seed 318,000.. ,. ‘., . l
‘ 'Ruohed further: That the sum of
memory, is hereby appropriated
initiate glueservut Fuad- of the Board;
of Ei'eétric'al CO H ’iSslt'me-rs for that
. purpose.
At a special meeting of said Taxing
District, held on the 20th day of Sep'
lwhat hustubeen accomplished, to touch
iupon some of the unexpected dithcut-
[ties that have been met and overcome
iand to give you an outline of the rargt-
\umouut of work that remains to he
tcompletcd.
l The history of this subject dates
iback about five vtlrs to sum- agita-
ltion by our progressive merchants and
tbusineso interests for ornanicntai
street lighting to llll‘ main sll't't'ls or
,ilie district's business center and tor
ithe rt-movnl therefrom of the llnl‘llfllll‘
;l.\' wooden poles. Within the next
H'mlplt“ of years the subject had rcaclr
led such favor that, in un'icipution of
ipublic action, we had preliminary
plans and estimates prwarwl for con
Esideration. Then the wave of final
cial depression came and the subject
Was sidetracked ulitil the tail of 1013,
when it was revived l_t the Sllllt’ Ll'
tcrests“und their actioi dually culmi-
nated in the vote of March I. 1916,
1' which authorized the ornamental ligbt~
ing system to be installed, with West
avenue added. 3
The appropriation oi‘ $18,000.00-
therefor was based upon the engineer- ,
'ing data, plans and estiuut'es which
this board had ohfl‘ncl in i919, but?
which ,in considerat’on of the inter-i
vening time. consequent changes, lln‘;
foreseen conditions and difllcultlcw
changed. corps and other causes. were;
found to be inapplicable. These con-r
, trolling factors become more manifest ‘
‘as the preliiiiir-iry work progrtssctl i
The, .l.pC.-Whltev Engineering Cor-3
ptvrntion, haying b'tlbn selected by:
reason of its extensive experience :n'
electrical mat; =,- was placed in charge
of the engineering and supervision:
Atter’studying the. l‘cal conditions. its,
engineers devised n complt-tc'systemt
of wiresupportlnp Steel poles and com-'1
« binetl ornamental Strut lightingt cr'n |
, struction. suitable to the local rennin-l
ments and a great lllllll‘th‘tBl‘ll? upmi‘
the previmntly t‘mitcmplatctl' scheme.
Prior to'this, liowevir. tind‘immctli-
utely nitcr‘ the District meeting of;
Mort-h l. tuition preliminary outline t i,
ttlie work wns prepared. The l’n’lilici
“ ‘ ’ ‘ W ' " - -~ '-'~ ' .-, r Utilities Commission was informally;
LIGHT-"“9"" that the poles would have to lie‘bt’. lie received the reply from Mia'tconsnlted est-to the "ropovei systom.‘E
. , ‘ ‘relOt-aicd. Commissioner Stephen 5, lirophy that it would cost $10,072.30‘tln- regard tof'tt'dficli it u-ypreswt. inter-ti
INC PLAN“ TO BE CA’R- Hatch asked it any money «prentlt~d,llii0i'e than the original uppmprlutiondest and i'm'csnw‘zio objection, but :lll'l
‘ , r w ,. ion the systcm‘u’oultl be refunded and which was $20,000. ()l he sum spent, vocuted that the niot‘cr he first Il"l9411
Rm!) lH‘HROUGH ATlr‘tlcelvetl an :tmrniativc reply from some «$4.00 to 87,000 would be t‘c-tupon by the city‘s titlllllll'n'tl’dlltll‘l. For“
EXTRA COST OF $16,-'l‘.ll‘t‘ll‘lt’lll (tllllll‘llt-‘Slt'lllt‘l' llrophy, whotrci'undcd. ‘ this purpose ordination were prepared
9 ,- slated thztt several thouunud dollars Litrlstitui bwartz suggested that tlieiuntl t-lll)llllilt>ll to the mayor and couii '
612.30 ' ’
(Continued from first page.)
Our increasing businesskin the Cloak. Suit- andi
Millincry Department demands more space for these
departments. SO we are obligedtosell out'all Hosiery.
