Es'rssusnsp 1870
Despite Mayor’s Objection,
Council Instructs City .
. Audit Of Second District
Warm Debate Comes As Sequel to Dean-Sterling
Thefts In District Office—Mather Only Coun-
cilriten In Opposition-Gene, In Doubt, Refuses
to Vote.
.‘ A resolution eel for the city auditor to audit the boiiks
oftheleoond'ihxing cteudotherdistrictswespeesedby
tbecosnmoncouncilefterebesteddiscussionetits rsgulermeet-
ing lest evening. The resolution was presented b Councilmen
Robert Oliver end its passage was opposed by or Themes
Robins and Councilmen Kerry lather who claimed that the
council had no right to pass such a resolution as the city had no
control over the districts.
Hamilton Takes Lead .
Councilman Towers l~‘. 'liamilton
started the fireworks when be pre-
sented a resolution calling for the
commissioners of the second district
to make a. complete report to the
council of present conditions in that
district. This resolution alluded to
the recent uncovered shortages In
the accounts of District Clerk Ar.
ihur Sterling and Percy Darin.
Mayor Thomas ltobins said he
didn't knew whether the council had
a‘rlglit to request such a report
from the second district or not.
Councilman John Mills said that
he didn‘t think that the council
could make such a request.
- Councilman Robert Oliver said
Council Votes
For Survey Of
Sewage Needs
On Suggestion of Commit-
tee $5,000 Is Voted to
Make Start On Problem.
The initial step in the securing of
a sewage disposal plant for Norwalk.
.. was taken up by the common cousi-
' that the charter gives the auditor
the right to audit the accounts of
the district.
May or Robins said that if the dis-
trict so deélred it could request that
its accounts be audited by the audi—
tor. but. that the charter did not say
that he must audit them. He point-
ed out that the district was run in-
cil last evening. when it voted to re-
quest the board of estimate and tax-
ation to appropriate 85.000 out of
unexpended balances at its Novem-
ber meeting for a survey of sewage
conditions in the city. If the money
is appropriated a layout of the pro-
posed project will be made.
- The action of the council was
dependent of the city. lie said that ,_
an ordinance could request the au- L‘k'm upon the recommendations of
dit. hilt that there was none at thd llioitzerengrglbptlglc?umn:ll.nee made
present. time. , Councllinan Edward M. Clans
(.ouncllman Stanley Tallmadge thought that the matter should be
said. according to the mayor’s ruling laid 0‘." until the November meet~
that the district commissioners dld ing. He “-3, not in favor acting
not have to audit their accounts at hastily on the proJQcL
any time If they did not feel like it. Councilman Robert Oliver stated
011“?" Rl‘ld' Charter that this was the initial step toward
Councilman Robert Oliver than the establishment of'tho sewage dis-
rcad Section 70 from the city char- posal plant 'hlch was greatly need-
i‘er which followt: ed in the ct y and be thought that
“"The auditor; shall quarterly. and it should be taken.
dftener when required by the ordi- The report tendered by the com-
;_,‘nces of said city. examine and au- mittee “’de °t Councilmen
‘ the accounts of all appointed or Stanley Tallmadge. T°“"" F. “a?”
elected omccrs of said city. including "”P' Robert 01"" “M John "1‘
first, second and third taxing dis- 3:113:36“.
triets. who are Authorized to receive . ' .
ori disburse money. belonging to '10: “thMD* 1”” “am-pursuant
mid city. or said districts and shall to " vote of the council is. commit-
couiparo the items of such accounts
with the vouchers therefore, and
shall report the result 'of such an
rxaiiiination to the council and at
the end of the current year. he shall
examine‘the yearly statement of ac-
counts of all such officers. and report
t-‘ s
madam-Buttery. Hamilton. Mills and:
Oliver was appointed to investigate
and report upon the feasibility of
(Continued on'I’age Eight.)
tee consisting of’Couneilmen Tali- .
WWW
Praised By Head
Of Torrington “Y”
H, Griffiths. president of the
the result of such examination to
the council. which report shall be
entered by the city clerk upon' the
records of said city and published
v in such manner as the council may
order."
Councilman Towers Hamilton said
that if an ordinance was needed to
secure this audit then an ordinance
should be passed
Mayor Obdurale.
