' (Continued from first page.)
tion of the United States. to inquire
3 in other than mills form of gov-
pied under Ilhlgh Inch growth has
- “T31“ ”3‘0. forceful“ but impartiIl
alfmni'zztztgrra-das 1 hlie-zaaysmin
s a I e mar I
Commonwealtllpmuué' .T . I
v "ram is all militia that its gov- ,
coarsest of cities is the one scorpion-ii
wet WW 'tsii
bill‘s!!! still be: 2.
la'i‘fl‘hla cimm ancient reason for in-
tenet in «government
Inn at anon 19er the further. in-
nulry as to. {It ttlie general prevailing
method of governient is essentially
” baled upon.
. ~ "it is again in point to quote the
». friendly critic James Bryce, as to
. what, 3,n oi maintain do for its inhabi
. s' 3 ,
. mm'i'woteats of practical emciency
may be an if to the government of I
city: Wha it provide for the poo
"He has mulls llrst query in all too
reserved a «meat to the effect that
there Ire ‘ 'aia‘nersiiy constant com-
plaints' easiest the. service rendered;
9M to the second cuery he replies:
‘ "'Both the debt and the taxation of
American cities have risen with unpre-
cadets ‘r pidity and now stand at an
. oi as T=hey have grown
moss swiftly than the population.
"gin Bryce wrote these words in
188 That they are substantially cor-
root now appears in a statement oi the
Census Bureau that in 1902 the aver
age expense. as denoted by the collec-
tion of municipal taxes in 148 Ameri
can cities, was 13.66 per capita. while
in 1907 it he'd 3! son to $135.91 per capl-
la. an increase of over iii percent. in
five years. and an increase consideba
bly greater in proportion than the in-
crease in population
“When. :a few years later. Mr. Bryce 1
review] hill treat work. be inserted
this hopeful «element:
“The new frames of city govern-
meal are an liltprtlvemont upon the
older; use are less audacious: good
ciflsenn tarps more active; party spirit
I! In! and 10!! permitted to dominate
and pervert municipal politics!
”I Willi I llilllti Is a confirmed opti
mists W on lately with this hope
fill abutment ”f Mr. Bryce had said:
. ‘Solne Illinois In less andpclous: a few
N d issue are more active; and or
eaalena l'y party spirit is less and lost
permitted to dominate and pervert
inunlol al politics.’ 1 think i could
have ahen hence with him upon it
"Who'll one stands off and content
plates the structural fabric of the av
erase American commggiity govgrn
in gin sense am; an 01
no.3“ fill?” anytlfln an absolutely in
. tile and locllsli' shop it ever have been
.1 made. “end that a progressive. practi
cal aadfvlgorous people should have
our bublnitted to it after it was made
~ in our curiously silly imitation of tin
“ legislative functions of the federal gov
. eminent we have caused our cities t(
have one or live legislative bodies
even .3010th their ‘work is so per cent:
administrative work at all times. and
ought to be more so
“it is seless to multiply instances
0! till) 1 fifty 01 diversion and the
weetafulness of city governments moo
sited on the federal plan. which is ab-
soloist! no better to prevlde home rule
and Joell- government for communities
than I la: lbvied on the man in the
moon would be likely to privide reve
line. for public works to increase the
M of water in that luminary‘s sup
posed canals!
“What la popularly called the com
mission to vernuient might bet
tee to call has been goVernmont. for
9.406% 1! *9“ administered. just that
«the Itlon of the city which
management does
onof private bgslness.
a new oral or
Him :ll‘i in fuelf it does not in
M . lya'utcln‘atfc enclose!
glyphs thsunlonhsve £10
ll of [WON Ill com
‘ I!“ or in-
donates is sov-
.. of three. club
you and liven almost
i ”W? detrimental
he I run Penn
.3” lifeline" that
’ -” it,“ Pennsylvania is
out. i as an anterior
certain» county in
ii 003'
m u l: hm
“Woodrow-covets
3 is soon its
, m. .l 3 ,
‘ ‘ihaldneaillaioea
- vie filial visibly-re softer.
. 3:!“ lit the interest oi
more to his interest
.wfer ll ball as!
' this community for the past twenty
‘ years is it failure.
pie. and what does it costahe people? .
it did not require
the storm to bring a realisation of this
fact. but it brought it home with
greater force upon us. We are sock
ing relief from the municipal destruc.
tics and despair staring us in the face
it is a question with us or citric life
and death " i * ' We are asking
for a charter placing the entire con
trol of the local government in the
hands of five coin issioners. designed
to sensor the heroic rather than to
provide ainocores for politicians.
