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hit risks. by. the, theft, lightning.
mitigation and transportation while
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railroad, express. 1111111111 transmit1
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insurance of All Kinds '
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‘ Telephone 1230
Upstairs Over the South
' Trust 611.. 87591 Washington Q51.
South Norwnlk. Cann. -
PUBLIC sveuonuaeues Q f
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The Carpenters’ Union will meet to-
night for the regular business meeting.
The Danbury Troy Louudry 00., has
filed with the secretary of state a C81
tifltute of inciease of its capital stochQ
from $18, 000 to $50 000. Q
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A stated com ocation of Butler Chap-
ter. No.38 Royal Arch Masons will be
held this evening in the Masonic Te111-.
pie, in South Main street. Q
M-_..1..
South Norwalk Camp No 2114 Mol-
ern Woodmen of America will hold its
semi- monthly business meeting this ev
eniug in its hall, in Washington street.
Washington (Bump No.11 P.O. 8.011
A will hold its weekly business meet
ing this e1enlng in the So 11b Nor-
‘” walk Trust Company hall in Washing
ton street.
P. C. beliesbiiry Madge. New 11111111111
Q 01 .1cr 01‘ Protection will hold its semi
monthly business meeting this e1enln:
111 the 111s11c 61111111 11111 111 Washing
' ton street.
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#01" Brothers' Lodge No 10.1.0 0
..held a r1gular business meeting on
last evening in the Wall street quar
ters at which time regular business
was.trausucled.
' The state grand presideutwili be en-
tcitalned at the regular meeting or
'Wclcome Stranger badge 1N0 364 of
Sons of St. George to be held this ev-
' ~ coin; in the Main street quarters,
a
hood».
The degree team and-officers of the
Dunbury acrie of Eagles will come to
N-li‘walk on the night of November 13.
upon a large class of members will
be initiated into the Norwaik nerle.
Congressman E. J. Hill, of 1111111111111.
Senator Charles ‘S. Peck. of Dunbar-y
and .ewSenatorQWilliam' P. Bailey, of
Bcihcl. will address a republican rally, '
*iu Ridgeflcld next Friday evening.
Martin F.1Houllhan of” Newtown
who ling mam acquaintances here is
recouping fiom a serious illness His
condition was considered critical for
weeks, but he is now much improved
The Harbour Union will hold its
monthly business meeting this even.
log in the labor lyceum in Washington
street. important business will be
transacted at this meeting and the pre-
sence of every member is requested. Q
Cue hunter from Providence, R. 1..
Earl ilarglii, has taken out 11 hunting
license in Norwnlli. it cost him about
$10 211 for the license and be 111 to IbeQ
in town but about twii weeks. 1111
(11111111 hole to 1isit 111111 was well piepnr-
ed for hunting, having two 11111111, 01111 11
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A meeting of the Western
out Poultry association of Dnnbnry will
in», bold \‘l’czinoadny night 111 eight o'
clock in the rooms of the Fraternal
club. at 2112 Main street Dunbury The
plans for the pnlitry show to be held
there in November will be made. The
members have been requested to inltn
in the specials.
1... Mar-w
New York state electors will 1111.. at
the coming election on the question
01111111111111 $50,000,000 more “good road"
if this vote carries Putnam
county, which adjoins 1111 on the west.
Q will have $241.10“! of the state’s money-
, immediately available for road
11111
movements. in the past fourteen
1 months New York state haavbdlli. 1,817
miles of inflicted macadam roads.
'{he nodding 111111.111... league is to
' employ a profession» unmekecpor 1111111
warden 11111111131111; next 1111: Months. 11
" will be the nineteenth; duty to 1111»
e111 Variouy 11111111111111 0111111 1m 111111?
provsutJiienl hunting 111111 1111111111
and to exterminate the natural 111111111111
111111111111 birds. such on 11911111111,- 111111111,
1111 and «souls. He will 1111111 £11111
tofu 111“ 1111-1111 are felt 11111111 11111111 in
a _
Narwalu 1
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The Boot.- That’s
‘ MAD: av
THE BEACON FALLS RUBBER SHOE Ci).