Despite the reading of the char-
“acter by Councilman Oliver. Mayor
Robins insisted that the com ll had
no right to pass the. resolute on and
refused to accept it. ' 1.
Councilman Oliver theft present-
ed another resolution calling for the
pit! auditor to audit the accounts of
ribs second district quarterly.
1 Mayor l'tob'ins said:
it “if I were the city auditor. I
don‘t think that I would want to
$3 in an audit the books of the
strict for the salary of 3500. The
third district had a previous city
auditor audit its accountscbut paid
0' him extra for.the work. No city
auditor since consolidation has au-
dited the accounts of the district.
”V The districts have appointed its own
auditors for this work. I think that
itfehould be the policy of the coup.
oil to keep clear of the conditions
in the second district. There will
be a meeting of the second district
November 27 and any tax payer in
the district can have his say at thatl
F.
company of Torrington. makers of
drapery._ furniture and automobile
hardwarei'witli-"offlces'in England.
has written E. L. Sexton. general
secretary of the Norwalk Y. M. C.
A.. regarding the local campaign. in.
which he‘says: "Our general secre-
tary. W. F.1Tyler. has just advised
me that you are about to launch
it campaign in Norwalk for the rats-
ing of.funtls to build a. Young
Men's Christian Association build-
ing and as president of the Torrlng-
ton Association, I hasten “.o congra-
tulate you.
"The late Woodrow Wilson stated
that a community could, be judged
by its interest/in ,ita Young'Men's
Christian Association. .
“In the year 1919 we conducted
a. similar eanipalgn in Torrington by
which we raised a quarter of a mil-
lion dollars. One of the slogans for
the workers in that campaign was
'lf you see the people. you will get
the money.‘ and this proved true.
"I extend to you the greetings of
the Torrington Association who
wish you every success."
a
Turner "& Seymour manufacturing.
Entered as second-ole- iuetter at the post sides at
lo. Norwalk. Conan uncles the Act of Hero. 8. 1m.
Florida
Dreads
Second
Blast
Violent Storm Tears
Over Cuba, Shiite
Course, Heads To-
ward Florida Coast.
TAMPA, Fla. (”h—Storm
warnings are out n on the
coast of Florida en its people
ere in terror as a second liar-rt
cane blowing from Cuba seems
about to strike them.
The West Indian hurricane ap-
. parently is headed toward the west
coast of Florida. Walter J. Bennett.
government meteorologist said at
10:10 a. in. today.
Mr. Bennett ordered storm warn-
ings displayed along the coast from
Tarpon Springs to Everglades. lie
said "a very severe storm is headed
this way and it might be necessary
to order hurricane warnings before
midnight tonight)“ ‘
‘JACKSONVILLE. Fla. (AN—All
communication with Havana .via
Key West was lost by the Western
Union telegraph company at 11:10
today.
' The office here also was advised
that the barometer at Key West had
fallen from 29.69 to 29.58. within the
last hour. the wind was increasing.
NEW YORK. (Am—The Com-
mercial Cable company announced
at 11:10 o'clock this morning that
communication with Havana. Cuba
had been cut off by a. storm of cy-
clonic proportions which struck that
city this morning. A message re-
ceived froi'mfibe Havana office of
that compang 'ust before communi-
eations were bee: said that busi-
ness hndvbeen vi lly suspended in
the city as a no of the storm.
The message the 'strests were
impassable bee of floods caused
by h rains . t t_el hone ”lines
were ." «flied Coded and
lights out off.
MIAMI. Fla" (Am—adore than
0 homes were demolished in the
ibora sad Jesus del Monte reel—
dentisl section of Havana today, :by
the hurricane which swept through
the western part of Cuba according
to the local Cuban consulate.
' The announcement was made at
11 o’clock following cable communi-
ln. the name of Domingo Milord. Cu-
ban counsul. and the Cuban Tele-
phone company.
Advices to the tropical radio ata-
tion at i o'clock today from the S.
S. thin. in the Gulf, of Mexico. to
miles west-northwest of ananaire-
ported excessiieiy high seas and
heavy rain with winds attaining hiir-
ricnne velocity. The Blue recorded a
.baromcter reading of "9. 54 inches.
