Evening sentinel, Tuesday, June 12, 1917 · page 6

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

:1 TH NORWALK

NING SENTINEL i
a A. 1.. GOLDEN, Props.
' 23113113111153?“

JAMES GOLDEN .

:BKY, JUNE '12.,191'i

. TURE ALMANAO FOR
TOMORROW
tide 5:30 a. 111.; 6:12 p. m.
rises 4:19; sets 7:27.-
ING SENTINEL TELE-
PHONE CALLS
rial Rooms—92. I
Ices Office—93.

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Editor’s Residence—41492- 4
es: Manager, 3 Residence—
113- 12. 1

IN MEMORmu
James Golden—June 12, 1912

W
THE COST OF BUILDING I

Building .\pt 1141 are lll"llt"l' than
never beform and yet in most Amelicau
unifies there is no lapse 01 building :lc-
tifity. While many people contemplat-
ing the erection 01' llt)\i.‘4‘1‘“.~. 51011414. 1111-4
tbries 01' other structures are det-drrcd'
by the cost of muteriul and labor.
their places are taken by others who
age reconcilt-d 111 1111- .41111: ttion bet-111151-
jhey see no bop1-111‘ l11411erunI'nt. And
he latter 14141111 111 I114 '111' 11111411. ltt'ccnl
nn'uiries made by lit-\tspupt'r inn-.4114
Saiofs over :1 wide 0114:: Show

building numut‘ucturcr14
M dealers in building material agree;
saying that

lh:lt

('(lliil'ltt'ltll'31,

almost unanimously in
I, .

441511065 :lre (ltSllllt‘tl to go still hiuher.
. The reasons are l'lt'itl‘ enough Steel

or private use i.4- bound to keep on l'lS'
431111;, they say. 11114 mill.4, 111-.
Teddy booked up :1 tons: l1t"l'lt)ll
head, are going to be
'tmost cupucity 11:11:.
" 'nd the government Inuit-.1444 will tnkcI.
'l‘he

Ill“ 1
l

l11-l-.1u'.-'4.-
lol'
tum-11 to tlu-il'I
by - w::r orders.
precedence oi prilutc business.
Shortage of 14114141 11:14 resulted in

Substitution of l1r'itk 111 :1 xv'H-ll
and that

141' .
1.8111, for sit-cl :tud touch-.114
has sent the of brick soul-lug..-

Lumber has risen 114.44.
3y. than other building 14-11111

price
pl‘11poltiollzttt'-‘

l
lint thcr 1'

4 ~11 :1-
5 110119 100 much lumlnr in tin ( u l

i 1 I

”Try at best and now the 11111111111 111’
15 pl‘e‘pnrillg‘ to uiu- orders ngul'cgd
"'i'nh nnmv hundrcd 111' millions 111 11-141.

supply until

I

l

eplclinu th14 il\'illl‘dl)lt'
making wood4 11 10114111111101: 1:11' :uorc

daily.

limest one and 141' cryI

Sand.
other sort of bulky buildnu: lllilltl'lill;
' 'lck ol trunsporlu-I

to affected by the l.

ion facilities. the
11 to become worse.

nud cur .4l111l't:11:1
l

deems dcsliuc
Jug to the "mcrnmcnl I.
supplies and men.

elf“ '

kf‘l l

11\\-

demand for;

ars to mow \v‘ul
‘Ooal, which is un importnnt c0141;
ment in nearly

came and don
"transportation.
chief cost Inc
is.hlgl1(4r than ever be

Milly be lower. lllc exp

I'm: 10 come

Many persons expect low pri1-1.4

nterial and l
Nobody knows when the war

‘114'

meryt'nmg,
1' by this some ltllk 01'.
Labor, 0110 of tho
tors of all con'4'tluction,l
fore, and will
crts .411); for.

4 for l
:1b0r :11 the (lose 0f thC'I

ar

0
:vill end; and whether it ends in on i.

years, there will be such

.. em- or five
3? :econstructiollI

unparalleled nt‘cd of
‘ £01111 and :11 home. will
'endous, demand for building matcr- '
'15 and labor, that the business boom,
1111 its attendant hit. l1 price4 will con-
:10 for an indefinite period.
The advice, then, of nearly all
tits, is: “If you’ re thinking of
ing,. and have the money, build,
"’ It seems to be good advice for
individual. And it celluinly is for:

0mmunlty and the nation. It
of good

1 such :1 11‘0-

the

1

E

' utees the continuance

.__.—4—+—~——--
‘ MEDICAI,‘ “SLAGKER-S”

he doctors are accused of ”slack-4

 

l
I reserve

' up1

'acainst.

iwnr scl'l i1'14.

. 11011.4

. in ordinary

I'lllt’

'l-‘rcnch privntc carried :1 mashal‘s ba-

- 'geucrals who never saw the inside 01'

. hero.

