably about its age, but was
deeply impressed when the farmer told
him it had been in the farm. house collar
for the past twelve years. “Well"
said I'm. as if thoroughly mn-
vinced, “its mighty small for its are.”
And now. he said, in view of her coni-
parutivi-ly great age for an American
town, Norwalk may appear ti some as
being rather small. and it may be true
that as for as population is concerned she
has been sutparsed by many places of
more recent foundatiomand her proud.
‘ est beset. on this. the two hundred and
forty~fourth anniversary of her found.
ing is not, perhaps, her size. But there
is one thing of which Norwalk gives us
today a visible proof that she is proud.
and that is this inspiriting gatheri g
which is now enclosed within these "is.
And I for one am not going to rail ck
records, nor to explore attics. nor to in-
terview the still surviving great grand
fathers and great grand mothers of this
community in search of something to
grow enthusiastic about on this occasion.
when I can stand in the exhilarating
presence of a glory to Norwalk
such as is this with which I am
now confronted. And i say let them
to whom no tunes are good tunes except
old tunes, bunt up Mr. Cram, let them
get a catalogue of his exhibit, let them go
through the same as ludnstriously as
they with, let them. if they can, get one
of those two or three hundred-vsau-old,
Bibles or geographies of Father Slo'
cum’s, and in the perusal of the same let
them grow justas snthusiritic as they
may over the fact that our beautiful
town of Norwalk was founded two hun-
dred and fortyefour years ago; but let
all those whollve in the present. and
who are facing the future rather than
the past, and who may be inclined at
this tlmsto ask Norwalk to apologise
for occupyingaplaos on the map for the
last two hundred and fortyufour years, let
theta,lssy,coms bore and look into
mountainous-M cheerful. and
hrlghtasd intelligent. and in myoasss
bsautlfulmwlhflrmtheywilibs
manila that if iisrwslk
, mess-3hr Whether” _
on» mac-ens your,
grade, the kindergarten, and the primaryTh/a/ve Iocclsion lobe very proud, I Corns-
lls the mother of the Gracchl, was one of
the greatest women in Roman history,
and when asked by a Companion lady to
show her her jewels she led out and pre-
sented her two boys as the only jewels of,
which she could boast. Norwslk is ‘tcr'
day another Cornelia. and among her
treasurestbere are nonethst she exhibits
with more pride and pleasure than her
children; and I am glad to seeand to
say—for this gathering indicates itwthst
Norwalk is proud of all her children, not
only, of those who have been hers for
many generations back. but of those also
whom she has taken to her bosom more
recently. And now, not because I think
I ought to, but rather if I may,andl
would say to the la'ttcr don’t be outdone
in your interest in and in your aflectton
for the old town by anybody. Her past
may not to a very great extent belongto
you. but to the making of her record in
the ftiture, many of you, no doubt, most
of you, I trust, will contribute, and as a
final word let me saydto you all that you
will not have caught the inspiration of
this occasion if you do not here and now
solemlny resolve that that record shall
not be the less worthy because you shall
have helped to make it.
Thesoluting of the flag was the next
order of the programme, which preceded
the song of “Columbia, the Gem of the
Ocean ," by the schools.
“Armistice—Old and New."
Rev. A. S. Kavanagh, pastor of ti a
South Norwalk Methodist church, sp fire
as follows, his subject being “Armories—
Old and New"
The building where we are now assem-
bled givrs me my subject for this after-
noon. You’ Iwantzd a subject that
would not be forgotten when the hour
was assed.
W lat have we on armory like this for?
For colonial receptions, and splendid
music? In it for such purposes the build-
ing was erected? 0! no. This building
Was erec.ed to make the. young fellows
stand straight. to make them polish at
least the were! their shoes and crease
their pantaloons and part their hair in
the middle. In a word this armor y
means the training and drilling of a host
of young nienwho some day if Uncle
Sam should beinsultcd woulu stand up
and know the reason why.
They didn’t have such Mlllfirii‘s‘ as this
in the) colonial days. Sometimes the
armory‘was a forest, or a grain field, but
whirl the bugleeoumled. it. sounded not
in vain. When the bugle sounded for
the battle of Bunkgr Hillthe cunuuentals
came runmn from forest and plow and
gran) field. was in Hartford yesterday
and saw the Putnam Phalanx getting
ready for their annual celebration or
Bunker Hill. They were dressed in their
colonial costumes. but. I thought. while
they looked beautiful. that the old pat~
riots didn‘t. look much like them. No!
