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ESTABLISHED 1870
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SOUTH N ORWALK, CONN» TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1926.
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PRICE THREE CENTS
Louis Mola Preparing
Formal Charges Against
Patrolman After Fight
Committeeman Gans Says Inquiry Is Needed “In Fair-
ness To All Concerned”—Tony Still Among the
Missing, Probably Out Of City—Mayor Will Pre-
side At Hearing.
Patrolman David Sniden has been summoned to appear be-
fore Mayor ll‘homas Robins and Police Committeeman Edward
M. Gans this afternoon to explain his part in the fight with Louis
and Tony Mela, at Monroe and South Main streets Saturday.
Police Committeeman Guns stated
this morning that a thorough inves-
tigation of the affair would be made
and proper action taken. He said
he thought an investigation should
be conducted in fairness to all con-
cerned.
Witnesses Sumnioned.
Sergeant Frank Raymond is
acting chief of the department dur‘
ing the absence from the city of
Chief of Police William R. Penninx-
ton. Patrolman John Flynn, Wal-
lace Sammie. Constable Lenoy D.
Downs. Clarence Brush. James
Walker and Frederick Ganung have
all been summoned to appear at the
investigation.
Louis Mela appeared before Coun-
cil Gans this morning and asked that
charges be preferred against Patrol-
man Sniffcn. He was instructed to
make the charges in writing and
present them to Sergeant Raymond.
It is expected that this will be done
sometime during the day.
The charges after being presented
toISergeant Raymond will be turned
over to Mayor Thomas Robins and
Police Committeeman E d w a r d
M. Guns and they will take such ac-
tion as they deem advisable.
Tony Still Missing
No trace has been found of Tony
Mela. who ran away following the
fight. The police have made a. thor-
ough search of the city but have
been unable to locate him. It is
thought that he has left the city.
MD. RANDALL '
, "PASSES AWAY
End Comes In Roosevelt
Hospital—Was In Lum-
ber and Real Estate.
O‘ Miner D. Randall of New York»
City and Tokeneke. and a former
resident of Norwalk passed away
last evening in Roosevelt hospital,
New York city. »
The funeral will take place Thurs-
day afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
home of his sister, Mrs. A. Nettleton
59 Scaview avenue. Inter-
ment will be in Riverside cemetery.
Mr. Randall was born on Long Is-
land and moved to Norwalk when a.
young man. He entered into the
lumber and mill business and later
engaged in real estate operations.
He ‘was interested in many impor-
tant developments in Tokenoke, Da-
rien and at Gypsy Trail Camp and
Country club at Carmel. N. Y.
In early years. Mr. Randall was
identified with the East Avenue
Methodist church and at the time of
his death was a member of the
South Norwalk Methodist church.
as a Mason. *
H.1941”. Randall was married to Mar-
the. E. Raymond. daughter of the
in. Thomas 1. Raymond. She and
their daughter. Elizabeth Randall,
survive. The deceased also left a
brother. Clifford S. Randall. and
monomers. Mrs. A. N. Paddock and
Mill Sarah E. Randall. all of Nor-
wsik. .
' Funeral Director David D. Ray-
ond went to New York city to
flaring the body to Nos-wall.
.Wcmmt Grants Rise
.‘ In School Salaries.
i For The 00mm Year
. ...—...
. " V Westport school department
hudflt for 1928-27 included an in-
orsa'le’in the salary of the superin-
mdant of schools of .700. over that
lastyeer. The new headed the
1 ‘ educational system will re-
ceive 34.000 for his'services during
Professor H. Luis is to be
.the ear.
I the ’now superintendent. Arthur
{Ward Run. the present superinten-
dent. has accepted a post in Amity-
s'ilie. 1.. 1.. where he will receive an
W of 81.200 over the salary he
Md in Weslport.
’7 Approximately 310.000 of the new
wag-st will be used for the new
”ford Junior High school. The
annual sl tment amounts to 8110.-
ue. an i rease of 319.352.» over
a. "0,000.50 budget of the present
year. Provision has been made for
on more”. of $10,412.50 in tench-
”! nudes. and both the school
”More and the superintendents'
”story have been granted a raise.