Sugar Hollow Hill
' Has Special Jinx
For Mr. Williams
The bottom of Sugar Hollow lilil
on..the road to Danbury has proved
twice that it is an impassable spot
for at, least one automobile. Sun-
day Willard Williams of Westpdrt
drove his car from Norwalk and got
as far as the foot of the bill when
the engine "died" on him. It was
towed .into Danbury. repaired. and
last night he called for it. The re-
turn trip vient smooth as far as
the hoodoo spot and once more the
engine went dead.
the scenery in that locality did not
dewlop the reason for the attrac-
t .lon.
time. If the district votesno have
f ’ the city auditor go over the books
~ - at the meeting it will be in order.
I declln to accept these resolutions?
vcr Defies Mayor. .
‘ "Mr. Mayor I don’t think that you
Skye any right to decline .these reso-
Helena Hill Weed Objects .
To Gas Station On Green
lotions and .I ask for a vote on the
last one." said Councilman Oliver.
jumping to his feet. ‘
""il'hy not include all of the dis- .
irlcis in the last .resolutiou?‘ ask-
ed Councilman Mather. “I don’t '
Hopes Nothing Will Be
Matters In Council.
(think that this ,ls any time torus
to get into the affairs of the second
district. The district will have a
complete audit and it will be given
out at the district meeting. I agree
with the mayor that the resolutions
are out of order." continued the
councilman from the second ward. walk. last evening.
3 Councilman Gena. then. said that . Mrs. Weed laid considerable stre-
lie would vs to have the opinion on pm to establish a Milne sta-
of the corporation counsel on the “on on the “Green" and thecon-
matter before he would vote. coon; motion or buildings on the scutk
mm.“ Olim then read section 10 side of the wall street bridge. shut-
of the city charter again. and xea__d ilng out the view of the Norwalk
it once more after that. Council- “V“ in M75"- '
‘ a man Gm. m]. “k“ [or n 0”. 8h. “1'0““ The Council ‘3‘... .‘l9
II ion from the Corporation counsel on ug’lm the 3:“:L%?;.Cm-
, "I! m .
the matter. but c ration Counsel oiine Mon on the comer at tho
Helena Hill ‘Weed. president of
the Norwalk League of Women
Voters. appeared before the com-
mon council -a -its~rre::ular meeting
and made a pee to preserve the
historical and beauty spots in Nor-
‘fleeen" because it was a danger-
I
ha wars. mammals nous
mus-tee is one'MssltIs er eerie-
nation and hostage. If you need
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
-UI.LIOAII‘IGOOIIB
antlers
m~*w-—’—me.-- .—
Permitted By- Council to
Mar Bubbly Spots of Norwelk—Other Routine
|
one place. She urged the council
to prevent the placing of a gasoline
station there. She said that the
"Gmn" was one of the historical
places in Nordalk and it should be
preserved. She pointed out‘ that
other cities. were preserving. their
historical centers and that' Norwsikl
should do the same.
As the council had not yet re-'
celved an application for the estab-
liehment of s. ‘gsisoiine station on the !
"Green." no action could be taken.
' Mborltents
Attorney Leo Davis appear” in
behalf of property owners in Broad-
view Tsrrace who requested that a
sewer be laid in that “In The
matter was referred to the sips!
committee for institution.
A letter from the firm of Li".
Dunbar and Quinlan asking
abatement of taxes amountibLto {11
plus interest on llamas Institute
was turned over to' cm
Cosineel John»). Cuneefor investi-
pation. it was declared in tho, lat.
ter- thst the taxes badvbeen ans-
«.(Cflfllmfmm- fi-
: %
SOUTH NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER. 20, 1926.
King’s Daughters Likely
To Take Definite Action
After. Mrs.
Davis’s Attack
Second Section of Interesting Story Concerning Ex-
citement Among Those Making Life Happy For
inmates of Old Ladies’ Home.
That the hundreds of members. in
the King's Daughters in Nerwsik
are now sufficiently stirred up about
the present trouble in their town
L’nlon board, to take definite action.
is indicated by the fact that these
members are now occupied with is
searching of the by-laws to ascer-
ui'u the exact du'ties abd extent of
authority of the chairman of the
finance committee. and an investiga-
tion into the powers of similar chair.
men in other organisations in the
city.
Details of the persecution of Mrs.
John C Sherman as treasurer by
Mrs. Minerva Davis as chair n of
tho finance board. at the cent
board meeting. held at the Home for
the Aged. the fourth Monday in
September. have. made an indelible
liiipresson on the minds of those
Who are working for the good of
the Home and the peace of all con-
cerned.