. lasting military fame, but to furnish a

lions, only one to b—l'SAlOO population.
Elt is the same in France. The deplet-

'cd medical ranks of our allies must

be filled. and we need many tl:ou.4and
(lociors for our own armies.

declared 111:1:
10.0110 practitioners are i.'quired. (41'
“1111‘: only one-eighth have yet been
lir.
application blanks
Medical
137.0110 medical 1111-11.

Theodore Roosevelt

Murtin' announced lllttl
the

obtained.
out by
least

.‘N‘ni
.lt)tll'll:1l had cone to :11

that the CouncilI

ol Natiomll l>cl~nsl4 bud written twiceI

Ito SUIUU. alul that while 14,141.10 accept '

unces had b11411 1'1-1 cited for the unity.

corps. 0lll_\ 3,000 had signed

1

1

l
to accept,

”11' going

Marlin told the :1.4'=1--lul.1114d phirl'

_\'()ll «ll'l' hill

llr.
ciuns, “say it, so that 114.4 may know;

“'1‘ Hit up

be said that|

\‘l'ushiugton whut

But let

ill
it not

I
;the medical profession was not ready.

to 1.0 11.4 duty. Let us not have any-
tltiug like the 189:1 li:r4'c0."

The (:tlllllllilit't' l1.'l.4 lists of the doc-

tors 1111-1'1-1'Iv community who 011‘

11111141 available nnd best equipped for

These men are mostly

above the tll'Jll 11:14 limit.. it also l1:1.4'
1151.4 of the 11111-11115 who have

been graduated front medical schools

young

in the I114: I'cw y1'111'.14' men under :12

who are subject to the army (ll'illl.
They have been expected 111 volunteer
but

..\‘l.:rtiu remiud4'

have not done
111111

almost
IIr

"thcy’d

Pl] lllilsfit‘.

.411. them

better send in their applied-

for the Olllt'Wfi' l'csel‘l'c corps,

or may b1 1li"1. inc “'1 4111-.h1414' "

11 i.4 to be hoped Iliill the difficulty

tilt-Iv

is merely tt'lupm'ury. No profession

M4 :1 higher .4tuudul'1l of public duty.’

times. than the medical

profession. .\'11 «1.14.4 of citizen:'

works more 1lll.4'i"lli.4'hly :tnd link-11111::-

:tbly for the welfare of uulnkind. ll-

,i4 incredible thul 1hi4 noble prof1-'4.4'lou
1

.s'hould 1:11] to 1111':1:4'ul'4' up 111 the pre-

:14111 need

and opportunity.
ARMY PROMOTION
of the

1'1 ccit'cd little colit-

On-u mili-

tztry hiillttllltll 11:1.

itupm‘lulll lezlsc

mr'lll. That i.4 the ltllpl'cc1-1l1-lltt-1I on

Never lie-I

proulol ion.
.
Ch“ “'11:: were

p'mluuity for
low, 11111 11111 in 0111'
‘ll'dl‘l‘ .411 many openings for :lml1ltiou.4'
~'llchcxccll14ut facilities

)(ltlllfl llll‘n.

1'111‘ t‘llll‘l'lllt: military (‘1'll'l‘l'l'..
"-lho

Ilu'

upon :1
.4i'/,1'4 111' the :tl'uli1-14 w:- .::'e raisin-,4.

:41unll militury 14.4-tubli4l1nu-n: we
4111-

how udoplcd, 11:11] Ill--

.41211'1 with, dcmocrutic system \\1‘

haste
field,

need 01'

4 ; ldilt: ll'v
'micht be made by llll 1.111111111111414 dur-

ill IL’t'lllllL' our turn-.4 int-o the

all make it 14- rtuin thut 1111 in m n he
drulled. need luck

tlter 11111011411 or

cnp1 tor the lull di.' plnv of \\'-‘h:111'v11I‘$
.1l1ility hc [109.404.4124.

.\ditlt:lut (it-llcl'ul \lcl‘:lltl h:1.4' dollt‘

well to lilll :ll1«‘llli()ll to this Int-.1 lit"

thut the yot'lnL'

'14xpluins particularly

mull cult-run: the “NIH :15 :1 private;

1 which

through the .41-l1-1'liv14 druI't, 11111.41 n01
.4npp11.414 thut hi4 .4111111'4- i.4- fixed. 'l‘hl-re'
will be men chosen from ”144 11111114111
our prl-s'cut army to become olliccrs in.
of .'1ll1l.011l0I

many lik1-\vi.4'-.'

first selected t'11l'1-14

'mcn There will be

1110,4141: ll‘om the ranks of this new

army to become olliccrs in inter ur-

mics.