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moon angina. ’Janitor
mphen Higgins. of South Nor.
has been appointed the new
Dr of the amt district police
' duties will also
,pver the court tooth in "the building.
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THREE HOLD UP
MAN WITHOUT
ANY MONEY
Leonard Wilmott Has Ex-
citing Experience Near
Trinity C h u r c h This
Morning-
An unsuccessful holdup was stag-
ed by three young men at the cor-
ner of Flax Hill road and Fairfield
avenue at 4 o'clock this morning.
Leonard Wilmott .18 years old. 4
Elizabeth street, employed by Sam-
uel Taviin. milkman of Cedar street
was the victim but did not have any
money upon his person at the time.
Wilmott was on his way to work
and had neared a point near Trinity
chur h when he heard a noise in the
gras . Suddenly three young men
jumped up and started for him. He
ran but they caught him at the bot-
tom of Flax Hill. One of the men
put a hand chr Wilmott’s mouth
while the other two went . through
his pockets but failed to get any
money.
The men then ran down the street
and drove away in an automobile,
the numbers of which Wilmott was
unable to obtain. .
It is thought that they knew Wil-
mott passed that point every morn-
ing and that he sometimes carried
large sums of money with him after
magng collections.
9 men were all between 19 and
20 years of age and wore grey-caps.
One of them had a yellow slicker.
He reported the matter to the police
late this morning.
COUNCIL; MEETS
THIS EVENING
New Police Rules Will Be
Reported — Playground
Ordinance Action Likely.
The police department will pro-
bably be the main topic of discus-
sion at the meeting of the common
council this evening.
Edward M. Gans. the chairman of
the police committee, will present
the new set of rules and regulations
governing the police department to
the council for their approval. These
regulations were drawn up by the
committee appointed to reorganize
the police department.
The case of Patrolman . David
Sni::en. on which a. hearing is be-
ing held this evening. may also come
before the council.
The mayor's veto of the play-
ground ordinance recently adopted
will also be received. It is also ex-
pected his honor will have some
suggestions to make of a. practical
nature on this subject.
Boon Death Is Held
Accident By Coroner
A finding 0 faccidental death was
made today by Corner John J. Phel~
an in the death of Howard S. Boon.
aged 8. of 203 Westport avenue.
Nor‘walk who was fatally injured
May 31st. by an automobile driven
by Max Dubln of 21 Esston‘street.
Providence R. I.
Young—Herring
Mr. and Mrs. John E. Herring of
58 Woodward avenue. South Nor-
walk. wish to announce the engage-
ment of their daughter. Ruth l't.. to
Mr. Albert E. Young. son of fir.
and .Mrs. Harry Young of Norwalk.
Both Miss Herring and Mr. Young
are popular in Norwalk and are re.
ceiving congratulations from their
host of friends.
Pineapple l’rolts.~
HONOLULU.—ln lem than 25
years the pineapple industry in
Hawaii has been built up to e 835.-
000.000 annual business. With an
ever-increasing world demand. the
Hawaiians are not!" :forwavd to
the time when the trade will reach
BROOKHART WINS
$100,000,000 in value. 1
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DES MOINES, Iowa. June 8 (AP)
—Rciurns from 1519 precincts out
of 2.447 in Iowa. for United States
senator (Republican) gave Brook-
hart 142.151; Clark 43.438: Cum-
mins. 99;611; Weickclbcrg. 2,006;
Reardon. 3889.
Six hundred and two precincts for
the Democratic senatorial nomina-
tion gave Porter 8.023; Files. 4,463:
and Murtngh. 4,390; Finch, 1.565.
ST. LUKE’S HAS
SUCCESSFUL
YEAR IN 1925
Annual Meeting Discloses
Much Progress Under
Rectorship Of Dr. Floyd
S. Leach.
At the annual meeting of the
Episcopal parish of Saint Luke's, in
the parish hall, last evening. it was
found that the parish had flourished
greatly since the coming of the new
rector. Rev. Dr. Floyd 8. Leach. last
November.