With the ploughman‘s and forester‘s
dress they marched into battle. Here in
Norwalk the same high spirit of patriot-
ism was exhibited when General Tryon
Inside. on our shores. The old farmer’s
and woodsmen and others hastened to
give him such a warm reception that he
considered athasty retreat the better part
of valor. _
Turn away from the past This airm-
ory suggests another kind of ninety
whercanotlielr kind of generals and sol-
diers an» trained—arisen“ more impor~
tant than the one where We are arseni-
bled now. {dome of those armoriea in
town are not rs title looking buildings as
this one, but they are wonderfully popu-
lnr places. i visited one out long since.
The general was turned out of his
privme office and the oliice was
turned into a drill room and
if there were lire weapon on the
building I twesitme they too would
have been utilized. (ice of these artiioc
rise is on Franklin street: another on
Concord street: another in East Norwalk,
and several in Norwalk. 'l‘hc recruits
are a splendid set of boys and girls and a
magnificent drill is going on. These
boys and girls are being trntnul to be
worthy successors of the great men who
have lined and died in these parts. .
Let me tell you a military experience
of mine. A young man in whom I was
greatly intern-tied who a private in one of
our Connecticut regiments. For what
seemed good and sulllcient reasons he
wished to be released. I was acquainted
svi hthegovernor of the state at], that
tlfii interceded for the young plan.
He , lied the tidju‘ant and presented the
case to him. But it was impossible to
have the young man released. 80 I con-
cluded once in~iii until your term was
up.
lloys and girls you are in three at-
mories around here; stay in until you so
through the common school, high school
and all. .
The longer you stay in the better you
will be prepared to be worthy successors
of the great men and women of the past.
The times demand more of you than it
did of them. Therefore you need the
best porslble preparation.
The song, “America," by the schools
followed by the benediction by Rev. T.
K. Noble, concluded the exercises of the
day.
The Decorations.
The decorations far surpass any ever
seen in Norwalk. Al the rear of the
platform the walls are covered with three
monster flags. Three historic pictures.
draped with smaller tings. also hang
there. They are General Washington
delivering up his commission, Washing-
ton at Mt. Vernon. and the marriage of
Pocahontas. Front the supports in the
center of the room are three flags in. the
format a curse. From this point big
streamers of blue. white and
yellow, the continental colors,
are ’ to the side.
Mar-alcohol; streamers fesuronsd
ahovsthsioofenpportt “authorities,
' loohihitcsvaet alias
has-Ii Mud-so
momihm in white and blue.
Them} of the balcony is draped in
blue chill yellow. numerous flags being
followed here and there. A large flag
is fesioouldlover each door way.
eliaoraoqoans user.
The: fluid can of the lost Delightful
”retinas of the Season.
'lhs final meeting of the Chautauqua
Union, held last night at ., the home of
Mr. and hired). H. Fox, 112 West street.
was one of the most delightful of the
mason. 'At the business meeting it was
voted to hold a reception in heptember.
The outing committee reported that ar-
rangements for the annual dinner, next
Monday evening.“ Calf. Pasture beach,
were complete. II’he Chautauquans were
regaled by a programme of a high order
It follows: .
Plano solo-impromptu .............. Schubert
' Miss Belts-
Addrcll—“Why baa South Norwallt failed
to attract cultured and wealthy lesi-
cents from outside?"
John II. Light.
Song~”btrvc in a Dream" .. ...Cowen
Mrs. B 8. Lyon. Jr.: clarinet obligate. F.
s. LyonJm accompanist. Mrs. Harvey )1.
Kent.
Reading—"Among the Trees" ........... Bryant
airs. 3:3. Welsh. ’
Paper: vSnbl: :t,"Publlc improvement to-
cletica.“
Rev. R. 0. Sherwood.
Song—~“Coms bilirer Moon" .............. White
Mr: 13.3. Lyon, Jr.; clarinet obligate. F_
8.;Lyon. Jr.; accompanist. Mrs. Harvey )1.
