waldo
'I'Hl rfitflTlNIL!
And ace it Mr.\\' amuimker s maxim
i‘p‘i trite
Eon-red iIt tIIIit-ioiitli Norwalk Poutoflhe
a. SI mail ClIII a Mutter.
-
UMBER 2.437.
in his particular calling. He could be.
AVERY Iivtii session;
’oiitsidemattI-rs. but narrow on things:
I";ei Iting to the
Street Railway Application for Two; .\lr HIllIthI'lt'tn‘ill all
Tracks Opposed and Withdrawn.
other matters
l but the railway and in that- hc was very
narrow. Instead of giving one property
on onions Al THEIR BEST.
several wheels if it \I'oiildbeot‘" lI-Iiieiit
to the city. but he did not think it
Would The Nomad iii South Main
Worst in the cityzwlnrehi were cIIIItIII-
ually being caught there.
President Hill-4 would remind thII
(‘liief Engineer Merit report is sup
IIlIIIIIeIItI-d by .III inventory of the. tire
ldepartment pmpei'ty. and II nxcord of
corporation.“ i street. near Washington. II .is about the‘ tires from February l, ”MI. to lI‘ebru?
Iirvl. tint, which was printed iii The:
Sentinel a short time ago.
t‘otiucilinan Ferris nportcd that last "
iill the be iietit. ii any. to bederived from doctor. who complains of the diagonal year, the budget Inland ti. sootm- the
Ithe trolleys. let them use other aturcts.lnIiIsIIiI South Main street. that III ttie use of the tin-Ilepll'tment. but that
ilt‘
up one and down another. then thereIdoiibletrackon North \liiiii str,eet two there uorII fewtimti, nndbut little
“'tdlltl be no necessityotdoubli‘ tracks. .
Chm at Police Vollmer's Salary Increased— .‘.lr. Rowan began his remarks by say- '
“mum“ “n Railroad Place Extension . ing he was sorry he had not accepted
J I.
Report~Consolldiition Com. h
latter had the
militia Appointed.
covered
do. We are specially t'avorcd' III electric L
road Iuatterswthe only city in the. state
of t‘onneetiI-ut that can regulate this
Every available seat in the (‘oiIiII-il
chaiiibei" in the city of South Norwalk
was occupied last night at the regular
session of the Board of (.‘IInIiI-ilinen. Hh‘ I‘INT—Ilflll lf‘tm gentlemen l-Yllt‘ per-
'l‘lIe gathering included city officials. mission tordoubletracksyoubcconie reI
spmisible. 'l‘hel IIitiugof the railroad!
bridge at this street. and disposing of'
rcpirsentatives of the Norwalk Street
Railway and 'l'rainway companies. and
many large taxpayers and influential I'll““Hill-501‘”I‘I'Y'l’li“l "NW“ llllfl' 1" Hart-i
citizens. The first business mkm up i'ordtliau anyone thing last year. The
people can get up town with one track'
as well as with two.
t'.IiInI-ihnan I‘eaison. inquired if Mr. "
Rowan was It stockholder in the‘ road."
but .\I I". III-wan modestly declined to
stale.
was the bearing on the Street Railway
company‘s petition to double track
around the Illahackenio III III-l corner.
Pix-.\lavort‘. Swartz was the first to
speak on the application. and he re.
qneste :lltizit his name be Irased from
t1 petition which he had signed. lie
I .lh‘ttl thi- I-I-iiIEIIii that it was not :I
penl thing. and especially dangerous to
people walking.
IIIx-(‘otincihiiaii Joseph .\. Yolk did
not want two tracks. He. thought them
dangerous. altlnuigh the railroad oili-
rials said they W»'l‘t‘ Ii It. and that teams
would follow directly in the t‘ll‘ tracks".
The I-niiipauy did llltl care anything
about the depots" IIIIII. they wanted to.
get In RIIIIIII Point.
continued
take is
""l tlIIIncb: if you was.’
Mr. l't".ll'.II" III. ”the stand you
spI cially C-Ii'lllll udable."
”Well." rIIpliI II III". Iowan. "held": a
stockholder would It'd lllllllI‘llI'"‘ ltt_\'
opinion."
.\. Solniaiis said that most dritcis of
teams that c. Iiill do sI avoided those
tracks Ind with two it would be even
more dangerous. lie had instructed all
hi» drivers to go through other streets.
While the cars now run at It low rate of
Ih'aumel l'h‘t‘t'i": lllttllfélll ”I" “NIH".speeddlhey will Swill lltt‘t't‘itrt' tiiltltt‘l'ItIlI
track Would be ten or even one him-‘1... 3-,,” ”up”. will know how" a “UN.
dred times as dangerous as the single";.m ”m The danger wouldbc M". ”1.
one. and for the safety of the public in live told greater with two ”upkm tic
general it IItizglIl not to be alloIved. The bad Il:l.1l.w,.l._..,..... I” m, I... Immortal,”
tension ”u u “"31“ "Wk “w“ small. as he had just understood from l'resi-
Colonel Frost represented more partic- dent llill that it made “.I.... little differ-
iIlIIrly the owners of the .llahackemo euce m ”I“ 5mm: Railway company
HUE‘I property. WEE" ”I" 1’1“"10‘“ whetherthcfi' bad tII"oti"Iicl.sor not. he
application mm“ up ”W5" n“ ”I" "l” ”b‘ . hoped and prayed that the (‘IIiincil
FUN“ t” l‘ ‘I ‘1 “h“ (“I .. . tir" ""” 1 Would not grant them the two tracks.
