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NUMBER 2.240. sanrrmmm ,,
SOUTH NORWALK.
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llgainst the Trolley Tracks lining linder the
Washington Street Crossing.
i shootout ultimo
, Expresses this Sentiment Most Enthusiastically
and Unanimously test flight.
un. llllWAN reserves in llWlilllN.
lrlcn Hall Thrcngstl With citizens of tooth llortrrslir, Who Pass
Resolutions of no Uncertain Sound—Attorney Light. floun-
cllmsn Hatch and llthers Speak on the Question st Issue-
Imszed at the Senate's lotion—l committee Appointed to
Represent the city's Interests at Hartford.
The most largely attended, the most
enthusiastic, and probably the only
unanimous meeting ever held by the city
of South Norwalk, was that last night in
Arion Hall, when the trolley roads came
up for discussion. Mayor Lee presided,
and City Clerk Taylor read the call,
which was to consider the applications
now pending in the Legislature of the
two trolley companies.
Councilman Hatch offered the follow-
ing preamble and resolution:
Wusaaas, 0a the 221 instant, the
State Senate, by a vote of fifteen to
eight, passed a resolution amending the
charter of the Norwalk Street Railway
company, soaeto permit and company
tooccupy about every street within the
city limits, including the streets now oc-
cupied by the.Norwalk Tramway com-
;and .
”WHEREAS, Public convenience and
necessity do not require said. company
tooccupy and lay its tracks in any of
the streets within the city, east of the
tracks of the New York add New Haven
railroad; and .
WHEREAS, If said street railway com-
panyispermitted to run its cars under
the proposed Washington street railroad
bridge, and on Washington _street and
South Main street. now occupied by the
Norwalk Tramway company, such use
will render Washington street crossing
much more dangerous than it has ever
been before, and it will impede travel
and materially interfere with the busi-
ness now conducted on said streets; now
therefore,
Resolved, That we regard with amaze.-
mcnt and anxiety the action taken in the
Senate on the 22nd instant, in the face of
the expressed wishes of the people of this
city, and contrary to the Instruction
given our senator and representatives,
and we turn for the protection of the
rights of the people to the House of Rep-
resentativrs.
Resolved, Further, that our representa-
tives, Hon. R H. Rowan and Bun. B. 0
Keefer, be, and they hereby are, urgent-
ly requested to do their utmost
to revent the passage _tn
the cues of that certain resolution
amending the charter of the Norwalk
Street Railway company. which passed
the Senate on the 22nd instant, and to
take the necessary steps. by amendments
or otherwise, to prevent said can ny
from occupying any of the streets 0 the
city, or parts of the streets lying easterly
of thcztracke of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford Railroad company,
and to prevent the Norwslk Tramway
company from occupying any of the
uncle of the city or parts ofstrocts lying
westerly of said tracks.
Hr. Batch said that in his capacity as
councilman and as chairman of the
finance committee, he had (figured up
what it was thought the expenses of the
city would be the coming year. lie be-
lieved the city had property rights in
its streets; that they should be protected
and that parties occupying them should
pay for the privilege. The estimate for
the fifteen miles of city streets this year
was .300 per mile; city of Norwalk,
twenty-one miles,0d00; town of Norwalk,
twenty miles.last year,.100;this yesrmo.
Ithad translated by the West avenue
trolley company that it would be a sin
logo through South Ifaln street without
its being widened, yet they had ,spplled
to haven double track laid there. In
Ir. Hatch’s estimation it would cost
060,000 to widen South Halo and Monroe
streets. Whowasto psyfortbis? And
which were distributed to the towns,
which in this way received the benefit
We get our share, Mr. Hatch said, but
towns which have no trolley lines also
get theirs and have no expenses. The
company thought the Council should
provide a way for them to get to the
depot. If the city meeting voted to
have the Council (do this, they would be
most glad to do so. He exhibited a map
prepared by Engineer Briggs, which
showed how the crossing would look
with the Street Railwnyline continued
down South Main and Washington
streets, and the Tramway crossing it to
North Main and West Washington
streets. From the city line to the South
Norwalk Congregational church there
are twenty-six families. If you desire
to expend $3,000 a year in getting a
small proportion of these to the depot
you have the right to do so. Towns
have no right to buy property and ex-
pend the public mouies except for its
own use.
