Evening sentinel, Wednesday, November 30, 1921 · page 5

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WEDNESDAY. NOV. 30, 1921 ‘

Mayor Barton Figures
On City Obligations
Given to Councflmen

 

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Communi- ; tions were read from J.
1,. ssen. t‘:1-.- box munulacturer. who
reported that his automobile had been
so: collision on Friday last with one
on" the city‘s trucks on \Vest avenue.
1:315 auto being damaged to the amount
of $80. Th»- icttcr was referred to the
:vorporation counsel. ‘ ‘

Reference to the committee
streets was then made of letters from
woodcuts .oi Edge-wood street. asking
that the street be accepted. and also
tram James Donaldson asking for
permission to instnll :2. g'is tank on the
walk in front of his property on \Vest

avenue.

7 Corporation Counsel Tammany re—
orted that. tollowing a conference
1111 Dog \Varden Thomas \Yalsh. and
‘ attorney a settlement had been (-1—
~ led out at court of Mr. \S‘alsh's bill
--r $204. at the face value of the bill.
ihe city being spared the expense oi
* ms‘ing any costs in the matter.

Street; Co’mmissioner \Vhite r0170“-
ted unfavorably on the matter of the:
Maple street sewer extension. 51131135:
3m: the sewer would have to be cut
(Ice-per than usual becauseof the fact
that there was no grade there; that
there would be a long ledge of rock
encountered and that on account of
the expense involved that it would be
inadvisable. to construct it now.

The committee on the. matter of the
fizcyment of the Hospital bill for the
"fin" patients. of which Counctlman
mes was riairman; reported that
the bill had been investigated and that
it: was recommended that. it be refer-
red back to the hospital for correction
send that if it was paid the City only
be. charged for these patient; who
were unable to pay for themselves.

Councilman \‘i'hite. objected to the
‘saddllng" onto this administration of
a. debt Which should have been taken
ware of by the previous administra-
tion. It was pointed out by the com:
mittee‘s report that. there was hardly
any expense being saddled on the ci 3.
The report was accepted and the com-
mittee discharged.

0n the matter 0

an. auxiliary police 6
cilman Keeler reported that he had

"men advised that the city had no
legal power to form such an auxiliary
and that while it. was true that during
the Hat-strain administration such _a
fierce existed. at that ime it. was a war
msure.

Corporation Counsel Tammany re-
ported on the matter of the settlement
of the fire hydrant rental suit. and
raid that following a conference with
the First and Second District Com—
. missioners that it was agreed that the
Second District would settle any claim
For back rental on the face of the bill
for each year. with no interest charg.
5&1. and the First. District would settle
(m the some basis. plus the sum or
3500 for counsel fees and costs to the
district for the expenses of the ac-
tion it brought against the city and its
The two districts agreed to
trait until the Board of Estimate
should meet and , appropriate the
money without any charge of inter-
est. The report was accepted.

Coming to tar: matters unfavorable
reports were returned by Corporation
Counsel Tammany on the applications
for abatement of taxes by Curtis A.

:31 dSarah Owens. M. P. Dunne,

(Catherine I. \Vhitney and Joseph
‘ rt on the

Rails. and a. similiar repo . ‘
application of James D. Bedient tor
and Sarah (ivy-ens. M. P. Dunne,
mobile. it being pointed out that: Mr.
Edi—talent had failed to file his list.

it was reported that the tax should
he abated on the item of an unfinished
house. listed on the bill of John Res-
ticu as there is no such house. this be-
ige;- an error on the part of the asses—
sors. The same held true in the case of
}?asquale ’Angicme. who—was supposed
to: have a house on his property..'l‘his
m an error and the taxes insofar as
the house was concerned were abated.

Abatement of the taxes of Mrs.
I‘Tvlia Sanford were granted by the
imanimous vote of the council. fol-
lowing Judge Tammany's report.

Abatement of the taxes of the Sum—
mer Home. Inc. of East avenue. tvns
granted because it was a charitable in—
mtntion and all land used was IOI‘
charitable purposes.