being that do t‘z" .vIIs less liability " II-ou- ‘ S. It‘. l’aliner said that IiII unusual
fusion Id crowding in that vory I-ou- .....m. was- being enacted when 1.....pIN
5'95th ELM" w‘th regard to “E" "3‘" t" come before tiie ('ouncil and ask it Ir two‘
“N passengers he. “'I‘” unw “1“”: l” ‘ x- : tracks. after having been refused per-I
WW" an opinion bl“ ”WERE! l"“’l’lt‘!iuissioii but It t'eII" '."eeks ll," 'II. .It is It
Would look out for danger at two true ks tkindness “u ”N. m” of n“. citizens to
more than at one. Hedld not. tbin't. it 'allow ”1...... ..nmpmm... I” occupy our
fair to have all'the hull: of truffle conic 5mm... They have “...-puma anything
between the track and the hotel curb. as f”, the privilpm,‘ and “M“. will. Your
I“ present. “'1‘“ SCENE]? “‘01" “‘I' “duty is tosee if there will Iauydangerz‘
team to pass. and that it would be better ‘ if ...”. w" would n”, grint their ,. "NV-"l
for the property t) have the traliie on i In i-‘Irooklyn the. lliitii vic tiniof [I“. ”up
”I" ””1“ side. lev roads'has jn~"~t been buried. [II H I I
President l'l- Loft ‘.i". it twat it one trar" k is a men: III to‘"
Tl'
cu
u.
Ilill stated that. as far
concerned
il‘
ll'“ “ENE." company “I" . l‘.li‘,l "IvII would be more so. \oii can't
. _ ,l .
“I"? "died lot" the two tracks le‘l‘ jati’ord totdkt" upon yourselves this u:
for IIIIII-hanical reasons. it lit"lll;.!"l‘ltnlt‘l'
to operate- tlie line without the switches
sponsiliility. \ our duty is to be d"-..l to
I these I' Inipaiiies IIlI-;Idin;,:~. eyeii it' there
I‘ - - . . ‘ . ." L. . J ' . " . . . _
I.u II silt ot tlu bridge. ‘1 nth opinion was lint ”n“ (puppy‘hm "up. pm... 3. Hum
was divided between one and two
them. \IInrduty Is to say so far and
no farther.
l‘illgll‘d‘t'l' .\. R. Hill said the burden
of objections. 't'l‘tllt'tl to be the increased:
. d IIII't I but I’.\]lt ricnce show. s thatdoublc‘
.traI ks giI .. rt ally lI- "ss‘ danger than one.
forethepavenwut‘tvuslaid. The tlttll‘l Mi". Donavon—Let m0 intcn‘upt m
gt'l‘ lltt II.Iil‘-~:tl'l‘.llh' “'Itlllil lI.‘ easily . :tSlI' juhl (lllt‘ tIllt‘s'llttll. “Why la' ll lhtlt
"WWW". by operating fl“. line a" ”r at 'l‘w’entythird street and Broadway
I'Iicks. .\t"tlie. time the line '.":ts laid
it was impossible to lay two. Soon the
time will tzttltlt‘ when South Norwalk i
demands two tracks. and it was thought
the time to put them down was III III". lic-
IIIIt-stnit. «Hie only advantage would ,1“ re a”. mmu.‘ policemen .... Inymd l
1’" to Sh‘wu'” ”1“ “NW" “hm.“ "“1"“ [sittitbecatiseot the tiollc} tI.u ks and
have. toruii to pass each other now.
'llic guard rail Would be laid so wagon
wheels would run ofi. \\ith double
tIack teams could drive ahead IIt'IthI
cars; IIII a single one they have to turn
out.
.\[ayor Lee then called on .I. Donovan.
.li".. for his views. but the latter wanted
toknow it" Representative Rowan did
not have something to say. Mr. Rowan
said that he would listen to Mi". Dono-
vIIiI first. and he began by raising: It
qtiestioiius to‘ the legal action in the
matter. HI" said the Council had author-
ityt’roin the Legislature. but he want-d
cars? Isn't it It fact it" isthe iiiostdaiigei"-
nits in New York city?" ' ‘
Engineer llill——‘"l don't know."
Mr. llttlllWdll—“Tlifli youraninlI-dgeI
islintited."
"lILngineIII" Ilill— -‘",\’o.
study of these matters.”
Donovan - “ll I"iii n’ H ad ii
the press III .\II III Ioik that this was lla-
mtist (l: ttlgerous [Illlt' II in the ( ity’."
Mr. 'Hillw‘d believe it has bee In called
such.
MI". DonoiIIu-~-""l‘beu l
any IIIII.III"!:IIlge like yours— it
I ll:l\'!' made It
"\‘O III I
don't want :
ought tII§
lot
. tile
1‘.
. “'lllt‘l'
jtiIII I"oIiIIIiittI-I- on water
:ll'ti't. l'i"I‘iillllllt'lltllil.{ tl::-t
, I“
these objectimtable features.
switches now in use. w ill be reinoIIId
Mr. Donn" nit-Then flare is Dudlllu"; .
Donovan's invitation belore. the Iv nothing for the salvation otthecity Sweuie. who stated that the primal
ground solo"? SIutb Norwalkbiit tWotrIiIkI-I. and dutyot‘ the department Was the saving
thoroughly tlieanIIs little for him to If Imigit tIIeinyou Ivon't IIIIeII tosinglotlifc.
the DIJXtIlUK' any more.
No one e‘sI present having views to‘
express on the. matter. the hearing was
dec liircd closed-by Mayor Lee.
Litter Preside nt Hill requested another 1
audience. and stated that in deference
to the general exIIrI-inon ot' the petiplqj
who had spoken there. ho would ask to
have the petition \‘CIIlltli‘ilWll. This
caused II t'cw Intentions. the (hillllt'll be-
ing desirions of knowing it' that settled
the matter. .\ttoruey Light said they
eould call again with the petition if the.
('Iillllt'llltlllll .
company desired. and
I’IIII".~"IIII Wit-I anxious to know how often
they could come.
The l'IitIIicil allow-Id l‘resiIII-nt llill
II withdraw" the petition. and llIlI-~ a
large amount ot‘aiiununitiou iIItlIelIIIIIII
.It‘ IIII (.‘ouiII-ilmen. mostly against the
double track. was not exploded.
Regular Council Preceding.
