*t"
‘ . near to being at for domestic
”if"
at“: am 6:35.
7215 I. to: 7:4: p. m.
' mo saau'rmsr. yam-Irons
.r' catts
DapartmenIn
“to. tea. I. and A. II.
. mule Building. South
mot. 1st and 8d Tuesday of
loath-duly and August as-
‘ airtime. I. I I.
- soo y nv e eric
1M W. l. Robert M. Wilcox.
Chapter. No. as. R. A. M.
. In ltasenlc Building. Boutn
street. 2d and tth Tuesdays of
. month—July and August on.
_ -at8 o’.clock All Royal Arch
. cordially invited. (‘harles 1'
. H. P. Robol't M. Wilcox. Sev-
ym»1_ _, ..
'I finance
commission has
4 g Mayor Hlbbard with extra-
m in public office by lessening
the vigilance and by, placing
.. ' Individuals on the pay rolls
“city. The report states “that
. To. any cases reductions in cornpen
i” “Hons and discharges by reinstate-
mu; that new and necessary ap-
Militants have been made and un-
fiabie increases in compensation
tad." The commission has re
mended that drastic action be tak
"!_h¥""l'bls Is as remedy: “That all sub
flies. needlessly raised. be reduced;
pt all unnecessary appointments be
What; that actioh on pending re-
deats for increases In salary be post-
when until superfluous employee be
Moved and excessive salaries be re
‘Qiiced to a proper basis; that exocri-
tire departments be relieved of pres-
. dare from the mayor's Office in the ap-
pointment of subordinates." This
.roads 'as if the mayor has been forrnd
‘ c‘Mth the goods on him Such action
”glues not speak well for the mayor- of
. ‘Boaton.
-. The engineering ofilccr in charge of
‘the water supply of the District. of
_ ’ Columbia has been cleaning out‘oue
(If the reservoirs of the city water sys-
‘ tom which had not been cleared out
very reteniir lie was obliged to
H3 up a dredge in the reservoir and
- (1 out as if it were a
mndilatmr a river channel. He re
:ports that he has taken out 110.800
cubic yard of “material." That ought
’j to make room for considerable more
water and the water that would come
uses
STOCKS WEAK AGAIN.'
Harrinan Paelfica Ge Lower on nu-
mors of serious illness.
NEW YORK. Aug. 26.—-—The Harri-
msn stocks. Were‘weak again today at
. the openingrof the stock market. One
block was 15,000 shares of Union Pa
’ cine opened at a range of 20334 and
202%. a decline of three points again-
st yesterday's closing. Dealings in
Southern Pacific were more moderate
, with a‘decllne of over a point such
after opening. Union Pacific sold lpw-
war to 201% in the first few minutes
ch is the lowest price touched by
. tat stock in over three weeks. On
1011 Pacific preferred declined 2%
. points. There were recessions of a
" point or more throughout the almost
Entire active list on the. exchange.
‘ During the first half hour the liqui-
dation continued on an extensive
scale, with losses of 3 3-4 points in
Union Pacific common and 2 3-4 in
the preferred. Southern Pacific was
,down 1 0-8. float y selling of Reading
. I oirried the price down 1 1-2 points.
I, Come support in Union Pacific rallied
‘ the market slightly before the end of
the first hour but another add more
severe decline sent prices lower than
yesterday.
WILLING TO PAY.
g The Right Rev. Bishop of Delaware
‘ tells the following story:
"“A young man came to me one day
and said: ‘Bishop. 1 want you to mar-
h'y me on next Wednesday.’
(“All right. young man; 1'" marry
l assured him.
‘Well. l want the bell to ring: he
ed
“Very well. you can have the bell
Tito"
A.“ Wall. 1 want the organ to play.‘
I ‘All right; you can have the or-
m
played
“'And i want everything else that
inyhody ever had at a church wed-
“'Cert'alnly; you shall have it.’