J. Donovan asked if the right to stop
the cars going under the crossing, lay
with the city.
City Attorney Light said that this
meeting had been called at his sugges-
tion for the purpose of getting an ex-
pression from the citizens. He stated
that he had heard it said in Hartford
that there was no opposition whatever
to the Norwalk Street Railway's applica-
tion to go under the crossing or wherever
else it desired. Last Wednesday the
Senate passed a resolution giving this
company permission to exend its lines
through every street in South Norwslk,
the new depots, Roton Point, The Knob,
and any other place it desired.
L E. liucktrarn asked if Bull Run was
included, and Mr. Light replied that, ac—
cording to this resolution, it was. It
had been intimated that it was utterly
impossible to carry all the trellis on one
track. and the company would have to
have double trackage. If two tracks
were laid through South Main street,
Ifr. Light said, the road would be good
for no other purpose. The Council
thought titers was no necessity for t
Norwalk Street Railway company to g
on the east side, or the Norwalk Trot
way company to go on the west side of
the crossing, and if the former wanton
the cast, the latter would certainly take
the west side. We think, Mr. Light con-
tinued, that Railroad place is to be open-
rd,snd carscau go that way to the de-
pot, or by West and Franklin streehr.
We have no right to take our finances
and pity for streets for them. It had
been shown that the Street Railway
company would not trust the Council.
We have been handicapped and misrep-
resented, when it was said people favor-
ed the line going under the crossing, by
men whom we elected to look out for
our interests. Our senator sndCougrsss-
man Hill are both interested in this road
and they have not minted us in the
light. Our congressmanls still writing
letters to the legislators, importuning
them to favor this notation of the com-
pray that they might occupy all the city
streets. if thlswas done the bonds of
indemnity required from the company
hyshs city,to pros-cites water pipes,
would become worthless. Ir. Light
said he told Ilr. Bill be was not treating
as fairly, but the latter said home»
have this pertuisslou,sndthsyarsln
Hartford now, working as best they may
to obtain it. As Councilman Hatch
sstd,wsdon’tgstouecsntforthsstrsets
mic-up. Walt keallttlsmcrs
Wt to no way? The
use! cfduuldeywesld ssstts then to
’psekwshikstwfnkdagsf not.
Thsdsngerattbsceasslng, which is
now about to be obvlstsd. would ha is-
crossed by tbs trolley lines wooing
there. He spoke of the out to be made
under the bridge, which would mater-
ially increase the danger. and concluded
with an union of thankfulnem be
had often heard from parents that they
would be glad when they could send
their children toscbocl without fear of
Nelson Taylor. who held in his hands
one of the maps which be said had been
ildustrlouely circulated by the Norwalk
Street Railway company, said he noticed
that they proposed doubletrscklng
through North Main street, and merging
the tracks into one as they approached
the crossing. *
Mr. Hatch stated that Senator Ferris
had proudly told him last year that it
was entirely at his objection that only
one track was laid through North lain
street, but now he appeared to favor two.
Ex Councilman Sculley said he kne or
that the company's charter only called
for double tracking to Union street, but
that they desired to place in what they
termed a turnout. and continue the line
through North- Main street. This de-'
mand, he said, the Council of last year
refused.
