10M
“3 ‘
masce effects. at
250 y
121.23 uwmd‘ "'NK'Q
BANKS
"Jain"?
ttltit
wAsnlnoron's BIRTHDAY SENTI-
""“TINEL .
MAHAcst
sod?
The Sentinel will be issued as a, '
morning paper next. Monday. Washing- ,.
ten 0 Birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Catherall, of
Brooklyn. will spend Sunday and
Washington's BirthdayV letn 1elativeVs
111N0rwalk" ' »
wt. lb. pail Pure Lard. 600. liayes'.
There were only four sales of real
estate in The Norwalks. last week.
with mar tgages “1319.305. This was
against fifteen sales for the second
week in‘Februarv 1908 and n101tgagt1s
of $6. 200 ,
Mrs W F. Cradeayue and (laughter.
Miss Ethel, are sight seeing in New
Y01k today. and will see The Third Dc-
gree played tonight... Sunday and Men
(lay they will visit relatives in 01min-
lug. N Y.
The closing sei'vlcc 'of the series 01’
evangelistic meetings at the NOlWalIi
Methodist church will be held t,'01nox-
row evening Miss May E. Loni, who
has been conducting the sclviws will
begin work 111 .liidgctleltl,uftcr10.111111;
Norwalk.
L‘vcrctt Bylngtou. rated 110, and
llcniy Co1',nell rated 90 ill the No1-
walk the police pool tou1',na111ent wcte
to have played last eve cning, but Mr.
Cmuell failed to put in his appeal-
ance, and the game was forfeited to
Mr. Byington. .
Edward llicCarthy, driver for Bruce's
grocery store, was delivering goods in
Cranbury, yesterday afternoon, when
one of the forward wheels 01' the wag-
011 collapsed. Mr McCarthy borrowed
another wheel, and. continued around
his rente.
—-Hon1e- made or Link Sausage, 10c
lb. liayes' Mitt.
Because the‘ Norwalh Armory. will
not be available for Team F on Wash-
ington‘ s Birthday. theio-will be no bas-
ketball game. there that night. It is
expected that the first game of a ser-
ies )etwcen Team 1“ mitt Daubury will
" be played at the Armory the following
Monday night, March 1st. '
"Hear Ye Him" will be the topic
of the morning sermon at the South
Norwallt Baptist Church tomorrow. lit
the evening the pastor will speak on
“The Christ In Contrast.‘ The Bible
sthool at 12' deleck will have a new
and unique' order of 1101111012 in which
evci y class will have a putt. The young
people will (onsid'e1 the sec0nd subject
in the Pilgrim Progtess seriesw—thc
Slough of Dcspond. The quartet. will
sing by request in ‘the evening “Sweet
is Thy Workf,’ by Wiegand. The week-
ly calendar tomoxrow will announce
the features of the Sunday services
during the Lenten season
Ladies' 8'3. 50 shoes, 32. 6'8. Flynn &
Ryan. .11?"
Concerd Division. Sons of Temper-
ance will make arrangements at
their regular monthly meeting, to be
held Monday (VéVve'hln'g at it's quatters
in Wall street; ”loi'utih‘e celebration of
ther (15111 anniversaty 'of the Organiza
tion of the division to be held March
1st, at their quarters. A program will
be; a1raaned for the occasion, and a
fine time is anticipated.
1'i‘l1e committee 0'! the Center school,
of N01 wa’lk held a. meeting. yesterday
afternoon. in regard to the procuring
or a pringpal' to -fill the vacancy cans-
cd‘ by the death‘oi' the late Willis E.
Goodhue.x A member of tho commit
tee, stated this morning that a luau
was practicaly dccidem’upon for the
position but. they would be unable to
disclose his name until they had heard
treat him.
1 te—(lltoice Native _
liayes‘ Mk1.
