Draft Submitted Io Adjourned Town heetlng to he Ifinlsheli Before
‘_ lilm‘l-Wio i
Representatives in Legislature
February lot, and Then Goes to the Legislbture in
II
Ilartterd, When Hearings Will be field
I‘I'IVIVIIIII IIIIIIVS VIIII IV IIIIIII III III
I’VIIIIIIIV VIII VI MIIIIIIIII I VII VIII
W
instructed to Try and Secure
Passage of New Charter
(
i Probably the largest town meeting
lever held in Norwuik was that of last
. evening, when over eight hundred
1. lvoters gathered in the Town Assem-
I 'I Ib-ly Hall, in Norwalk, Completely fill.
ling the hall both as to seating caps;
Icity and standing room. The meet~
I dug. after a considerable number of
v.Ispehkcrs'had discussed the question,
lvoted to accept the report of the
‘QOnsolidation committee and by that
tenure vote continued the committee
tor a completion of the document.
"A subsequent Vote provided for the
Wentatlon of the charter to the
Iogislature and for the notification of
that body by the town clerk through
the proper channels. "
While the results of the meeting
‘ ajorlty in favor ct
voting a dual con-I
solidntioh’ ot the ’two cities voted as
they did last evening to give the cit.
lens one last fair chance to decide
the critter for once and for all. Af-
tor the charter has passed the tests
datum. It- must again return for final
action by the voters of the town he-
tero becoming a law, as provided in
the referendum clause, and it is be-
lieved that this will be the fairest
illnnner in whlch to decide.
aonsral Frost Pmidsl.
The meeting was cailedto order by .‘
' who
fl'oWn Clerk Herbert R. Smith
read the call. Moderator Frost then
I accepted the chair and said that as
a. moderator of the previous meeting he
I was informed by the town clerk that
. this was his privilege and duty.
Judxe Henry W. Gregory. chairman
of the committee appointed to draft
the charter, was the first speaker no
. acid that the committee had met and
; pursuant to a vote or the September
I meeting. had submitted a draft of the
; counter. The committee benches
that it be. discharged its duty and
i. submits a draft of acharter tor the
convidsmtcnof the meeting.
Moderator most voiced the opinion
thnt (no, pueblo appreciated the min
, tot work or the committee and stated
I}; that the report which includes the
" draft of the charter «cited action.
Idnyor Edward I. Finnegan (mined
thinly moved the acceptance and
I «auction or tho report.
Oberlin W Bell, of nowayton.
amended the molten to manifest that
when voted upon the matter he voted
by ballot. The amendment well our.
tied.
Town Clerk Smith Intended to.
niwmlcr no it matter or form that
the 011%! should be enhances.“
. Mentor Buttery. or been lti’m.
new that it he was correctly inform-
ed the chem:- use not completed.
Juries literary or. on»?! humped
. the miter by criticism: that the ”m Mil NW M" M Fire
, W.
shorter who submitted
“undo
m
is believed thinness”
~s.
\
floor and stated that the committee
appointed had drawn up a draft of a
charterm that could not be appmved
and expressed the hope that the
sense of the meeting would'xbe to
continue the committee to perfect
the draft of the ohllrtel' in its details.
Judge Gregory has said that the draft.
is not completed. There are things
embodied therein that require close
study. . The committee has done well
and the draft is a splendid piece of
work. It has been before the public
only a week and the provisions are
not readily understood at a single
needing. Perhaps it would be Well to
consider the principle rather than
the form at this time. The meeting
should say "yes” or "no” on the Drill.
cipls. The. draft «I W too
in not come he
Infertility shorterlIIld, loll. would
make it smoother rind better.
. 1. Consolidation in in use with ill
other movements in all other places
It is sensible. nallural, constructive,
upbuilding and wish.
2. we have tried division and die:
sension and secession in various
form without success. and property
values are lower hone than in any
«equivalent region on any sidofotus.
3.,
throughout the state.
4. Harmony and unity would be
hailed every‘tvhore as a long step in
advance in Norwalk.
5. All prominent) neWcomors won-
der at our divided state. and can see
no reason for it.
Ii. No mason his ever been given
or can stand the (lost in discussion,
and it is not discus ion on the merits.
7. Bury the nIIuch; forget the
ancient grudge. .