“Well. the night came, the bell
. . m the orgau played. the church was
‘ . ., .. and everything went oi! as
{young man wanted it. When the
as, . y was over the young couple
~ =. instead of leaving the chancel.
held out my hand. hhook hands
' the bride. and then held out my
‘to the bridegroom. He had his
' deep in his trousers pocket. and
wound with my hand out he said.
what impatiently and in a tone
be heard all over the
don't be in such an all- fired
Bishop; l’m Igetting the money
PRiiPISIli
REVISED
iiiARiIR
~_,_ IIIIIIIITIEIIIIII il-
Pliliiili
——————
Notwithstanding the fact that the
proposed changes in our city charter,
to be voted upon on Monday next.
were fully esplained at the city meet-
ing which unanimously approved such
changes, the committee appointed by
the council to revise the charter deem
it advisable that the proposed essen-
tial changes should be again brought
to the attention of our citizens. that
they may- thoroughly understand the
Chopin I; proposed.
it is impracticable and too cxpcn-
sivo to publish a column by column
comparison of the old charter and the
proposed revision. it. would also seem
unnecessary to publish proposed
changes of little moment. which the
committee in making the rerislon
deemed it advisable to make in order
to have their work consistent.
The following are what seem to the
committee to be the essential changes:
The Board of Estimate and T-axa
tion. under the special not creating
such board. now takes the place of the
city meeting in making appropriations
for city expenditures and in fixing the
tax rate. The provisions of this spec
lal not have been incorporated in the
proposed revised charter. with such
minor changes as made the act plain
and consistent. The prop0scd l‘e\1lii()il
provides that the city clerk shall be
annually elected by the people instead
of being appointed by the council.
that there shall be three assessors and
three members of the Iioard of ilcllef
elected annually instead of two asses-
sors and two members of the itosrd of
Relief appointed by the council. ii
is also proposed that three electrical
commissioners and tbrc'e water com-
missioners be elected this fall. one of
each of which commission shall be
thereafter annually elected. The wat-
er commissioners have always been
heretofore elected. the electric light
commissioners having been appointed
by the council.
The, city treasurer is required to
report monthly to the council, instead
of annually. the amount expended by
each department. of the city. ,
The Hoard of Estimate and Taxation
Is authorized to create a sinking fund
for the city by annually setting aside
such a sum of money as in the Judg-
ment of the board the financial condi-
tion of the city will permit. This
sinking fund is (o be invested in se‘
curitles that are legal investments for
savings banks in this state and is to
be used for paying the bonded iu~
debtedness of the city; but it cannot
be so used until so authorised by a
city meeting.
The assessors make their assess-
ments as of May 1st in each year in-
stead of October let. the tax year thus
being placed from three to five months
ahead. The method of assessment it
the same as at present
Commencing in 1910. the (lip ofiico
era elected at the annual election each
year take office on the second Wed-
nesday after the first Monday of 0c.
tuber. The city officers elected this
fall. excepting the water and electric
light commissioners. hold office until
the Second Wednesday after the first
Monday or October, 1910.- Thus the
council take office within a compare.
tIvely short time following their elee
tion. instead of waiting for three
months. as under the present charter.
the terms of city officers commencing
at the beginning of the fiscal year.
Under the present charter the Board
of Water Commissioners establish the
prices to be paid for the use and dis-
tributlon of water. Under the revised
charter. this power is given-to them.
“subject to the approval of the coun-
oil." The annual report of the water
commissioners. as well as that of the
treasurer of the water fund. is to be
made to the council on the first Meir
day of November in each year.
The boundary lines of the city have
not been changed on the north. They
have been more strictly defined on
the South. but remain as in the pres‘
ent charter.
The changes above outlined are the
important changes made by the pro-
posed revision. While the committee
know that the new charter is not of
expert arrangement. and not so per-
feet as might have been produced it
the committee were afforded unlimited
time for thought and work upon such
an instrument. they do feel that the
instrument to be voted upon is an im-
provement upon the present charter
and far more in keeping with present
day municipal problems and progress.
and we can conscientiously commend
it to our citizens for their approval.
Copies of the proposed new charter
may be obtained at the office of the
city clerk.