Every al'1ni1e1sar1' of the birth of
washingtou suggests the cause for
which he foughti and, through all the
hardships of his public life. the' cause
for which he suttered. One need only
compare the‘ results of the Revolu-
tlonary Wa'rV ivith' tl'ié conditions under
which the plain people Of France lived
in the late eighteenth century. to ap-
prostate, 5nd tremendous benefits which
were secured 111.111.1111 Washing
tori: ‘iea‘de'rship. epastor of the
it‘owls. 20c lb.
Fl
dn' y’nii'NBW-‘Yfiic, ‘a do'cum‘ent on vet
1
at 011’: maximums hand by the un
fdrtund’iéfimiil "~35V I,
wfii'a consummate height of the
litdit'fS'bd
.lsh’tiie s11
edi'td the'ffl
1uniiscvnt‘0‘ttiie‘ given tomorrow even-
ingrwiuto mama.» The 1.1.1.1..ch
will ‘etaViiEWe y'ithi‘ ‘a 111.13.." and Mr'.
8500' 01; tau dddtcss .1111-
111 merceri "FRI aim '
in dots.§tI ' ‘
(1115131310 chine comrade other - i'
oi" France. who =
encrypt washihgton's '
911W , , _
iifiyctfile ddé'umfent at hand . ' ' v. '
55.. RAILROAD AVE. 80; NORWALKV. '
It not satisfactory. will return
yotii' money.
All W Kiiiit .IR.
.. 1... 0110001111.. V. V
a. scant. Vanna...
1 -.,' 11 .
1 . I , ,, l
r
Norwalk. Nothing of Special import-
tV'tnte was done at the session, how-
over.‘ v. »
LOOK
Cod Steaks, 2'lb‘s. for 251", Halibut.
160; Salmon. 200; Clscoes, 120;
Smelt, ific; Herring. 80; Large illit-
ter,‘ 12c; Eels. 150: Oysters. 11011.;
Long Clams, 300; Round Clams. 351:;
Sea ’l‘rout. 18c; Finuan Hatldlcs,
till/Jo; Shad.12(1: Snappcrlilues. 120;
\chIt 121-: liseallops. 400; Fiat, 101';
Ball Heads, 121,40. '
TEL. 931. FREE DELIVERY
John C Silcox
181 Washington Street Bridge
Horace E. Dana 81 5011,
45 WALL S11, NORWALK.
Insurance.
We have several docldod bargalna
in income producing proper! :that
must Increase in value with tho 'raplc
growth of the town. ' '
there. Is no store In The» Norwalks
better equipped to supply 'your every
want in the grocery lino than right
here. AT 33 WEST WASHINGTON
STREET?
Our constant aim ls'to please and
give you satisfaction every time.
It will be to yout advantage to 1111011
with us.
Special, New
Extra Standard Sliced Lemon Cling
Peaches. 25¢ per call; $2 85 per dozen
tans
Exits Standard Bartlett Pears
per can; $2. 35 per dozen cans.
Extra Standmd Green Gage or Egg
Plums, 20¢ per call; $2.30 per dozen
cansp
250
250 per can.
These are the finest fruit packs {.3
lb cans.
Let us talk groceries to you.
BUY EDIBVLES YOU CAN VEVVAT.
Church 8: Miller
. 1.121111111110110 kits. 33" V
as wear WASiV-lIVNaT iv" crass?
MONEY ADVANCED: ~
pianos and other no but probed.
without: removal. on: mo e~
01111011111106.1191? Cfi'll'liiii'seo timid;
dependent1'L0m Wind'smurlty 00..
Boyhood Bldg..,Wsspington 51.,0 cc.
01130111111 78111 .d
“NIP!- until .» '
Fl'enEE'Re 11111011211111 a certificate '3'
ibintn'iétit and will ’1'11‘1'1 i “
(INCORPORATED) "
’i'".l"1n~f1‘~.'i' ‘ 1"
'10.;
0. 11111151531; ' '
HHMM
111911
‘ 35¢ sure' Yon Exempt,
, turned upon? you. you can“ '
. .fVlVaéli'ng
. N55,}.