The church has increased with new
communicants and a larger income,
and the parishioners are highly
pleased with their new rector.
Annual reports were read and
election of the church officers re-
sulted as follows:
Senior Warden—William M. Weed.
Junior Warden—Judge Charles
Bates Dana.
Vestrymen:
Marcus L. Bell.
.lunius D. Browne.
James L Burley.
Edward H. Delafield.
Lynford M. C. Dickinson.
William Dugdnle.
J. Charles Johnston.
Malcolm Roberts.
Robert S. Saunders.
R. M. Smith.
George D. Tilley.
liarvey H. Watkins.
Edward Franklin Weed.
William Ziegler. Jr.
Clerk of the Vestry -- Edward
Franklin Weed.
Parish treasurer—R. M. Smith.
Delegates to Diocesan Conven-
tion:
James L. Burley.
William M. Weed.
A new oflicer, that of parish his-
torian, was created last cveniing.
Simon W. Cooper was elected to that
oflice.
A committee of vestrymen was
authorized to plan for the installa-
tion" of a. new heating plant in the
church and parish house. The hand-
some new rectory is completed.
Father Absolved For
Death Of Children
- In Auto'Accident
Coroner John J. Phelan this
morning handed down his finding in
the case of Vincenzo Battitaliia. of
20.1. St. Anne's street. Bronx. N. Y.,
the father whose two children
were killed May 30 when the car
he drove struck a tree at Maple
Shade farm. Southport. The father
was declared not criminally respon-
sible. the two‘children "came to
their death accidentally."
Coroner Phelan rendered as his
opinion from the testimony of the
heart-broken father last Friday
that the accident was unavoidable
in view of the fact that he was s.
comparatively inexperienced driver.
and because of the speed of traffic
in the holiday period. Battitnllia still
faces charges of reckless driving
and manslaughter preferred by the
state police.
DE some BAKERY ROBBED
OF 340 DURING man's
Another of series of,,.pecty.store
breaka‘wes reported this morning
from Delflyh’s Bakery on Main
street. The entry was made during
the night-and “0 in out: stolen. The
thievei left I few clussnnd arrests
arekoxpectedbefore the end of-tbe
arse ‘ ~
Out Of Order.
1,000 Feet of Bose Laid
Five lines of hose were laid from
Wall and High streets and Mill Hill,
about 1,000 feet in all. and water
was poured on the flames from every
possible vantage point. including the
roof of the building next store.
The flames fed on the three story
frame structure with such rapidity
that it was at first thought they
would spread to the surrounding
buildings and the whole fight of
volunteers and paid men was made
to confine the damage to the one
building. The outer boarding has
for years been soaked with salt sea
air and Chief Powell thought this
helped the fire fighters.
Samuel E. Berman. proprietor of
the store had left yesterday after-
noon about 3 o'clock and was in
Waterbury all evening. net'srriving
home until the store had been
cleaned out and only smoldering and
soaked remnants of his stock re-
mained. Mrs. Sarah Bernian. his
wife. closed the shop at 6:15 o'clock
and was at the Regent theatre when
the first alarm was sounded.
- Box 15 Out of Order
Shortly before 8 o'clock Police-
men Jerry Dorney and Edward
Clune discovered the smoke pouring
from the building. The nearest fire
box. No. 16. had just become out of
order and they were forced to
spread the alarm on telephone and
by foot. Within five minutes after
thodisoovery. thaPionanr Hook an
Ladder. the Hope Pumper an
Phoenix Hose and Chemical com-
$15,000 Fire Breaks Out
In Almo Specialty Shop,
Gives Men . Hard Fight
Cause Undetermined But Belief Is That Wiring Was
Responsible—Firemen Work Hard To Prevent
Spread 0f Flames To Other Buildings—Alarm Box
Fire, believed to have originated in the wiring system of the
building, swept the Aime Specialty Shop at 17 Wall street and
within an hour did damage estimated at about $16,000 before
brought under control by a crew of 60 firemen from three com-
panics under the direction of Deputy Chief William Powell.
panics were on the spot and laying
lines with a steady stream of vol-
unteers joining the ranks of the
fighters.