SPECIAL NOQQTICE-When the ordinary Duck Boat is'
snagged, it's ‘ ALL IN. ” The Tamarack has three dis-
DUCK-
BOOT
Made Good
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or of :1 amount 11111411111
carry out this 111111111 11111111 1111111. 1Q.
1 Fifth: The difficulty which the city
has had 11: the past in getting teams
for urgent and necessary work leads
me to recommend that the city 1111‘
altenm of horses to 1111 used fol all
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both beneficial and economical. and
for the city'sb‘est” interests: and ’1
would urge that this recommendation
be given your full consideration.
Sixth:
l earnestly advocate an ail~night
.islitlng system service for six
months, lustedd of four months, as
now in- use,” and 11 honestly believe
that our citizens would willingly pay
the slightly increased expensas,
which the .two months cost would 11.n-
tail, so‘ that our streets would be
properly lighted at all times 111111" the
public may use the some at all boars
with safety, and [ask your favbrabie
consideration of this matter.
These matters which i have men-
tioned l regard as of considerable im-
portsuiFe to the city's welfare, and I
would ask that you gentlemen see
that some action is taken upon
them. Q
Later, if matters of equal or great-
Ir importaue should appear, I shall
not hesitate to bring them before you.
The city is to be congratulated up
on its excellent financial standing and
:crcdlt as shown. by the handsome
As to our lighting 11111111111.
;_waa complimented 1111 11111111 111111111. 9
.1111, not 1111111 11011 the complete st‘ute- ‘
meat of 11111 work. but on his earnest
attention to business
term of office.
Councilman Reed and Worden, of
the sewer and light departments res-
pectlvely. reported that the depart
meats are in 111111 shape. Councilman'
Worden recommends a light for
West «Main street. “
Jones I). Worden protested that his
property has been damaged some-
what by the new (boss street layout
and this matter will be investigated
by the new council. Q
Mayor Finnegan offered 11' few words
of farewell. which were particularly
applicable to the occasion;
The meeting was called to order
shortly after 8 o'clock by Mayor Ed-
ward J. Finnegan, Councilmen Wil~
iiam Howard, William Thompson, N.
W. Benedict, Howard V. Worden. Ir-
ving ll. Reed and Edwin L. Hoyt be-
ing present. City Clerk Charles H.
Dllworth read the minutes of the pre-
ious meeting which were accepted on
vote.
Jonas 1). Worden claimed ihat on
the new lay-out of Cross street his
property has been damaged. The
council will investigate the matter.
l Clerk Dilworth read an answei toQQ
ihis letter to the Mach llrick Company'
lxeiatlve to the shipment of material
lto Contractor McElroy. The company
during his
FOR WEDNESDAY
We will Show a new display of
Shapes and Trimmings at Popular
Prices. Special Shapes for Wed-
nesday at 99c, values to $150.
Hats frimmed Free When y0u-
purchase the Shape 111111 Trim-
mings at Mintz’ s.
Q
;ml—~—-.
l .
steep hilly section. One or two hard
Balance on hand
showers washes hundreds of cubic
304.69 '
tinct Vamps calendercd together under hydraulic pressure. 1
. You’ ve got to snag all three before you can put them out
of business.
The Soles are made of thc‘
‘toughcst ”
Compound known, by our own special process.
irzemirm received from the sale of promises to do the best is can under
I ' , that'me conditions.
its paving bonds; and i trust
this administration by its good busi- Frank A Honncckcr applied for the
position of sewel inspector
yards of top dressing off of these dirty
streets. and until curb and gutter are
'established there will be in; relief
$7, 11110. 00 Q”
Coat of Repairing the Streets. "
Prospect avenue
81 WASHINGTON 8T.
MTV 0F NORWALA BOUN-
GIL APPiiliiT 80M.
1 Hu’iuueu irom his: Page
i --.——-
eer’C‘. N. Wood was reelected.
sessment Collector A. A. Betta was
returned to office. Edward 11‘. Duff)
was chosen for superintendent of
sewers. and Drs. Tracey, Burneil,
Gregory and Messrs. McKeou- and
A8-
lMurray were selected for the Board
of Health.