. ,' 24 NOV.
«3 :11. a huh-111.111,. 4.».
1h
Then Go Rhea
Hove Roppal to do" your tailoriln;~
and you 'll BE RIGHT.
Then no matter how many eyeshsre
'0 0841
free from that miserable
'at something is wrong. 1 . ..
.V on.- customers enjoy. that 'prl are...
comfort that comes wi (IV NVG
that they Rare“ 1111011 ‘
camp? 621'
LEO Sf KOPPEL
rAsatouAnng ‘i‘liitbh ' ’
Main 81.. .stoun'. tvl'oerthk.
Tel. 3396. VV
'pe'lewi'h
T E EE-
.1"... ..
i
112-18 North Main Street
White Rose Lodge, Daughter; of SLV' _'
,Gcorge, held irregular meeting, last .‘
‘.d\i‘eniiig.'dif‘its’iflihi’idts in Main street, |
11.2.1 Estate and
D0 You Know '
Extra Standard Royal Ann Cherries,
to all. on their house old furniture.
1"" ‘01?! don"ifli .11'1‘ v0.11
Otter the people of the Twin cats the largest stock of Furniture.
under one roof. at a saving. to you". from 20% to
‘ ' ’ 30,7 .1. V’i'odny we hunts you” a few of ‘
Our Specmls in Dressers
9, 1‘42. so 5.1.1.1... . .. .1“
$725. 00 cases; .....
522.511 0115385111..
......
n
58 WALL fiTREET,
Merril'
South Norwaik.
$35£gr . ‘1
Funeral Dtrectoi's and Embslmers. fi‘
3 ' South Norwalk. Conn:
O B. J ackson,
Optician.
Everything in 1'1"... Optical Line.
Eyes Examined Free.
PHONE 4311.
Stamford.
t,!
0111.00 oassssa.....V.‘;.'.‘....cttoo
01400 oass‘ada ............. 011.00
512.50 oasgssn.-...;.......1. 13.09
noawna. i
L‘v i
1.1
Don't Wait for CHANCE or FATE to Win SUCCESS.
Enter '
Business College
FEBRUARY 1.' 1909.
' and Learn How to EARN, it.
Day and Night Sessions.
Port Chester.
‘ . . .-.
TELEPHONE 35-4
7...... m- ..._....__.. -'—"__‘."-— _,
I‘
Electric Labor Savers
. Electric Percolators, Chafing Dishes. Small Stoves, Wetter
Z-Ioa'ters, Broilers, Ovens, Luminous Radiators. etc. Pocket Flash-
ight‘s' and ElcCtrlcally Driven Toys.
ric Portable Table Lamps and Domes.
ll. REED II It] KI [BIRIR All.
A large assortment of Elec-
itan here at the Vetting section.
itientptcd is now ready.
season.
36 washington Street.
'dugar at Cost
.I'EL. 'NO. 909.
llama PotatOes, a Peck
it RREAI All
124V WASHIINGTON :ST" SOUTH NORWALK
36V WASHINGTON STREET
Whats New 111 Vetltngp
No bettc1 place in the city 10 ltt1t1ppostod with
fashiou's Veil vagaries
The most extensive collection we have ever
The. new Sen-Sen Veil seems much in favor
Probably so named for its daintiiy,
ashloned after the confectmn of that 111111111.
this
square shaped dots. so tleftb
It is v‘ety ptt'ttv and dressv
1nd becoming to everyone. Black whitg- navy green, hrow,n calawbu, wls
terla, old was and all the popular shades.
N. 1:. RYAN. ‘a 00..
South ‘Norwalk
. MM»
Butter at Cos'i
FREE DELIVERY;
The store will be closed all day Monday. Washington a Birthday.
place. is ill.
. Miss Cecile Crew. of West street, is
gvisitlng relatives In New {Y ork city.