Underwear. Neckwear; Gloves. Notions. House
Dresses: in fact. all; merchandise on the iirst floor
must go. regardless of: price. After all merchandise
is sold this storewill be remodeled into one of the
finest Cloak. Suit-and Millinery Stores in this state.
using both floors for these departments. carrying
double the stocks. new fixtures and‘new stocks. in fact
everything will'be new and'upstoodute.‘
CLOSING OUT SALE BEGINS TOMORROW. H
DOORS OPEN 9n. M; , ' .
_ In‘order- to give us archancegto arrange stock and
re-mark goods we will be obliged to close Friday noon. ~
Be'sure you receive one of our large circulars giving
fulldetails. ’ ' ‘
1‘ f “A
«'oiHi-HNHmuENrAiiH
M
”ii
‘- .would he paid the district by interest. purchased poles could be sold {or u icil March H. and from the outs-ct llit'il‘;
ed parties, such liri the t‘onneciicutfialn. Charles it). lioyl suid thlit itifuvor wax :lppltl‘t‘lll. but while ”,0".
t‘omptiny. :struck him that the commissionersihcld the limiter in consideration, a
, WWW (‘oinniissioner llrophy spoke rutlier‘lind carried out the wish of the lll'ol‘l"itl|lt'sll0n was advanced by the corpora '
11118.» first Stlgr>‘cstio . 3 , lll favor of the second resolullonillt a large meeting. He asserted that lion counsel us to Wllt‘lllt'i‘ the ‘ll‘ltll ri
wilhlhe tum-it‘ll,(102,3;101:01_,;,:3;H,:,3 which would tnonii that the pelt-slit \vould lli‘ 4t grout misfortune to tnkciwns not vuntler the illf‘l‘tlttildll oi lll' '
printing money from the earnings and would I... dwwmfid with for ”19.9”9‘1“ step backward and .stop construe {Public l illities Commission. rather,
resume fund of the. electric works. out. :tion. .. . . illian illecotfncil. Therefore the Pull»;
Suggestions two was 10.9“,“ the “My. John M. (Hover next had the floor; «llltlilt' “1111"!“ it“ Tummuny l't‘llllnd-lllt‘ Utilities Countitssion was request-i
W, but ,0 omit the erection of iix- anti gig-Mined that he thought that it ‘ed the voters of the light the (‘OlllllllB-‘Et‘tl to obtain an opinion from lllt- nip;
1m?» on them. The last suggestion wits ll shame tlittt work had advanced SlUllt'l‘rl “00 m 0?“th ‘0 l‘t_‘(‘l‘l\'l"'~l|“ all',10l'lll‘.\' chc‘ral ms, to its prerogutivw.
1,3540.“th further constructioli until as for us it hut]. and then lo-drop trim-oval til the 'l’ublic Utilities Lotumlswln the prctiiiscs. This caused the slits: i
more favorable time. lie believed that the district sliould'slcnot‘ and l‘vt‘ "mm the ""31 11‘5“"."m‘xl‘l’fli‘" dolu)’ and the outcome was‘
tcémmigsionpr Frederick A. Ilitiikeiii-l"5“ the lmles already purchased as for; tion 10 ht‘ ttdoplt‘d. ill (it‘ll-“loll from the attorney tamer“!