Respectfully submitted to our citi-
sens.
CHARTER REVISION COMMITTEE.
TAKING N0 CHANCES.
(Chicago News.)
“Doctor." said the caller, “l’rn a vic-
tin: of insomnia. Can you cure me?"
“1 can." replied the physician. "not
before 1 take the case 1 want to ask
you one question. Are you in business
for yourself or do you work for 0th
“I'm employed as a clerk in a- gro-
cery.” answered the patient.
"Then you'll have to y in nil-
vanes." said the It. Ii.‘I “ ' not Roche
IIIIIII 1st iii
IIIIIII
(Continued from First Page.)
exceeding two acres, in the valuation
of dwell ng houses and other bulld-
iuga. The law has been changed so
that all house or building iota must
be listed and valued separately from
the buildings thereou.
Non- residents—~1t has been difficult
for the assessors to secure proper in-
fornration relative to the taxable prop-
erty owned by non-residents. 11ers-
after. all non-residents holding prop-
erty in any town will be subject to
the same provisions relative to filing
lists, including the 10 per cent. addi-
tion for failure to hand in lists which
now apply to residents. in addition.
tangible personal property of non-
residents which is located in any one
town seven months during any year
will be liable to taxation in such town
in the same manner as provided for
the personal property of residents.
Personal ’l‘ax~Aftcr October 1.
1910. the present poll and military
commutation tax will be abolished.
and all male persons between the
ages of 21 and 00 years will be liable
for a personal tax of $2 each. subject
to the same exemptions that now up-
ply to poll and military commutation
taxes. This law also 'rrovldes for ado
mate assistance in corzrpiling the list
of such persons and for the collec-
tion of the tax. The poll and artillery
commutation taxes will be levied and
collected under the present statute
during the coming year. with the ex-
ception that all reports of those liable
for military commutation taxes will
be made to the tax commissioner in-
atead of to the adjuiant-gcueral, as
heretofore. '
Exempted Property“-
the grand list of October, 1909. and
juadrennially thereafter. the asses-
Iors of all towns will he required to
'ist and value all property exempted
from taxation. and a report of the
same will be made to the tax cour-
mlssloner by the town clerk. The total
mount of all such property in the
state will be published in time for
the use of the next Legislature in 1911.
Fire llistrlcts~Fire districts will
be required to report their indebted-
ness and details of receipts and ex-
penditures at the time of the next
quadrennial report of municipal debt
and expenditure.
Special Acts-«Special acts which
include special provisions relative in
taxation have been passed affecting
the towns of Derby. New lirltaln, Wal-
lingford. Norwalk. Stamford. Dar»
bury. Norwich. and the city of South
Norwaik. all of which will give an
opportunity for more cfilcient work
Beginning with
l‘own Tax collector’ 3
NOTICE
Noticc is hereby given to all persons
liable to pay taxes to the Town of
Norwalk, (‘ounty of F‘alrficld and State
of Connecticut, on the Assessment List
of 1908. that i will meet them to re-
ceive said taxes. at the odiec of the
Collector. Town ilall Building. in the
(‘lty of Norwalk. in said Town of
Vorw.alk on Wednesday. September
1,1909. from'O o‘clock forcnoon rrntll
l o'clock afternoon and from 2 o'clock
to 5 o‘clock afternoon.
Said office will be open thereafter
every week day from 9 o'clock until 1':
o'clock forenoon and from ' 2 to 0
o'clock afternoon.
Taxes may also be paid at the office
of J. M. Layton & (3-0., inc... South
Norwalk. .
On all taxes which shall remain
unpaid after the 1st day of October.
[909, interest at the rate of nine per
cent. will be charged fmm the lat day
of September,1909. until the same
shall be paid.
ROBERT G. MITCHELL.
Tax Collector
in and for said Town of Norwalk, on
List of 1908.
Dated at Norwnlk, Conn.
11, 1009.