". Mrs Cyrus Bettinmiu is quite ill
at 11.01 home in the Gregory Boulevard
1 Rant Norb'alk. ,
.1 ll'I'rs Frederick Seoilclq. of Scotts
Corners, ls rapidly humming after a
I. scrim... illness
5
. put'y Sheriff Thomas AV. Skelly.
Nonwaik. spent. yesterday in B1idge
01:1. 011‘ business, V
ltt'iss also... Crotut of 1.1.1.111...
spent yesterday as the guest of friends
111 180mb Norw‘alk. ' .
anemone Montalon. of South
[Norwnik 0.11 the guest of \t’catpoi't
frie'ntls the past Vwe‘c‘lt. .
staid. R. Clary, of West street,
li'a'n' Iigen visiting hci aunt. Mrs. ’0 W11-
11.111.11.01 New Yo1it 'cit,.y " .
.flMl. and Mrs. Edwin Hoyt, of
“15,551... been guests of Mrs.-
tor Fasten, in 'Westport,
A large limb was blown 1.'-6m the
tree on the green near the Nprwalk
Methodist church. last evening. :1
‘Mr: and Mrs.‘ aimerioasc and Miss
Carrie Petty have been celled a.
Brooklyn to' attend' ”the 11111111111 of their
cousin, George Sprower 1..
Mrs." John ‘."B. "Lawrence of West
street; was summoned to Dunbary. this
week. 011 docount' or the' canons nines
05 I101 sister yin. Frtinit N" 5011011” ‘
There will b‘c a musical 011101011111
meat and an oyster stow supper at the
Rescue Mission on the bridge tonight
use. The Mission has opened at the
old V'aiathVVl. 001110 1111th help. « ,-
V08-
Mrs. George F. Feats, of Courtland
”.4...
.1 ' HOTEL ARRIVALS.
Mahackdnio—nMr and Mrs. Amos
Flint A ','h Sterling. Boston; James
. 1.. Smith and Mrs. H G. Adams. F. A. i
Horton.- Mr.‘ and Mrs. Ja15160"14. Rey-
:nolds, E Quainiin'gs.‘ Jr"? Uharl‘es‘ (l.
Willis. 11...; McCarthy, R J. iHerdxnmi,
:Cbarles Week's. Boston: Mrs. Charles“
Hendrltiksflh A'. Cartwright. G. W: At-
Well; Springfield. C.' .i.': Kingsley. Joint
Willimus.fi10vitiencc. R. 8.. Good-
win. Hartford: .I. ll Dunne. Stamford:
let. Ford, li’atcrbury: Mme. Liliana
SW. '1'. Deckerreity: .1. ti. Pickett. Phil
adelphiu. Pa.; W. C. Iloggs. New 'Hd-
veils 11.-it, iiul'ibutt. Wilton; George.
L. Rockwell. Ridgelield: S.'Greenstoin.
llridgepoht:8011.1111th Mrs. J. lislit’oi":
nergifiorivulltc;Edmund VS. Kline. New
Rochelle; Gcoigo W1. i...chell South
Libby. Hartford: ~
11,0Niforde-Loo Felice. Providence. It.
I31.; E. ii Mathewson. ‘Sontll Norwalk:
0. R. Treat, .I. P. Raltsla and wife; 3
'iiolatiein‘. 0. b. Sherman;- It‘ranlt'fluma
Diners, J. ‘C. .'Basuchio. , New: York :1 R.
HH- .Nelson and wife. Bridgeport; E. 1S.
Baker and. -wire;t.lersey,101ty; Anl'l
Kirkland. New Bayou; Mrs: E; A.
Smith1-and;trlend. W D. Goddard.
Grognwiohr. A1 B. Waugh E. C. Lamb.
“Mrs. Benedict1Notwsik; Enos A. Mills.
Estes Park Golorado; L. Morris,
Washington. D10. 1 . 1
Pneumonia. often follow- .la grippo
-Vbt1t never follows the. us- of Foley's
Honey tantl- more Mr la grlppc coughs
VL'and deep salted \tttlldtl.:” Refuse any
but the genuine in the yellow pack-
. Baxter. V.
age. The Bridge Pharmacy and F. H.