.\l '.t:l.’I o'clock Mayor l.t‘|'l‘:lllt‘ll the
South XIII" ralk Hoard ot' ( ‘.IIiIiI"ilIn--II to
order for tlII-traiisactiozi of i" Iiitine busi
II"-~- t‘Ity tilerlI Joseph Taylor was re-
ported ill. :lll'l .\ssistztnt (KI-rt." .losI-ph
'l‘annnany oiliI"iatIId. The bills order It
paid anionntI-"l to $I'Il Lti'J. with an illllll"
tIIuIal appropriation at $13” for the elec-
triI light plant. and the new on .dIIi"iII
.b I.\ on .\lead III" slit I-t.
Tiic Norwali. i'll‘lltitd'. Daughters of
American ltI-IIIhItiIIn. petitioned
for permission to place the memorial
tablet on city property. the mound at
the llltt‘l‘seidioll IIl “est and Spring
streets. The matter was referred to
.IIIIIIIilIIIIin l"'I-I"I"is.coniinittI-I- on streets.
.\ IIIIIIIIniiniczuiIIII was received from
I). 3. line III Ill peeking iI build a
shed 53'2” to It rear of the st-Irc. '2”
North Main street. llefIrrwi to the
committee on lii'I-deparlmcut.
James Edward Williams. ii carpenter.
applied t'I Ii" ,II posttiou as supernunierary
("dim-titan.
William ll. .\‘Initli petitioned tohaI-I
and mains extended
Opinion] av-einii to the new
l'ILI. IniI:e.t"-;eol Ircctien. lI'I-l‘I-rrId
:lItIl sIIwI-rs,
N"‘\\'I‘l‘ Ull
be
[It
ll"Ill.~':"
I'lII- t‘Ul'lllIlllI“
tr :zs'on linil:
Sil'llil"l.lil‘tlt'II1'i.
II’l Ila-layout ..nd II".<
iron: ( LII].
sul illlllt d Ilit ii"
the sli'ee.’ 1-.»
i nib rinly lift": feet in width. The com-
illll He II were unable to re. port Inst iIII in —
i.'.‘ win !Ii.ti"I".
II"-
tit- anIlI laniage. as it was not in their
" I
II"-I"."ince. .\ Iiiap :ll't"Il‘.l'l'1.lll|'\l the re-
Ipwrt. llie nII III shows tlI "er .It laid out
.IloIigsIde the annual property. which
it mes il ‘ IIl' lillltl ill l't'IItIt Iii lit"
.\danis Brothers
""int‘e
of Him (trove place also ("Itlttt' up. and it
It. is voted to have hearings on both
these stiI-c ts A‘llllltl: Iy thI lith inst.
t 'h.Iii"nIIIIi l’ca Irson disappointed
I)
tip pay of the I lIiIt' lltilll $3.-.
his lI'I‘IH' -"\ei i".strt.c k :i responsiIe c lIIII‘-tl
with his brothii otliI"I.Ils. .Iiid Iveiv
\(llt‘lil lot" it.
t'ouIicilnnin Kendall reported a inalie-
IIIIII
' iiaiit case ..f diphthc rI'II in Spring" ~".I-Iod
and that II hI.ilth otticer should be up
pointed to look after Itiill’i’t‘lH here on
behalf «If the city. He stated that ‘Dr.
.I. .\liltoii (‘oburn had been
. .. cover lltt‘"t'l‘t)‘\'(lt'1l III Iints.” . . " ,. .. . 1, t - ..t I . ,. :
.-tokno_w \I‘lIPI‘I" this matter began and “1. Hill __ \ "iiiI'lI-ti""icl. makes m" t‘“ "" “‘7." “ ‘5 ‘1” ll" .. hum... I‘m]
where it could end. The last ('oiIII""il l l' A. ' “uh 'I "‘1 l h“. "4: I. In "am! 'd "““"“'l 5"“? "\l""l"l“t' ‘" IlIll'lIll‘l
,, _ union ' II III I "s .p- - g. I... n 1' i' : .' .. .:.. ., " .‘_.- "S
settled the matter. and he "asked it the l“ ‘" ‘l‘ "‘I‘ l “ " ll” “”m" ”l ”
lt' Ion once baII doubletrnck“
IIIII little.
IresIIiit PoIIrd II. Is not .issuniin" the
I ' ” IIou will iiIIvergolI II kto asingle track.
duties ot' the LI gtslatim. .\‘o tax as the
. . .. \lr. DonovI iii—"Uh thI-n von want:
\orwa l'a Street Railway is concerned nol ' I
1 ti ( I I s Iai"t -o ill ll' I Ito hm‘ M" tracks" “
i t I I r I
I, in” l n H I" m I l l c t N .\l I". Hill—“I es. I would IloulIle’
that the lrlUII. l'lIerc is not llillt' h need
to say auvt'Iing about two" tracks. The
accidents likclv to ensue are IIpp.IIcIIt to
IverIonII. .‘".n.ItlIiug the compauy‘
thought they could IIet they asked for
Isl ‘I- It rai III I out )mtv in ( ouuei ti-I . .
NL l t 1‘ v I .311". H'I‘Hlll—h'df there was a stugle
Iut had II ceiIed as mite h t'aIIIi" from It .I" . I . . _
1 track in Brooklyn. would so Itlttll) III-o
citv lb the petitioners and they ought to- .
' . .‘ . . . . .I l le have been killed.
be satisfied. this IIIcaiis tIIiir tracks or" . . .
. . " )lr. llIlI»——""It Is running at a great
nothing about . that bridge.
It would.
. - rate of speed th 'll Inake -s III In: "H IIIII i—
IIIIt be "IIII.\I.~l5'lIl to g":iut one company
two tracks around this corner. and not
give'the other line tIvo around the oppo~
sitc corner. This place .Is the only gatc- .
way of the city. and It car yard. should. ‘
"III III made of it. The LII-nth IIIiIIi II b:
is Ill'L‘nI-ll‘l II III this road Is II iI "mark. llll"
cliarau tI-I . \I‘I one to town hasaIt .IinId‘
the social IIl‘Ill'tlllt‘l‘l‘l' he has and Is an
I‘UIIIltII‘II Ill IIIII tIl utll‘ litt‘m‘st t‘I'tlll'I‘I'lli
no one Is more thought of. especially by
those who work for him. But this
waver seems to pass away .Itvln-n he is
track South Main street. ton,“
.\lr ll‘ouovan ~-‘I"Whal number ot"
tIaI ks would \IIu have put iii one Itrett
t_o do away II llll all It: Inger?”