“A year later, after a long and bitter
ht, the new charter, which they call-
‘The Galveston Plan, went into an
foot. and every form of municipal ac-
tivity was placed in control of a mayor
and f or commissioners, to whom also
was sell all the available power to
tax and to do.
Win effect. all that the Galveston in-
stance did was to billig to pass it much
ducted but seldom thought of state-
ment of the Declaration of Indepen-
ence. ‘Governmenis are constituted
among men. deriving their just new
era from the consent of the governed.‘
reads the great document.
“in the instance of Galveston. we
note that as these commissioners are
elected every two years. they ore-di-
rectly responsible to the people. One
cclnmissioncr is known as Commis-
ier him work the assessor. the collec-
tor, the treasurer and the auditor.
Working with the other membersi f
the board,‘ he prepares the annual bu -’
get. another commissioner takes care
of water works and sewerage; another
is in charge of streets and public prop-
erty; and the last is designated as [’0-
ilce and Fire Commissioner. The may
or-piosident has no vote. and is really
only presiding officer. He. or any com-
missioner. may be removed for min-
conduct or lucompetency. upon a pron
ad charge before a district judge.
"Now this government went into of
feet, September is. 1901. The bonds of
.lalvesion were selling—mt not selling
~at 60, the people were desperate.
the city was flat on its back. its needs
were greater than ever before; its
resources less than ever before. What
has happened? Just this. Handling
the city as a business corporation. its
credit could be and was promptly on
tablished, and its bonds now sell at u
premium. All the floating debt of tho
city has been paid. Expert ndvice~«
the best obtainable—“line resulted in
building a great ace-wall and raising
the grade of the city by unique menus.
at a Joint expense to oily and county
of over four millions of dollars. The
city hall, the water works, and all the
lily structures have been rebuilt sub-
stantially and proper drainage has
been put in lies at a cost of 82th. 000
More than 8350 000 have been expend-
ed for paving and roads. llpvmrds of
I half million dollars of the bonded
debt has been retired. The city is
prosperous. progressive and happy.
and all this has bccn accomplished
without a bond issue or a dollar of in-
creased taxation. except the bonds is-
sued for pi’oiccliw purposes.
“flow llllR it been possible it) do this
wonderful work? i think the reason is
best girth in ii quotation from a stale
merit made. by Judge Briggs one of
the devoted workers at Galveston: ‘lu
securing the services of bonds of dc:-
partments and employees the conmris
timers have COD] ileiely ignored poll
tics! influence. specify and illness
alone have been considered. Each
commissioner bus taken a deep person-
of interest and a pride in the success of
his department.‘ '
“Naturally, so great a success under
adverse conditions attracted attention.
Other cities in Texas emulated calves.
too. Fort Worth. and Dallas. and
belly other Texas cities now possess
Zhe same form of government. The
charter of Dallas. for instance. is an
admirable document. It includes in ad~
ditien to themrrangement for commie.
sinners as described in relation to (isl-
veilion. the initiative. the referendum
and the recall, whereby any set of cl-
tiIens may propose I proper improve
Bent and the commission must cousin.
er it. Any great public proposition.
referred upon model conditions. must
he submitted to the people. and any
unsatisfactory officer can be forced to
stand again with others for election if
twenty. five per cent. of those who vot-
edlnat the preceding election so deter.
at e ,
”Probably so cities in the country
ire at mat operating under various
recollections of the commission form
of government.
* "iltili more important. legislatures
have been jolted into giving comment-s
ties opportunities for sell government.
' "Some variations in the general plan
may be briefly brought to attention.
has Moises. lows. has been a rather
notable sample of successful commis-
iien government. Through legislative
permission I new charter went into ef-
fect June 7. film. A mayor and four
councilman at large were elected. and
tool: 60ch on the first Monday
titer their election. The election is for
two you! and all at oboe. The work is
divided into five departments. those at
, ‘. willie Ilairs. Ioooanting and finances.
." :m “a
l mm; A»
politic safety. streets and public llll~
limematits, paths and public property.
hills muesli which is not called I com-
Mics. makes all appointmnts
“tough three civil service commit
“lioness" and thus the merit system has
Wit dad to the other meritsof the
plan. The initiative. the refer-
the recall prevsii in Des
William lei- delay is on
liliilliliit a ransom nfltlgivesuppor
loll ty too it ho a clinically devised
fletlid “M“ m “out. it real!