pier told before 11“., minding,“ the re- us they would go. ’ ‘l Andrew J. l.eury moved that Mrfillint the Future Utilities Crminiissi: u‘
M, howithe, electrical commissioners! Commissioner llrnpliy explained; Swnrtzs lllOllOll‘l)? amended and that liati tulldurlsdiction over construction
.mdzfonowpd ”1,. wish Of tlic pooplel‘hat the now ornamental system could‘tlic Electrical toniniissioners be uu- 1of tltc‘ktnil involved, leaving the tll:.",~“
ud‘prepnrcd for the work. )not be built any cheaper for at leastltliorlzcd to continue- construction. The,admmlstrtttion to decide only upon the:
‘ 'Clll’lSllflfl‘StVi’ll'tz commented on "mlfm'l‘rl years“. no .llanll‘tlllljnli wasrncc-‘ptt-tl' nnd it"ztsliollticfu)tion 0f the polio: l T
jconr letencSS of me rc . . . : icmast 0 ins wag in favor of row. .utcc .unninny movet lllll“ ien tie intente scicuin hall to bc
.gHihatphe a’ppi-eciatt‘ti it. garlmfilnt‘htjlui?-“0mlllltlnz thc project for tho districtlthe electrical commissioners be uu-pvorkcd out in detail for presentation
‘Hwas the best l‘t‘llm‘l that he had 1i“,;had already invested some $10,000 intlllol‘ill‘d it) use $105733“ (0 continue lfi the Public l’tilities Commission
. tuned to“‘i'or a long time. Contintiitig.2”’e work. He said tlizit the tuxpayer‘tlie word»: This motion was untini-hci’ore the application for its approval
he said that he was not in fan”. 0f’would not have paid the extra moncy.‘mOllsl}’ passed. icottltl br- submitted. ill the meantime
Propoced Electrical Plant. in somrwiuit similar application for
The mectlng promptly disposed of Slt‘t‘l'lmlt‘ construction was tendered tat
the second part-Orin“: call about the that body from Bridgeport, which Wll‘ii
building of a. new electric light plantidcnietl in the latter port'of Septcnibch
on the city slim-c property. (‘onimls - 1010. This notion completely upset our:
tinned the fact that the Dismctts con— from] ”,9 earnings of the plant for thlg'sioner Patrick F; Bropliy rend portionslplnns which were then under farm .
tract With the .l. (a White. P1hginel)r.‘yl‘arilnd $3.000 from the reserve iundOf theunfnyornble report of the .l. (i. ’able progress. with much of the mute—i
'ing Corporation, which has this “-Orkyland that, there was still over $20,000i-White corporation and sold that llle‘l‘lill and apparatus already ortlercdl
,, f'out in a short time. Mr. Smmzjin n“. latter fund. ipresent plant would carry the loud for (and. upon advice of counsel. till shine
Wain took the floor and urged action' Samuel (ireenstcm Spoke in favor several years longer. intents WP”) ordered suspended "mm 5
m’building the sy'stell‘l be deterred for of continuing the construction of the? Charles E' Hoyt‘moved that tictivi‘dn'g notion by ”‘0 {)“bm “Hm” Conrl
“represent. He spoke of Washington prose," system. Postmaster Andrew ties- on the construction of the plant inissmn upon our nppliuitiOii.
mooeeding with [hp project _and{bttt that it would be paid for by thel
{bought that it would be best to consumers of clectricul current from,
defer action. He mode it motion t05‘1'91‘1““5““‘ plant. MT- Brophy “X"
.fljat‘efiect which was seconded. ,pltiincti that although some $10,000
.CommiSSlOIlt’l‘ litlnkemeier men- tl‘ad b9?” spent, about “-000 had mm“),
W traffic which of course would. cost. of continuing me building would time.’ Christian Swnrtz seconded the held 11]),lilllllll‘50 we were too l'ttc to
- . ,motion and it was unaniniouslymcnd 011‘: Then, illim‘ a great delay and
, - ‘passed. “ ttlie exertion of every effort and aid,
- The meeting was-about to adjourttlthat we could bear in our
‘-"lwlien William ll. McMahon came into furor. we were finally successful in Oh-
.» 'ttlie council chambers and wanted to taining lite Public Utilities Conimis~
‘ :1 know what had been done. Commls- sion‘s formal approval in February of
"‘Sioner Hariord explained. "Bill" then this your.
bring‘ to
., proceeded to rip the meeting {or vOt-. Almost immediately following this
. Sling to continue the construction of the approval. came a notice stating that
51,? ornamental system. He said'tbat he the time had been extended for filling
;. believed that the, project should have anvznppcnlzthereirom at the request. of
been deferred. in localinteresti which desired in' 84%
The meeting. then adjourned. further consideration min. detailtrelaé
The-Electrical Commissioners tire to live to the operation- and control of.
be commended on the excellent re» certain" electrical currents. This
ports prepared by them They are caused a stay of further action‘by us
printed intfull its-follows: until late in April; when the matter
Report oftfie projectedornam‘ental wasrsatisfaetorily cleared'up' and-the
street lighting system of the Second approval bécame effective.