8 There one thIiuggI In the past.
causes of dissolution that the old-or
inhabitants bring: up which never
have grout validIty in comparison
with the unseen (invisible benefits
that harmony, growth and “
imply.
9. There are ncI grout {till-dens or
debts or improvemIonts involved that
would matte any i at difference if:
they were over pi video for in the
charter, and Ill. vrI to city took over
all debts for all qurposes and went
forward to extendI mprowmonts con-
scrvatlmy and wing to All parts of
the town. ,
10.The simploiI charter will he
the bent, and this meeting would do
will to mouse mitt to the question
ct consolidation. answering you or no.
ionvinr the detaihi to be worked out
in licences befoI the initiative
committee. ‘ I
114 I1: ”Guidi ’i.
best to have s
" immortalized and oil. hire from New
wait. two trolls moi Namath one
it has given us a bed repute
CY.
l
I
f
iI
Offered in Congress Today an
Amendment to the Rivers
This
the
ailII Harbors IBIII
IIIIIVVII VI [VII IIIIIII
VIVIIV III IIIIIIIIS
Congressman Reilly Represents
State at Meeting] of
Democratic League
wasrnno'rotv. D. 0.. h... 5—mo-
resentatlv'ez Hill yesterday proposed
in the House an amendment to the
rivers and harbors bill providing for
a survey of the harbor at Stamford
by the army engineers with a view to
determining the need Tor further wt)”:
to maintain the Most channel.
During low‘water, there has been
trouble" in the harbor because of's
ledge of rock in the channel;
owners of vessels using the port think
some dredging" or drilling is neces-
sary." V
and
(Continued On Fifth Page.)
Militia ii'rnope.
titer nourishment of straps has
melted at this office and con-
midrib?
IXI’IIIIIIIII IIIII
can at any time.
VIII IIIII III VIIIIVI
either out... i. Lockwood Low. .
ereii Wile and Two chilli- .
‘ ‘ renfrom‘Seeenll Story
Itil
Au exploding lamp in apartments ,
of the Frank W. Mayhew house, in
139 South Main street, which are oo-
cupled by omcer Milton I. Lockwood,
caused considerable of a fire this
morning at 6:16 o’clock.
started in the kitchen of the Lock-
wood apartment on the second floor
of the building. The ore spread rap
idly, and, by the time the department
reached the scene, the flames had
eatery through the ceiling and were
ravnlnk the attic.
Chief .Georzo‘ W. Boasrdue was on
the scene quickly and made an io~
spectiou of the fire.
chemicais'bopuscd. These were found
attenuate bed the items were smoth-
oned without the use of the more
admixing method, water.
Beret-o the department reached the
scene Officer wokwocd executed Ii
thrilling exploit when be lowered his
wife and two children out of a win.
dow‘ tn the kitchen rather than con-
ducting them down the stairway. The
firemen. this morning.
to criticise
adopt“ by (the pincer, shying um in
their opinion he took an unnecessary
risk oi! injuring his tacitly. .
little intimated that the demon to
the host. articuntod to em or mm.
which Is covered by insurance hold
with the 1; If.- Laptop nod 00., not»
The blue
ordering that
the dangerous method,
. ”Pitt! that All“. bonito
W‘W my insurance.
Vim prone ‘
lilillillllii lililll
‘ Successful. Aflillr lit St. Paul’s
Church Ilrplnlmlsn Halli In
Berkeleyslreet Chapel
Iiliuccose is a word so frequently used
in the description of various func-
tions and sometimes Inc carelessly
that when it is (god to characterize
an event like that of the banner £nd!
' entertainment of; the Girls' “fondly
Society of BL. ul's Church, held
last evening in Berkeley street
chapel, it hardly; seems adequate to
sufficiently explain tho‘triumph. IAS
pretty as over it cold be made to be
was the hall in l its gay array and
the delighted meat of those Who were
so fortunate as to be present attests ‘
ed the pleasanthehs of the affair.
The Norwalk Mala Quartetto. com-
posed ot Herbert 0 Pollard, War-pen
0. Scoheld Preston Hart and Forest
Case, as a special attraction. made a
decided hit.“ with the audience and
”those who gathered m not dimdent
about showing their any . of.
the line music rendered by the tour.