Mr. Taylor, continuing. said that he
thought the resolution offered by Coun-
cilman Hatch should inculde North lain
and West Washington arrests. as well as
those on the east side. He said the peo-
ple’s representatives were, as a rule,
asleep, and remained lo until after a bill
nfl'ecting the people’s interests had pass-
ed. They should remain ever alert, and
fight these measures foot by foot. Es.
pecially should this be so where the lives
of citizens are in peril. The Consolidated
Railroad company was about to expend
$2,000,000 here to abolish a dangerous
grade crossing, and as soon as this was
done these two trolley lines intended to
go under the bridge. with a greed char-
acteristic of them. They
were willing to take the chances
of killing people, and to clien-
tively close the only. hole
in the barrier now being constructed in
SouthNorwalk. This would make the
barrier complete, and make it safe for
people to go under the bridge only when
they were riding in the trolley cars. That
point which ought to be free from
obstruction these lines propose to close
up so that traffic between the two places
will be impossible and business will be
suspended. He believed in perfectly
liberal treatment to the trolley lines, but
they should be kept within bounds. and
if they don't do it of their own accord,
we should compel them to. He hoped
it would bean easy matter to find an-
other layout for the company, and
thought the resolution ought to be so
worded as to oppose the double-tracking
of the road on the wept side of the cross-
ing.
Mr. Sculley thought the same
objections applied to North Main streetas
they did a year ago, and if there was not
room then, there certainly was not now.
lir. Donovan stated that no new mat-
ter could be brought up at this time.
The best we could do was to accept the
minority report of the Legislature. The
matter had gone so far now there was
no hope, except to pass the minority re-
port in the House.
hf. Cltfford Pardee thought if the line
was double tracked on North Ifain street
it should be on East Washington. If
one street was spoiled,another should be.
Mr. Light said the ground
had been carefully gone over
by the Council and be thought it was
impossible to make any amendments.
Charles R. Townsend thought the Leg-
islature should not be supreme, and that
a committee should be sent to Hartford
and tell the legislators what was desir-
John W. Powell said that the trolley
roads would take everything they want-
ed, and he wished to emphatically state
he objected to the laying of the trolley
on West'Washlngton street. .
Mr. Taylor asked Mr. Powell if he
would object to one track, to which the
latter replied that he thought he could
stand one.
When Representative Rowan arose to
speak he received a veritable ovation of
applause, which was prolonged at least
two minutes, showing that the people of
South Norwalk most heartily endorsed
htscourseiu the General Assembly on
this as well as other questions ad'ectlng
their interests. When the tumult ceased
Ir. Rowan said he thought it would be
useless to pssesny amendment such as
as Mr. Taylor suggested. He had strong
hopes that in the House, the minority re-
port would be carried. '
Ir. Taylor than withdrew his srnsnd-
ment.sndtbe mayor put the question,
which passed unanimously.smid great
and prolonged applause.
Attbsclcssof themsstlng themsyor
selected these citizens to act as a com.
mitteetogotoHsrtford,wbsnths reso-
lutionoomesupintbs Bonn. and look
afterthecity'e Interests: Talmspps Ba-
kar, fisher: Taylor. Stephen B. Hatch.
James Goldsmd. Donovan, Jr., Joseph
A. Volk, John E. Light, Richard H.
Guides» More Lowndss, John W.
lelllay. Robert 8. Peat“, A. M
shard and 1. ”uses.
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moon to THE surron can“ «elegant owe
Olsen Elected and Committees 1p
pointed—lemma! Day Tourney.
The annual meeting of the Nor-walk
Lawn Tennis club was held last night in
the club‘s casino
Dr. W. l". Acton was elected president;
H. I. Bishop, vlcopresident; A. B. Rus-
ssll, secretary; Herbert R. Smith. tress-
urer. The board of managers consists of
the above and J. A. Pinneo. R. S. Van-
Buren and S. L. Weed. Membership
committee, Mrs. R. G. Wilson, Rev. B.
H. Watkins and E, P. Weed. Enter-
tainment committee, Miss Alice Lorraine
Cbolwell, hire. It. G. Wilson, Mrs. S. L_
Weed. lira. C A. Harstrom, Mrs. 0. w.
Cram, Miss Mabel Vanderhoef, lilies
Anna Woodward and Miss Louise Wood‘-
ward.
It was voted to hold the annual meet~
ing the third Tuesday in May, hereafter,
instead of the last Tuesday in April.
The arrangements for the Memorial
Day tourney and afternoon tea are pure
footed and the day promises to be a big
event in the history of this popular or-
ganization.