, tile“ malicious" for m to any.
halos/t Wrist the scrip p g
:3 "T I power of the city to incur an
i“‘ll‘_‘““di‘.li “William , '
‘ a s o sue
use” isolates. for 3
dinner of Finance and Revenue, and um
' other public. pinch. Infill
ridehlsratleinelienahle.
T
with you—cud help you to keep
your stonincli and other organs
in lilo proper condition on which
your good health must depend
BEEBHAM’S
PILLS
IOU Ives-rule". .. II has Ice-end III.
state law as that availed of by lie;
. Molnes, comes a report of approval af
ter but six months of commission gov.
ernment Keoltuk is obtaining double
the results for less money in her street
department; she has collected on only
one item of her license fees nine times
In much as was collected in all of last
year. and trebled another item of her
municipal income. instead f having to
borrow 325,000 or more carry the
city along between the beginning or
the council year and the taxpaying
time in August. the commissioners
have had money in bank all the time.
Illd. indeed. have realised in interest
On the city's desoplt $217.79. Time the
new broom is sweeping clean, and it
will continue to sweep cleun if it is
kept new by continued public interest.
vigilance and probity.
“l have also a report on eight months
of operation in Berkeley, California.
which city adopted a charter July
1909. closely resembling the general
features of tile. soccalicd commission
government. My report comes from
Mayor ilodghead. with whom i have
talked freely face to face upon the
situation. as well. Mr. liodghead says:
“The members of the Council assenr
file such day it) deliberate on and dis
pose of such actions as rise. The ad-
mlulstcied business of the c y is wdi
videtl into four departments. and one
councilman is assigned to the head of
each department as commissioner
thereof. The proceedings of the Coun-
cil during the eight months since the
charter is in effect have been quite
uunuimous.’
"Full vaulsilon of reality is reopen.
siblc for another reform—mine separate
vnlunllon of land and improvement.
Without such sepurutiou. comparison
is extremely difficult. especially where
the improvements liru of dissimilar
character. The lumping of lot and
building has been the refuge of incom-
petent assessors and the cover for
honest mistakes which would lit once
become apparent if the assessment
were resolved illio its natural ole
month.
"if the assessed valuations of the
oily could be printed consecutively by
street. numbers, giving the. name of
the owner and the value of the land in
one column, slid the value of the land
with improvements in another. it
would be of the greatest possible benc-
iii in securing an equalization of un-
scsumcnls. for each property owner
who would discover that his property
Was on it higher wucenfage of full
vuluu than his uclgllbnr' u would comm
tuic himself a committal»! one to uni
ten- the limiter imlii tome cunniised
busis was adopted. at" ~
“The ill) should have poucr to co-
tnblluii minor municipal courts. ullh
exclusiVe civil and criminal jurisdiction
in the first instance. so far as city cli-
ai'tlllents are concerned.
"The municipal election should be
absolutely mounted from any other
election which Would give it a partisan
tendency. and inasmuch as the only
officers elected by the people are the
mayor and the council. which latter
should always be smull iaccordlng to
the “Municipal Program.‘ not less than
nine or more than 50. serving sis
years. onelhlrd going out every two
years). a short ballot comes without
seeking.
"The mayor is to appoint nil odlccrs
except controller and officers of coon
ciia upon indeterminate terms. “The
mayor submits the budget. in which
council may reduce or strike out
items, but cannot increase amounts.
The mayor. elected for two years. may
be removed by the governor. but under
the 'Munioipal Program' no popular
recall is provided.
"The financial omcer is the control-
ler, elected by council to an indeter.
minste term. lie has complete super
vision over finances.
“All subordinete oinoisia are air
pointed by the mayor. I" in II DOI-
sible upon the merit I out, and Ill
upon indeterminate terms. (it shoelace
scald he noted that in New York city
the indeterminate term now exists for
the head of the great: administrative
departments. and this is found a great
improvement. in a city which spends
one hundred and seventy-five millions
of dollars annually.)
"The municipal elections to be are
coded by personal registration and to
provide rigidly for a secret ballot, with
ruminations altogether by petition.
signed by gusiified electors. the ballot
in all case to be alphabetical. with no
party saps lion and no provision for
that easy if atruotlon or the Austral-
ian ballot efficiency-vs square in».
which to vote a straight party ticket.