The program of merit included Miss
Elsie Knapp in the role of abolition.
fat; Miss :Mabcile All,stin who gave
splendid violin selections; and Miss
Pollard. who beautifully presented
several soprano solos. , "
As a hard working assistant to the
young ladies. Arthur Chfftim in
helping to erect booths. decorating
and doing special." wiring is highly
commended by I the
with whom he strove to make the
preliminary part Io: the beam all that
was necessary for thudnsl success
The committee and those who had
charge or the vsripiu booths are"
follows:
Entertainment CommIttee~Misses
Grace (Hanna. Maud} Caner ‘Mu‘ie
. Wolf. (Flames 'Bmy'. »
Decoration Commuter—Mrs. W. R.
Raymond, 1n. Misses Grace Taylor.
Caroline (torrid, Elizabeth" Gert-in.
'Ca’ndy Bonito-Misses 081110 Cutie.
Mqud Cutie, Eugene Gould.
Coke Table—Mrs. H. W. Carver.
Mrs. Lewis Tsylor. Miss Autos (Holt.
docs. Pond—Misses 'Evav Wolf,
Myrtle Dean, Minnie'Wolf. .-
Aprons and Towelwmsses' Grace
McAllistcr. Amelia Williams; riot-
enc’a Mullen, Cornelia Raymond.
Advertising BoothL-Mlss. mun
Wood.‘Mrs. Ill. 0. Pollard. Misses
Grace"li'oster; ids. tin-tor.
Hot chocolate sad Flower-whim
Charles A. Cooley, Misses Dues P.
Daniels, Bessie Middiebroohs.
Waitresses-«Misses
Abbie Drew, Edith Morrion, Gladys
Carver.
ice Crouch—Mrs.
brooks.
Advertising and Tickets-«Mrs. Fred
srlok N. Smith. .
The ice cream cheeks Vere taken
by Charles B. Holt. The doorkecpsr
was Clarence Carver. _
will) MKN'O DANCI-
Iiivory Saturday night. new winnm.
West Washington St. Admission 26c.
HEIGHT 0AA LEET .
RAILS AT ”0880'“
South Norwsilt had it email edition
or s. retire“ wreck on the crossover
south of the Wuhlnston street til-ides
E. P. Middle-
. ‘ this morning at 1,: till o’clock, when a
ill-sitcoms on one of the can or a
truth collie: unlit. loll off and caught
in cm or the switches. dentition one
of the‘osrb. All the car who novel
lobes were Wrench
. gnutontntlonily throwing oil tit this: ‘
lob-.stopped the train before my ‘
of the cars could he derail
bulbs to the that that the erotic
committees .
Annie Wolf;
WlATIiIIR scheduler.
Rein Tonight 0(- Friday.
VIII I VIII IIIII .
I ‘I’IJIIIIII‘I IIIIII JIIIII
neieneeseiflhstiieIWas Drunk
When its Committed Burglary
Results in Eight Mouths in Jail
. Onlyone’prfsoner in the criminal
side of the superior court. took his
chances yesterday with a jury. The
rest entered spleen of guilty. thus
throwing themselves .on the mercy of
the court. The brave man was Stev.
Snatch who broke into Harry Granule
bicycle store in Stratford avenue.
Bridgeport. His clones was that he
was drunk at the time. and didn't
know anything about it. But Patrol
man Thomas Regen said that he found
the messed in the rear of the bicycle
(Continued on month Pass.)
«NORWALK Hit:
school minctrol choir, but. Thursday.»
night. Dec 5. tickots only.é be. obtained
at the door. Adinlsoion ”of“: '
.__.....___........._.t..
liltiiillillilll 4
VII (VIII IIIIlIIil
The Kosher fleet nuptial Being
considered by Several -~
Prominent People ‘ I
I”..—
vm
dedication: are that a mass meet.
' to; will probably be called, by the
Jewish 110.0010 “this town sealant
a. combination of butchers who are up.
panontly dancing them for all they
are worth. About. a year ago. ‘Philip
Brolev. the local butcher, who kept
his stand on the Wilmington street
hrtdm, washout of business for some
reason, end his trade . Wu immediate-
ly taken cars off by Samuel [Dick
moon. of Day street. who served the
public in a fair way until something
happened to the tooth! and ever
since, Sim has lies: the Dildo of
kosher seen soaring. whorls to bring
or element of the Jews in the town
who had moved here from new York
city induced s” New York butcher.
