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‘ Board oi Estimate Overloolted the
Pendent oi Bill for Street
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Taxpayers Are Reducing Debi
on Municipal Plant
Through an oversight. the lily tax
icy the year will be a toll mill more
than was figured last week by tho
board or estimate and taxation. 1who
announced. when they completed their
considerlttion oi the budget. that they
proposed to lay an eight mill tax.
Sight. hbn'ever. was lost at that time
oi the tact that no appropriation had
been blade for street lighting This is
a matter oi 88, 371. actually requiring
a little more than a mill. which miles
".1018. but the various departments
have timir‘ed so closely that it is count~
ed that it mill more than proposed will
be sudlcient.
A nine mill tax was therefore laid
by the board it short time belore ad~
urnment. upon motion at John F.
citation. who had called to attention
the fact that the electric light appro-
priation 'had been cv.erlooked
For Free Street Lights.
Thin oversisbt brought on a serious
dildtldilon that was reverted to two
or a times during the evening.
me" rd J. Cutbill Bret expressed the
9 n “that the municipal plant
be compelledeo furnish the
. lights tree of barge to the
city. He believed the electrical com
miselonersc can sit e city its
lights now .but that
they want to o‘ a big showing and
lineup in the public eye.
My. McMahon. who last year made a
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9llver ll: Mitchell chosen Preel
‘ dent and Joseph Asbwell
.9 Vice-President
Oliver
H. Mitchell. oi Berkeley
I street. was chosen last evening at the ‘
meeting at the Nutmeg Club. which
was held principally for the emotion
of oihcore. to head the club for e en-
suing year. He succeeds John N
Kline. who has been president for the
two one. years. Mr. Mitchell is a very
popuier gentlemen and in the right
man for the oilice. Joseph Ashwell
was chosen vicepreeident. while Wil-
liam .l. Rider is the new treasurer.
Anson F. Keeier. financial secretary,
and Arthur Fitch, secretary.
President Kline called the meeting
to order shortly after 8 o'clock and all
passed oil harmoniously. The reports
of the secretary and the treasurer for
the month end for the year were both
road and showud that the club is in a
very prosperous condition. Tho enter-
tainment committee reported that
they were progressing nicely with the
arrangements for the dance of Jan-
uary 20th. that tickets and programs
are being printed and'that Bpeidel's
orchestra has been engaged.
The election of tho tommlttccs was
then taken up and there were several
changes in the membership by request.
The house committee is now as ibi-
iowe: George Sheldon. chairman.
Cheater Meeker. Jay 8. lluoltley. hea-
ter .1. Cargiil. Andrew H. Lyon.
The entertainment committee: Jo
aoph Aehweli. chairman. Thomas J.
Went. Jr.. Jay 8. Buckley. Charles Ver-
lln and Porter Morgan.
The pool committee: Chester Mech-
er. rhalrman. Harry ii. Burton, George
Sheldon. Arthur Fitch and Andrew ll.
Mon.
’l‘ruetcee-~.lohn N. Kline. James
Gregory. Thomas .1. West. Jr.. Prank
andago and George Cavanagh.
Manager of albictlcs-~Anson P.
Keeler.
Mr. Keeler reported at last evening‘s
meetinn that athletics were view at.
present. but. would probably revive in
the spring.
Governing board—-Vi'llllsm J. Rider.
Percy Morgan. Anson F. Keeler. John
N. Kline and Jouph Ashweli.
U n the completion oi the election
oi 0 core President Kline gave up the
chair to President Mitchell. Bach
gentleman was induced to Widowed
..liiilinN
Oath ot Ollloe Talten Beiore the
General Assembly in Hart-
iord. This Alternoon
lllliiill lliii’lii till
llil Sill is "Still
Senate and House Formally Or-
ganized Early in the Day
HARTFORD. Jan. i.-'i‘he oath oi
oilice as governor oi Connecticut was
taken by Judge Simeon E. Baldwin. 0!
New Haven. this aiternoon. beiore the
General Assembly in joint convention
and an uueualiy large gathering oi
prominent clileonn oi the state and
many guests oi oi the new executive
The ceremony itself was a simple one
as laid by custom. It was preceded by
the usual military display therein the
new governor and the retiring enou-
tive were escorted from the Allyn
House through the city a treet and to
the capitol by the First and Second
Companies of the Governor‘s Foot
Garden and Company 1-“. Second in
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Several Citation M in Var-
ious Organizations
Hope Hose Company. No. 2. l‘ioncer
limit and udder Company. Phoenix
Rosina Company and the Horwallt
Fire Police held thir annusl meetings
ii Jo b bout what Mr. Cutbiil with s who p and elections oi otloers last evening
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sidbd‘ over the mobiles. wss‘ oi ‘ a
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e91: ital the authtwtpraviipee tlgt
9c y cost r s g ts e
9h0‘e9ver. but the dust oi the
“it should be reduced as
e ed in Cutbiil again
spoke on it! 'tbplo Ind included by
oodtpiimentlng the elec 9cel commis-
Mi for their solid wOri
Head for will Tanpayer.