The various accusations made by
Mrs. Davis against Mrs. Sherman .it
the meeting were told in yesterday's
Evening Sentinel. in precisely the
manner in which they were related
by a dozen members of the board.
Mrs. Davis Denies
Mrs. Davis has already denied
tlist aha accused Mrs. Sherman of
overstepping her authority in the
matter of purchasing parliamentary
law books: that she accused her of
withholding information concerning
the finances of the home; or that
the subject of the "silver spoon"
episode was even mentioned at the
meeting.
At present writing. the field now
appears to be divided with Mrs.
Davis and her friends on one side
and Mrs. Herbert Pollard. president.
and Mrs Sherman and her friends
Mayor Asserts
on the other. The split which has
been "splitting" for a long time
really came to an open break at the
board meeting. where the first shot
was fired.
One of the members characterized
the meeting as being conducted on
the order of a law court. with Mrs.
Davis as the prosecutor. It was
added that Mrs. Davis centered all
her attention on the discreditlng of
her opponents by any and all means.
in order to win followers to her own
side.
The account of the meeting as
reintv-ul in yesterday's paper Implied
just after Mrs. Davis had answered
Mrs. (i-‘orge Scott Hubbell‘a implied
query as to whether or not Mrs.
Davis as chairman of the finance had
any real right to so criticise Mm.
Sherman‘s actions as treasurer. Mrs.
Davis rr-tnlleted by stating that Mrs.
liiililmll's point had nothing what-
ever to do with the case.
The discussion at the meeting
continued as follows:
Silver Spoons.
The incident of the silver
spoons next came up. It seems
that some time ago the Home for
the Aged needed some more spoons.
Mrs. Samuel Adams as general
chairman of the House committee
sent out a call for spoons. A num-
ber urro .lonaged. a number of
checks were sent in. The cheeks
which reached Mrs. Sherman. how-
ever. specified payment for nothing
special but were simply made out
to the Home for the Aged. So
Mrs. Sherman just banked them as
they r‘lll’ilf‘ in nnd then told Mrs.
Adams about them and asked if
they had been meant. for the spoons.
it"ontlnued on Page Eleven.)
Courts Do
Not Co- ~0perate With Police
In Many
Says Prosecutors Refuse
Sanitary Cases
WWarrants And Case Of
_...'_.._+_.
Meyer Themes Robins severely criticised the local courts for
“G SEN TINEL
so’awenx'e riser sswsrersa
The weather ,
llnln timiglit: Thursday piriliv
i-lisuiy not niui-li i'linuirr lll li'lllllt’i<
niurt'. .
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FOURTEEN PAGES
‘z‘s k." i‘.
PRICE THREE CENTS
EX-TAX COLLECTOR SHORT AT
LEAST $38,000 PROBE SHOWS
AND AUDIT ISN’T COMPLETE
City Will Proceed
Against Bonding
Company For Losses
————.—
The. bonds for Ilobcrt ii.
“988.
Following Preliminary Report of Audit Committee
Council Selects Leo Davis Special Counsel to
Represent City’s Interests In Snarl Occasioned
By Robert G. Mitchell's Method of Doing Busi-
kl. -e‘ i'i‘t ,'
A definite shortage of between 838.000 and $40000 in the
Mitchell \t'lillc Inc was titv mill-c-
ior of the City of .\‘orivnlk. were
taken from the office of flu
(‘lcrk Stephen liolms by Special
Attorney In, basis. this morn-
ing. This action followed it mn-
ferciice between .\tloriit-y Illuli.
Corporation Counsel John J.
Cullen and Herbert O. l'oliaril.
chairman of tlic lllltlll commit-
tt-r. 'l‘lii- howls “ill be L'llllt' river
by Attorney Davis- and suit will
bc brought. against llll‘ bonding
company for any blinriflut- which
may be found in HM at tho
conclusion of the audit. .\ttnr-
iiey Davis ~igiiril ii receipt for
the bonds “‘llll'll i~ mm III the
hands of ('in (‘lcrk Iiiikiis.
NEW COUNTY “Y"
SECRETARY TO BE
accounts of former Tax Collector Robert G. Mitchell has been
discovered by the accountants, now engaged in making an audit
of the books of the tax office. before they are turned over to
Tax Collector Lawrence 1!. Paul, it was learned by The Sentinel
on sound authority today.