There is a systematic search now
all the militul'viI

'.4f1r11"4 :lheudy olganized——tlt14 lcgulnr!

bring- made llll‘OllL‘ll

utmy, the National Guard the l'cscllf'
list. the oiliccls' twining camps ctc.—- -:
4‘f01 good olllccl unltcliul.
will continue llnceusingly._ UpDOl‘illll'
ities will multiply when we get lurch
because to the

uizutions:

forces to the front.

need of officers for new orgn
there will he added the need of filling
vacancies caused by battle. losses.

to say that every

Napoleon used

ton in his knapsack. It. will bo much
the same with the American army if
the war lasts long. There may be
.1 military academy. Some young
man now donning a soldier‘s uniform
for the first time may emerge a world
And who knows but'tlntt our
National Guard and civilian training
camps are now graduating men destin-
ed not only to win high- command and

succession of presidents?-
—-——O——-,—
JAPAN AND MEXICO
COMPLETE AGREEMENT
AFFEG‘I‘ING PHYSICIANS
An agreement has been concluded
between 41110 80Vqrnuient. of Japan
exico mutually recognizing t
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111.411'11'1 $114,810: 141111:1'-_,c111 Iv lir'lllH
:.nd iluprovcmcnts t'l'lltle.41"d by tax»
payers in the Fifth Ilistrlct $12,350:
general expenses in the Fourth Dis-
11'i1'1 $60,500; inn-rcency items and
llllill‘11\'t*illt'nl:4 11411111441141! by lttxpuycl's
in 1l114 Fourth District, $55370.
.4110: total of lhc.41- PX]I1IIM'> amounts
to $103,000. It i.4 possible that 11114414
from-14.4 will :11-colic some Itiluluint!
when the bo:11d 1111114 .4 to the liuztl 111-»
lion of actually appropriating.
money.

The 11:11-11:11: was 01|("llt‘d1lif1l’ltlll
by 31:11“: (‘tlrl .\X14l Hul'strom. and
tln' lllllltllt'.— 111 the 1111411111114 liH't'llllL‘»

were It'lltl by 1‘in (‘Icrk Stephen 111:.

‘11114'.
The gem-ml («11141141414 of lh14 l4‘ittl1
District was the first number on 11114
program. ,
Street t‘1uutui111414men lltlttlhy .411114
cd lhul all of 1h" 11111411404 01' 1111-
.411'cet 11-411111'11111-111 hurl b.444n classified
under .4't'pul':llt- heads. with the hit-:1
m 1.1in 111111 the work 111‘ the bonrd
would in mode lullch 1411.411-1' thereby.
Mr. Murphy declared that none 0f the.
it14ltl.4' listed gcnel'ul I‘Xlll‘llhl't-i
whould be clipped by the board. in:l.4:-
much :14 111 4 iii-111.4w1-1'14 1411-11 11111-5 plat-4
14d ill the budget 11.4 the ycrv .4'uulll14st
1111111111115 which would provide 101' the
311'”qu out 11! llll' work.
l‘ity l'quim-t r .lo.4'1ph l’. \\':l1lh:uus
14\pl:1iucd llllll (I dcllciency in some
il1-111.4 had already octurt'cd tui4 )I'ill'.
and that the 4111-141 11141124111111.4111 wi.4h-
1d 111 :..4k for :1 etlfllclt'nl :UllOlllll 01‘
111 cmcr :tll c.\p111:4144 during;
lllt‘ (‘tlllilIlL' 111'1'11-‘Ilil.
'l‘l.414 toniulcunncc

H."

rollers in tho
the coming
11,5140 'I‘l1i.4 1.4 :ln lllf'l't‘llfil‘
lust yum-'4' amount. but
\\':11lhtlltt.4 .41:111'd Illnt f‘lllt"_Lil'“l'll‘>‘~
which would :11 1-14.4'.4i-
of— :.:1::'.-1 o: 12:4 l'i1_114

ol'

\‘1':1l' ill
Ml.
might come up
1:110 1h: rcpttil'inj'
old machines.

A fifty tltlllill' jump in the 1111011114114
Once of 1111111 i4 noticl'd in the pros-
:u-t budget, which brings this 14yp14u.4:e
up to $100 Thi.4 i4 :1 prop: 1' amount
this ill-11:. :lct'ordlnj.: 111
neon

'l‘bc $3.70 insurance
creztru- of $91! olcl' lust Irv-:11":
this illct'cnsn- will Ink” I'lll'l'
lht' insuruucc on ollice furniture
equipment. and will '1I1411 c4011!‘
int-no.4. ill premiums which

item 1.4 on in-

and

Iinu thc (111111111: I114:'11.