Thernew councilmen took their
chairs and were 11110111 in by Mayor
Finnegan. The meeting was then.
called to order and the‘inayor read
his recommendations; as follows:
Gentlemen of the Counon:
Annual messages, with recommen-
dationa, have been read'by previous
mayors of the city. and also by myself
and have been received and placed
on file and are now stored in the
vaults and in most cases have never
been acted upon.
1 am not going to call this a mes-
sage. but will point out to you the
tillage that in my 11111111111111: are most
important to the city‘s welfare. And
11 propose to use by- best efforts 111111
ask your cooperation to see that
some of them are, at least, success
fully carried out.
i will take .up some of the most
important.
First: The streets. one of the most
important. should be put in good con-
dition, wherever needed. and then
properly taken care of; and i would
ask that the Highway Committee ask
for sufficient oil to (:01'131‘11111 many
streets no [1051111110 in the city. in pro
dcr to abate the dust nuisance, which
coaump .Y & BRACKEN
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN.
-:_ must admit has 1111111. deplorable
during the past year; and the public
should not be compelled to suffer in
the future as in the past. Under this
heading i wish to say that it is the
duty of 1111 Council to see that 1119 i
street railway company oils or Q
sprinkles and also cleans, their Q-‘por
tiona of the highway at their own ex-
pense and not at the expense of the
citi.
Scoop-d: Our new pavements. wbiieQ“
not yet completed, must be taken
care cf and 1 would recommend that
the Highway Committee mm right
now and provide some .-up-toda.te1Q
method for cleaning, and keeping,
clean. our paved streets, and do awayQ
with the antiquated manner with:
which We have been trying to do this Q
work. We have been spending menu;
ey badly and have not been getting1
results that our citiacus have 11an
pe1lrz~g for. Q
.Third: Our business section should!
be sprinkled frequently during the
l
day,'so that our merchants would not Q
be annoyed and goods damaged from'
the flying dust of unhept streets.
This can be accomplished with uni
up-todute system. and i promise theQ
citizens that 1 will use every effort 101
see that this is' carried out, as well;
kept and clean streets are a surel
sign of progressiveness.
1111111th The time has arrhed whenQ
our 0111 must make some provision
for the collection of garbage. ant lQ
would suggest that a committee otQ
the council be appoiutcd'nt once 1toQ
take up this matter and find out 11183
probable cost so that an estimateQ
may be presented to the” Board ofl
Estimate and an appropriation be
STUNNING“
Ladies’& Misses’Coats
119.50 to 127.011
1
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1
STYLES IN
1
plain and 11111111111111 mixtures!
them, and paves the purse if you
pay as you wear.
"Snappy" is 1111111111 word. used withoui exaggeration.“ connec-
tion with there Coats for Women and Mines.
inst rightmto the limit of every detail.
'Twili "do your heart good“ to has
low. They are Value Worthy Your Attout on
We human, ironclad rule. Wu 11111th credit as a courtesy, and
are glad to do it. We 111111 thrown: at 11111111 prices and let you
com 111111111141“ 11111
1
They're rightw-
Add 111111.111 an assortment of
boy be 111111 the priest are very
matte
world in harmony and for the -besi.’
interests of the city at all times and
‘ on nll occasions.
EDWARD J. FlNNEGAN.
i Mayor.
' Mayor Finnegan then announced
the following appointments:
Finance and Administration-4‘. 1...
Chandler. Chairman. W. B. Burnell
and J. D. Milne. ‘
Highway—W. Cahlll, Chairman, W.
Howard and F. 1.. Chandler.
[’01in. Howard. Chairman,
8.” Burnell and W. Thompson.
Fire-W. Thompson, Chairman, W.
B. Bumsli and .l. D. Milne.
Seaerw'w. e Burnell, Chairman;
.Cahill and W. Thompson.
“Light—J. D. ”1111111. 1311111111111. 11‘. L
Chandler and W. Howard.
The balloting for 1119” various plums
was next in the line of business.
1111.115": of 1110 Council.
W.
W Thompson .......... 4
W Howard 2
Guy 01.111. '
James. J. Keene, ...... 5
C. H. Dilwonth , ...... . ....... 1
Fire impactor.
Jeremiah F. Dorsey ..... 6
Thomas Murray .. ........ 1
City” Engineer.
Charles N. Wood .. ..... .....;-6
Street , Commissioner.