(“more Two'l'cars
The shortage is charged against
Mr. Mitchell's accounts for the year
1924 and for part of another year.
it is believed members of the audit
committee of the common council
know of this definitely ascertained
shortage. This combined with the
previously published accounts of
$13.64!.“ or the city's money. do.-
posited in local banks to the. account
of "Robert G. Mitchell, in): collec-
tor." IIIOVt'Il the committee to re-
quest the council to name special
counsel. which was done in the per-
son‘ of Leo Davis. who will assist
tliofh and push the prosecution of
' any action which may be considered
necessary to safeguard the interests
of Illi“ t'lil'.
port Connecticut. be employed as
auditors. These recommendations
v ere accepted and approud by the
Council on January 1'. i'icc.
The auditors commenced this rn-
gagement on January 25. 1926. The
first objectives of the work new
the determination of what records
were available for audit. the record-
ed conditions of such records and
the comparison of departmental rc-
cords relative to assessments and
collections of taxes. Conferences with.
the auditors were held frequently
and the progress closely followed.
On April 14. 1928. the auditors
presented a preliuiaiiary report set-
ting fortli'thi- results of their work
up to that date. The report show.
ed a deplorable condition of the roe
failure to cooperate with- him. the police“ and other city cmcials
on various cases, at the meeting of the occasion council lest eve-
IN DANBURY
John ‘xl‘. Lamberton.‘ for'itiei'ls’LII‘i;
dustrlnl secretary of the Hartford
County Y. .\l. (1.1.x. returns to Con-E
necticut from Florida to amend l‘. I
L. Snxton ns cxerutiw SI‘(‘IC"Ifll) oil
the Falrfleld County 1' M. C. A. ,
[313.000 on deposit in the loesl hanks
' ~ t l u ' . i
In ”8 iepor he n d“ comm ttee cords and the existence of many dif—
3.ZL'}II .32? .1213. “il'aiiquiiiili “mm and "m“- 1‘ “W” 1‘“
06m 1] 11“ 'n‘ on the‘ be“ th impractical to include the entire re-
' ’ 0" m g m '3 e port here. but the following quota-
tlf‘lPl'nllnnIIOIl of the status of the
tion from it. will serve to illustrate
the conditions disclosed.
“The records of the. City show that
property taxes for the thirteen years
in the name of Robert G. .\Ilichf‘ll.
tax collector.
T l-‘uDI‘I‘
The mayor is 'given authority to
appoint special counsel in section 65
of the city charter. Councilman John
Mills said that he would like to
know how much the special counsel
was going to cost before he was ap-
pointed. lie stated that they had
paid 520.000 for an audit and he did
not feel like paying an additional
320.com for special counsel.
("ouncllmnii Stanley Tnllmsds'e
moved the. adoption of the recom-
Incniluilons of the mayor on the ap-
pointment of the counsel.and it was
passed.
No Debate on Report.
The report of the audit committee
which covered five legal sheets of
told of the progress of the
“exit fioni the start. it was read. by
fiiy Clerk Ste n Dckue and a
copy bin ed£¢h councilman. The
rcpmt was accepted withoutdiscnb
limit.
The P1 port follows:
'Jlie following report is presented
to inform you (if the acthiiies of
ye ir audit committee.
L'ndt-r authority conferred by the
neations between Lewis Poyo. acting
Investigation of
ning. He said both Prosecuting Attorneys Edward II. Lock-
wood and Cremer C. Hegemsn had refused to issue warrants when
requested by the police and himself.
The matter was brought before
the council when Sanitary Inspector
R. F. Benjamin reported that a
Wall strdet‘frult dealer had failed
to live unto the ordinance per.
taining to the display of fruit on the
sldew‘alkn of the city and requested
that he be arrested.
'Mayor Robins-‘saidthat he had
instructed the police sometime ago
to place this merchant under arrest.
but that they had been unable to
obtain a. warrant from either prose-
cuting attorney. The mayor said
that each "of tho prosceut'rs had ad-
vised him to wait. untl the other
prosecutor was in the first district
so that he could make outline war-
rant. neither of them wanting to do
in
Sanitary Inspector Benjamin stat-
ed in his report that he had request-
ed the Wall street fruit dealer not
to display his fruit on the sidewalks.
but that he had refused to obey his
orders and live up to the ordinance.