When- decent Russell Frost who
had not been present at the earlier dis-
cussion. arrived. and wee told about
thd ovhrsight in the electrical depart
ment. be said he had reared that the
eight mill tax was too good to be true.
H' morallsed a mud on the in: quite-
. tio nod said while undoubtedly the
e'stnt ntaiii board would be popular with
, departments vcn liberal ap-
pprlatione. it we in be unpopular
~wl h the people who have to pay the
tea. He called at mice to the tool
the actual dot are and cents in
will be greater than last year on
e nt of the increase in the grand
9 , list. It is not the b property owners.
, leg Md. who will ice the added tag so
mulch. but the burds will fall heaviest
en the man who elm ly owns his own
9 die- and has a “lob on his handsin
glpoaiinued on Second rue.)
in; Mill liiilli'ili
‘ r Jen. i.-Ali sorts oi
‘ one tor lite grand rush oi
, ‘ palm. Were made at
gm” blond”. Justice
lillill it ill runny
express bimeelt. but those were appre
elated. for he sent for a box oi Hava-
nae and them around. Not to
bid outdo e in this way. ex President
Kline followed suit and Key Wests
were his choice.
The meeting voted a sole of sincere
thanks and deep appreciation to Mr
Kline. who ior two years presided so
Inocesaiuily over the organization.
bringing it to the front and leaving
it to his successor in so nourishing a
condition. There was practically no
ceremony about the changing of the
ipmldents. in tact no more thnn a
passing handshake, a smile and the
surrender oi the gavel.
The meeting then adlourncd until
January "lb. The remainder oi the
evenln was spent in pool playing and
cards. he oltlccrs took their oilice last
evening when elected.
vtvesor runes]
our liiTO ooto
BlitDGliiPOll‘i‘. Jan. i.——Iieyer lsen’
bets. and 12. a cowboy. wee round
by Patrolman Williams at the railroad
station late last night end talten to
police headquarters. The lad told the
police that his parents. who live at lord.
858 Ogden street. accused hint 0! do-
ing something naughty and they threw
him out in the cold. The boy‘s story
It be investigated.
The boy was the state's best wit-
els in the city court yesterday in
the case not Joesph P. ileum.
bi Booth orwslh. the sporting
who was held under a ”.000 bond tor.
the crithi t superior court
"the on route was cleared 'durl
the hearing yesterday and the tale t
by the I9boa|pndfim the clrcutne s rs-
rods
ml Iiii. lie lured“ that ballad
king an that the boy ball
lll'.
adusiactory to tilt concerned. in mail!
instances time were he changes made
in the calms. but to the Pioneer Hook
and ladder Company there were see.
ml new ones. and a net: captain was
chosen byt the Fire Police.
Hope Hose Company.
1% pincer; elected at Hope lioee
Company were the following:
Captain—vi). J. Moore.
First Lieutenant—«D. J. Kenneth
second lieutenant—«Jeremiah Doc
ney.
Recording hie
Orsth.
Financial Secretary—~40“ English.
The election of nillccra and the
meeting was the occasion at the an-
nual turkey supper at this company
and the attendance was much larger
than that at any oi tho othera. There
were eighty guesta at the excellent
supper oi turkey and all the linings.
such as turnip. celery. cranberry
sauce. potatoes. codes and other to
msbmenta. TM acting mayor and the
councilman with tho obtei and assist-
ant chlalbeleot. were all seated at a
special table.
Pioneer H. and L. (is.
At the Pioseer headquarters the on
ilcers elected were as iollows:
Csptaln~0haries illimrd.
first Heutsliantmaernard Naile-
Becond lieutenanthbarle. Mur
u‘worditl licoretsry—«Wni. much.
linen Military-ulna can»
mean.
Treasurer-lndwin L. Hoyt
tiers there were aleo reiresbntenti
oi the usual nature.
Martin Innine Ge.
At the Phoenix house the cadets
have, premioelly reelected end are as
lows:
999‘ deplete-4r. decor
.9 First eutenani-wArtbur Bushel.
deceit “entrance-«James Openers;
Recording Secretary-dose» it.
melanin Secretertiw-D. but will».
. 'i‘rbssuror—«CbafleaA .ilurr.
MW° Transitive-«inertia ll.
Secretary «John
cuts were served uh
momentum time eslcye’d did
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at the titre Police
um
because at warmth and telling
health. l. A. derlahlt. who for nearly
ilttcen month’s bad so successiully con-
ducted the shied oi the Lighthouse
Mission. closes till doors and moves to
the quiet or that“ ltorwslit to not: beat
and restoration at health
it will be come tbst btr 'rher
lauit was conv at the Chapman
meetings in amend since then has
beet; actively engaged in Christian
W0!"