Kent. v ‘
Baptist Young People Elect times".
At. the sembannual meeting of the
Young People‘s Society of Christian
Endeavor of the South Norwalk Baptist
church, last night, the followtng officers
were chosen: President, Miss Daisy
Ryder; vice-prisident, Mics Carrie D‘Ar-
tois; recording secretary, bliss Jennie
Hopkins; treasurer, H. T. Shetllebl.
Vagetatlon and Climate.
The time Was when Florida was an im-
mense sand bar, stretching into the gulf
of Mexico. and probably as barren as can
be conceived. But in the semitropical
climate under which it exists. in the
coursnof ages the seeds .carried to its
shore by the sea, and the winds, and the
myriatls of birds which find it a resting
place have clothed it with luxuriant veg-
etation, interspersed with tracts of ap-
parently barren sands.
Its main features illustrate the absurd-
ity of the «immunization “the land-
scapes of tropical and seniitroplcal lati-
tabls production to those of the temper-
ateaones. The truth is that in the hot
regions it is only where there is constant
moisture that there is a strong and rank
growth of plants. Generally varidity
prevails, the hillsides are bereft of vege.
tation. and an air of parched up and
suffering nature characterizes all that is
seen.
It is only when We come north that
our landscapes glow with tulivorsal veg -
stable profusion; that the forests stand
out in bold relief on the hillsides: that
theearlh is came-ted with vernal green,
and prodigality of vegetation reigns eu-
prcme. In the. tropical landscape the
abundance of flowers, which lire any»
posed to be peculiar to warm climates,
are exceptional phases. _
They exist, but it is in the recesses of
the swamp when» the burning sun is
checked in its t-fhilgcncy. In these re-
ccesea. and favored by springs of water.
we have in Florida the wildest effects.
We have flowers and vines and strange
Rulings and gigantic trees as nowhere
else to be soon; but they are always in
hidden places. The open tropical [snub
scape, mi repeat, is arid and dvsobitc.»
Picturesque America.
Leopard shooting.
The first time that I saw u wild leopard
iii the junghi might have been easily also
the last time for my seeing any wild
lelipards. I was crimping along under
the trees on the sloop of one of the little
bills at Cliitlagnug, just inside the tan-
gled fringe of briers and grasses at the
edge of tho covert. lwus stalking, or
rather sneaking, after one of those beau—
tiful pheasants which we used to call the
tnatboorn (Euplocamus horsfleldil and
listening for its fmtfall on thedry home.
for this pheasant rather disregards the
alien of moving silently.
Suddenly there was a slight noise of a
broken twig on the projecting branch of
ntreo almost overhaul, in front of me.
A glance showed to me aleopard stretch-
ed ont along the branch and gazing ear-
nestly into the bushes below it. ,‘
The leopard was hunting the math in
after his fashion, hoping to pounce gt: it
from the tree. He was no intent 0 his
work that he seemed not to have heard
or mailed or seen me. In a moment I
raised my gun and fired a charge of No.
5 shot into his head just behind the ear.
The leopard fell dead almost at my feet,
nearly all the shot having resonated the
brain. But if I had not been so lucky
as tom the leopard and also to kill it,
it might perhaps have jumped down on
me and broken my neck, or in its dying
struggles it. might have bitten and maul.
same. It was great look for me. but
had luck for the leopard.
M“ “ii? “will ’flm’
a grown, on a
my summit in also and l tbst’i?
is not say to say when one than: has
film“ Thisadvsaturshap-
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are Miller-flu
it looksmdlnw
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and which was thoroughly appreciated-
Guy; corresponding secretary, Ernest
’tndea are superior in luxuriunce of vegeJ
W a! which
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COUNCIL artilltiitsi
cm FATHERS so subtitle none
in rile noasise.
A Long Drawn out Sesslun Relative to
the Encroachment of tha‘ls'orwalk Street
Railway Company on the Blahts of
Property—Owners on West Avenue.
West avenue property owners who feel
aggrieved over the manner in which the
Norwalk Street Railway company are
laying their double tracks on the South
Norwalk portion of the avenue, made
known their grievances at an adjourned
meeting of the Common Council
last night. Those who Objected to the
grade and alignment of the rails thus far
laid were W. B. Rider, Stephen Hatch,
John McMahon and Russell Frost. R.