"FY15? bill of P. J. blclhren was con-
sidered. An item of $600 for a gar-
age was declared to be unfair. as the
garage was not constructed b}
Ektober lst. at the time when the
fist was laid, and the tastes on this
fire ordered abated. Other items
Brood. however.

4'32 a letter from the Board of
Irliucation referring to a bill for tax-
es for the property owned by the Sec-
«fad District on Franklin street. the
building used as the Putnam school‘ by
the Board for all expenses and a a
yet:- cent. on an agreed valuation of
$31000, Judge Tammany reported that
-s the city would practically b tak—
ing the money from one pocket and
ailing it into another. and that as
building was one for the public
public buildings were exempt
r111 taxation that. the tax levy be
:"r;_tcd' >

Then followed the reading of the

W.“- .‘t of the professional auditors by
: '«r;.ncilman Curtis. This. report is
s: W: elsewhere in today’s issue.
-‘ ter the report had been read. bin
is as the request of Mayor Bar-
. made a. supplementary report re—
g the financial condition of the
nd before reading it said that
ng that might be contained in
. not intended as a. criticism of
“53‘ one person or any group of per-
sons. but was intended as constrictive
. nzioism. The report is given else-
“here.

The recommendations of the pro-
a‘. auditors as contained in the
of their report regarding the
i‘DFCitttment of a. committee was ap-
fim‘ié‘i and Councilman Curtis and
“his. together with Corporation Coun-
‘K‘fl Tammany. were appointed the
‘mmitteo.

Mayor Barton said that Councilman
6‘: 5’ “9th gave a better idea. of
the «manual condition of the city than
the prefessional sudlt‘did Emilia: he
had Prepared a. list of amounts which
mum be Dreaded “theses-db:

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Estimate and Taxation when it met
shortly. and which must be met.
Mayor Barton commented on the "vari;
ous items as they were read when he
considered that they required explana-
tionsz— .

Dr. Sullivan's bill of $618; the bill
for fire hydrant rentals amounting to
26,591.39; and additional appropria—
tion of 335.000 for the \N’ilson Point
road. the state having notified the city
that the work would cost $70,000. and
that over half of this amount would
be refunded to the city. within the
next six years; the county tax in which
there is a shortage of $4.500. only
310.000 having been appropriated and"
the tax bring 314.500.

An appropriation 01‘75500 for the
compilation of a general index of land
records as required by the state for
the Town Clerk's officerthe bill for the
professional audit as read at the meet;
ing. amounting to $706.14; the sum of
$400 for the Registrars of Voters in
'addition to the $400 already appro-
priated for the personal and military
tax enrollment; the sum of $2,800 to
cover the salary for the balance of the

newly appoints-d tmc commissioner:
a, deficit of $120 for the rental of the
_ First District police station which “will;
have to be made up.

Then followed items concerning a
deficit of $300 in the rental of the
Highway commissions yard. which 0r-
dinarily was $300 yearly, but which
has been‘ increased to $600 and for
which the sum of 3300 has only been
appropriated: a. deficit of $119.60 {or
the Assembly Hall from last year; the
amount borrowed by the preceeding
administration. of $80,000 which has
to be met: the abatement of taxes
which now amount to over $5.000‘and
which it is estimated will amount to
310.000. the latter figure being taken
as the correct one. 'The figure-sot the
estimated revenue and the expendi-
tures left but a sliding‘ surplus of
about $600.

The salary of Milk Inspector would
have torbe $600 a. year. and there be-
ing the sum of 8100 appropriated and
one month of the year gone. it was es«'
timated that 3400 would be sufficient:
then the School committees bill of
320.854. or a lesser sum if it would
take it. advice from the corporation
counsel to be given on that matter
later on: then a bill of 8467 for thé
care of Fire Chief George Bogardus
at the hospital. To this was later:
added an approximate figure of;
34.500 for the maintenance of the
\Vashington street drawbridge. ’

Altogether the total amount of
money which must be raised. is esti-
mated roughly at being about 8189.-
000 for which special taxes must be
laid. ' ,