Taxing District. Norwalk, Conn. relu— Aszmav'b't expected, 1le this caused
'tive to preliminary work done and much-serious-loss of~ time':\vhich‘\ve
cause of obstructed construction. v, could notprevont and. during which.
used for generations “to. clean andl Uentlement: At a special meeting costbwent up and-difficulties as to-de;
stimulate clogged. kidneys: also roll)? the Second Taxing iDstrict.-held‘ on liveries increased. Thus the east;
neutralize the acids in urine so it mime. first day of March, 116y we were peers were unablé’ to complete their
final estimated otvthe total cost until
elk?“ HarmleSs To Flush,~l<idneys andcist about four ounces of JadiSnlts:
""fleuiralizc Urlc Acid, Thus take a tble'sp‘oonful into ginssoi’ wa-
. , Ending Bladder Trouble tor before breakfast each morning for
When your kidneys hurt and yourI a few days and your kidneys will act
, feels 50M. don't get SCETEd andi fine. This famous salts is made from
.. cell to load your stomach with altbe acid Of grapes' and lemon juice,
“In of drugs that excite the kidneys combined With lithin, and has been
art-irate the entire urinary tract.
‘K'ei'p' your kidneys clean like you keep
or bowels clean. by flushing them;
t-instructed as , fellows:
prion WM “"1119“ salts,wm°h "e'i 1mm“ ‘5 a Home Of irritation, "“15? “Resolved: That‘the Board or Elec- late .in December. 1916, including: me
was the-'bodys urmous waste undiending bladder Weakness. trical Commissioners be, and they extension of mi systemton Soutiiitain
' plintulates them to their normal ac- Jad Salts is inexpensive; cannot iii-thereby are authorized end-instructed
try. The function of the kidneys is'jure; makes a delightful efiewe’scentimlinigtfin a propel-system oil]? ornamen- was authorized by- the. pistrlct- meett
- e h- 1 , I . h, - -, , . . ta l tins. in plasma 1 0 present ingotSentemher 20,1910. Sincethen.
0n 3:115:10;th l‘niZl héiursi.d t ez‘ lilihngvntir drink which everyone. street lighting; inmnd through Wanna asp furthenputcome ot- the delays,
n ‘ g ans 0 ac an s‘ou do e now- and then to keep ington streehg‘dtionroe street, Scull:
. So we can readily understood their kidneys clean and ‘aotive. Try Main street, from nomoe street to again and. though they are onlytentou
. ital importance of keeping the-1 thigh-also keep up the water drinking, Washington. street}T Railroadravenue,» live now. as tar. tut-the future-incon-
iiey .iictiVe. . H iibnd‘notdonbt youwill ‘wmideia whatifimut‘ tMa‘ivn. in“: how gauging ffimgga-‘Wmfimed‘up": 11’1"“ '"thHHHH
. .__ .. , . ~ . .' , . -. ree 0 as a coupon . run . 7 0 an en an , reopens-c absent to}.
“k ‘3st o“ mteimyou can t ("MS became °f' y 0'" kidney ”9“!” -a“d_Westi}venue tothp District bon‘ntlary,aho'w,thnt the probable cost may reach
.. also 89! 0??!“ W? m .l’ac‘kacllterAdts - . dine on the North, at cost 9t to ex-z moans: onlbly. more; prison
street to Woodward avenue? which
$10,009.? oomph thereoliummay b‘e.
AN 21’ ‘7 H
met being widened becausetof the J. them-y asked what in.) approximate be deferred until‘ a. more favorablefrcsult, all except. The stcf‘. poles were} ‘
v
7, Silk andtWool‘Jeney
u, several-models, all
t
atti‘the new and fashion;
gable-Calms. These styles
pare» to-bo very popular. _
.ih'rough the summer sea.