Edward 111. Dufly s
Superintmdcnt of 8mm.-
Edward F. Duffy .. ..... ...... 6
c. 1. Byinmon Q ..1
Collector of Auntmontu.
1-...un.1
Addison A. Betta ....... . ..... 0
corporation Count'ol.
James T. Hubbell . ...... 5
Edward M. Lockwood ...... .. 1
Superintendent of Fire Alarm.
Joseph cahlll ................ 5
Board of Health.
Dr. W. .l. Tracey . ..... ..i~1———1
Dr. Ward 8. Gregory ....i—wl-ul
Dr. W. B. Burnell .. ....lewl
F. .l. McKeon ..... ......i~i~—1
Harold Murray .......... Iml
C N. Arnold ..... .. ..... 1
A letter from the Women's Civic
League was received. condemning the
renditions of the streets and gar
liege dumps. The Civic TAM!” (1'8
plied to express itself a. in favor of a
public garbage collection.
The letter was accepted and refer-
red to the Chairman of the highway
department.
M. Riordan was called again to ex-
plain the Melbourne road cowar pro
position.
it was voted to authorise the sewer.
committee to advertise for1 hid. 1.11.1111 most important crunches of this
the work
men Caliili Burnett and Chandler to
investigate the public garbage coin
1911111011 matter to measure to a vote.
Adjourned.
W
AETiAlAl iiiiiillilll.
“SAAB AEPOATI
It 111. 111111; 11111 the” elm-ring in
11111 nowr'gntftbcuitmallt‘ titty with
oil «111111111691th chains. and all this
was coconut 1! accomplished 1-1111 the
that
been methods and efficiency will Q
11.11.11tair. .the city‘s h‘igh standing in The bills C" the various 11111111111111.1111
the financial world. Q
in conclusion I would say. that I
still favor the uniting of the Nor-
walk into a greater city and 1i sin-
:§,1'ely trust that «this may be accom-
plished during1 the year 1913.
1 1111131111111» add the hope
this council and city officials” will
were read and ordered paid.
The bills were as follows:
Police department
Sewer department
Fire department
Highway department
Administrative department
Finance department
'Paving abcount
8 359.28
98.75
135.31
262.35
1,032.81
68.00
241.78
one of their teams caused on Septem-
ber 24th when it ran” into the Nathan
Hale fountain in front of the armory.
necessitating repairs of an extensive
nature
Police Commissioner Howard report-
ed making arrangements for the po-
licing of the firemen‘ a fair.
Highway Commissioner Benedict
submitted a complete statement of his
work during the past year. The
statei'nent also contained a‘ few sug-
gestions which may well be followed
out'by the new” commiealoner.~ The
statement itself follows:
October 2111, 1912.
11011.13. .1 11111111111111.
Mayor of the City of Norwalk.
Report of iho‘Promdingn of the
street» DIpartmoM for the Term
111111119 October 21-1. 1912.» -‘
1 in closing my term, i would like to
1 makes few suggestions.
Street Cleaning.
There 111 an apparent unwilling-nes-
on the part of some citizens to co-
operate witb the department in keep-
ing the streets cleaned. attractive and
healthful
They serve as meeting places and
11111... for institution of business. for'
marketing and gusslplng Moreover.
“rangers visiting a city with clean
streets 11111.11 once favorably
pressed. A certain amount of street
refuse is uncontrollable. such as horse
manure and dirt tracked into the
pavement from intersecting dirt
streets. The pavement sweepers could
have to care for paper of1all dcscrin
in general which should never have
reached the street. Fruit. vendors
scatter their waste and teamstera cart-
ing aches. gravel and soft coal in
to the unclean condition '1 of the
streets. The wind carries lose papers
from untidy back yards and alloys
into the streets. and people throw
papers from buildings to land when
ever they will.
i The duties of the streeth cleaning
idepartmeut would be considerably
‘ionscned if every citizen would do his
share by keeping his premises in as
good order 1111 he would have the
istmt kept. This could be accom-
plished easily by having proper recap
lesion in which to put paper and
rubbish. Street cleaning is one of
ii
department it ll also one of the
Q Mayor Finnegan appointed (31111111111 most expsnnlvs. There will be, when
the new pavement is completed, 111111111
i511, 1100 mum yards of payment to be ..
cleaned. There it» been 111111111 11111.
plum oi the limit nuisance within
11141 1111111111111. This can only 11111 1111111-
edhnt by flushing 111111111» by bone or
1111111111111. than 11111111111: by machine
inasmuch as 11 «1111111111 quantity of ”11111-
1.11 id used. and the work would have
communists. 1111111111 mom
shine: the mount of 111111111 Q
flushing uranium in 01111 third .