"The Municipal Program" Ilho pro
videe for the initiative. the refs cum
and the recall. it lays down ve def»
lonely the rights of the city to its we
tor front. wharf property. land under
water. avenues. parks. or!“ and all
these are
no your»
fifths vote ofof the council. In
in the shapeol a franchise granted. to
or parlhsi no longer than tyrant?-
insulation
WW
1. on door a big mistake will be made.
ll» tllfll. "ill ’tll
Mil recommend them in In one
' The liridse liar- ,
fermit iwhstvcolbmlseion government
, and l with i howl indicated clearly
why it is and why it ought to be. What
i have said applies to the preceding
experiments in butter municipal alcove
eminent only as these experiments
uorlt out to thither satisfaction. it
particularly applies to the definite
principles which may be easily do i
ducsd by any student who investigates
American and European municipnli .‘
ties. and whatever the form in which
are made effective. the underlying
principle remains the same.
"That Danbuiy may see its way
toward shaking off the shackles of
imitative inoficiency and inconsist
out gayernllielii. and may come to use
one of the forms of less] freedom
which forces it to work out its own
salvation and to abide by its own er!
rors. without reference to the state.
is my earnest hope. That Dnlrbury
will. as all other callable 'llmerlcsn
cornunltles will without doubt. take
up better government. 1 am certain.
i may only hope that the day will
soon come when James Bryce. yet. liv
ing. will go about America on another
tour of impartial observation. and
again revising his great Work be able
to say that city government in Ameri-
ca is it conspicuous success"
W
WANTS CLOSE SEASON FOR DEER
RENEWED.
HARTFORD, .lnll. 28.~~ilcprcscnin-
tive Edward A. Scovllle of Soutlibudy.
who is known as one of the best
"guns" in the state. said today that ii
the legislature lifts the close season
and lie is keenly in favor of the pos-
sage of a bill extending the close sea
sea which on June 1 will have been in
effect 10 years.
Mr. Scovilie admits that door nre
responsible for greater or less damage
to the crops of farmers of the state
during spring and munmcrsbul claims
that door pay back this loss in more
ways than one and they should be
protected by state law for another
period of years.
All sorts of wild game is scarce in
Connecticut. according to Mr. Scovilie
and the various species of the tinny
tribe which once abounded in the
fresh water lakes and rivers have
been very measurably thinned out in
the last few years. in addition to fun
lllor protecting (leer Mr. rimvllic iii
of the opinion that many other kinds
of wild sonic should be protected by
state law for I few years. in which
time the fields and forests of the state
would again furnish good "mine" with
souteiliing at which to shoot. Mr.
Scot-lilo admits he lilies hunting and
all that sort of thing. but adds that no .
will favor any Minion placing re
slrlcflon on file been its for“ some
lingo." compiled, the rcpresenlaiivc
from Bouilibun'bas the greatest I‘im-
tempt. Privately hanging is none too
bad for them
by any of chiming to what extent
some “some hogs' go in the vlork it
pass said by I intend ihat he went up
to llautam be t' not lonil use to fish
through the ice"9 :‘md he found um men
on the. shine mi don who had exactly
ilil lines on hungry tribe be-
low roam figalincs. and hnui in
their extremdpheavy catch itepi the
men busy and ribbed till joy from
urchins lip-up n notion. it. was a
commercial irn edition.
liwresonlull'li Scoville
of flow piuuli deer are now, said
he saw me lluSOlllllblll‘)’ in few days
ago. They were only l0 feet nutty
when he first saw them. Stopping his
horse he “chug". the deer but they
did not take in fact one of
them came nea r. within four feet of
the horse. Ai‘l trying to coax the
deer nearer a d failing Mr. 8covilie
drove off. leaiing the two standing in
the road
FOLIY'! KIDNEY RIMEDV~AN
APPIICIATlON.
fl. “oceans“. Catherine street. lili-
mlra. N. Y., writea:“l wish to unless
my appreciation of the amtgcod I
derived from Foleys Kidney Reine
dy. which l used for a bad case of kid-
ney trouble. Five bottles did the
work most effectively and proved to
me be ond doubt it is the inert reliable
medic no i so ever taken." The
Bridge Pharm‘ yo . “
WOULD H “D STAT! FAIRI.
HARTFORD, Jan. ll.—-—Pians are un-
der way whereby the General Assent.
lily will be asked» porches. the two
arty of the (lonaecticut Fair Associa-
“on, including the historic Charter
Mk and slstaln it allies con
trol of the fits Board of Agriculture
The idea is to have state fairs held
than each laid and otherwise ulilise
the property for purposes of agricul’
in talking .