John McMahon. after Mayor Barton
had finished giving his list of amounts
required. arose and requested that the
citv in the future maintain the Wash-
ington street bridge. and that he be.-
lieved that about 34.500 would be re-
quired to maintain it each year. He
said that the Bridge committee had
been paying out. of the bond money
for the maintenance of the bridge and
that he did not think that this should
be. “‘ith this Councilman Curtis
agreed and Mayor Barton suggested
that the Bridge committee prepare a.
budget and submit it at the meeting
of the Board of Estimate and Taxa-
tion. O ,

Bills for $899.98 from T. F. Folev'
({- CQ.. for the completion of the
Charles and Plait street sewers in
East .‘Itru‘alk. and also for $767 for
the police overcoats from Rogers &
Stevens. there being a discount on the
latter bill if paid at once. were pre-
sented. and were ordered paid if pro-
perly certified to.

Councilman Brown suggested that
the list. of amounts prepared by the}
mayor be vivento the City Treasurer?
to be placed by him in the properi
places in each district. the Fourth and

 

 

PALACE TODIORRO

some. Palace. Thursday and Frid

year and to outfit the office of the _

‘bonded debt of 365100000 on August

mmrmmmmmm L015 Mew
Promotion, Too Vise Wives} ’A Paramount planing. .

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Fifth. This suggestion was made as a.
resolution and was adopted.

Couanlman Curtis objected to the
including of the sum of 380.000 in the
list of the Mayor. as in doing this this
council would contenance exactly wit-zit
he had objected to in his report. i. e..
laying a tax on a. tax. '

Pcfore adjournment Councilman
James requested that a letter sent to
him by Former City Treasurer Harold
'1‘. Murray. be read and placed in the
minutes of the meeting. ,

Councilman Mills presented an or-
dinance which was adopted increasing
the salary of the milk inspector from
$10) to $600 a year. '

.=\[r. Murray's letter to Councilman
James is self explanatory and follows:

,Norwalk. Conn.
November 28, 1921
Mr. Thomas F. James,
Norwalk. Conn.
Dear Sir:

%Relative to your inquiry regarding
theCity Sinking Fund. It is correct
that the City has no Sinking Fund at
the present time. An unbiassed audit
of the City books will. however reveal
the following facts.

At the end of the Harstrom admin-
istration on August 31, 1917 the books
show the gross
Bonded Debt to be $1,070,000.00 less a
Sinking Fund of 264.609.20

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Leaving a. net debt of
3 $05,390.80
At'the end of the Donovan adminis-
tration the books show no Singing
Fund but a. net bonded debt of $652.~
000.00. The'deduction of the net

31, 10:21. from the net bonded debt of
0805.39080011 August 31, 1917 shows
that the Donovan administmtion re-
duced the Bonded Debt of the City in
four years time to the extent of $153,-
390.80. This remarkable record places
Norwalk in a financial position un-
equalled by very few if any Cities in
the State of Connecticut. An examin-
ation of my report of the Fifth Taxing
District of August 31. 1921. the end of
the, last fiscal year. will show the de-
ficit, at that time to be $615,838.36. In
other words, if the assets of the Cily
were converted into cash at» that time.
the Bonded Debt could have been still
further reduced and by a very large
amount. If the. excess income for the
your by the Board of Estimate, plus
the balances of unexpended appropria,
tions for the year ending August 31,
1921 are used for Sinking Fund pur—
poses. you will find that. the amount.
will exceed the amount necessary to
apply as this year's installment on the
new Sinking Fund. which on a 4% per
cent. basis is about $18,000.00.

I believe this explanation will prove
to you and to the Taxpayers of the
City. that their financial interests have
been very carefully guarded.

Yours very truly,
HAROLD T. MURRAY.

Following the reading of this letter
adjournment was taken. All council-
men were present with the exception
of Councilman Joseph R. Taylor.
There was also a. fair attendance 'of’
spectators.