.\Ir. Hill—”'Theri' are exceptions."
("lI Ills."
L‘I I". [IoiIovIIIi-~‘" liit they
now. yet people are killed."
Mr. Hill—”People are very I'(‘I’l§it‘~.~. '
Dr. dtdlll Bohaunan aid he IiasilriI-1
. iug both night and «lay and be Iousiil—
cred one track d: nigerous. and two
would be doubly sw.’ time ago It.-
had II wheel caught in therar tracks.
and had two \\'llt‘t'l\ broken. allowing
him to drop to the ground. If he had
had It skittish horse he would be some-
Ivbcrc else tonight. ‘
run slI I\\'
Sonn-
Ivorking for the street railway. Andrew ' . V .. _ ‘ ‘ .
Carnegie probably had “him m mind" Attorney Light IuluaIIn. pmb.tbl_I.
when I“. delivered his moat address pm Dr. Boharman continued that he was
month.wheu illustrated the Ideal mau.willing to get thrown out, and break
. requested
Ilioict- ol' llllll.
"'he matter of consolidation of
town then came up. at the request of
Mayor Wheeler. of Norwalk. who“ ished
Ii committee of three to with
committees than other Sections of the
m.- n. who you“ consider the ‘."tdvisa-
lIility of c-ItIsIIliIlzttitIg. Mayor
l'l till-t".
Lee :th
pointed as sin-h committee. t‘onticihueq
‘ Hutchinson.
Pearson and Hatch.
The electric light I-IIIIIInissioncrs Ivere
to place ‘II light oil \I’Iiter
street. near \l’aslnngton.
. t‘hiet‘ ol' l'olicI-\‘IIllnivi"'ssenii~anIIiial
report was read and placed on tile The
. total III-rests" ’ were too. The .1...“
’II'IIreIlisposeIl of as t'ollow"s: Paid and
lvllltil‘llitl'gltd. llt: unable to pay and .I. Ill-I
III: In».
InittI-Il. lb: sentence suspended
I Intrgeil. 1“: bound over. 3i: appealed.
eoIIIIiIitti-d tothe County Home. :5: bonds
l'"IIileitI -.Il continued. I. lie
mended that be nor telephoning tat" ili-
ties be provided fIII tlII use ot the polite
department.
Re guiding this c hIIirInIIII I’IIIrsou said
be bad thematternnder consult ration.
and thought the townl which rented the
building, was obliged to provide II tele-
Ilioue.
t ‘hiel‘ Baker' s annual report was ac
"ceptcd.
rem llll'
. .. m-..“ . ... «......-
thc, I
‘lttllllldt‘ltll‘lllg coin- ‘
:p.niy which the city owns. The layout .
I'llIe I
: l"‘}ttIl'Tl'i'r~‘. who had hoped for another of
his reports on the police dopat‘ttnent. liyl
simply oil‘ering a resolution increasiiigi
.l it) $4. VI'I' :
mentioned“
the‘
pc use it. 300 had been saved. Adjourned
.\Ir Balttr alm mad uncxtract from
the report of the well- known Chic!
1
Among other ensemial matters
1 the track company in the pioneer of ti.‘
service. They should be tirst upon thel
ground. not oulv for life rescue. but col
1 car a my obstructions. ImIIidII means of ‘
l‘I't Idv entry. opI ii up {or ti: II. I Icaranceof
smoke and gases. The (ll lay caused by
the other firemen to Ittcnd to these iIce- i
esearies. before getting to work with l
I water. is Ii serious handicap. and its -
damaging results are extremely Ititticult
to foresee III" unravel.
CHIEF BAKERS REPORT.
He Submits Several Timely Recom-
mendations to the Council.
(II-iitiIInII-Ii I Would respectfully r-lll—
IniI ntv sow-ml annual report of the Will-
.iitIoII and workings of then im- III-paw
III" at tIII II II- I"carcloiu'ing l'vbmary lst
IIIII'I. .
'l'he departiIIeIIt has responded toggle
M n alarms. as follovw" t'IIIIr Stili‘
.dai"in:-. twelve hell alarms. and two
false alarms. perfonning :i\ hours and
siI minutes dutv. and laying I :50 but
'1 he still alarmI “"t'lt' re spind~
ed to as follows: Hosi- company. 1;:
'l'IiiI"k «'IIIIIIIIIIy. l. The losses. :is III-"Ir
-i"t.IiIIed, “ere 3|.I1IIIJI2.
tle- largest singlefltwlwingiioo, with iii-
~.ii"aIIce of tilrlfioo. 'l'herchas been placed
in serviI I-. during the past yI-.II‘.tiIIIIII-II
Iimk and Ladder track. any feet of
[In-.... and one-half inch hose, ITIII feet of
twoand oue~half inch how. and there
has been placed on the hose wagon two
pony Balm-("k tire extinguishers. The.
tire alarm. which has given good Service
and is under the care of the I-‘ler-m'c
Light. (' Itlllllllh‘wllillt' ts. has been iiIIpInI
ed by the locatinget a new street box
No. lit. at the comer of Woodward ave-l
hue and \lI-adow "street. also the placing
of two iInlicIItoI",-I."IIIIII in l‘utnmn How'
lIIIu-I'zintltitli‘ lII “id “’I'll "Ink and
Ladder company's rooms.
The expenses of the depirfInI nt are as
t' Illows. from January I. WI. to .laiiuaiy
I_ “Hi.
”I llll‘v .
as could be use.
I
l ,
I ".I." building
NI 2v apparatus ."IIIIl eqiiiptncnl.
H Ilai").
31:1)»
’III,J'.'I
.\iinual :IpIIi"..rII"I.III-Iti.
lid‘. if
II'IIIIII, tr '
Horse. ."Illtu ins. ,
l \‘cterin try. grad
lll‘dtilll'fi. III‘MI
l"i7.‘.II'tt~I"s, 9'." tr.