From the rear of the store where
the wiring centers are located the
flames had evidently spread up the
siudding and to the front of the
store. along the shelves of stock. but
had not reached the second story
when caught. It look but a half
hour with the five lines to get the
fire under control and another quar-
ter of an hour was spent in search-
ing out and squelching stray sparks.
In the struggle most of the upper
and rear windows were broken but
the plate glass on the ground floor
was left intact.
Automobile traffic was diverted
by sending it over East avenue
through East Norwalk. When the
last of the sparks had been found
the store was blockaded with the
huge sale signs that have decorated
the building and was guarded
through the night by Special Offi-
cer I'larl Weed.
Chief Powell this morning estimat-
ed that the damage done to the
building. which is owned by Collins
and (.irumbly, at about 82.000 and
Mr. lief-man set a tentative figure
of 315.000 for full damages from
fire and water, to both his .stock
and the building. While Mr. Barman
refused to .disouss. the. situation, it
is believed that the loss is not an-
tirely covered by insurance.
FollOwing a meeting of the ex-
ecutive committee of the Norwalk
hospital at that institution last eve-
ning. it was learned that a gift of
considerable magnitude will he an-
nounced at a meeting of the board
of directors this evening.
It was requested today by Super-
intendent Strayer. (if the hospital,
Kostenbader.
NEW HAVEN. June 8.—-Breaking
away from two policemen in Cedar
street and running through a. fuell-
lado of bullets after he had been
caught acting'in a' suspicious man-
nor in a yard in Gilbert street. a
22-year-old youth. giving his name
as Karl H. Kostenbader, of 152
Grove street, and his occupation as
an assistant instructor in the Yale
Graduate school. was finally appro-
hcnded several blocks away. Police
are holding theiyouth under $1.000
bond. pending an investigation in
efforts to determine whether or not
he is connected with a long string
of burglaries committed within a
few days.
The Yale catalogue lists a grad-
uate student of that name aid ad-
dress. together. with the informa-
tion that he comes from Phillips-
berg. New Jersey. is in the mechani-
cal engineering class and received a
B. S. degree from Lafayette college
in 1924. In support of the canton-
tion that his name is Kostenbader.
the youth was found to have that
name written on a label sewed to his
trousers.
Not At Room
Koetenbader was not at his room
at 15: Grove street when represen-
tatives of the Journal-Courier called
at that address at 2 o'clock this
morning. The place is used as n
rooming house for graduate stu-
dents. Boomers went to Keaton-
bsdsr’s room and found that the
door was unlocked and the .light on.
The bed had not been slept in and
roomcrl said they had not nen Kos-
tenbader since early in the evening.
The capture of the man was one
of the most sensational heard of here
in some time. Policem: - Philip
Lynch and Thomas Oulatte of ¢s
Howard avenue station, warned to
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Large Gift to‘Hospital A
To Be Announced Soon
Board Of Directors Meets Tonight.
that no detailed information be pub-
lished as to the source of nature of
the gift until it had been formally
acted upon by the board. The na-
ture of the gift is such. however. that
those who have learned of it are de-
lighted, knowing that it will be of
the greatest importance to the hos-
nital and will mean greater service
available to the public of Norwalk.
Burglar Suspect Says He
Is Instructor at Yale
New Haven Police Mystified By Capture Made Last
Evemng Of Youth Giving Name of Karl H.
be on the lookout for the miscreant
who has been burglarizing homes In
the vicinty. received a. tip late last
night that a man was acting suspici-
ously near a tenement house in Gil-
bert street between Silver and Cedar
streets.
Youth 0n Fence
Acting on the tip the two police-
men went to the place and found
the youth on a. fence between the
houses. 0n seeing the policemen
he immediately took to his heels.
but Was ,caught short distance
away at Silver and Cedar streets.
Here he o’fcred considerable resist-
ance. and. with a. powerful lungs
tore away from the two policemen.
leaving his coat in their hands.