H. Golden and Henry Seymour said they
had no personal grievances. but they
thought the rails were too high and too
near the west curll in some places.
Edwin Adams thought the tracks, as the
company proposed to lay them would
come too near his property at the corner
of West avenue and Crescent street, but
if that was the layout given to the com-
pany by the Council he was willing to
abide by it. J. L. Russell called atten-
tion to a “mud hole,“ as he termed it, in
front of the property belonging to the
George Benedict, estate. He thought
something should be done either by the
Council or the Street Railway company
at that point. so that the street would be
no worse than it is at present. C. H.
Harvey called the Council‘s attention to
a bad place in front of his property on
North Main street, where he claimed the
west side of the street was much lower
than the east side. He thought this
should be remedied while the tracks were
being laid. ‘
Engineer Hill was pr. sent in the inter-
est. of the company. lie said the grade
and alignment of the tracks were in ac-
cordance with the company's agreement
with the Council as near as was practica‘
ble. It was conceded by both Mr. Hill
and City Engineer Briggs, however, that
the laying of the double tracks had lef t
the west side of the street in bad shape.
They thought the difficulty could not be
remedied without lowering the tracks
below the grade of the street or raising
the curb and gutter on the west side.
During the hearing, which was prolong-
ed over three hours. the fact was
brought out that the . city had
no map showing the. grade of
West avenue, which \vnstidopted by the
Council, December S, 1879. Engineer
Rider, however. offered the city access
to his notes. He attributed the present
condition and grade of the avenue in a
great measure to the street railway com-
pany, who, he said. had raised .thlir
tracks and filled in the street from time
to time until in some places it was a foot
above the established guide.
At the conclusion of the
bearing the Council debated
the matter another hour, and ti-
nnlly voted that the work being done by
the street railway company on West ave-
nue be ordered stopped, and that W. ll.
Rider be requested to furnish a profile of
the t'iii‘lllliiillul grade of the street, and
that the street (‘otumitwe he unpoweretl
to have the company r alarm to the
original grade as umlr as liveslllle: it was.
also who that the cottimittue on streets
have a Conference with the company and
see what flu-y mean to do in regard to
the tracks already tinishedfl “‘lllt‘ll the
Council consider above grade, and
whether they propowtu conform to the
guide in the matter of the layout of
their tracks through South Norwulk.
llids for the Construction of the Taylor
avenue sewer were then opened. and the
contract awarded to Halvator Clitlrriot,
for $1,785.50, unrestricted; his bid for
restricted labor was $2,115. ills only
other competitor was A. Drums, of
Mlddlctown, who bid $2,5i535. Wil-
liam Sheldon put in ii. bid, but. us it was
not accompanied by the required bond
It was not considered; it was. how-
ever, in arrows of the other bills. .
(1. l5. Trowbritlge having declined to
serve all it freeholdt-r to assess benefits
and damages on the iiaytiew avenue
layout. John McMahon was appointed in
his stead.
The rmitlents of Lexington avenue
came up smiling again with it jhllilion
fora water main in that street. It was
referred to the proper committee.
Councilman Slater made the following
report in regard to the condition of ex-
Tax-Collector Snyder‘s accounts:
Your committee would report that he
has received from Tax Collector Snyder,
the list of delinquent taxpayers, showing
the total amount uneollected on the city
and library lists of 1390,91, 92 “$1,490.09.
Out of this total, some abatements viiil
have to be made. Your committee re-
commend the aforesaid lists be put in
the hands of the city treasurer for col-
lection. I have also made duplicate
statements showing the indebtedness of
Mr. 8m logic city. One of these i
V W
Emotion the citywiilziir’. mm m?
mints show the of m,
hymmtblcltytolia 00.4%.”. This
Moot ill {mm
new
.n’- x
Schwinn.
ants- served. Afterward the young people
‘3'"
. tools...“ 7' . .
Difference in lists lmw L
Collected by him and not ill!!!) our
Treasurer. , , "
The Norwalk Tramwsv coin ,
tltioned for permission in writing
down a diamond turnout .
in length on South Main street, , ..