August
a12 19 26
Sun
Tea
. O I
Superiority
We not our nputation on its
excellence. We take all man-
ner of cars that It is the heat
leaf imported to start with. then
We devote extra time and ears
to its packaging, sealing it so
.Ihat iI retain. all Its original
delicacy of flavors. it is free
from the soil of handling and
comes to you in line unitary
condition.
Sixty Cents a Pound
' urea-r (II-racks “elven
The Union Pacific
Tea Co..
‘ for such;
r
u
«——.
on the part of certain tag officials of”
those municipalities.
lnvastment Brokers and Companies
-——Hereafter investment companies
and investment brokers will make re-
turns to the tax commissioner instead
off to the comptroller.
Telephone and Express Business—
i‘ersons as well as corporations en-
gaged iu the telephone or certain ex-
press business will hereafter be
obliged to make reports for taxation
purposes
in Effect September ivAil of the
above changes except the personal
[hul- law, will go into effect Septem-
erl
Succession Tax—The time for the
payment of succession taxes has been
extended from one year to fourteen
months.
All estates of persons who died on
or after August 11.1909.wili be sub
iect to the new succession tax law.
which provides a rate of one per cent
on all property in excess of $10 000
passing to parent or parents. husband
or wife. or lineal descendants. or legal-
ly adopted child of the deceased per-
son. Orr all property passing to col-
lateral kindred or to strangers to the
blood. or to a corporation. voluntary
association. or a society. there will be
no exemption, and the tax rate will be
5 per cent.
When a portion of the property
passes to one class. and the remaining
portion to the other, the exempted
amount will be that part of 310. 000
which the value of the property pass
ing to the lineal class bears to the to-
tal value of the whole estate.
Tire exemption to estates of non-
resident dcccdents will be only that
proportion of the exempted amount
provided for residents, which the cs-
tate actually or constructively in this
state bears to the total value of the
Iron-resident decedent’s estate wher-
ever situated.
In addition. the law includes estates
passing “by other statutes." This
would apply to the estate of a woman.
married prior to 1877. of which the
husband has use. All property pass-
ing by power of appointment. and in
addditlon all property which passes by
filing an exemplified copy of the will
with the Judge of probate as provider!
in section 305 will be subject to the
inheritance tax.
State Tax-’l‘hc most 'lradirul step,
however is the renewal of the state
tax vrhicb was suspended in 1800. the
rule being one-half mill on the grand
lists of the towns as corrected by the
board of equalization for (be years
1908 and 1909. and payable November
10. 1909. and 1910.
Increase in Reveuue~Tho increase
in revenue that can be expected from
the changes in the tion laws will
be from the success on taxes and the
state tax. This ought. to amount to
three-fourths of a million. it. however,
the receipts and expenditures of the
state are to be equal it will still be
ncccssary either to “reduce the lab
ter or to i ease the former. This
will be more pparent to the members
of the General Assemhlv in 1911.
Excursions to " .4...“ in
‘ Valleymve .
On and After doses ,Juns 21.1909.
The New and Commonious
Steamer Huntington
CAPT. WiLLiAM.G. YOUNG.
' Will Run as Follows:
LEAVE Huurruerou for Nor-wail:
Mondays and Fridpyp at 8: 45 a.
III. and 2: 15 1I .
LEAVE NORWALK for Huntington
Mondays and Fridays at 8:45 a.
m. and 0:15 p. m.
EXCURSION TICKETS. 500; SINGLE
E. .
Children,5t012 years Excursion. 35c;
Single Far-ii. 25c.
Will stop at VALLEY GROVE Mon-
days aud Fridays on signal.
.. ... ..- ..-...
NOTICE
Sealed bids will be received up to
four p. m.. Scpi. l. 1909. at the Select-
men's office, Nor-walk. Conn. for con
atruetlng Benedict Farm Bridge ac-
cording to plum: and specifications
which may be seen at their office.
The Selectmen reserve the right to
reject any or all bids.
.IAMIGS . lill()\\'I\l.
ALFREI AVISON.
.lOllN DEVINIE,
Selectmen of the Town of Norwaik.