Running rapidly through Wash-
ington avenue the youth failed to
stop when ordered to. Policeman
Lybch. still in hot pursuit. then drew
hi! min and fired five shots. causing
people in the neighborhood to gape
from their windows-to 'find out the
trouble. Hearing the shots at Wash-
ington
Policeman Edward Carey saw the
fleeing figure of the man and dart-
ed into a. dark hallway. ‘ '
High Officers-Present ~ ' ‘
At Colfax Encampment
Harry‘ w. Tattle of Hartford.
grand high priest. and.Wi|UIun .J.
Borges of Stamford. grand treasur-
er, were present t the session Col-
fax Encampment o. 81. in Odd
Fellow‘s Hall. last evening
The officers of the Encampment
exemplified the patriarchal degree
upon several candidates.
After the ceremonies there was a
social hour and a lunch was served.
Kallts Wilkinson sang save solos.
The session was attended by a large
number of patriarchal Odd rulings.
Aubborn lusiness Fire Does Heavy Damage
FEELING BETTER l
and, Congress . avenues.
\"ILLIADI II. TAPE.
,WASIIINGTON. D. 0.. June ii
(Am—Encouraging reports on me
today from the bedside of Chief
Justice Taft who was prevented by
illness from attending yesterday's
session of the Supreme court.
Although remaining in bed upon
the advice of the heart specialist in
attendance. the chief justice dictated
some letters and continued prepara-
tions to leave Friday for his summer
home in Canada.
WHOLESALE LAW
MAKING RAPPED
AT CONVENTION
Kiwanians At A n n it al
M 'e e t i n g In Montreal
Urged To Give Attention
To Public Business.
MONTREAL. Juno 8.—’I‘his city
opened its historic gates of. wol-
comelto 7,000 Kiwanians today who
traveled 'from every conceivable
place on the North American con-
tinent to meet. here for the 10th
annual convention of Kiwanis Inter-
national this week. Crowding the
city's immense auditorium "Forum"
last night, 10,000 Canadian and
American Kiwaniane and visitors
attended the opening “All Kin-unis
Night" program. while millions of
radio listencrs in the United States
and Canada. heard the international
expression of gratitude for the
friendship. peace. and understanding
that has existed between the two
countries for more than a hundred
years.
While 7.000 delegates and visit~
ing Kiwanians paid their homage in
this city. one hundred thousand
other members scattered in cities
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
and the Gulf of Mexico to the far
north across the miles of expanse of
the Canadian provinces. met simul-
taneously during the opening con-
vention hour to observe a continent-
wlde fellowship spirit of understand-
ing. Radio rebroadcasting brought
the program to members thousands
of miles from Montreal. .
Strengthen Bonds of Friendship
"Organizations such as yours. . . . .
do much to strengthen the bonds of
mutual amity and understanding be-
tween our people and other coun-
tries." was President Coolidge's’
statement read to the convention.
Perry S. Patterson. of Chicago. a.
past president of the organization,
1918-19. presided at the opening
ceremony. when a moment of silent
tribute was honored by the entire
convention, ‘God save the King"
(Continued on Page Two.)
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Veco Company Well
Smoked Up But No.
Damage Done By Fire
A still alsrm shortly before 9
o'clock last evening summoned ap-
paratus from Central fire station to
the building.“ 146 Washington
street occupied by the Veco Manu-
facturing company. where much
smoke was ensuing from the fur-
nace in the building. A small fire
had been lit because of the damp-
ness- in the building. Adverse drafts
soon filled the building with smoke.
There was no damage. ‘
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LAD SOUGHT HERE FROM
' ' JUNIOR REPUBLIC HOUSE
Norwalk police have been warned
of. the .eecapa of an inmate of the
Junior Republic house at Litchflcld.
last night. The boy. ' Peter Lock
wood; 16‘ years old. whose residence
is not known. was described by the
Litchfleld authorities as about five
feet in height. brown eyes and hair.
and light complexion. lie was
dressed in n brown suit. light rain
coat and tan shoes.
YACHT CLL'B BAKE ENE 10
At the monthly meeting of the
East Norwnlk Yacht Club. last eve-
ning. it was decided to hold a clam-
behest the club house. June 1!.