$99; 1an ‘1 . f“- .4: .
it“ $20.00;
l
i
’insiead‘
"' jtwhicb‘were $25.00,
";‘..r,$30.oo, $55.00..-
... ~.
the stock of. coats fOt‘iia‘
ages 6m (14 years‘. (The; ‘,
materials are silk‘, silk‘ “
poplin, wool velour ‘and
serge, 'all in‘ new; ,Spriug
motels ” it
{At
l
l
iWool Velour
' Coats
i 'Gir'dles‘ and belts‘ witli
rows of buttons, doublet
'collars, very attractiy
t
t
V
of former prices,~'lilt.;flii.t.i.{.s
it}? (This includes Our 'en‘n : '
.e'
less. An increase of $10,273.” over
the total amount, however. the other
interests, who are to'jointly- occupy
the poles. will llt‘ expected to pay a
portion which cannot on yet be de-
termined. ,
Thifi’ great. increase in cost. it siiouldi
be understood, is very largely cumin—f
gent upon the unprecedentcfl riSe in,=
music, dances, marches. ctc.
2:350 in 4 :30-1’. M.
H Clienranee of
Tailored Suits
and Dresses
.‘t‘ for Women. '
sergeHDresses
: fl" Platinum embroidered, “
t4 brownvand may] blue, ' j
- . ere up
. $9.50 to $15.00
H Wilfd'lrnbtt 091v-
.,L;a
:
t_.
3t _I
1
Children's Cools
Coats of- Shepherd?
“if Check fl
ii i.»-
iyitli Contrasting 'cOll H
3
ar§,{'v
t;
{mm-95W up to $10,530,, ,zH
f. -;. “a” $595
.._:fgl‘lllegy up to $795.03)
$3.95
will include. some problems of consid-
erable 1 mutant yet to be solved. ‘
As'to our advice, should it
quested, we present three alternatives
for your consideratir’in, which may be
improved upon; for instance?
1. To proceed with the work to
Completion. at, such pace as 'pieseifi
and unprodeterniinable condition Ill-l)
the price 0f material. apparition, etc..ipermit, with adequate additional funds
due tome-wot conditions which have,
intervened. Buteven at this advanced
the question Of material and equip;
merit delivery is most uncertain. i
(if the appropriation «$12,087.61 have
been expended. for engineering-oer?
ylcetr. preliminaries.
and 'Jnttteriul in. changing the present
street lighting system- and plant'so
that it is now ready for the. ornamen
tat street lighting installation to be
added at will; also for the layout and,
construction preparations for the works
to be done. thus completely-and entire-
ly paying for this port» of the work.
This leaves a balancetofr$8.462.39 still
uncxpended.‘
By what we have already stated, in
will be apparent that the extensive
constructive work or replacing the'
pre'éenf’pole lines; roarrénging’the'paid' and
labor; apparatus »
appropriated therefore, from the corn-
ings and reserve fund of the Electric
Works.
2'. TO proceed with the erection of
the steel poles on hand. under the.
some conditions: asset forth in the
foregoing alternative but omitting the
lamps
ornamental“ lighting fixtures.
and equipment incidental thereto un-
til‘n more favorable time, To do this
wouldirequire a total estimated ex:
pen‘ne of‘ $21,834.08, or $1034.03 more
than the 320.5000 appropriated.
3'. To defer further construction
untilnmore favorable time. _
There is no lack ntxth’is tlm'e of the
money necessary to; complete the
work, should it be so ordered, as the
Electric “writs-hash reserve lun‘d'o!’
$200443? in‘
t0“ which“
electricalIdistributlon‘tsystems=nnd~in-' earnings oi“ the plant may be Edda”
. etching- nearly 200 wire-supporting atrial? which may be‘jnvestetl in the or-~
flit? (“Mimics have had‘ttobe revlm steel‘pole'n» midi mounting the orna- numéntav streejf lighting undertaking
lighting equipment .lifi'it- be your: Wish.” and-0055M? com» .
thereong‘hne nut: been .stnrtodlexcept. cpleted’e'ven under the presanten'finoi'»
mental . street
thwt‘tlte‘pplesubpvetbéen‘ldéiivwedfiihd mat . d‘lili'cultl conditions. ’ This; of
paid for” This is thegy'mrkgm
ticltlarlyauectod by the; it expected
excessive inel- ‘ ' cos and Willie
t'l’W‘cé'urse. incontingentlupon delays and
circumstances which yve cannot {are
fine.) "7. . ,, ' . . .
is are taken fronrOtir page
-«.
a
v
3‘?
gland nice buttons,
~ ,1 3:5
.‘é ‘3.