Fuel to", 1):,
I Kl 'JTIU’CI
Tt’ i’ll
= H)" IiiziiIiIrI- sold. LIII.
. By old hose sold I; in) ;I_".II
l
'l‘IItIII expenses.
lwIIi.Ild {or
your c Insiderution the following rIII- oin-
Ilso i"I~<pIrttIIll} ~:IlIIIIit
inI- InlatiIIns:
That a team of horses" and
placed in the Tl‘IIt'l-I house
'prompt response can be made
iot tirI
'l‘li: It .tt least {I‘M feet of two
hall. on b hose III pur":.thi "III. as audio a
{III reentage oi our low is list llt't nniinr:
Iuntit for sI I'\lt' c by reason of oldage fllIIl
Icoiistant use.
i That. thoj‘VatI-r ('otuniissioners be re»
IIuIIstI‘Id to place one or more hp! rIIiIt~
Hill .\lcadow street. :I~ there are now ~ on
Itliai nteach I-Inl;
"hydrant. .lIlillllV'tit
‘I 'III-
.I drive-r ltl'
so that a more
to alarms
and one
street. except also .
at tin-circa:
:Ili‘I‘t'ls:
Hi. .lll'l
that tin-y
quested to connect the two
Monroe
,.,._
ends of"
street mains" on under
the railroad bridge. with 'Vl‘ inch main.
and that the six inch main on Anti
street lIcIIIItItiviiiiIl through said street
and connected with Marshall .I-irI-et.
main and livdiaints connected then-ton
That a tire alarm box he placed at the
corner of ('lay and Spring streets and.
i that the reI"omineiidatiou of the electric
light I-otiiniissioners toI'hIiugIIboI No.
‘ it to a IioII-ititerfereiicc box and the over
hauling of boxes No. l"! and H. be car-
i ried out.
That the Ivork already e‘oin-
l ‘Incuced by the Te IIlI phone conIpanI ll"
still l‘llrlllt‘l'tflltl'l'lttl out lIyth- placing
of all overhead wires IIIIder-gn ItIIId.Ii'
least in tin «entral part of the city.
III cone lnsiotv [wish toIIxteiId to his
honor the mayor. and Board of ("oun-
cilmen. my sincere thanks for them many
courtesies I-xte ruled during the past_ Vt III".
also to tlicofiicersantl members of the
;Ilepartinent for their prinupt response
to the I all of duty and the cheerfuliiess
with which they have executed all orders.
Respectfully submitted
E. \. BIKER.
Chief of Fire Department.
I
Spring him I.
firl't't‘i .
good
bad t‘lltr-I‘ll the tramp house.
. to sleep in the lockin used by the city.
TI It’ the city.
. s- lI'I’lIItI.'tt and town court otticials to see
port by the buildings t‘l‘i‘t‘l’Ofl on that
NORWAIK Olll OOliNOIl
Important Manure: Ditcumd at
Length.
CONSOLIDATION AllO TOAMPS.
Selectman Sellcclt' I Course Growing Iii Favor
— Shall it be St. John or 1mm Avenue—
A Step Towards Consonant" by the
Appointment at a Commuttee.
'l‘hetnunp question which has been
the subject of tune II disc III-Isiou with the
r".tlt'4‘llltt‘ll town court otlicials. and the
Nor“ Ilk police came before tbch 'or-
walk t' IIII ( 'ouneil at their meeting last
night.
lI‘lIst Selectmen Isaac Sellcck appear-
I-il before thI-(‘onIII-il. and asked them
to loot: into the matter. He said that he
and now
the .\‘orwalk police were allowing them
He said he wished to put a stop to the
lump nuisance. He said that at pres.
eat the town was furnishing a lockup
together with jailer and
IIII-l. while by the city charter the city
“'ll‘. supp. .ed to maintain II jail at its
II“ II. .\lr. Fellecit said he did not want
any tit-aide. but he should insist on this
tramp business being broken up. He
said they took no tramps at Houth VorI
anddid not know why they should at
.‘I'orixalk. lie asked the (‘IIiincil to ap-
tl'i-"l" l"’ 'lllllll'll't' tolod." Into the mat-
m “If the city insist on puttinI,
Iratnpsiiitothe lockup and l have thI
right. I shall close it up entirely." saio
.\ll'. Hellerk.
"Judge llubbell. of the town court.
who was present. said the situation
Nt'llll'tl to he that with about than
IIIIIIrtI-I",~"-It‘tiie tramps the prosecuting
attorney claimed there was not (‘I’ltltflll't
enough to prosecute. Ile St‘t'lllt‘ll to In
loath to prosecute as itiwas an cspenscot
:3": or $2”. in lltt‘ I'III‘J'I.
t‘outicihnan Kent. chairman of tin
I‘oiiI-e I-onuIIitrI-II. said that ho instruct
ed the ebb t' to tell. them
men that they were under Iii"-
rest ifthey accepted II night's shelter
liesaid that in some Itasca" the tramp.-
Iwre not willing to be locked up. bu
others were tired and were willing to In
to jail if it was necessary. even tosccurI
II night's lodging. He did not third
that ll'I"l‘t‘ we re as many ti amps at pres"
I III as formerly. ""I think Ive are doiiu
all we can do. and the town court shoulI.
do the rest." he said.
I IIIncilnIaii 'l'ristram
asked it thI
"I
lII‘n’il wars obliged to shelter vagrautsz
tie II;I.- rI-l'IIri"I-d to the city attorney:
-I_\" Lockww d u plied t.::It it' tin
of conviction made by tin
.. wascarricd out and they wen
se II! to jail as \'ii‘,.'.‘lilli.‘ it would be. Ii
god thing. It the court continued tI
discharge them it would not be long
ix-i'ore'tlie town was overrun with them
I‘ Inacihnan Kent said :It first he Iva
I'm: III sympathy with Selectman Scl-
le-k‘s method, as it seemed II little in-
human. He said he was" now ready to
confess that it was II good thing. and
that the tramps wereWonderfully less.