Otherwise. only routine business was
transected.
Board of Estimate Gives
Tentative Approval to
First Budgets Offered
Appropriation Oi‘ $5,000 For Hospital Brings Technical
Objection From W. G. Wood But Board leaves
Figure In Budget—City Clerk Dokus Puts In A
Word For Clerks During Discussion.
The board of estimate and taxation made tentative appro.
priations amounting to $193,064.13 at its first meeting in the city
hall, last evening. These appropriations are subject to change
at the final meeting of the board.
OUTDOOR PLAY
OE HILLSIDE
SCHOOL SAT.
Beautiful Entertainment
Prepared For Those Who
Attend Dramatic Exhibi-
tion—Two Showings.
Among the most beautiful spec-
tacles to be presented in recur-
ring summors in and about Nor-walk.
the annual outdoor play of IIIIISItIe
School is expected to take an out.
standing place. The school enjoys
an exceptional advantage of location.
for it has a beautiful natural outdoor
stage set about with forest trees. A
beautiful little pool with a faun-
fountain lies in the forground of the
stage and a winding road leading up
the hill makes all kinds of possibil-
ities for effective entrances and exits
In this beautiful setting. the school
will give two performances next Sat-
urday. one in the late afternoon, at
four o'clock. D. .S. '11. find the other
in the evening at 8:30. The after-
noon porformance. if the weather is
favorable. is especially lovely when
the scene will be set in the late aft-
ernoon sunlight. The evening per:
formance is to he played against a
background of velvety blackness and
wins a mysterious and poetic quali-
ty from the intense contrasts brought
out by the electric flood lights.
llcnce. the audiences at each per-
formance will gain their own special
iulvailtagm. Many make it a custom
to so both afternoon and evening
performances since the effects are so
entirely different.
The story of the play centers about
the Norse god Raider. god of tin!
sun ad of summer. There will be
procession of all the characters fol-
lowed by the portrayal in dialogue
and in dance of the story of the de-
struction of the sun god by Loki. the
spirit of evil and of darkness. Spe-
cial dances of butterflies, fire and
water beautify the action of the story ,
for in the effort to ward off all evil
from Bolder. his mother. the god-
dess Frigga. appeals to all things liv-
ing and lifeless not to harm her son,
the "well-beloved.” A climax closes
the pageant when. after the death of
Balder, the spirits of hope and of
life. prophecy his early return and
his ultimate triumphs over the evil.
Tickets for the play are being sold
for the benefit of the school scholar-
ship of Mnryvilic college. Pupils of
the school have them for sale and
they can also be obtained at the
Hamilton shop and at Donnelly's.
Price of tickets will be one dollar:
children will be admitted for 50
cents. In case of rain. the play will
be given on Monday afternoon and
evening.
AT THE HOSPITAL.
The condition of Miss Anna Pol-
zcr of 1:: Franklin street. who was
seriously injured a month ago was
reported as poor at the Norwalk
hospital today.
0
Miss Elizabeth Woodward of 104
South Illain street reported as being
in poor condition although a slight
improvement was noticed yesterday.
day.
.
eee’
Anna hianzio of Walter avenue is
coming around nicely and her condi-
tion is good. The little girl suffered
a skull injury.‘ Saturday afternoon.
May 29. when she was struck by a
car driven by Eva. Chm-in of Des-
ten.
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The condition of State Policeman
Charles Qulgley of Westport who
was injured in an automobile accl-
dent in 'Westport. Sunday evening.
was reported as being "quite good".
at the Norwalk hospital this noon.
Officer Qulgley is suffering from a
ruptured blood vessel on his side.
While driving a motorcycle. the
officer collided with is car operated
by William ucFee of Westport.
Flore Doses Tire
John Flore. 74 usington avenue.
reported to the police this morning
that a tire was stolen from his ma-
chine in Ely avenue. Sunday. Three
other tires on the machine had
been cut with a. knife. The police are
investigating.