“BIBDIE” WANI‘S TIIE HONEY.
unseen hens 1.1:va so as
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no Plan trader miles-nun Is to lasers
runny for the Balls-ad Curve-y lar-
dei-t far the Oar ltaraga 'I'ksy Ion-ire
-A Fifty-loot Iandway.
A few days ago Tue: Sunrises sn'
pounced that President,Clark would an!»
mlta proposal to the committee which
waited on him regarding the opening of
Railroad Square to the station. This
committee is making progress and will
soon be able to report definitely.
The plan under consideration is to ss-
cure property for the railroad company
sufficient for the car storage which they
require, for which the company will give
sufficient of Railroad Square property to
Clay street for s fifty-foot street.
Property for this purpose has been eur-
veye'd below the Springde bridge, but
the positive location has not been select
ed, as several are available, and that
which can be secured upon the best
terms will be offered.
This would necessitate an expenditure
of money. but probably not a great sum:
and one that could be divided in such a
manner as to be easily borne by all con-
cernsd.
This would afford the Street Railway a
direct route to the station, keep open val-
uable property. and provide a thorough-
fare tbpt is needed. It would remove
any pomible claim for a trolley under the
bridge, and improve the general appear-
ance of our city.
A car yard in the centre of the city is
not desirable, and the concession of the
railroad company is evidence that they
are disposed to fairly consider city and
property interests involved.
s
In ‘lhus far Coronas Doten Refuses to
Give it up.
Last Saturday Coroner Dotan and De-
tective Edward Cronan went to West-
port and started to drive the tournont
that Scribner, the green goods Ian, left
there to Bridgeport. At Fairlield the
animal took fright ata trolley car and
plunged into a ditch beside the road.
The coroner was thrown out, followed by
the detective. Both received a severe
shaking up, but were uninjured. The
horse kicked the top of the buggy all be-
fore freeing itself. Tben it ran away,
but was captured. The animal was left at a
livery stable and the carriage sent away
for repairs. The coroner and the detective
reached Bridgeport on the trolley, bring-
ing the satcbtl which belonged to the
green goods man with them. A pair of
farmers overalls which were in the
satchel had been worn recently. There
were also aduetcr, and the sleeves, col-
MEETlllB or citations...
The timbers Delightfully Entertainer!
by Ir. and Ira. J. Ii.’l-'errls.
A id moat harmonious surroundings
hautauqua Union held its May
ng. last night, at the home of a de.
“Eh lly hospitable host and hostess lar and neck of blue jeans, besides the
Mr. ders. .10an. Ferris, West street: “'“n‘gmd' ““0“" The clothing is
A mme each number of which that worn at the time of the attempted
swindle upon Farmer James E. hiilner,
ith int rest and entertain-
ed ' e at Wilton.
as rendered most pleasingly. It
' _ Saturday afternoon lire. "Birdie”
Pl solo. .................. ......st.ns.t-oan W 0' the W ~'
walenaAJAwis. went to Bridgeport and made
Paver~“1'h° 3003'le " demand upon Coroner Doten for the man-
v l l "1.0m” 2'80““ .. ey and the horse ond carriage. She was
o“ ‘o 0. 73,2! 83:“ accompanied by "Herb" Thompson, for-
merly "Jimmie" llcNally's right hand
man. The remains of her husband were
deposited Saturday morning in the re-
ceiving vault at ntain Grove ceme-
tery. Later the remains will be buried
at It. Kisco, N. Y. ,Mrs. Scribner in-
formed the coroner that she never knew
her husband was in the green-goods busi
near. The money she said was a por-
tion of Gilli) that she gave him before he
left New York. The next she heard of
him was his death and she came on at
once.
Coroner Doten will consult with
State Attorney l-‘essenden before turning
the property over. l'nder the low pas:
sad in lrlllil in reference to green good the
money and articles used in wurking the
game go to the State.
Mrs. Scribner has retained est-Congress-
man ll. B. DoForest to fight her claim
and if the coroner refuses to deliver the
goods a civil suit will be brought.
Recitation—«“Aux ftallenr."
Miss Gertrude Lyon.