. 1 u
. 1'
111111 111111 11
01111301111111
, Pdmnustrallon 0VI Cii'ywAIIatrs thtd
, at the beginning of this section that
' '1: '000 named for this work will be. found
.‘"I's an
Britain; S.‘ 'Gale. Lynn, Masha L. AV. .-
PNEUMONIAi FOLLOWS LA GRIPPE '
S. C Palmer Sends the Second Sec-
‘ liVonV 0i is Views 1'0 The
.4.
Greatly Increase 111 Cost
' Section 2,'.'
The question of a civic center and
a new city hall with allt the inevitable
attendant consequences, is one so
vastly larger than appears at first view
011 the. surface, as a proposal to go‘
into debt to acquire land and build
public buildings thereon. that i feel
in dutv bound to beg most earnestly
the people or this city gl1e must earn
ml and conscientious thought to what
i am about to say for the sake of this
city. where many of 11s have spent the
host years of our lives and which
sureh we all tom and want to see be-
(1011111 a prosperous tutti happy 001111111111-
1
.l
W'hotht-t we make this question
lar'gct or smaller as a mutter of debt
and taxes is relutivch of small lm
p'.t11'i.'1nco because in 011111111 case the
helium of this community is i'rrmoe
ai1l,1'il11"ol1ed We are. in my judg
lueut. lit the “parting of the ways."
'IWo mails only are. l10t‘0rc us; we can't
siutid still. he must move on it we
continue on till we have. gone 111111110~
tum 0111 appeal “III be to the best
impulses within us We shall get as
we have got in the past a municipal
senior uttell1 free froth gr.aft 1'11111lt-
ed by singula1l1't’t111 mistakes indeed.
anti lich I11 thittv veins of the devoted
unselfish with of our best citizens.
and beauty all Vthis without 11101ie\'uud
without price ()11 the other hand if
he now change our coutse, we shall
inevitably change our business at“
tilde from (me of service with honor
to one of seivice, with pav,11iiicli
means that we shall put our municipal -
affairs into the hands of mercenary
placentcn. 1111.111 whom 1111 shall find
untitled by cl1at',actc.r tctupcrament
and training lot the lilOIlt‘l discharge
of the duties that (1111 devolve open
them. luutlleicbt administration will
make costly possible glal‘t and all the
attendant demotullzation.
l‘i1e‘ 0b 1c (1(111tt1r"plan as outlined
to the. (10101an1110 01‘ um “hen trans
1.11ch from maps and pictures into lig-
111'1'11, shows as follows:
tiost of proposed site on north
side of \Vostarenue ........ “8 00.000
Cost 01' extra filling and urad~
lug ....................... l0.011
Cost oi extra work on founda-
tions
Cost of cit1 hall and t’ur-nish
lugs-125,000
(‘ost of new book and ladder
.....................
quarters ........... 1 ...... 20,001
Total ............ 2:10.000
This to my mind is a conservative
estimate of>the cost in added debt.
(-i'or we must borrow all of the needed
money) of the beginning of the. realtm1
tion or ths1»"clvic. center". scheme
VBrlotiytheoe are. some of the reasons.
The asking price of. the owners of the
site “will i am advised, he more than
the amount. named abuvotl. Failure to
buy all means condemnation for those »
. _ Vunwillingrto seli-a costly proceeding
in which- our lawyers only profit and
the taxpayers pay. .' The site Is a‘large
part of it umclt below the street level
and must be titled in considerabiv
above it. if the city hall is to have
any dlguttv in its position. The 310.:
i am assu'1red there
underlying stratum of mud
(“there the building will stand. The
[conditions must be carried down
through this to solid ground. N0 con-
.tr'actor .1111... found who Will take any
lchan'ces on this 110111.110 may be sure.