Haviland and Henry shoot; his
tion was referred to the proper
tee. ‘
The wives of the councilman
have grown weary and worried iii
ing for the homecoming of thair
bands, as it was 1:25 this Willi
they adjourned. Thenext '
be held June 25. , .
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NORWALK cm onus"
A Synopsis of the Business they‘d it'd
acted out night. . - “V .'
At the meeting of the Norwalk 0n,"
cilmen, last night, the hill of 3.3;: ,
Lockwood for $350 for compiling 7. 3
city charter and getting the charter “ '
ordinances ready for publication iii
ordered paid; a petition to build a hot’.
and hero on Grand street, prmenmd f ‘ i
L. D. Keeler, was granted; an invitati:
to the Council to occupy seats'on ti'
platform at the Founders’ Day exerciajt ‘.
this evening was accepted; Georgeclat _, j
proprietor of the Norwalk Park, requenjj
ed the Council to attend the opening‘ba";
game on the afternoon of June 21, uni
the invitation was accepted; it wi
voted to ask e‘i-Warden Sloan t,
furn'sh his photograph for the Coun,
on room; the need of a large
water supply was brought up and
upon motion of Councilman Osborn i,
was voted that the mayor, city attorney
and the Water Commissioners be confer
‘stitutrd‘ a committee to investigate the?" .
matter and report at the next meeting; 3 .
it was Voted that the city attorney" spousal
peel the case of Sarah Hall vs. the City, .
of Norwalk to the Supreme Court; ting
finance committee were authorised to
borrow $5,500; Councilman Wheeler re- _- .
ported that the trees would probably be ,
spra‘j'E'd this weekithe city claw
instructed to notify 'thefi’romwa "m“
pany to protect certain‘trfi’ 0 East‘
avenue which their wires were around
and cutting into; progress was awaited.
in the matter of seats in thepu Wkly.
and is was also stated that the in “till
the public parks had been fi
plants; the action of Councilmaii .
er in loaning five old street‘lampii‘h _ 1.:
Norwalk Park was approved; Councilman ~'
Wheeler reported that the fire alsrtnwirea. l
were in bad shape, and the outfield!” 3
referred to thstire committee tum ‘51
at the next meeting;Councilmen~Boyei--
spoke about ot tructions lett by the Nor-
_walk Street Railway company on Main
stunt. and the city attorney was in-v
enacted to not;t‘y the contractor tore-
move the obstructions; Councilman ‘
Wheeler otl'erul a motion that thithe-
committee be instructed to have that
lock of the t‘ouncil cliamler chahgfll,’
as there were too many keys held by/
ourziders, and it was so voted; Mayor
Keeler reported that complaint’was
Illii‘li‘ I'm. the tracks of the Norwalk
Sin- 2 ll..|ni|\hy company were not on
the lviupt'l‘ line, on the curve near the
Sonic-s Methodist church, being nearer
the east curb than allowable by the lay- ,
out, and it was voted to meet on the dit-
puted spot this morning at : 8
o'clock; Councilman Chinery, of the
tire committee, retorted. that Frank
Clarke had no permission to build the
building complained of on “him ave-
one at a recent nit-sting. and it was
voted that the city attorney send Mr.
Clarke notice to move his building;
samples for the new uniforms for
Hope Hose company were shownpw
Councilman Chinsi y reporting that there
would be thirty min to uniform, and
the matter was referred to the tire corn-
iulttee; Councilman Pinnco. chairmanof
the sewer committee. reported that the
contractors bond for Butler street sewer
had been accepted, and also reported
progress in the location of a public
dumping ground: considerable discnflion
ensued upon the speed with which the
trolley cars run through the streets of
Norwalk, and the city attorney w
instructed to order them not to run their
cars above the speed allowed by law;.' ‘
discussion followed on poor sidewal;
special complaint being rustle against
the walk in front of J. A. Riggs’ drug
store; at 10:34) it was voted to hold a
a legulsr adjourned meeting at 8 o’clock
tomorrow evening, as shove vowd.
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tinting of the Young Ladlss' club.
About fifteen members of the Young
ladles‘ social club. accompanied by weir
gentlemen friends, had a sail last night
to Dorian Point, where dancing was en-
joyed. music being provided by Frank
A shore dinner was also
went to the burnt-of tbs preside». mil
nettle World, Woodward avenue.
intermission music add danc-
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