Philip fichoukmlii, to buck the Mile
mind: the monopoly that, Help Dicks
(noon held. For n hri ,. ‘
his. however. thio‘
South Norwsilt
. ism.
‘jNorwalk mill .
«bout a reduction felit'id and the new- ,
I ‘ gun.
Greece Not Expected to imperli Her Own Victor would
. a Separist Policy
M
LONDON, Dec 5.——The dispute be
tween Austriadluhgary and Servia
arising out or the Balkans which has cent further complications art i “
threatened a general European conflict of the clash between Turkey as!
will (have been steered into a safe Balkan allies
channel and the pace of Europe Will
great powers.
WIth the adhesion 0f AusirlaaHun- SBDEX‘MfiB policy
gary the proposal of Sir Edward Grey,.
the British Foreign Secretary, to call ejgn Secretary declared an ~‘
ing house, has now received practical-
ly unanimous welcome.
Many Handsomely Decorated
Booths Well Pairenizeli
The banner which was held at Trin-
lty Perish half yesterday afternoon
and evening under the auspices of the
woman's Guild proved to be a very
successful affair. both socially and it;
nsnclaliy The ladies reported this
morning that the sum of $160 was
realised.
The hall was beautifully decanted.
the colors or the rainbow being used
to excellent advantage and with con-
siderable artistic taste. The various
booths. decorated in sunflower design
were arranged around the sides of the
hall with the exception of the flower
booth which was placed in the cen-
ter or the hall. The effect was most
pleasing and added considerable to
the pleasure enjoyed by Eli who at-
tended. ,
The booths and those who were
in charge of them were as follows: ..
Candy booth-Allies Julie Knapp and
Mrs. Dudley ill. Raymond
Kitchen wan-Moire. Thomas
erdson.
Colgate oxhlbit~Mrs. Plerbsrt Mo
temm.
Home-mode jellies and meorvec~
Miss Mary K. Jennings. ‘
”Spinning wheel and tea roomwinrs.
.T. H MD sud Miss Monet-d.
Finley (booth-“Mrs. William
Church.
Constable-«Mrs. samurai W. Hoyt.
”are I
who bur-Mrs.
Rich»
1!.
..
Mesh and Mrs.
« . Josh Dumortter.
MWer boothé—The Bethany Child
In
motile—lure. Giles omeorv. .
Front II: at until 7 o'clock e outfit
I. new was served and many or
there DIAIIIIIII (soon surname or the
Opportunityto mm ‘ "It diction. after‘vit was explained
‘ ' ‘ " l t” i
likely to come out of the Dispute of Austria-Hungary .
' and Stella liver the Balkans I
I
r
i
i
be maintained if as is announced to concction with the armistice
day, Servla has definitely decided to pooled to be solved satin!
leave her case in the hands of the 13 not believed :1;th
'There seems to be a general {It i,
tion today to strive honestly to
The. puzzle or Greece‘s sttltu
her 'own victories
.Sir Edward Grey, the British
IIIOBIIIIOII to secureI>~8IhIl ' '
(lumen eIITllenl: Iv
Norwall: showed a. progressive; ‘
it by its voters in toivn meet
sembled last evening when it
voted to purchase voting machln... I
be used at all ensuing state and I'
elections It took but seven mind
for this that town meetingsn
hall was well filled, both with ‘
awaiting the second meeting up
one of interest to them and ‘ wt
those interested tomes the town
The meeting was coiled td’ order 5.5“.
Town Clerk Hdrbortlilit Smith uni
John F. McMahon. of South Norway
was chosen mbdflstor.
Cheri-es H. Worth presented.
following reed titty" ; ‘1 V. . ‘
Resolved IIIINVIM Vinson
shall hereafter Ibo used in all T J
and state elections held in the '1‘
of Norwcllt;
Tim the Baud of Selectmen this
hereby directed to make a collect: t
vestisotion into the merits of .3
different kinds of voting biennium
and ther are hereby authorised
enter into a contract for the porch
or sufficient number of voting ‘msolhn
hiss~ to provide resin. voters of
Town; sod. be it further "
Resolved. That the Town .8de
institute and Nation bs’req‘u
to appropriate a sum suftloion
carry out the provisions of this
lulution. no part of which shall
psld until the machines have
muted their scourcoy, odleicho
:Mlinhiiity. . -
A vote of the meeting on
Norwalk Chronicler