’l‘hc tuninltntlnce of roads i.4 in-
t'clczm-d front 02113011 or lust ycltl' to
$50001: this your llit' jump bcillu' due
to the Inch 11ml unlit-rials :ltld lilllOl‘
\cry mmh higher :11 1111- present
time than they Wow :1 year 1100.

lllldL'c lunintcunncc bus
iucreuM-d from 5:100 to
year.

An increase i.4 noticeable ill the item
[u'nt'ltlt's for the llitlllllt'llullct‘
Iof l'Ilchl't.4 :1ud drains, but much of
this i.4' due to the
l\‘(‘llll(‘ culvert will have to be rebuilt
this “4:11.111 '1 10.41 of 511.0011

.\l::inteunnc14 of public 00211.4 :11 $.10.
'thl of thinking lountuin: :11 $07 1. .4:1l-
of commissioner 142111111, .1111] .4111-
ul'ies of fonmcn 52.74041 :11'1' fixed the
41111114 11.4 l.l.41 \1:tl"s :lmoltnt 1'01' these:
llt ems.

Tllr. Wudhulus has listed the Iqulurv
11f214'14'i511m1 enuinecr «paroled
item for th- amount of $1,252 1n41e 1d
of putting; it ill with 11114
chninlucu, tlansilnlen, etc.

The cleik‘ .4' .4'ulnl'l' of $900 office cx~

51,0110 1hi.4

il‘4

Tll 1‘ '

tltt“

 

'he cuzzia

:tttlt1tltlt.'
11f,

'lll)"

also been 1

fact tlnlt 11114 Nol'tll‘

implolements :11 (luidcr .4 1",11111141 tln-
.4'41l1411 tltjtlllllll 1" can carry on the
4'l"15r‘lll 1124,1111 u 4.1011111: lhc c'olucr 01
Rownytou avenue :1 4l10:1 111: into
McKinh-y .4'11'14141. This imprtm-mcnl
. is :1 v1 ry desirable one.
I Forty-five hundred doll'111'4' 1.4 114.1111)
. 1'01. for thc l'llllil'Uit'll'll ill 01 the James
LGtreet Bridge. This structure. :11-4

1
I
1

landing to the city cugimer 1.4- 1:: :1
ldangcrous condition :11 the present

time. and should he 1111i214ly rcbuilt.'
One hundred dollun wou'd cm'l'l‘ ‘Ic
«out of temporary ‘114112111'5. but a
thorough rcbuildil'o: of the bridge is
necessary.

lzuulcdiulc repairs .4l10uld he made
to the wall on Main street. :11-hr Lin-

den 14111141. This 111-111 is listed :11
$1.950. .\lr. “'lttlIlltllus slated last
night. that this wall might c1110 in
:11 any time. 1'

The 141111: of $211111 1.4 l'1-questcd, for
the building of :1 21:11:11,; on the \\'il.40u
' Point Road. This cull-use is :1 1111-1 .44

sily which ought to be provided for.

The city's .4l1:11'14 of paving Muin‘
.411'14141 lrou: the cud 01' the present
brick pnvcmcnt :11 Nash's l‘oincr. 10
1h:- VIINI lllsttitt Hit" :11 “'hl'tl strut-t
01111111014 111 $370.1 llr. \\':1dl::1m.4 :::1
llt-Illlt't'tl lhitl this :zti'ip of road. which
:11 the present time in :1 Icrrihle
condition, will bc paved in the full,
and lint: the city will love 10 my
one 1111::11141' ot the t'ypl-nsc

'l‘h1- 131.41 Nol'wnlk 11.1111 :11 thc
present time about hull ('tlllllllt'lt'll.
It will I114 ltt'4:e.—.4.1ry I11 14111-1111 $11011
luorc on this project 11.41.1114 it (".111

‘ be liuirhed.

Liability ill.4'lll':1n114 111' 14lnpl1ly1-4' ll‘l."
11:41.41: 11.111111 at $51111 to:- the 141101in
11-11:: At the prescut time. the city
comb-.4 no liability ill.4ul.':u:-.- on :lhyI
1.1 its employees. I

The 1111: ll i'l‘ltllllll 111' 11114.44. 1~xpcu.41'.4
341111114 up 111 $12.11.“

\\ il4 lulu H ,.\lt' .\l:1h1111 nr4lit‘tl. :11 this
“1111', whether or 1101 $600 would colu-
pletc the H.141 Nurwnlk map. I

_\ll'. \\':1dl1:uu4 41::t1v1i that it would.
but he could no: g4h't nnv definite i114
10111114111111 :11'111 when ll114 n4:1p would
be l'olmdctetl ”14 .4111111! 111:1: dilUlllt‘l‘

'muu should in k1pt in the (lilltt' :11]
the time, for the purpose 01‘ 1101111.:
this kllld of work, :tud that three men
should he kcpl :11 work on ”I“ cltv
limp. continually. A14 the situation
'uow .41:1n1l4, it 114' pt'uctlcttlly impossi
bl:- f111' any Work to llt‘ done 1111 the
1' 1.1 v m: ip.