I125 3t
lHE RRRVRR 3 run
25c Men’s Neckties,
12 1-2c
MI-u's .\|l Siih lirvcrsilrlc Four-
iII-ilunrls, all colors. Regular 25c
qualify
FRIDAY. 12i'zc
22 l-2c
Yard Widc l-‘loor' Oil Cloth. made
by Potter, the host manufacturer in
the business. now and neat designs.
Regular price 35c.
FRIDAY. 22' 2c SQUARE YARD.
$1.50 Corsets, 50c
A broken lot of (.‘orscts. oil per-
fect and new Inodcls: not all sizes,
but a big opportunity for those
whose size is here.
tritium. 50c.
15c and 19c Laces, 7c
Point De Paris and Wide Val
lanceri widths from 2, to 5 inches.
insertions to match. Regular 150
to 100 value
FRIDAY. ALL WIDTHS. 7c YARD.
12 1-20 Children’s
Vests, 90
Children's Square Neck. Wing
Sleeve Vests. The usual 12'4c va-
luc.
FRIDAY. 9c.
$1.00 Men’s Bathing
Suits, 75c
Men‘s Two Piece Bathing Suits,
black with red or white trimming.
All sizes. Regular $1.00 suits.
' ~ 75 CENTS.
85c Bath Tubs, 69c
Tubs. a. good size.
85c.
Sold regularly
FRIDAY, 69¢.
Hi3 NIGHTCAP PRIVILEGE.
Among the nrarry strange privileges
350 Floor Oil Cloths, '
iieavy Galvanized infants‘ Bath:
SCHOOL
TIME
MEWS
SHOE
TI
Our Children’s Shoes
s‘rmn THE wsaa sun rsaa or
SCHOOL DAY.
$1.00 to 02.50
‘ err!
Wear oa'i‘hat Fit
granted by English sovereigns to
their subjects probably the most re-
markable was the permissiqn given
to the Earl of Sussex. by Queen Mary.
to wear his nightcap, or even two
nlghtcaps, If he so wished, in her roy-
nl presence. The earl was a vic'tlm
of colds in the head, which. like the
law. are do respecters of persons, and
as he considered catarrh in the head
too heavy a price to pay for loyalty
ire petitioned the queen for' permis-
sion to wear his nightcap in her pres-
once.
The patent conceding this unique
privilege is one of the most amusing
in royal annals. it runs thus: f'Know
ye that we do give to our beloved and
trusty cousin and counselor. Henry.
earl of Sussex Viscount Pitswslter
and lord of imund and Purnell.
license and pa on to wear his cap or
nighteap or any two of them. at his
pleasure. as well in our presence as
in the presence of any other person
or persons within this realm or any
other place in our dominions where-
aoever during his life. and these our
lhelt'tersh:hallbo sufficient warrant is
loR "'liALK-i EVE” ’INGi SENTINEL - II...” ,_
FRIDAY--Bargain Day
AS USUAL
Friday Is One of the Days of Enthu- -
siasm in This Progressive Store
No matter what the weather conditions are. the wide-awake woman visits the Boston Store
- on Friday. She has confidence and is sure of being amply repaid for her effort.
Be One of the Many Here Tomorrow
AND YOU'LL FIND YOUR VISIT A GOOD INVESTMENT.
A PARTIAL LIST
Toilet Articles
lfrc Corylopsls Talcum l’owdcr..9c
25c Sizc Dr. Shefflcid's Tooth
i’astc ...................... 17c
15c (lake Peroxide Soup. Fri.
day ......................... 9c
12 l-2c Towels,
6 l-2c
Full Size lluck Towcls. red bor-
dcrs. Sold usually ”we.
FRiDAY, 6E72c
l2 l-Zc Percales,
9 l-2c
lit; inch l’crcalr-s. full widths. all
the good colors. ltcgular lili/zc
vnluc.
FRI DAY. 95/20“ YARD.
Women's 500 Col-
cred Hose, 37c
Women's l-‘fne Lisle Stockings.
all the best colors. pink, light blue.
nlic. hunter. lavender. reds. cham-
pagne. blondlne. smoke and Copen-
hagen. Our regular 50c quality.