.\IIIIriII-y Lockwood said the statute
provided that any person who applies
t Ir anight's lodging. ' can be convicted.
and whether it is policy. to make the
town I" am spend a dollar or not he din
not know. (It'eoursc WI" Iviiut m save
.is’ much :Iis' possible to Iitttkehit sclfsup-
Inning. but It few" dollars spent sending
t'."! so follows to jail would be economy
in Ill" cud. After some further discus-
the matter was referred to the
Police I-IIIiiniitIee to confer with the
*l'Ill
it' some IIIIIicahlI- arrangement could not
lie sill-"Pied.
..-...... .... .
SOUTH NOIIWALK. COVN.. "rt E. DAY. FEBRUARY 4.1896.
EL»
suggestion waficarried out and the mat-
tor laid upon the table.
Mayor Wheeler. of Norwalk. last cv-
eniug appointed t‘ouneilnicu E. L. Boy-
er, Harvey )1. Kent. and .\. R. Hill.
a committee to confer with a committee
tobeappoiiited by the South Not-walk
City Council as to the advisability of ii
greater Not-walk
The tramp question and the lryou
avenue. consolidation and Iibriry nint-
ters out of the WM". the‘. '"orw Iilk (‘ity
(buncil rushed its business through in
short order.
Ajictition was presented by James II.
Bailey asking that the. Street Railway
company lower its tracks. and that the
small green in tmnt of II‘. T. Betts’ resi-
dence be iestan-(l. After discussion the
matter was referred to the highway In an-
inittce. Attorney Hurlbatt asked that
the Street Railway have permission to
be heard in the matter.
The police report Was accepted. There
were twenty-one arrests.
Hugh Donnelly's claim for damages
for Ii recent runaway "aused by the
steam penetrating the planking on River
street. was I’lt‘ltl and reterted to the Nor-
walk city counsel.
The coupons from the American III."-
change National bank. representing will
interest. were ordered tles‘ti‘t’tyed.
t‘onucilniaii Boyer reported that the
new t‘ouucil roan would be. ready April
1. Rent $200 a year.
Ir
lIouI llose (“llll Ian 's ofiiceis were"
I l
rat died.
The. I itv clerk was instructed to give 1
Leg'tl notice for the appropriation of $101)
.ot" the ]t' dice department.
(‘ outnilman (‘lnnei I" reported that he
had secured the refusal of the front
moms now occupied hyT. .l. Byrnes.
for the tir- police. HII was authorized"
to lease the I" nine
The meeting adjourned until lt‘cb
ruai'y II.
THE BOUNTY cums.
"cash“ and "Bluli" Don't Cut Any Ice with
Selectman Selleck.
All was quiet at the Selectmeu‘s ofI
ice in Norwalk yesterday afternoon.
the driving snow- pelted against the
.I'indows. .\[iss Hyatt. the genial book-
Ieeper. was figuring up the town poor
Iccount. and Selectman Sellcck pulled
may at II fragrant. Havana pondering
Iver the tramp question.
Suddenly the door opened and At-
orueys (tray and liouuecker entered.
[here was ".I. stern look upon their couu
"chances that denoted firmness of par
IIIse.
Their object in calling was made
Inown very briefly by Attorney Gray
leniandiiig to .see any receipts for
Nilltllivs paid to old .\‘iiltllt'l'r- that the
ward might have. Selectman fielleck
"II'IIIII[Ill_\' refused. and told them that
"they could only collect- any bouutv
-lainIs thcv might have against the
own my bringing suit.
.\ttorney (Gray claimed that the re—
Icipts Were public property. and that
O i
may tax payer had a right to see them.
Selectman Seller-k was lirm in his rc-
.'usa1 and quite a hot discussion ensued.
Attorney Honneckcr grew very elo-
Iucnt, but was toned down by Select-
.1111!) Sellcc-k. who exclaimed contemptic 1"
)usly. ""Uh. that gush don't cut any ice
llt‘l't'. ”
T'llt sc lI-Itinan then told the attoincy
that he did hold receipts for the greater
portion of those claiming old soldiers
counties. showing when and how they
\‘Ht‘ll' paid ofi'. Ile alsosai'l he could
IIIIIII where some of the claimants had
Ilteady collec o d the same bounty from
the town twice. and it they tried it
,Igain he. would prosecute them for per-
jurv. He rcmm'kcd further that the
tow ii counsel had thoroughly IIII cstigiit
ed the matter. and it was by his advice
that the Selectmen refused to pay tiny
claims or show receipts.
\
'I'III- ('ouncil again wrestled with the
'i‘IyIIn .l'vellll'" question. a petition being
that the name
be!
ll'Wt'lli‘ll‘ l
asking
changed back to :I't. .lolin avenue. At-
torIII-I" .l B. Hurlbutt reIIIcseIItId thel
petitioners. lie spoke at some length
upon the name. .\‘I. John avenue being a
.mgm of some pride with (‘.Ilonel F.
h't. John Lockwood. who opened the
street. He said that the IIlacI-had been
in (be family since 17”.". From Iii” to
ls‘ril the propertv was owned by William
M. .l-Iliii's tainily. IIftIIrIIhiIhMr Lock-
IvIIIIIl came intotbnownersliip through
II \lr. .\lorgaii There had been con
siI.I-v"able. said about the I Iliangc ot name
to 'lrvIIII avenue. some pleasantl' and
some I-ritiI ally. He said that Mr. Lock-
wood expended nearly $53,000 in opening
the strmrt. IIIIII since then the grand list
of the city has been increased over $5".-
thorougbfare. (He understood that It
move Was on foot to extend the avenue
through to Sanguine}; deI'Iot. \ recent
survey had been made and it wasaui
I-e IIIII distance than the Westport tar-
riage bridge to riaugi thick and from Mill . C
Hill iIISaIIgatuI-k by the proposed new
thoroughfanz Councilman Kent sug-
gested that as all of the property owners
of the thoroughfare had not signed the
'lhis" made the attorneys" angry and-
(in -v II it the otiiie thieatenim' to call a‘
spec ial town nu ctInII to. :Ike the In: ittcr
out of the selectnIeu shawls. and put it
in the hands III II committee of private
citizens. ‘
’l‘he sclectnieii think they are actingi
for the best interests of the town. and
doubt very much, it town
Ivould'vetc todo that. (‘aptaiu Ike re
itctates the statement that it the town
0va 5 any old soldiers bountics eac h and
every one of them shall have what is
due biiu. .