.\ll. .\lc.\lulloll ll' (lulld that n 1:1'1::1
luisutkt bud l11-1n le'ulc in lhc build
1111:: of this 111:111141'. ’l‘h1- lltltll'tl 01'
1-4lim:ltc 1111.4 told .401111' lum- nuo. by
tho former city i'llL‘llllt’l'. that the
Imup would he completcd ill on:- year.
jh‘ow it 114 but hull lini.4hed. and $1100,

llltll‘l' i.4 yielded.
i Mr. McMahon was 111' the opinion
Ithnt the limp it' let 11111 :11 contract.
would buy.- been finished tom.- ago. :11'
u c0441 111' about 01114 third 01‘ what it
will now c0241. The speaker stun-d
thut the 14.1) was now gulnu blind on
Itltc mutter. :l.4' 101' :14 he couid (ltlt'l‘-
mine. Taking everything into eon-"
.41111411111011. Mr. .\l1'.\l:4lton believes that
the whole proposition of the map i.4'
wrong.

10-. 1114111111191: then :11-144141111411 1n»-
ur144' which .4howt4d the curl of cloth"
necriun in the uptown and downtown:
S4't‘ll0nS. before consolidation. to
amount to about $1170". At the lll't‘S-'
14.41 time 1'1 cost $10,327, and M1 \lc1
\luhon qlll'sti11u14' :l.4 to 11 I11 ll‘lt‘ 1' or 1101'
lb: city 14' acttinc i1.4- value for money
'paid out.

Louis S. llcezs stated that the ch ar-
actel' of the work i.4 now dil‘felentt
ftoni‘ 11b

i.'4'

i.4

Its pl'cater l
I Mr \Ichlahon stated at this tilue,l

I laid

. lol'

401‘ land

'411114 houses back,

‘ property

- this time

harles H Dilworth was the first
to take the floor ,zlnd he spoke in
lavor of improvements in 12:14: ate
one. About $12.1.101‘J.i:'. now asked tor
1'01 making tht 4e illlprovements, and
$6130 has already been applfloplialed
Ms. llilwmth stand that $2’
would not be 104.4 tutu-l1 to ap

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for makm'; nun-orcmt ,1.
tltoloughtalc. ’l‘ln- .:pl;:l.:14r 11/ in

l'al'l'r ol :4 permanent putt-1111111 lit-in:
throughout tlxc 111111-14 slt‘t't'l.

Frank Boulon then 11194141114111 :1 14114.1
lin- appropriation ot $111140” for
ltivt-i- .4111411 ilnprm‘txueuls. 3111' linu-
Ion slalt'd Illitt in the shrill; 01' 1111'
year it it n: 111414.111 for (-11.114114 who
11.414 this street as :1 :tliort cut 111114
town, to put on hip rubber holds. in
order to while lht'ouuh the l!)'l and
water “1' .41:11141.l that he 11:1.4' mltor-
luuatc enough to own proper . 11': :hi:

 

'.»1r:-1-1, and that h.» wi.4ht-tl 14011111111112:

would be done about improvtul. it.

MIr. \l'udhums explained the bud
conditions which ale existing in the
street :ll ”11' 1:11.4-1111 timc. and :1d

\‘laetl that bullltllJllg .1114 1111.14.44 :11 with:
1110114 theul.

\lr Milled-011 .411111dll111: 501111111111:
surely on hi 10 be don: in 1111.4 .411'-:114.
and said that :1 pavement mlrl'a b-
one way out of the difficulty. II:
was not sure. however, that ll would
cost $10,000 to put the road in shape.

Michael J. ltiordan advised illnl the
city should purchase a Couple of 11-141
from each property owner
011 the West side 01' 1h:- .4'lr14141, more
atltd widen the road
on this side. The cost 01' building :1
new retaining wall on the 14:14'1 side 01
1h:4 road would 111111111111 to nearly
$10,000 1.1-olding to Mr. “10111111124 14.4-
tilllale.

William It. t‘ahiil 1111:1111 assumed 1h.-
lluor, and stated that liiyer .411'1-141 w.:.4
one of the main thoroughfares 111' lllt‘

town, and i.4 used considerably by 1h.- ‘

factories in the vicinity
street. 11nd Grand .41 1'14141.

oi ('1045
“14 saw no

reason why Mr. McMahon should ob
ject to improvements on this high
l\‘:t_v.