Bimini (Platinum-rd Sirpoulln):
The celebrated Bwlsil'fremcdy for coughs” and colds. ' .
iSOUTH NORWALK. CONN“ BATULROAV. JANUARY 28, 1911. .
Are
Coughs
Coughing is produced by
an inflammation and irritation
of the membrane lining the
mspiretoryipnssuges.
’i‘his irritation is usually
grovoked by cold. dust or
ampncss.
it is this irritated membrane
to which the tuberclellaclllus
readily pays its addresses.
As the tubercle bacillus is
the cause of consumption
(tuberculosis) it is desirable
to relieve the irritation at
once. or the disease may
supervcne
Sirolin accompl lies this
perfectly. and shoul be used
whenevor there“ is any con h
due to the irritation oft
respiratory passages.
if consumption has already de-
veiopcd. India in its only stages.
In! tlii- «sine freatrnnu prevail. as
sanguine ruptures the delicate lung
cells and strains the tissues and the
little blood vessels. it is the effort
to clear the syringe-like sir calls of
the lungs of the masses of mucus
(phlegm) which settles in them.
which causes the violent coughing
spells.
After a few days' use of Sirolin
the temlenoy to cough diminishes.
and the fearful inter and tear ol
the pulmonary tissues naturally
ceases.
luv
You Troubled
By Coughing at Night?
Every one who has suil‘ered from it deep-
Ieated cold knows how annoying and exhausting
the night coughs are.
Straits—e close taken at bed-time-«tlievcs the
tickling and irritation that cause the coughing fits.
alt-01in not only alleviates the coughing. but
it dispels the worst cold in a few days. The
action is invigorating and tonic in character.
«If
is a specific remedy for all
affections of the respiratory
tract where coughs and colds
are the leading symptoms.
and which lead to pulmonary
consumption.
it is composed of the true
therapeutic agent of creosote.
which is nationalised for such
disorders. but has none of the
ilndedlralilo clients of that
drug on the digestion.
it should be used when there
are symptoms of any disease
of the respiratory or us—
bronchltis. pinfluenza. dryn-
gills, pharyngitis. 'catarrh,
asthma. whoo in? cough—-
and so on up i a let to con.
ssmptlon.
The timely use of Sirolin
will be a factor in the saving
of thousands of lives.
Ask your physician about
Sirolin. lie knows of its
world-wide reputation. _
All leading drugglstshave it .
SIROLLN
The Best Remedy
For (him
Sirolin contains no morphine. codeine, habit-forming or constipatlng drug
THE SIROLIN COMPANY. 365 & 387 Canal Street. New York
f iii
SCENE FROM “GOlNG SOME.” AT MUSIC HALL NEXT WEEK.
TO THE PATRONS OF THE MUSIC
HALL.
Dear Friends:
i wish to take this opportunity to
thank you for the cordial reception
and splendid appreciation you have
given my little band of players.
which i have named after your thea-
tI'o.
We have come to you with high
ideals and earnestness and sincerity of
purpose and you hare shown I wll~
ims to give us yourotiiwort.
i wish to thank rental! on behalf
of each member of the company. To
the player. appreciation is inspiration
and we feel that our work here will
be a labor of love. We will uphold
dir standard of his plays ,at little
prices so long as we have your help.
May the New Your bring success
and happiness and good luck to you
turn! experimenting in education. The all
matter will oo s before the legislature
in the form f a petition which will
call for In an priatlon sufficient to
acquire the p rty. There are about
one hundreds twenty acres of land
and it is thought the property can be
had by the state for lituooo.
FOLIY'I KlDNlY PlLLI
Ara tonic in action. quick in results
Il medicine for all itidne and
bi dsr disorders. Mary C. A both
WoifshoroN it. says: "i was afflict-
odtwlth I lied' casein rheumatism. one
to uric acid that my kidneys felled to
clear onvof lay bleed.’ f war so lane
in my feet. Joints and back that it was”
“(any for me to step. i used Foley‘s
loner Pills for three days when l
VIII Nil” pshdmove shoutaad
all inns. This i
in condition 1 owe to
”M
devise rinsr'iaalhdve.
maey. ;. .
in soon To nova. .
.on his list £11..”th the Nov
h
Faithfuily yours.
iii. ilOtl'l‘WlCK
For the Stock (30.
January 23, loll.
MR. TAN"! OOUTHIRN TRlP.