:Ti'i'e‘ lowest atehitc'ct' s estimate 011 the
cost of designs pr'ese'ntcdi by the coin-
iiiintee 'o'Vli buildinb was 3100.000. The
amount '11an 'd'b bye for building aittl‘
rely 11.3.1111qu too high .
d an thS' ball our firemen now
V ratio the, present city [dill must
'1') ,itipd’with other gunners grim‘se,
,"llirc sheen; are 1.111”. through
' tiithémz' know and apm'eci'a'te
yields of, iiie’ser‘v ice. The efficiency,
itILé' reliability 0V! this son ice. the "ca
rit ‘d‘e empty as the Frenchman
{would put it, depends" finally; on the
putrid: good will and appreciation.
isoatn. N01 walls can bin t1 dated. I aiu
“111118. to 't'ak‘s‘ 'gooti card (if, her Vth‘V'Vc'
service '
Comparatirc cost of out city ad;
ministration {.75 If now'cxists and as
it 11'lll,bo lountl.u11VtVlethl1e civic eon-
i'er‘“ plan: ' '
to be too small,
situation.
realty belt
Pteseut VF‘ utme
' ' cost cost
Interest 011 proposed ' 1- "
addition to debt. at ' . ‘
495‘-;.:1...1...:.‘.... s 8,309
Rent 0! present city 1' '
nan per year ..... 325.00
Sort/ices ‘cf janitors. , 150.00 1. 000
cost of light; . . . . . 143.24 300
Cost of fuel ....... ' . . 135. 23 500
Salary “of mayor ..... 600
Salary of' treasurer” 150. 00 ' V
Sitinr'y of city clerk. 500. 00 1,100
entry of city attor-
............. 700.00 1,300
Spindles of six coun-'
‘cll'l'nen ................. 1,200
Salary of city collec-
tor .................... 000
Totals ........... $2,103 17 1011.0
'l‘he .1bot (1 is a contrast of present
facts with futtno probabilities._. The
items in tho“ci1io ccnter"~ column
' they may.
'ceedure i'IIu'St a little. they might, it
1- -l.Il
. 54.111
by
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PAGE
.m 7‘ “was
wows-1141“
.11
27-inch very fine ti'crics.
69c to 790 ya: 03‘9c
night, per yard ......
5 l- 20
590
160
5mbrot
Bc Amoskcag Gin-g-
. hams. tonight
79c Corset Covers, to—
night ...............
25c Cuticura Soap, to-V
night, per cake .....
Vrrp-nn 1, .. .1.., ..,
L.
.,..,.,,.t.,.....,...m» .
«J»... . 1. ”.10 '11:
H}... V.
5.11....
,,... ._
to". “3 11.1109” at '
'1 1'
5c stark; "j'b'r"' '1'!"
per spool
m 1
270
500 Bed Sheets, 72x90.
tonight .............
150 Heavy
Towels
12c Heavy Turkish Tow-
etc
80 ' j:
70
1000 No. American Prints.
per yard ..............
' 11.." W101" 1.11:. its-1111‘. . ,
I.
above are of course all estimates. They
are mine. but made after consultation
with others for abler than myself to
judge: but i make myself alone re
sponslble for them. and invite the fol-
testl, good-natured comment, and keen
(1st scrutiny, giving the following briet
reasons for my figures.
A new city ball will have to‘ be kept
clean. Cleanliness being next to God
Iincss costs ofiori, anti effort, to keep
a big building chitin costs money). One
thousand dollars would be found a
small sum for the necessary scrub'wo-
men and window cleaners and an of
ilcient janitor. As to the charge for
tight, the contemplated use of meters
will larfiely increase our present cost
showing $300 to be a small sum for the
lighting of .1 big building. in the
maths of fact we should have, to (1m-
plot a competent engineer. l have left
this item of cost out. so my $500 tot
heating is probably not-half what this
item would cost: Now as‘to salaries,
and here is the real crux of the' whole
or‘sotiice in a city hall that was big
enough and ornate enough to ban
show place for visitors. that was kept
locked up during usual business hours?