Shortly after the attorneys left the
oilice a widow ol‘ one of the old soldiers
IIleose claim has been liled.I
the selec tiIIeII about the matte r and Ira
shown her dead husband s receipt in bi:
own IIqulIITitiIIII.-
ll
The Grand Master Coming.
meeting ‘
"[1110 T” .‘R‘(‘ .l
manhunt-tithin-
vulture!
.Tlie IvenlngSeutluel
A ouriad e! the people It III tho
nIeI tutu by which uIva
best we re the atteiit on 0 lug.
users. orpnylna mturini no I"
medium exists.
'1‘ WC CENTS
roIIIIIIII Invariant”.
"Item."
The Mestaycr and Bell Comedy coni-
puIIy will begin a three night's engage-
ment at Hoyt's Theatre. Thursday. Feb.
ruIn-y Ilth. The opening bill will be
the romantic comedy drama “Jerry. "
with “1'. Mevataver in the title role of
“Jerry.” the out cast. Friday evening
the original comedy success "That. Circus
Girl." Saturday evening It new and art.
ginal comedy drama ‘"DiIli’II Boy." 80-
cure, your seats early. Matinee prices
Saturday, It) and 20 cents.
The Judgment Stands. -
Judge, Downs has given his decision
refusing to open the judgment in the
casoof Wilniot Fiiwcett ex 1131.. Town
of Norwalk vs. Samuel t‘. Ireland, at.
at. it is probable that the case will now
go to the Supreme (‘ourt of "Errors for
tiniil Iuljiulication.
—FIItlier Slocum will lecture at Binnie
Hall tonight for benefit Douglas Fow-
lcr Post. G. .\. R. The Adelphi Quin-
tette will sing.
...... -.. ..
it You at IT not it an.
"that "".'l"oI .Ile." “To let." "Lo-d" and
'I'ouIiIl' ltlllllltl\'t'l‘ll~t mentsot a like char-
ill in “III I- III-vetting the lines—nae eduiialent
tI-tbiiti" ordinary words~aIII insertt
li"dl|ll|ll IIIII' day for '.th cents". tiireo dam“)
IIIIIIts vItIcwIIek. IIneIlIIllai'.
l
WANTED.
\\' .\,\'l'lL I) ~linniediutcl).evtieileneetl op-
crators to Ist‘“ straw braid into huts.
lllnt llllIlltil‘l" Ills” wanted. A IIrI-lercneo giv-
I-II tottioso iilio huIe worked on straw hats.
'l't‘..\'_\ts .\ In \.\I ilAlIl). In: \lotci street. South
.\.-rowan." I Inn.t31w
A
I i“
l" \ ' \.\' l‘-‘l II-- lllt"\llldl\lltfl and sewing of all
' IlvsIIIitIti-Ins. .lrs. t‘ " lloggson. III
III: lis‘ IIIt Sniilhhoriinlk. 1'31th
I .\f' 't I“ II. I.-«I iI-sI-IIIII~I~1IIIning Sentinel
I \\ ot its date It )laieb IIth.
l -
W iil .\.\i.\t:.InIl dieingestablishment No. -|
l [MINNIII street I'IIHII‘I or South Main
I s. reel. on lil‘. II III' I-Iec U to cars. South Vorw’alk.
Innn \II- tI'~|II'I‘ilIlll,\'llllllIIUllt‘t‘tlllht}Citizen“
.. taontb \orIialk. \‘orwalk and vicinity that
w _ ..-t. .H. ... t|tll~t'l\t‘\ III the
IlII- an: and cleaning business. and are now
III'II pm.- I .. ~. 1.". tom. cleaning and dye-
inII llllllt' II- I\ in st stItIIIIndnitInucr. Ladies'
suits lll‘t ~sI-.~ eithe". made u oreiipartcloaks.
IupI-s, intants «apes. on rib tits.
triiige~.t~i.IIio. t-lgllll.llllllllr(100\?e8 3'.qu m.
scarlmt ies. kidglovcs. kid ”hoes: soles! era
III-.med .InIl I'llllIItl (ientlelnien's garments
tlII-Il III tltiill'lt‘tlillltlll .~ :vtl llllll‘: lX-IHI inan-
mu. .1“ PM I \HH. . InIO tl
_\‘ 'll'. lI ~ \ native Herman teacher torn
I | Issut Ioung Indies. Apply at on?!“ o!-
l.
La I are hall suitable t or meetings.
“Intentions and entertainments. house
Iiil oi lI~Iu-.se and house and land at Middle
V‘IIIIIH'I'
‘l\l‘ .\lil-I ItiI"II"" wbI-elIITight'l: room (nor
bln- ksmith shop: small but Iniinufitctorv with
boiler. engine. tubs. etc Iaund III with com-
: pit-to- sot I-tIIIIIII ltltII'l\ lIIIllI‘l Inn engine" part.
‘of llllllM‘ on l‘a)"loi avenue: Iio esou I’later
‘strI-etJo II-t. Inquire of “A ..[UND BRU—
"I‘itt-lits. . l'l IIIII
' VII I.‘.‘.I’I lions» \‘o. ' lnloii Park.oiio or
two families. all modern iinprovenieuts.
I lI.IIIII-n place inquire ,\.. ."I. tit-x door. [1 H
I' ‘UldL ’.«l' lirst III-“It It Spring str.eet South
l VIIIIIIIlk llllllllll' oi . \l. ILSTFR.
III-tut .\ hnapp s factor) .\o. l.