“You 11111.41 be hard of h14:11"in2."
suid Mr. ichalum. “I never objected

to improving llilcr .411'14141."

t‘ouncilmuu tleorge l) liusucll. also
spokc of the 11.401.44in of fixing: up
41111.4 highway, and .4111111l. llilll it put

in proper condition, it would certuiuly
H'lh'ti- the 1'4111141414111-11 01‘ 11-111111' :11 the
corner of M11111 and Wall Hist-1.4. ln4
.1stllut'hqls lunhy pcoph would 1141' it
11.4 :1 short cut 111 Main street. through
Cross .411'14141. Coloml tus41-ll him
stun-d. lh:ll 1h:- l‘nilrl'lad would prob»
ably 1'040111'1'.111- \\ith the city in Hulk
1111: implovcmcnls :lt tlli.4- place.
I’hilip Fieldin" that made an
11:11 for the appropriation of $7200
for tho .pt'rulancut improvement of
Scurlew 1111-01114.
l-Jlbert S. Adams.
\'l('l1ll' lliurt, .l. R. Taylor.
lull. :llHl other 1'iti7._14u4 then appeared
1111: 11114 l‘Hltlt's: 111111 41111114111111; b1-
donc in the way of 11-1'111111114111
[tron-11101114 in [£11.41 :11'1-11114'. l1 1131.4
specinlly requested, that the strip of
loud flout \‘I'cstpoll 1111411111 notth-
wards to the end of the llolley line
be put in 1:111:11 condition immediately.
l.d\\urd J Quinlan (Iztiund ”till ”11
lower part 01 linst avenue,
Hill 10 the Third ltislric' line \":1.4'
more important thou the upper
11011, but :1 numbcr of dill‘v-rcnt opin-
ions were 14.4.pr1'.4.41-d on this point.

A. Carml llctts.
II. .I Quin-

’l‘h14 .411'141-1 ruilwny company I1:1.44
L‘Ih‘llil‘llt'etl Io :lppropl'tnle $l,’.~oo as
1114' shore of pnl'illl: '1I1l4' street The

amount now 11:41: ed to: L4 $18140
The I)\"1-1.44~I1-y :nenun- sidewalk and

'59Wt‘l' ltlllfilt' “'i'lri lllt ll LlH'll illl alllll'fl

by William .I .llcviuc. who urged Ihut
the city l:4.y :1 sidewalk in the lower
end of this .41rc14l, :11 once: properly
on net's on both .4'id14.4' of tin rend have
laid sidewalks: theulsolvcs. but
city has llt'nlcclcd lo finish the work.
by laying the walk to Ens: avenue.
To do this work it will be hem-s4
.4':lry 10 cut (“my :1 bill ,:lnd to take
off :1 couple of feet of the Lockwood
in E1141 avenue ,hnmcdiuto
ly adjoining Everslcy avenue. .411‘1141'
lunch discussion it wus moved and
voted that the matter
the city engineer. who will brim: in
1111 estimate of the (-0.41 of construc-
Itiou of :1 sidewalk such as i.4 needed
A petition signed by tom- residen's
"ol (1141,01 0 street which is located 111
the Fifth District, mar the county
Il(lllf‘ in Vt 1-41poll avenue. was read
:11 this time by the city clerk. These

it was :1 number 40f 11-1141'111714114 lNIIlPSIt'd that sonntllinzz hr
sullllit‘s Olinuo, and that for this reason the. c0s1'4 done in the w

:1.\' of improvements in
George street.

With all the emergency items out

111111.013 11f .311111111111 11.11 clmw cxhenscs mm mm}, work has been done I)! lllci 0f the “'11). and no more citizens wish-

of $710 111:4 the some as lust
111 111.4.
All 1110: listed as engineering sup-

)0“! 'S

i.4 :1 special never befor'o
listed under this head.
The engineer stated that :1 low]

wax u very necessary instrument fm'I

expense,

the street department .lllld be there-4

fore li41cd this item at $125.

.:1lurics of Chainmcn transitmcu,‘
etc..h:1\e been increased from $3 000
to $1,000 but this fact is not to be
wondered at inasmuch as salaries of
all kinds have :ldyanced censiderublv
in the past year. Mr. it adhams, inI
explaining this particular item, statcd'
that the street de‘partment should
have two more men immediately, 10
take the place of the two men, who
weredischarged some time ago.

The miscellaneous item has jumped
from $500 of last year to $1.000 this
year, but the engineer stated, that
this is not. a large amount to provide
for unforseen expenses.

Street 4igns, listed at $101), rlsc the
same as last year.

The above items were declared to
be uecessarv expenses by Mr. Wad-
hams, and they amount in all, to the
sum of $18, 806.

Emergency Item for Fifth District.

The emergency items for the Fifth
District Were declared by Mr. Wad-
hams to bedust as necessary as the
general expenses.

An additional. appropriation for
$1,000 is asked for Red Mill Brldge,
the sum of $2, 000 has alreday been ap-

Ipropriated for this Work, but another

1,000 is needed to put' the structure
in 30011 1111111111111. .