'i‘ltt-ro Is not 11' single man 111‘ South
Norwalk capable ‘of filling this otilce
who could think of taking the pesi- .
lion 011 the condition that he 1.. gleci
.11 abandon his blrsiness 01' bread wi-n
hing occupation for 11111 salary 'that
we could (11 would pay. We haw
Vnevcr bad 11 mayor 11110 would have
.uceptod the place on this condition
0111' mayor should always be 11 111111
big enough to set the pace. \Vo' \i‘i‘tiii
:1 $3.000 man whcvouer we can catch
one.
The amount that l have set
down as salary of mayor Is the com
pcnsatlon ot' a secretary who will oe
copy the mayor's office during bust
ness hours. write an occasional busi
Voess lette1Vand answer infrequent
questions
0
The same things 111111 be said as to
the (1111 treasurer. clerk. collector and
tttorney. In each case i have. as y a
bill see, allowed $600 per year as
pm of an assistant to hold the office
down during business hours. each 00
mg what little. there would be found
to do. I have put down $1,200 for the
six commitments $200 per year too
much for acouncllman. when the city
clerk gets $500? Certainly not will
be the contention of the aspirant for
office for pay
And this is not all. We shall no
sooner be fully committed to the pol-
1ch 0f seivlco for pay enforced by our‘
newiclty'hall condition. titan tht1 de-
moralization of our public service will
begin to app. .1r 0111' best men will
gradually right 111 to take otllee. because . 1
when asked to walk" for par tll'e1
will justly into the 'rselvcs abate any
salary we could give. Slowly it may
be but sur'aly a lower grade of men
will fill all our offices. anci‘tlien we
shall bear the demand i01 lllOle pay
This is not a pleasant prospect, but
It is a condition that. a. false step tak-
en now will,
The financial contrast giyen above
means that if we build the new city :
innit we 'shpil have to hear an addition
at tax burden of $131,000 per your for
:an indefinite- but certainly 161v,lon'g
time. with all the dangers of a son:
'vice far too elaborate, for our, simple
,‘needs ,
In concluding this second section of
any presentation! beg to add a few
‘suggestions that seem to come in
properly at this stage The fault of
most projects of this. character is that
they are usually entered 111110.11 at the
instance of Va few percsons who appar
lastly believe themselves 10.1111. public
Tspiritod, and 113.11.119.11 confident they
can creole atpnblic lsentimenmhat wilt
:c._1r1y.- the =-pr0100t; througlitf They are
almost-g alwaysdacking ,in any sense.
of properproportion to the public allit-
lty to pay and tothe public need and a
fatal luck of any conception of fitness
as to tlmc.V ,Vlf rho gentlemen who are,
this movement. whoever
anodized their. pro
seems to. me, hav “saved the day" ,tor
themselves. and” ad the satisfdctlo'n
500 honor of having, endered the pub.-
10 .1. renl. and lasting service.
if they had charged the' committee
of fifty: with the'duty? of investigating
our present municipal needs as a
“whole and the public ability to pro
vide for them. they would have given
committee something to do. be
si es meetlug‘ and approving an art
ready cut anti dried plan. 111 soon a
.‘casa i feel sure that a much larger
proportion of the- committee w‘odld
hath appeared than .caluo to the dist,
meeting The tommittee certainly
would have given proper attention to
the. civic center and city hall schemes
as one of perhaps 1101101111 lolty improve
i"‘ sti‘t’n‘
. 1,1
Who ever heard of a may"
i believe, place as 111.1
0‘7de
meat! that would have claimed their
attention. For instance the attention
of the, committee would no doubt liVa'Ve ,
been called to the condition of the
streets in the center business and res«
ldence section of the city They ought
to be 11.11 t.(l its soon as the city is able
to do so if addition to the electric
light plant is not made this year and
this is feasible. it' the water com-
'11issioners busban their income core-
.11llv this war [ believe. we can spend
’0 000 this summer in 11.11 inc without
Incleasiug our debt at all. I ask the
reader which he would prefer. a fine
city hall to .1d1nire,or Well paved
streets to 1ide over 111' the co
the city? \le can't have 11011122111111;
Which ought to wait? '
This is, i believe, a fair statement
of the. money Side of this f'civ'lc cen-
ter" "question, correct as to facts; not
extreme as to estimates, and not ex-
troubles! in our city affairs! In this V
end It will be up to our taxpayers to
decide. V
04.311011. 11:14:.