’I‘“ l.l"l'l'.—HIItIsIIT
Iilin (‘Irote store. $1“: house ‘28 Day
. streit. I'» Ioonis. IIIJ" house III Tolles let‘OtJl
L IIIIIIns. rlzt: all in lllst-I" lass order: Water in
"I Inquire I-t tJUll.\ ll. li.\ ..\l’l‘ 82 “est street.
Jim tf
jJ‘"Jll
looms Itelden street. $7:
l i
.
l
I
I
‘U l I 'l.— ilIInse ot ten rooms. Fort Point
sheet. In oo .tliiee rooms. second floor.
liist :.l\|‘tllll' l‘IIst \I-rwalk. $5.00. Applv to
l. _\ “(IIIII\\:\I‘..II II 1 'Mtt
'I‘“ l l .'I‘ —'l‘hII t'olonial liesldciice. ho. in!
ILIstIIvI-nue. All Inodernini rovemeuts.
l‘artlI tninished. JAMES L. 8 N8. 124
ll "last :".IIcnIIe jlt ti
I 'I‘ .\II. I‘.!‘J Harbor IIIIIIiue. Norwalk. six
l I r-oomsivithitI \IatIII. rent 28: alsothree
‘rooIns. cit) II".atI-r lt‘lll’ £4 EquallyA conven-
lieut tIoin .‘I'orwalk IIl South Norwa k. W?
to Ital l H .\lUUDI’. Inc Last aIeniIe. No
I116 tt
1. 011! iootn apartment. second floor. rear.
9:; “Itshitigtun stieet. windows in eIery
Iuom. balls lighted and cleaned: four room
apaitnII-nts. front and rear. third floor Hwartz
lktIttlII‘ltltlIII‘k. TIIaIIdiIII “ash ington street.
I rent in and tin AI- II II)" OLD IV ELLL‘IGAB ('0
. ivuitt
l ‘eroI-In I-ottaxeou niIitardiIVeuue. Ap -
I h III)" to CHESTER} Q ('LARK. III Quintard
Invenne‘. stilt!
l -‘ —-
~—
“FOR SALE
.\‘tlll . \Ill ,:L.l At ‘IIttage at Bell lslntid. 85 leet
w: ItI-r iront." Inllv tarnished. Iurehnsn
i .
t
l l
'l'l-I“ IvbilI )ou IiaI-I the IIIIIIIIItnuI Inquire
oi s. [i \\ it|l~"lIlll".\ Ileal I stiiteIIIiI insurance
in \IashitiI'tI n street. II I2 l)’t‘
‘ . -_,._._. -..._ _.
“'I‘ \ll.‘.. "lhnt slamming door can l-II
Il -- -l n Ii~.»I-lI-~»ly by it lag the Iielipso
. 1.... .\ .-.n.l -pitn . ll . sI-iing doses the do- it"
and kIII'tIr- it II losI l the clitII k ltl“(>“v(‘nl“‘% tho
slnnonpix. sordid soeru .\‘(IIIII'ALK Hun)-
II IIII. t'o. t:\'u~: :th )lIIin stict‘t
l ._ - -...
‘ttll .\‘\l. I \ sotrel road mare: 5 )IIIIrI-I
» oh i: sound. t=l"l I id! right: reel-Iteicd and
.slaIIIlarIl bred: with little handling can truth.
2Inilu In ‘.‘fl-‘III‘ bellct". .\."Imc. .\la "_('III"I. Sire
'I'own 'I‘all. or III antant and 'iI'Ilet:_dauI.
Minnie ILIIIanII IIv t‘layland. Inquire of
littVtt till l~,IitIlt'.\ Ininburi. Sol-l tot-want
‘I-t llr-tf. Il‘l tf
} Fol: s\l I "IN“ I-Lnteka mime... oil. it.
I tI‘\t'ltIr~llI" I" IIII kingotleuthet orbreak-
int: ol stite has. sold by Hot ru NORWAK Hum-
v-iI I: t o- 4-.» South MIIIII street. South Nor-
walk. t'otin. ____
. l- [V F. room I nttage on GlenIvIIoIIIIIenuII
for sale I l. IIIIpaIIIl I-iI I-asy terms. Inquire
or s. t'.. Silhltnotilt It Grow street. south
.\I-Iuttlk It‘ll}
FOR SALE OR "r0 LET
l ‘1 MY 1-. \H" 'I'ILlth tottuige. Grooms. at:
ltIIIIIIITIIII. nearthestationJ'lImrmontli.
l III will sell and allow pIIIInI-ntol $10 pernioutti
glow-”pd piirI-l .|\P: lionseaiid lot Nix]!!! feet. ‘
. building lot—tot sale. l'u‘nl'lilxnmfln umo nts
' , . - 1“ . ~ .. ..-t t .l~‘__\'t . I.
(mind MasterJIInu-s \Iclsh. ot l)au-H “.;',“.H;‘\'\ ”I‘ll! hill-ll." 'RHMW mm‘mm or
bury. will visit Norwalk Tliii‘rsdiiysI‘Illl;\U|i‘L~ - .-.._.,...... I -‘I ..., II- In... Liam".
night to install ’ast Mast-II" .\. t‘. ‘ ..-... ..=1-_—_e-
Wlicclc.r of St. .‘lohii s Lodge. .Isttraud
Senior Stcw‘ai‘dol' the( mind Lodge of
onnecticut. The second degree will
also be worked.
V—Tliat is Wodh Something.
There is no factory in the country
i” titien. the matter had better be tabled that' Is cle .\ncr than the factory In which
untillthcy were all of one mind. ..llis Ithe Imperial Crown 10F cigar is made.
MISCELLANEOUS.
I Hons-I: I I.I1I l’I.\tl admin III-In notice..b!
.\rthm \\'IIlItrI-n. It Cottage av.enuc
JEN
l I‘Ltst .\"IIrwiIlk.
$50.00 REWARDI
l-‘or evidence I-oIIIiI-ting any portion or r-
stills of poisoning III) IIIIIt Bingo. thin y.
Lcl'L'llUE A JPNNINGN.
51 WW Street.
I lei) ‘.i '.‘l
Norwalk Chronicler