With piano accompaniment by Miss St. John.
Tenor solo—"CeleIIU'"
’v Robert A. Holmes.
Paper "The Trend of Modern Art,"
Mrs. Prentim Ling-n.
Read by Miss Mary Kirby Jennings.
Vocal solo.
Miss Stash.
The meeting for June 17 is left with
the Town Improvement and Historical
committee, with power to choose their
own subject and arrange whatever pro
gramme they deem best.
"in... my some.”
Pleasant Paragraphs About Nor-walk Pac-
nle and Their l'rfsnris.
Miss Benedict, of Danbury, is a guest
of Clara Ryder, Lynes Place.
Miss Hillie Wilcox has been entertain'
lug Miss Sadie Eno, of Simsbury.
11!. and Mrs. E. O. Smith, of Paterson,
N. J ., are the guests of Ir. and Mrs. S.
W. Velsor, Quintard avenue.
Idrs. T. E. Hutcbens and her grand-
daughter, hiildrrd Rogers, of West ave-
nue, have gone to New Hampshire to
spend the summer.
Adam Steierwald, of Rsllroml place, is
visiting relatives in Newark, N. J.
" senator..." _._
The one-mile Connecticut state cham-
pionship and the one-mile Bridgeport
city championship have been assigned to
the Bridgeport Wheel club under whose
auspices the state division and national
circuit meet will be held in that city
July 4.
bits. I". J” Curtis, president of the
Atalanta Wheel club, will entertain the
members of the club .this afternoon, at
her hcmson Mott avenue.
Somcof Norwalk's bicyllsts will ride
to Danbury, lemorlal Day. toattsnd the
Altair Cycle club races. Others go up
on the 10 o'clock train.
Captain Doyle rldea a Crawford, pur-
chased cf the Fox Cycle company.
Frank Craw has also bought a safety of
the company.
William Nichols, of Greenfield Hill,
a well-known bicyclkt, broke his leg one
night last week, while removing his
shoes.
The For Cysts company have so many
puplhthattbsy have secured an extra
Iv'L'IITII Eli INQUIRY DIRECTED.
A Suspicion that Telegraph" Ole-n Did
lot Knowlngly I'olswn llllrrsalf.
The circumstances attending the death
of David K. Glenn, the railroad tele-
grapher at llirlgefleld. were so peculiar
as reported by the medical examiner at
ten him for further information.
It has been assumed that be commit-
ted suicide, but the Coroner thinks that
the circumstances afford occasion for at
least doubt as to whether the poison was
consciously selfeadministnrrd. That a
person who had knowingly swallowed a
fatal dose should remark in an ordinary
tone upon its strange taste and then busy
himself about his ordinary routine in a
way indicating that he had not lost inter-
‘est in earthly things seems a little out of
the ordinary.
It is not stated whether the strychnine
said to have been in the office was
brought to the house or whether Glenn
said, after being taken ill, that he had
poboned himself. The possibility that
some one else may have dosed the water
orcolssis sufficient, in the opinion of
coronsr, to make propsr more detailed
report of the encapsulation—Bridgeport
I'm.
~‘l'ha Insta- ltora. lsrwalh.
Special sales in all departments tomor-
row, bsglnnlng at!) a. as. and continuing
‘W‘IMM' until 8:30pm. Store closed Ismorlal
oasmur. Day.
wmdepm, vrssst wane-maroon».
”W ”Mn WWW Ledge,doasofdt.
ya. willing Workers m 9”,“. mgmywmm
hummus-d. . museum thsumost’l'hslforwsfk
nllesylcraudwlflsspsatlunday mush wiflrssstrtbs‘l‘ussdsy
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magma-sunset.
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that place that Coroner Dorm has writ— _
TWO snags:
tron ooon NEIGHBORS.
sews AND possu- or run as! ll ‘
sear scents.