 

street depnrtnnnt, which was. not
strictly .41114et work. He :114'0 advanc-l
ed lhc argument that the coat of In]

The 414111-1411; piles and ("011.1114 for the sum of $500 b0: and material I4 now considerably

Ihlgher than it was five years ago I
l '.\lr. Mc‘llahon then asked Mr.'
W adhntns if he wdtlld have the East:
Norwalk map completed inside of :1‘
y'eal.

The engineer replied that be
if the 600 which

wouldl
is asked for Is ap-'

propriated.
I Mr. Mc\lahon then declared that
«Mr H0y1'4'propositlon regalding the

4 map. which would have saved the city
money. was opposed by the street
conllnitteeman, and the former city
' engineer

Street Committeeman Mulphy arose
to his own defense at these words,
and stated, that when the ulap was
completed, the notes, and all of the
workings of the man would be the
property of the city ,and not of a pri-
vate individual

City Engineer Wadhams paid a high
compliment to the abilities of the 10-.
I cal city engineering force at this little,
land stated that during his eighteen
years“ experience he .had neve'l seen
:1 more efficient force of men.

Mayor Harstrom substantiated Mr.
Wadhams’ statements.

William R. Cahlll assumed the floor
at this stage of the game. and re-
mark that Mr McMahon's estimate
or $1, 'llll) 1'01" engineering expenses in
the old City of Norwalk was a bit
conserve“.

g'l’axbayers ,who ,were present in
'qult'e .larg'e numbers, to petition the'
board to grant ‘bpproprlatlone for 1111-.
movements

 

 

' for

int; to be heard. the members of the
board returned to the general cxpen4c
items, of the Fourth District

(“leaning and sweeping: of pave—
ments is listed for the coming year at
$1,500.1‘his 14 an inclease of $1,009
over last years appropriation. but the
increased cost of labor mid material is
responsible for this. Mayor Harstrom
suggested that the snow removal item
cotlld be incorporated with the clean4
ing and sweeping 0f pavements ex-
penses, and in this way, money would
be provided for both items.

One thousand dollars is requested
the maintenance of permanent
roads. Mr. Wadhams stated that thesé
roads’ have not been kept up :14 good
as they should have been, and that
only 3300 of last ycal's $500 appro-
priation has now been expended. .The
engineer said, however, that a great:
deal of work along this line would be
accomplished during the coming year.

The resurfacing of Roman roads.
listed at $2,600 is a special item which
could have been included in the main-
tenance of permanent pavements.

The. upkeep of horses. wagons, and
carts will cost $3. 000 .this year, due
to the fact that feed has taken an
enormous rise in cost.

Rent of barn in Second District,
for $300 is the same as last year’s'
expense.

Maintenance of buildings has been
Increased from $150 of last year to
$200 this year.

There is no chant; in the main-
tenance of trees item, listed at $1,100.

Maintenance of sewers will amount]

during the coming year r120841.000. Un-

iI. ll' '

int-1

from M ill ,

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New Seascaahie Merchandise 0? Standard
Qualifies, Variety oi Assortments
and Low Prices...

 

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llitlttlhtlillt' bill; Illa-44124.

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For Clearance ........

Women’s Silk Dresses

in i'rcpc Meteor 11:11: 1'1'1-p1'

”’9" :9

tlt‘rll'itlllt'I'd-ltll'4; :114litt'ltli1'_
“1‘ l'l“.’l:‘. .\'1'\‘.
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. . . $104.00 and $12.98

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Hi the 114‘1‘1'1'41 .4l1I‘.'l1"4'. \'.

LARGE ASSORTMENT OF, NEW

tin-J. l't'j,llllil!' and extra: .4l/4'4.

Skirts

t'll iatll'tl'l't't illul In'l'l't'st ll'l-
liulull'tllnc. l":1n.-I'4 “1111144;

 

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will be it: 1_4\'i1l1'tu-1'14v14_\ win-1'

1.4.1111‘11 Corduroy. h'hulti. linskct \\'1'::\'1-. Strip-4. lloih
itllll11lllt"'.'.

$1.00 to $6.50
An» everywhere it: 1110114111. 1111' the w: rm 11"1'1-111l11 .0201

51.5910 $2.50 ,

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4'“, All lump-11.414 lr14.4h

lllilltl'l :1l4 1111\1' l'1111ly 1"111 the

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. SILK FIBRE

Smart New Sweaters

:1441:l"llti: lit

I'p-lo-tlute style.» and colors.