IMPROVEMENT IN *
STORM _ CONDITIONS

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men were still out into the fields and
woods. '

The storm areas. as the telephone
company diagmmed them, were from
Prospect. the nearest point to New
Haven and up through the Nnugatuck

-Valley as far as the State line. the

points worst hit lacing Thomaston.

Tvorrington, “'insted. Litchfield and'
lkori‘olk: and from \l‘illimantic cant-
ward through Putnam.

.The ice coatings lit-gin at a “lo-foot
( lt-vation in Prospect. and until Thom-
aston is reached, not much formed
lit-low that altitude. Torringtdn was

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They/ll carry

lower price than ever.

all over the country.

antee l

32 by 81/2

33, by 4. ,
32 by 49/2
.84 by 41/2
33 by 5 '
. 37 by 5
' out of telephone communication
twenty~four hours: VVinsted thirty-

six hours. and in other towns beyond
there lines have nOt been restored. al--
though some temporaryarrangements
are going. through“ Weather condi—
tions in that area. today were not much
better than yesterday.

BOSTON, Nov. 30.—Under the first
sunshine in four days, New England
began to thaw out today and to slough
the icy burden left by successive
astorms. ‘

The shedding'process laid bare the
damage running into millions of dol-

tent seldom surpassed. ,In the case of
the electric and telephone companies,
it was announced that their difiicuiti-

‘ es were unprecedented. Railroads 8.1-

so suffered. the Boston and Maine and
Boston and Albany being without
wires, but through man patrols and
human operation of usual mechanical
devices trains were run. but little be-
hind time. ' g .
The extent of the damage was so
great that. recovery will be slow. Fur-
ther nights of darkness are in pros-
pect for nearly halt a. hundred cities
and towns; street railway service in
suburbs Will not be normal for a

connection: can be restored only

in wrecks; v-Thie several thousands Lo;

 

' blacks. w'rrhesehohve. Seen 6

Handsome 'vdvet hat: with Beautiful brittle of metal Brocade, with trimmin
flowers. \Vlth these smut handsome tailored hats of velour and of felt. Theserteo-o

7 lars, w ch. by falling trees, telegraph I
and street railway services to an ex-

 

 

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Down in'price! And either out of the store entirely or out of'th

3;
I
I selling them."

at the

“has.
$2.33
$3.45
$4.03
, $424
s5.
s5.

Tires.
$20.25
$26.52
$29.12
$30.52
$36.25
$40.04

SPOUSE DRUNK .
FOR 31' YEARS,

 

not been divorced.

on September 17, 1911,

child ll‘years old.
March 1895.
are asked.

She Charges, Cruelty.
May

gen...

3 I" 3‘ .21 - .

Brilliance 0f many smart colors mingles with the soft - tone
to. $12.50 and $15; now:—

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oibnghtcdors as, well" no the quiet shad”. They, havo‘ been M to 57.50.

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* Beacon tires for

Back of each one, the store stands to make good on the malier‘s guar-

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SHE DECLAR

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has a wife in Italy from‘whom he has
According. to her
complaint she married Guggino there
and has 21
She later discov—
ered. she says," the existence of an,
other wife whom Guggino married in
Annulment of the mar-
riage and custody of the minor child

E. Wedmore, sues her hus—

Winter’s v tough? grind. ' .

Hardest season of the year, for. tires. is ahead.
Get a set of Beacon Cords _-—— and laugh‘ nimble.

7 on overtlio rang
in“. The}? 11 be riyght there

And. tough staunch cord tires that th

S

h 0111 . They'll stood up to the hard
5.3.1: f * ~
cram. you can buy them now at

Live rubber, over size, guaranteed for 8,000 mile“ _
Tested tires, they’ve given many extra miles of service to motorists

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A big fine tire at a biggfine saving at their regular price. And now
comes this“ new lowest-yet scale of prices—just in time to equip for the hard

driving of Winter-or the long trip over Christmas 1

Example No. i. —— The 30by 3V2 tire, favorite. for small cars.
con Cord 30 by 2% tires run as big as regular 31 by .4 fabric. They give a‘
resilient tough springy cushion to the car. They add to pleasure and comfort of
driving. And their price is :-- ' .