One year ago lint Oooober be open
ed the Lightnoiiee Heston and has
accomplished asth' ng work.
figures below will; re an idea oi this
work and moi is:i
The stteudhiiod his been nearly 7..
OOO titled in. .
Over 850 artidim oi clothing given
own any
Homeless melt lend. 910.
{pestle given in 3. nos. 25
mp oyment W for
Shoe and robbers given away to
children
(‘onvr-rsionb. lib. ' ‘
Much credit is due to George A.
“other. at Rant Wall. who has so
greatly assisted in the capacity oi
treasurer: also to it. c; harbor. who
hits wry succeutnliy carried on the
general secretarys work in the post
lie has also girdle noon at his valuable
time cvenlnfl to this missions work
The mission has had ten good suc
ones with both its christian dinners.
tooding men: The Metal conditions
have been very “raging and the
year closes with W to meet all
obligations. *
ii any ”3%”? _ claim against
the million i 9 kindly present
same in bill tori 9 9 rge A..Walber.
at is Osborn 9 . en same will
be verified and 9 'i
Pliilliiiil
weed-sit. lint-not. til-m
at mo cam eyrm.
a mum
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Sliiill will Hillii
Senator Oonevee lakes Onset
Hldmwsmcbu
HARTFORD. Jan. d.-—-'i‘hc General
Assembly 0! till was organised in
elect last night. through Republican
and inmocrauc caucuses for selection
oi unicers and attaches oi each branch.
As the Democratasre in the minority
in each branch the choice oi the ite-
publi a needs last night will us.
dosh ly be ratided by party vote sit
tor the nembersareewcrn in. it was
a stormy night. but nearly all the
members-elect both parties made
their way up Ca l Hill to attend the
getbcrlnge wbt laid plans tor launch-
ing a new Republican legislature older
(Continuum so third Ween)
iOtilI him Mil . “ -
It“ MI!!! "I
announcer. Jae.» e—lrnta lowed»
er. the eighteen-mould rolls woman
whose demo“ with ma w. till»
my. the erstwhile soda clerk at the
Atlantic bout llama . «used a see.
. especial y site?“ was learned
flit which wss
- Oyster Openers Union. as a result oi
‘itisptopessdicsestweehesi tbs
Oaiieisgoioryseitlatnenllteiaobed
Between tits Oealerssnd
the Ion Who Btruolr
liili illiiili Hill
fill liilllll ill Iii
KnaepAontitiedJutlseonsnd
Webb Paldfldutdcoets
The strike or the oyster openiirs Is
now all oil. both the dealers and the
men having come to a sattaiaotory
understanding. Already many oi the
step have returned to their benches
and all ot_9 them. it was slated today.
will go to work tomorrow morning.
The amicable adipstntent carries
with it the use oi tbe‘new conical type
dippera. which caused all oi the trouble
in the first place: Originally a bris-
taitc wae9made in there dinners but
the men have been convinced that they
are fair in their present proportions.
It appears that the latest dliierestoe
woe caused by the fact that the new
dippera filled to just level with the
top. hold a gallon. whereas. with the
old iornt dipper heaped up measure
was given
This matter was tbmbed out this
mind. when a committee iron the
yesterday afternoon‘s meeting. waited
on iii if. flulbert. oi the deeiebipi Bys-
i vectorottbebew unscrew-m
blob was designed to prevent
exacting” or "ncattngx' a practice
which side some oi the test openers.
it has been claimed that while most
openers do not resort to this malice.
mg havetonahethemily PI! 9
to WOW l‘laherty. than.” ”days; Herman '
denim ‘ their oil? sanity”. mim ‘NM;1°~ 9; .9 J .
am .3: Mimi! t’fiLj raven-E993“ .ee “99 . 5° ' m
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mainland the union commutes air “PM. “a “ma taboo to ollcer,
peered to live been sailed edby Mr
llblbert'a demonstration.
The new type oi dinners are in use
today at the Northport. Minot limith.
Mir Riloyr I: Ben. 'l'alltnsdge Broth-
ers and Stevens Oyster Company
plants
w. F Hoyt stated this afternoon
that there are ii men at work open-
ing at his place. and be has been saeur
ed that nil oi the men will be bent in
the morning it is onnounced also
that lie men were at wort: at the North
port plant and trite a complement at
the Smith. Tel madne and Btevens
blunts
'i‘wo prominent dealers said this ai-
ternoon the! so far an they can see.
everything appears now to be settled.
Two Iii-liters Fined.