WABHINO'I‘ON. Jail. air-billy its
March. immediately after Congress nil
looms. President Taft will make a
short swing through the south. Wind
in; up at his home town. Cincinnati
where he will spend several days be
fore atoning to the National capital
The preaeidant “expects. to be any
from Washington about a week and
the pileaeat which he aspects to step
“i B CI. Allah“. Nuh'
ville. 0 itanocgs and Cleveland. lie
will he in Atieota as listed 10. where
hermit address the southern Coin
ml collar-an. in Cincinnati lie
I‘Ili await to the Friendly Sons of St
Patrick. on blotch 17..
oil listen diIfONION.
ll'b'e least salvation arm Corps is
to, he favored with a visit rem lIsior
Iflnonson. of fatal-there. (loud.i tomor-
s infinitesimal.
the min“. The in or is divisions sincer-
~ my
Melissa Massachusetts and Vermont.
and is no lie quarterly visit of inspec-
., Jae lift the corps books.
.will he conducted in
.. .. _. mu...“ .-..
ENTERTAINED VISITORS
W
Blanket of Wowempon Tribe Returned
to starting Point.
filtlelldl’OR'f‘. Jan. 28.~—-Wowomr
pon Tribe. 1. O. R. M.. entertained
Hammonnsssett Tribe of New Haven
last night at the“: wigwam. 188 State
"rail. and have in their possession
new the blanket which was sent out
by this tribe several months ago. and
which came back from Taiorum Tribe
of Startington this week. after it had
been in the pennies of every tribe
in the reservation and returned with
trophies of every description.
Hammonnassett Tribe also brought
with them a traveling tense in the
possession of their aacbem. Herman
Singerhoif. recently sent out by Po
nus Tribe of blow Canaan. and W»
womllon 'i‘rillo is now the third tribe
lo receive it. ()ltenucit Tribe of titrat-
ford and llammcnnaaaett Tribe of
New Haven being the other two. The
local tribe will retain possession of
it about three weeks and then having
annulled to it some article 'made in
liridgeporl" will appoint a delegation
to travel to some other tribe and send
it through the regular routine of the
reservation.
ASK! lilo AUTO TAX ON MAOHiNl
PM areas OTATIO.
Hkll'f‘mitl). Jan. 87 .--At a meet-
ing here last night of the directors
or the state aulolnobile Iillocihtlon.
the state automobile lelvs were dis-
cussed and very little wanna from the
present lam were thong i advisable
be legislative niittee ill present
to the general inny a bill to the ef
Ilium that he «sent state tax be the
f on machines. it wasi
also thought Idvisahle that not tax lien
.3 placed on machines from other statesmen
no matter how long they remain in this
In“! 7" 3 ’3
IIIV OBITIP.
‘ A baby or Maegan old was
found on the
la ifsiiook‘
onWalersir-oatatila. .,.A
it school It , m
: had been, lied
HOW NEW LONDON DOES H”.
in That City $144,000 Is To Be Expand-
3 all on sidewalks.
The sidewalks in The Norwallts. ev-
en in the business section. lack unilor
nifty and in a great many instances
are sadly lacking in other qualities
that make goon walking and attrsc
tivet noroushfares. it has been any
seated several times during the past
year that it would be an admirable
plan for party owners in tile busi-
ness sec on of the city to get togeth
or upon a plan to put down walks that
would be uniform in materials and .
manner of construction.
An excellent ”staple of what some
progressivd cities are doing in the
way of sidewalk cobalt-notion is found
in New iondon. Where the common
council has lost voted to have uniform
sidewalks throughout the city and has
decided to expend ”H.000 for that pur.
peso. one-half of Which will be paid
by the city and one-half by the owner:
of property in front of which Wallis
are laid it is figurod that thirty and
one-half miles of walks can be'lsid for
the money appropriated. The work
will begin early in the spring and it
will take two yeart to complete it.
When it is done New London will hare
sidewalks such as will be found in few
cities in the country. The Wallis are
to he of granolithlo contraction.
W
OHlNlIGE COOLIE DIED NATUR-
WASHING? Jan.” .mfl’lle Chip .
use cooiie, who death was Inspected
to have been tainted by violence and
which was the direct cause of the fi~
ate at “Inflow on sun ll. died .
IiolIlu over
raperttdhfo
’ment in aoahl 3
Consul-GIMP
Chinese real Ill“. ‘
(ii
led to the biota
death of seven ml
tag of thirty. ,3
Norwalk Chronicler