I These other sizes and tubes at these new prices:—

Ben‘-

82by4
34by4
38by4$43
85by41/2'
35by5
’30b131fi

Fourth- 7’ Floor.

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PITTSBURGH, Nov. 29.—-—The first
November flood in more than twenty
years was today sweeping down the
Ohio River from the upper reaches of
the Monongahela and Allegheny, the
result of almost. continuous" rainfall
for several days. The flood stage was
reached before daybreak.

Scores of persons living in the low-
lands of the north side'were taken
from their homes in boats by the DO-
lice. while rising waters compelled the

 

band, Charles K. W'edinore. of parts
unknown, alleging habitual» intemper-
once and infalerable cruelty. 'A di-
vorce and custody of two children is.
sought: by Mrs Wedmore. - - ,
Desertion is the grounds on which
Mrs. Henrietta ' May von Steuben
seeks a. divorce from her husband
Henry Ilewellyn vim Steuben to
whom she was married on November
19, 1910. The plaintm! lives in Da-
and her husband in New oYrk city.
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week or more. and with thousands of, : __
telephone lines out of com' issioii toll jKarl Sonner._ 7 _ _
' in growth of intolerable ncmelty. . They
'were .niarri'ed September-.39: 3.915; .

 

asks a. divorce from . her. husband.
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of mills and factories;

Reports from points along the Mo»
nongahela River said the damage
would be heavy.

Many points in western Pennsylvan»
la.» reported damage. At Johnstown.’
the Cbnemaugh River overflowed its
banks and compelled suspension of
traffic; in the lower part of the city.
At Oakm‘ont, on the Allegheny, near
Pittsburgh, many summer homes
were flooded. ' , , ,

i Slides along a. number of railroads
caused some 'delay' in‘travel. a. pass-

 

cheer train . near Uniontown was

. . it! by. or'heavy mg: or earth“ it

 

suspension of operations in a number

way of attractiVe special gathering of Christmas things which is mak
I ing ready to invade the second floor! .!

Wisely, the millinery chief says: “I; would rather sell hats tha
moge them. So I’ll give some of them new prices —— and make sure 0

It has been done. Tiiose new prices are fixed. , Now to the self-i

. Beautiful duvet-yr: and velvet and metal cloth hats —— including tli
. favored and. beautiful trimmings of fruit and flowers and fur. lnclud
ing also the fine French felt hats embroidered in chenille.

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$6.8

of cheer?

- a rang,
t“ .fi¢ iii-E, .‘ i
.5.“ f . . .

$14.95.

Tubes. _
$3.38
$3.56
$4.13
$4.34
$5.07
$2.44

Til-co.
$25.74
$27.24
$29.77
$81.41
$38.06
$14.95

 

Thickest Fog Ever
Hovers Over London~

 

LONDON. Nov. 29.——Lcndon was
groping yesterday in what is said to be
the densest fog in twenty years. Public
and private transportation systems
have been disorganized for the pan
{our days during which time the m
porous folds have hovered not only
over the city. ‘but have spread over a
wide provincial area. ,

Because of potential danger 'in the
streets inhabitants have taken to the
underground railway. with the result-
ant crush of crowds. Bus and tram-
car delays are reminiscent. of war.
time service and a. number of street
car accidents have occurred.

CONTEST OF HANNA WILE 3

 

WHXTB PLAINS. N. Y., Nov. 29.——A
contest of the will of Daniel Rhonda
Hanna, former Cleveland publisher, to-
day appeared certain, when attorneys
for Miss June Avis Evans filed anotioo
of appearance at a hearing on tho
proving of the will. Miss Evans’ name, '
nearly blotted out, appeared on the
will in a manner to indicate that Mr.
Hanna. four times divorced, inten
at. one time. gt least, to make her Mrs, .
Hanna. his fifth wife.
Surroga‘ to Slater appointed Deva '
flnrden. « Poeh‘kiil lawyer,fs§pédfl ,
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