8.1.1.11... 'Itlltitiiiiitaulin and
Signature ' . V V
a
TROLLEV- CAR LEAVES RAILS.
One of- the large Bridgeport Holley
cm which left Norwallt last evening
at 1‘.: 50 o'clock in charge of Motormd'n- ,
F1cd Barton. and Conductor Wilfred.
Whoelbouse. split the switch at Peat.
Swamp, and threw the car from“
rails. It was about three. hours‘ work '
to get the cat back into its proper po.
silica and Superintendent. Cherie V
ley' and .1 force of men assist
locks and plates and other an
the meantime it was neces's
to another. and thorny did not block
traffic
RIVERS AND HARBORSL
Bill Reported Appropriattng $5,000,000
{or Maintenance. .‘V v
WASHINGTON Feb. 20.411.55.10 1
reinty of war has transmitted to- con-
gl'eSs a. leport of the chief of engin-
eers of. the war department,V- sabbati-
ting the latest figures compiled by' the '
'engineet s for river and harbor working
the annual 1',eport and were submitte V
to the house committee on river's
harbors in making up the river
harbor bill repmted this morning - _
ed 011 these figures the committee we:
repel ted a bill providing for mainten-
auce andiapproprlatlng 011011856000, 000
lor this work
items 101 Connecticut:
"ri\er below Hartford, 515, 00
,Baven harbor, $301000; Hons
’t'iver $5,.000 and .Biidgepor It
510000.11‘1'11139 sums are untold iii
the surveys authorised. by the bill '
vrhich a 1111an sum 0! $0110 .005, l p
‘Vd
1V
ompiirnontary 151...... V
Publishers and. printers 01'. Wash-
inton last: night gave at complime
gtary. .dinner to three prominent: V
are or printing establishments It. ,
United states. muting ‘wh'om‘ was:- Mil '
can it. 1.100.101. New Haven, .wiio p011.-
lishes.mast 01' the (11111111101103.1111
cities in Connecticut M'r bed will
main in Washington severity .111
Elks Want Protection. ,
i Nearly all the‘ lodged in Connectl~V
cut of the 11.11.951.19 sent pé'titi
110 the' Connecticut Members of
1.0888.” urging then'11to vote fi'to‘i'w
bill to create a; reserve iii th
of Wyoming for the care and 1110)
hues of the American elk.“ This :1
osltlon"' involves an appropriation
$30. 000.
At the Conservation Conforo
V P'roi’. Irving Fisher and Prof
S.G1avcs. or Yale are in the city ‘t-‘
tending‘ the conferences at thew
House 01' prominent scientists 0
conservation of our‘natural‘ resort
souruéav MAN suns Lilia
. as or 75 YEARS.
SOU’I‘HBURY Feb. 20'.
McLaughlin aged 7,6, commit
0100 at the home of Walter Hu
this place today. .He was 11 its {1
dlcr. cite had absent despondon‘
some time, 4nd went into. 9.1,: (16.
.the house- today. and placingt
into or a shotgan to his head. .1
triggm with a still 1" ' 911111.11 Vii, V.
head was blown 9,111.11 ii '
probably 111stantaiidbuaaxiie I'
blather. John-V in Wpterbur ' ‘
1
Soon the
511111111110
, it!“ .
travagant. in its statements of coming . V
transfet the passengers from one car ."','
during the fiscal year ending June; 30.. '
1910. These figures 1110 revised shin . I
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