FRIDAY, 37c.
$2.98 Women’s
Bathing Suits, $1.50
Women's Brilliantinc Harbin-z
Suits. black and navy. braid and
band trimming. Most every size.
itcguiar $2.98 value.
FRIDAY. $1.50.
Small Wares
l'rc Pearl Buttons .. ............. 2o
50c Washable Hair Rolls ...... 386
15c Large Jet Hat Pins ....... 7c
Bias Seam Tape. 5 yard
pieces ................. 41: piece
0. -N. T. Darning Cotton, 6
spools for . .................. 9::
25b Moire Belting. Friday
iZi/zo yard ,
murmur
J”!
$1.00 Ruffled Cur-
tains, 69c
21/, Yards Long Wide Rumed
Curtains. fine quality. Sold regu-
lnriy $1.00.
FRIDAY. 69c PAIR.
i
i
i
$1.00 Couch Covers,
79c
lirrirriud Stripe Couch Covers. full
3 yards long. Regular price $1.00.
F R I DAY. 79c.
$1.25 Counterpane,
79c
In“ 1ch Size Counterpanes. The
regular $1.25 value.
FRIDAY. 19¢.
5—00 Corset Covers,
290
Fancy Muslin Corset Covers.
lace and embroidery, bending and
ribbon tops. Regular 50c.
FRIDAY. 296.
$1.50 Petticoats, 980
Muslin Petticoats, deep
flouncc. with dust ruflio.
$1.50 value.
FRIDAY. 98c.
l0c Linen Crash..4c
Full Width All Linen Crash.
Regular price 10c.
FRIDAY. 4c.
250 Dish Pans. 190
8 and 10 qt. Heavy Tin Deep
Dish Pans. Regular price 250.
FRIDAY, 196.
100 Clothes Lines, 7c
50 if. Cotton Clothes Lines full
measure. Regular price 10c.
FRI DAY, 7c.
lace
Big
HAD CHANCE TO GET EVEN.
Attorney General Wickersham took
a party of public men to Fort. Myer
in his automobile to see the aeroplane
tests one day recently, says the Wash-
ington Post. Charles Nagel. secretary
.of commerce and labor. sat in the seat
iwlth Wickersham and they kept up a
lively conversation during the trip.
When they arrived at the fort one
of the may asked Nagel how he and
Wickersham got along.
"Oh. we got along all right." replied
Nagel. “until Wickershara began to
talk French to me. I don't under-
stand French. "
“Then why didn‘t you get even by
talking law to him?" exclaimed Sec-
retary of'itate Knox.
SONS OF VETERANS. .
WASHINGTON. August 28.—F'urth-
er consideration was given various
reports of committees when the en-
campment of the Sons of Veterans. U.
s. A.. reassembled here today. There
are several recommendations. such as
the building of a memorial hail In this
city and tits elimination df all mili-
m titles for the designation atol-
...........u Wmmm
willfully w
m
GLAD To RETURN To AMERICA.
Charles Walter. head of the Micr-
ing department of Joseph Davls' aim-e
returned home from his European trip.
impressed with the acknowledged fact
that the American business man is the
best dressed business man in the
world. Mr. Walter made his trip large-
ly for the purpose of studying tailoring
work and methods abroad and visited
a. large number of esubllshments in
England, Germany and fiance His
trip. which he took in company with
Carl Schaub, was a most enjoyable
one in every particular. Mr. Waiver
said today that he saw many things
which be admired abroad and many
whose counterpart are better here and
he was glad to get back home to
America.
...____.__.__
Mary Loretta Ctabell.
The funeral of Mary Loretta stabeli.
eight months old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Stabeil. was held yester-
day afternoon. at. the home. 37 Mar-
shall street. The Rev. E. A. b. Bedt-
ler, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church,
ofilolated. and interment followed in
Pine Island Comm;
it's almost in:
heap lathe
Yinfdramantu
Norwalk Chronicler