Q met with a hearty response. The resi-
lt was voted to submit a bill to B. Q
Hershileld and $011 for the damage'
The streets of a city are 1
more than more arteries of travel.
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cover larger sections if they did not'
tionsmweapings from stores and rein-Se .I
loosely constructed carts all contribute "
melting. Hand lion flushing 111 more Q
mod the 11111111111111 of n 1111111111'; 111111 1
11111 "
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inom this item of expense. The de— Maple street 3 so?
partment has endeavored to agitate Spring Hill, Loomls and Sum- I 1
_a movement along this line, and has mlt streets 67813"
Grandvlewnvenue and Kel-
logg street
Fitch's Hill
Pipe at Dover street
Fair: Warren, Grand and
Catherine streets
Pipe at New Canaan avenue
Canada street .
Lincoln avenue and Dry Hill
avenue
Wesimort avenue
North avenue
Ward street
dents on Prospect avenue, Spring hill,
Maple Street and Westport avenue
have expended during the last year
between $3,000.00 and $4,000.00 in this
work, and he would recommendthat
the city give them all the help and
encouragement that is possible along
these lines.
The department wishes to 111111
the ctizens for their patience during a.
year when there has been so much.
work, so many delays and so many
annoyances. We are confident. bow~ Wiltbn avenue, curb and gut-
Qever, that when it is all over, nothing tern 1501
would induce 1'11 to go back to the Wilton avenue, ' relaying '
lert and muddy streets of the past crgaawalk , 22.01
. Respectfully submitted. 11111111111 avenue, relaying
Q ' NELSON W. BENEDICT, crosswalk
Chairman of the Highway Department. East avenue, relaying c1103..
QYearly Report of the Highway Oo- wall:
printout. Repairing railings.” Mill
Salary of 411111 commissioners 3 906-60 . 111111 North avenue
3.
Hill
Telephone 1430 Paving 111311 street
Engineering 14931 ”Repairing 111111 cleaning water
Care ‘of dump . 82.00 tanks
Sprinkllng and flushing 277:33‘Mufflel' sign on Connecticut
,\ Tools ,‘ 119-33 avenue
: Spraying and 11111110311111; "“3 113- 0° Cinder walk' and repairs on .
Rep-inns 11111111111111; after 1 Riverside mane ' ‘” 11.5
*storins . 333-13 11111111. to crosswalk. Frank-
Maintenance of parks 143. 89 1111 avenue ' 5:3
Flowers for parks 100.00 Repairs to stone wall, South ~
ClmAngflonAu‘nd Bandlng 1,601.63 . Union ‘Venub Q Q SJ
Pavement cleaning . 11379103 New rope on Flag pole is.
Removing ice. 11.1111 snow 276-90 care-or 11111;- 11.:
Cleaning. gutters 281-90 . . '
CleaningQand raking. . 216.28 ,
Repairing streets 768.00
(Continuation Tenth Page.)
astray.
The Batch 81 Bailey Company
COW" NORWALK. CONN;
Lumber and Mill Work for Everything
. u Tlmm “-
to gaining rapidly in popularity as a substitute lor lath and
plum and wall-paper. it in susceptible of an infinite variety
of wildcat-1m for walls and ceilings, and permit; of I
wide scope for individual puformut and tom. We m min
Ind keep I largo supply on hand.
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UNITED GROCERY COMPANY
20 NORTH MAIN "REIT.
spite. 01171111111. ’ .. also
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SEAN! OP CORN................,Q... .............. 2511‘
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some IAKlD BKANII........... ............200
IXTEA. N101 POTATOIW PEI! PICK ....1................ 260'
Cauliflower. iii“ “3111,0010". Turnfpl. *
We are the agents for the militia Omit Cereals.
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