Id. James Iatmalas a Blast-cum
Visitor—.0. Bleycllst Takes a Tumble and
la Injured-lull for the Flu DWQ
tax-Other Incidents of the Day,
Tuscan-remnant sale at the lastrforu
walk puatolflcs by Irvluaflmlth. withwhu
ltemsof news for this column canalso be lit
If. Antoine LaCroix, the ma.»
loch maker of VanSicien avenue. Brook-
lyn, yesterday paid a flying visit to his
old friend, Ed. James,of East Norwslk,
who for the best part of his life was an-
gaged In literary work in New York.
Believing until recently that Madam”
was no more, as reported over three
years ago. the ctrfeufe verdicts between
them was hearty and gratifying. I,
InCrolx lately invented a cutting ma-
chine which does the former work of
hours in a few moments. His fathsrb
in LaBelle, France, hale and hearty at
eighty-eight. and his son and namesake
is one of the finest architects, pianists
and linguists in New York state. Ina
word, the LaCroix family is a moat
gifted one.
Mrs. T. B. (iridium! Riverside avenue,
received a dispatch, last night, from
Vergsnnee, Vermont, stating that III- '
H. Gleason, who spent last summer here,
was dead. The funeral will behold to-
morrow afternoon, and Mrs. Grimes
started this morning . attend. Ir.
Griffin accompanied her asfar «New
York city.
Charles Merritt, clerk at the Bridge
Pharmacy. was riding his bicycle on
Riverside avenue, this morning, when he
collided with two dogs, and took a hold-
er. llis clothing was badly torn and his
left arm cut. He returned to the drug
store, where the injury was dressed by
Dr. Baker.
One of the guns and the knife at the
East Avenue Methodist Episcopal church.
Sunday night, belonged to George D.
Keeler. The knife was found thirty-
tbree years ago yesterday at Hanover
Court House, Va.
The yacht “Regina" has left her
winter mooring at.the foot of Belle
place, and is now lying on theshoreat
Seaside place, where she will receive the
Mag touches before Hammad
in commission.____
Albert Aisthorpe, of Peekskill, lpelt
.Sunday with his brother, 0. 8. Ah,
thorpe, of Riverside avenue. He took
home with him. yesterday, a Cleveland
bicycle.
Collector (iorham will soon begin send-
ing out bills for the fire district tax,
which is due June 1,. There are about
400 taxpayers in the district.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Rogers,Jr.,of
Jersey City. have been visiting II”.
largers' parents, Captain and hire. M. H.
Wilson, Riverside nventle.
William Gilbert, of VanZsudt avenue,
is the proud father of a sixteen-pound
boy, born last night.
Fred Trevor, of St. Augustine, Florida,
has been visiting Charles Deuschella, 40
East avenue.
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CHASE, lid Washington street? m2? at '
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A (innit homo and fair wages will be given
tonedeor Herman for taking care of
horse turd lawn and making himself gcncrnlly
unetul. l'ull between (land it), not East avenue.
if. M. ii. INDIE.
I UARllitlih' wanted. line or two eldfllv
lmllwt or gentlemen and wife can find
pledsautuiulet home, with lmartl,ttt Elli Orchard
street. lit frreur'es required.
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CARR. East. Nairwni’lthonn. mill at“
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merits. inrjitlre of U. E. Wilson.
[FOUR room apartments, front on thirdfloor
and rear on tirst firm: mmiern improve-
ments. halls lighted. cleaned and W.
Rent 80 and lift. lnqulrn. oflirre OLD W LI;
UIUAlt Cm. till Waehtngton at rent. ml‘l if
0 9t south Main street ti roomttmfltatlon-
N sr range. hot. and hold water and all
comes cur-es. Also part of house No.1 H
street, give 3:150"! r‘oorrps; rent it or find; i
rooms n. or a rec ' rent ow. to
and Manufacturi ”40.
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W. YOUNUS, Imkw
ONE or two plenum ht rooms. furnished or
unfurnished. suitable for light house-
kaepfng. Call 28 West Washington street.
mint
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1 bath, No. it) flantord l’lace. Ill, ly g
premises. lw
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saloon lnP‘ort (theater. it‘Y. til?”
tabltshsd lace. other business anon
filling rare warmest”.
cu it it at sstcbesesr avenue.
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