" ,-;.mo'dels‘,
be re- ,
cash with all obligations‘
the prospective ‘
tember, 1916. we were further instruct-g 1.. = .1. 2H I‘d 33:41:51? ' ' ~ -‘ ‘ ~, .1535; i
79d ans/follows: . I .7.“ L? . .H ., m . .1. «J. r, . - 7!. ‘i'
“Resolved: That the Board of Elec—f 5‘ m {M8 , ,m Will be rendered fix; the .-
trical Commissioners be, and they are; , 0 W Wgndnne Friday afternoofiqn the .l
hereby authorized to extend the pro: if: rm m-‘f W y, ., , , .. 7-
posted system or ornamental streeti r' '- ,. . . ' ‘ Min?" i~§~'=$“"‘ 1‘
lightlng- on South Main street. from‘ . . . , ”-3; ‘7 .31. . '}
Monroe street to Woodward avenue. 9 l A'mmefli Hg ‘ Peerless Quartet. '_,
» , . .. :‘R‘f‘ilv‘ld: Th?“ in ddtllllilnal sum haughty,‘Nm’ghty, Naughty; Vocal arrangement. .‘
SOUTH NORWALK l or 432.00tLb't-r, and the same whereby- The High W4 W Sousa Band. .
. Wow ”011341316 limits or the . Bi 9“ . , -
. . . _, ,, , E01 b, _.,1— Quartet orchestra are.
i title-cinc- Light plant, to tony- out 91- l , ,. {t d’ “MIHEH'W'HHH .. ' C 'll “I.
' tension of ornamental lighting uu‘ ‘ ; "in” ' i 2" , ' ~ - cot a lilo.
. lliorized by this and previous meet- l But 9‘1 “mm C 03» ‘ _ Baud SGIECUWL _:
‘ lugs.” . i A‘ urelrMce'on' the' lirt " 7'. -ltl. ‘ 7
'p T319? lafHOHatll sumt (Knight-300.00”? : 'J‘het Battléiof the Marne, Russell Iluutino.
I rot (ct - or 9 cs 3 .3 men 0 c L rm .5; . ' ‘t . . ,~ ,
lentirc ornamental street lighting svs— L 1 (1)7 ' ozuemo‘ Lucien Murillo-29., 1”“ 1‘ .
item. ' i . am (not-gnu, tenor. ’
Now we are before you to report . And Other records, "0631 illltl lllSiI‘ull’tOuiztl, lluwriion ’1'
V
Taffeta Silks, women qt
mixtures and. serges. This f '
group represents-ailmiied;
quantity only, but very, J
desirable stylesmnd must ‘
3“§§,be sold immediately. 'All‘j ‘
;;. .y
Mitt, leCkv f‘ 7H ~ "l
M $18.50 W31» ,.
06‘2": ’ ' - ~ ‘
in'sfcztd of former prices; ,'
$20.00 andszsoo. .013
Poplin Coats
. belted models. with‘ (011- 3‘
wasting collars oft silk, .
were i
'tir‘it .
lip. thyme,
1
Poplin Coors Sm:
iiia‘vy and tau, 'z_ils'o‘ word's; ;
."ed mixtures, attractive
: plate: . up t6, :
5
13.50
it
kg
a
Respectfully,
FRED HUNKEMEE‘R,
THOMAS ROBINS, lb
PATRICK F. BROPHY; 5
Board Of Electrical Commissioners. ,
. June 7, 117.
Method for Proposed Electrical Plant.-
At a special meeting of the Second.
Taxing District held on the lib day oi!
July. 1016. 'we were ifistructed'ns fol—
low:::‘ -
“Resolved: That the commissioners
be, and they are hereby authorized to
ll] . t . _ ‘11.
practical momentm plan for the lllllliil.
ing of a new plant on city shore lot]?
lGOfitinued on Eleventh . Page.) .
L
mom... Hotel for Wand
,,._, HorEL ,7
Murtha" Washingmil
nun ow, ctr-rat nanny '
129; Eliot» 29th St., NéwYork Ci
f’ROM‘our 5000]»
can: loo-portly
5“ 31.00» 'dl'
3mmfimliii“:
m‘ win him omu.‘ nmmn
‘-‘" mu urgi REQUEST H"
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