The bulimia fillplfil't‘il of List ove-
ning folio“:
First I)IHII'II'I ........... $30,718.00
Second District . . . . . . . . .. illfiflilii
'l'lliril IIIHIl‘Ii'I. .. . . . . . . . . . 0.110.00
smh District ..... 7.7mm”
('hni‘ifil‘s ..... . . . . . . . . . .. 50.7.0001)
l‘it)’ Hull ................ 3,700.00
licnllh ............ f».lllu.0u
Printing ........ .. ...... Troop.»
'I'mvli l'llvl'k ............. 3.57.2.0”
Another .‘lvcling “lumbering.
The board will inr-ri \valncsvlnv
owning and “1” hold lu-nrinns and
tnkr- tentative IIi'lIOll on tin“ arlmlni.
stralivc. school. fire and police burl.
gots.
The first budget to come hernia
the board last ("rolling was that of
the second district. The clerk of
the district. Arthur Sterling. unprov—
od before the Imnl‘d and the budget.
was apprmcrl of without any discus.
sion.
'l‘ovvn (gork Ilcrlmrt R. Smith ape
neared in behalf of his budget and
it was approved.
District Commissmncr Edward G.
Finnegan appeared in lwhalf of the
first district. This binlgrt was quick.
ly approved of.
DISII‘ICI Commissioner James Iloi't
represented the third district. “hirli
budgrt. was also approved of with—
out. question. .
Dr. liolwrt Ii, Portion. local health
officer, explained to the board his
request for $300 more than last year.
lie stated that he desired to have
A200 includml in the matter IOl‘ his'
personal expenses and $300 for the
expenses of the sanitary inspector.
He explained that a num ber of state
inspectors visited this city and that‘
it was necessary for the sanitary in:
spector to take them around and
that there was considerable expense
to this. The board approved of tha
budget.
Rowayton Library Costs $500.
The budget of the sixth disiricfl
was approved. Some of the members
of the board questioned the right to
appropriate $500 for the llowayton
library, claiming that It “as not I.
city institution. It was decided to
allow that amount to stand in the
tentathehppi'oprintion. W. I“. Jon-
pings, secretary of the board of (lies
irir‘t commissioners appeared In be-
half of the budget.
Frank H. Merrill. William F. To)"
lor and Mary K. Jennings. of the
board of charities. appeared before
the board in behalf of the charities
budget of which tentative approval
was made after some discussion.
Wesley G. uWod (lid not think
the appropriation of 3.7.000 could be
made to the Norvvalk hospital. He
thought that this appropriation.
should be included in the appropri-
ations for hospital Work. 110 did
not approve any appropriations be-
ing made to any private corporation.
Mayor Thomas I‘lobins thought:
that this matter should Lo taken up
by the common council for action
before any appropriation was made.
but the board did not cut the item
out of the budget. Mr. Taylor
stated the charities department had.
about (it) or To patients in the vari-
ous state hospitals.
.\fr. Aiken‘s Increase
Mr. Taylor stated the board was
asking for an increase in sularv of
8800 per year for Investigate!
Frank Aiken because he had provon
to be a. very gdod investigator. He
is receiving $1.200 a year at the
present time and the increase woulri'
make his salary $2.000. Mr. Taylor
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Constable Elwood’s
Property Damaged By
Mysterious Blaze
A fire in a section of Fairlicld
where the water supply has not yet
been installed. forced the firemen
from Fairfield and Southport to
pump water from the nearby wells
in an attempt to save the barn of
Constable Hezekiah R. Elwood on
Bronson avenue. Greenfield Hill.
destroyed Sunday night by the
along with two automobiles. and a
largo amount of farm equipment.
When questioned as to the cause
of the blaze. the Constable was un-
certain. but he believed that one of
the rooms on the second floor of the
building. reserved for farm-hands-
had been occupied during the nizhir
and that the stranger had started
ihdbonflagration.
‘ MULLlGM'S CRULLERS
-—'The home-made kind are always
the semes- wholer-ne. ioothsome
and delicious tasting. They are made
from the best of materials. Grocer!
stores everywhere in this vicinii: #0
them—Adv. ‘l
Norwalk Chronicler