:41. $6.98 and $7.49
WOOL SWEATERS

Vill‘lcl) ui'1'11ll1i‘s»4~X11\1'llI\' :tlltl Sit

1.17.49 and $8.99

in :11! 1l.1' wunted

summer girl

SWEATERS

WI“!!®»\'II5( \VN‘IVI 44 44.4ng 7,;‘4 4‘41? 1' .l 1'

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Children séMlsses WashDresses
'I'111c11111il'111 array of cl'i.4p new stunner models-w :'
i . Gingham» l'1‘4pliu4. \pilcs :unl l.in~4u4. "

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$1.98 to $10.00

 

" l)1‘14.4.4I\' styles. llll‘t' :11111

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$1

Voile and Novelty Waisls

l-Iy1-14pliuuul duality and .41_\l1-.
.98
1: . CREPE DE CHENE WAISTS

lll .4lnurt moth-I4. 1I::illt':14.4l 01' low. illtt'4t wiln'nitlt-r-
1144 illltl Illl'lilltg‘:4, lied: and white.

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14tlli4l'1ddcry tl'hulued.

31'

AP SILK WAISTS

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1 ' 81.98

13041111114 Store's u4uul price would l4t'
I :1". .311 $3.75 11.114

‘11.: _ - ' UNTRIMMED HATS

'. Marked especially 1011'.
75c

$1.-.)

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A Sale of Trimmed Hals

8 83.98

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$12- $1.98
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lcutch basins are needed in

the Fourth
l District 1

Eighty five hundred dollars appro.
printed for the r'emoyal of ref use 111411
year1hns pr'oycd inadequate tor this
4110111. and the department will be be-I
bind to the tune of $800 if it dues

 

lnct cut down on this t'xpelli4'e1'l‘ht'
1811111 01 $10, 500 has been asked for
the coming year.

The maintenance of roads has been
increased from $16,000 to $25 ,000 11,11
the coming year. and i.4 an actual (4.4
timate of the “"011: which ought to
4be done. I «'1 '

Show removal is listed :11 $1 :‘100
.Thi4 is a hard item to fifiurc, and
should be included in the cleaning
and sweeping of pavements.

Old 1111'. Hi Cost accounts for :11:
increase of from‘ $7 000 to $9, 200 in
the item of dust layers and bindels.

In the emergency items of the

were allowed to stand
of $6000, which

except that

purpose of grading and improving'
Concord street.
Upon the motion of Mr. McMahon

this item was out out entirely.
Tile total of emergency expenses in'
the fourth district amounts to $35,350.
After hearing all of these Items the.
motion to adjourn was made and can
ricd.
The board of will meet again Wed-
nesday evening. at which

by departments will be discussed.
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will drill to-l
least avenue.

Home Guard Division,
night, on the Green, in
Guard work will be the principle part
of the exerclses. The company will-
vote tonlght, on the question of 10m-
ing out for tomorrow's parade.

 

3'95“" up]: “"3. m'y', 91 ill I) up. night 0! tlla- theft or .13 C
this 911' " 4: in trom'mrldlepot't.
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Fourth District. all of the cxpemesI

"is naked for 1th

time the
budgets 0" the police, fire and c"a""lwas a dismimlnatlon in favor of East;

The local police received word last and
diet tourr :Rou .

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MAY ARREST RAILROAD AGENTS-'1

 

Lines Operating in Illinois Raised
Rates to 2.4 Cents a Mile
CHICAGO, \lune l’. —\\ hot? sale 121-4
rests of railroad agents were blamed
today by Attorney-General Ellwztrd .l..
Brundage in an attempt to enforce the
‘I'two cent pnesenger rat-s4 law. Etc-v.3:
railroad opclating in lllinois rai4ed itzn'
rates yesterday from 2 cents :1 mile to
2.4 cents, in accordance with author-
izution
Commission. which was upheld his:
Thu: 4day by United States District
Judge Dyer at St. Louis. The Unitecl
States Supreme Court also held yesr
Iterday, in deciding the South Dz'ikou-A.
rate cases, that the interstate Comr—
merce Commisaion has pow,er in re-
gulating intcrstate 11116-4, 10 a: slum m-
terstale 'IIutea fixed by state author-
ities. ' ~
The conflict between the fedemd
and state authorities arose from the:
fact that the railroads charged 2.4!
cents a 'mile between points in lllinoi.»
and St.‘ Louis, 1110., while the rate:

jfrom the illicois side of the MisSisSip—

pi to any point in Illinois was only :15
cents a mile. St. Louis claimed this:

St. Louis, 11]., Just across the river»
and the Interstate Commerce Can--

The “'5' Company, °I Noivwalkst mission. ordered the railroads to' main
Ithe rates uniform, either by lou'erinc

them to St. Louis or raising ItheIm in
444444441444 '1 14 4141.74.11:

Court Mahackemo, Foresters 01!
America, held a meeting last event”:
ed to buy a $109 leertii 112011111.
WWW” also dltlboseflI

 

 

bv the interstate Commercce~