The trials oi Fred Knapp. white.
and Paul Mason and Ulysses Webb.
colored. members at the Oystennen'a
Union. charged with assault on Wit
llant Brbriber. white. and Berle; Wil‘
son. colored. who went bacit to work
in the Bios-ens plant. while the strike
was in progress. were completed this
noon. after an all morning.
Judge Josepha Taylor acquitted
Knapp. but need fleece and Webb its
and costs apiece. which was paid.
it appeared from the evidence that
Ilaeen and Webb attempted to Intimi‘
date Bobriber and Wilson as they came
out trout work. and when achriber
drew back and made a declaration that
he could "itch any man in the union.‘
hem street: by a bottle.
court room was Oiled to the
d? this morning at the dual hear-
tiesvm lAOtlT otos
. Lonnie rim
Arrangements tor the chowder per
ty oi the Norwsllt Yacht club. ep dab
urday evening. January iiih. ard pn-
W finely. Another Mahdi
9th. Mice was held last with at.
the residence oi commodore is. li.Ai
lee. sad gwitiiytag «none. were dado
immufllmmwmhi
“seine 9th:
are. vi. a. ‘3. am. about a
wwusonpnbo
mil-u 1 Miser-1W
outcome 9, to deflect
Oiieok Print the Oldie
Firenlen’ a Fund
lira. William G; B. chrnidt. wile oi
the young Booth Norwslk fireman who ‘
tly died from pneumonia and
sear et fever. contracted while In the
performance a; his duties as a are
man. received this morning A check
for 9662 from the Static Fireman's As
‘ciatlon in addition. she will re
ive $8 a waeit apiece tor her two
young children until they are iourtesn
rears oi age.
0i the money received today. “do
is for the deeth benefit. “0 innsral
benefit and it: tor the six days be well
incapacitated from work preceding his
one iii ilieliiwetlndlvidttsi
tor Growers Tells at l
How ibe‘lieviliavenl «
Much credit for the . use
by the State “madam is ~
due: to Oblci- Harold at. e! the or Site! lip the
souls are dens t. who
The New-‘Havenetfl‘ilneee
rue-day Mots the totio 9
regarding the rupture bet
Scalabipt Company 9and9
Radei:
That the amalgamation oi "
ierent oyster brute or clip
onset into a u .oeonoo "trust."
the name oi the Bullshit». I
is not the simplest thing to tho
isabown by the intuit when '9
bis which the big conduit. we
lost “pounced that it will set
doe worth oi bonds through the 9
or Homblower I Weelts. .oi ‘
(continued on second- W
has done his utmost: in Moire
facts properly beiore the assoc
Kr. Schmidt. who was only :1 years
oi age. we: tirst lieutenant oi the Fire
Police. On December 18th. he ran
from South Main street to answer an
alarm. worked at the tin ina condi
lion of perspiration and rode back to
the center or the city on the Old W
truck That nisht he was taken
his case running into pneumonia and
in a row days scarlet iever, it was
brought out that in thetroou where
lieutenant Schmidt worked at the
are there had been two severe eases
of scarlet iev'er within a year in Babb
lag the On. the paper was pulled from
the ceiling and it is held that the fever
patina lurked in the paper.
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The January tori oi the orlnibii “
common pleas court opened yesterday
morning with Judge James 1‘. Welsh.
oi Greenwich. on the bench. There -‘
weretwelve prisoners put to piss sad' 5 .
nuanced. They were as iotlo’wa: «
Bridgeport. Frank Clean. abusive
Mousse. i dare. creek conclusion.
moor. second clean. to this; ‘
Tbeaaas .l. Daren. than. to days; Jobs My“
ate. Three prisoners iron Daabury
were given the ioliowibd senteoods‘;
Jobs O‘Bor. breach or the news and
intoxication to days: David Do
assault and bmoh of the new
days; Harry Hadla‘y. none moron. in wA a“
fulfil“! I 8300 had that he '1" ["90 “gr .ml lamp-u .
parts it a amateur” a sentence .Didmu
rec men s o m
The caesb were dtapoded oi about tidal? “a grn.%
noon and court was then adieurned
until January it. at to a. In.
to serious no as
soldiers rtttto ""‘ W
nextoo crrv. Jen. s.~ltghtaeu tau-m
bandits and three soldiers were killed
and many. wounded in a lgbi. at Ben
Felipe state or Tabasco. on Sunday.
according to otheisi dispatches that
reached lesion City late last nl
he several weeite a head at B
bes‘beea melting trouble for the auth-
orities in Tabasco. They claimed to
be revolutionlsts. while the govern-
ment authorities say the arenut oun—
neoted with any revels y more»
scent. but organised themselves late
a band to plunder. ’l‘be troops were
ordered to attach them Sunday at has
there was a sharp engage
two bean and twenty
at the class or the encounter. the oth-
ens scatter-id‘s" In all directions to the
mountains "raped by sill titers.
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