He asked that the merchant be pro-
secuted.
Councilman John Mills thought
that the lnspector should name "to'
merchant in his
council would it
were talking about.
Councilman Robert Oliver thought
that if there was any violation of
oidlnances. that the sanitary insince—
tor dheuld be backed up in his rec-
ommendations and that warrants
sport. so that the
‘0' whom they
. should. be issued for the arrest of
' the \iolators. .
M yor. Robins then said:
is up to the courts to prose-
cute. and they have refused. I hate
requested that warrants be issued
and they hdv'b been refused. I will
order this man placed under arrest
tomorrow and if_ it is not done I will .
take,the matter into my own hands
.and consult the state a'ttthomiee.
There is an ordinances against' the
display of fruit on the street and I
K‘ -,
intend that it shall be enforced."
i‘ouflcilinan John Mills said he
thought the merchant was Anthony
Corleone and that Mr. Carbone had
informed hlni lie was not going to
uhvi’ the ordinance until the other
merchants In the city did. Council-
man Mills said that Mr. Carbone had
informed him that Burma and
Stilnberg. Water street. were also
\ lolatli’irtlie ordinance.
Mayor Robina said that Herman
and Stelnberg were not in the same
class with Mr. Carbone. as they were
wholesale merchants and left their
mirchandise on the sidewalk only
when loading it on their trucks.
Councilman Mills was of the opin-
ion that the aanltary inspector
should be supported. or the office
done away with and $2.000 per year.
saved for the city.
Councilman ‘Edward M. Gans
thought that the report of the san-
liury inspector was a good one. He
said that he could do no more than
demand and that the rest was up to
tho courtl. .
Mayor Robins said, "I ordered the
police to make an arrest six weeks
logo and they have not done i:. The
trouble_is. one prosecutor leaves it
up to the other and neither will is-
sue. a. warrant. It has been the
same way'ln other cases."
In answer to a question from
Councilman- Harry Mather asking if
arrests could be made without a
warren. corporation Counsel John
J. Cuneo st'sted that a warrant
would ave to be issued and that
the’ o co did nbt work the scene
as the 'tl'lfllo' ordinance.
Councilman. Guns then moved
that the report of the century .in-
spectbrabs accepted and his recom-
mandatiens carried out. The mo-
tion passed.
John Horyat’s “Gold” Police
Badge Mt Get Him Far
.NO FARTHER THAN POLICE STATION
John some? Lexington 'evbiies‘. lee ' Moe tie iiini stolen the ham-
i
was fined 35 m- «new by Judge mer. Hsrvat cause him,
li‘f‘bdmul manta the downtown lei-e. belie attempted to
oharged with ize- Horrat swore at her. The
court thlsnigfli
in‘g duller-m the lilf “dtmi off twain
Home was.st ”stat-deb “sf.
teiuoon by Po‘leeismn Thbmuou. sf--
ter he had eaten-d. the heats of Jo-
and when
tenene.
C were
new” Hermite-es put under
e do spout the «night iii jail.
Inooui't tits mos-um Horvat
testified he found the w in e
sep‘i Balls. vl flu -bank street. and. clamp. -_ot woods at Wilson Point
“mascara a strummi- ‘I‘la'lmiifl
“t.”.‘tt'.'"‘....‘ n ' a...
, a g,
up! ammonia it as
quip t_n fun. Both
and ._th'e’ stile:
wsa'deafl run
filliimcglegeman
to I‘ve boose alone
.mn w
Cm .3 I ‘
WM‘
lGans Hopes to ~Get Action;
The new secretary is well liliO\\IIl\'OllllCll. the, undersigned members
in the state in tonnection “1‘. li phy- [0' ””3 committee were appointed by
slcal and industrial Y. M. C. A. work I “35°F Thomas Robins 0“ December
7‘ . S. 1925 and proceeded to organiza
as well as general LOHII'.‘ and NI“? l for the prosecution of the duties del-
work for boys and young men. . igntcd to them
His clpf'frlvmc '18 J Y- ‘1 "V o“-.' Offers of services from twelve ac-
secretary also im Indus“ \\ 01 .. in (ountnuts or accounting firms were
France ltaly. le‘t‘t‘t‘ ulld 'lurkt‘)‘-,recci\ed and members of the corn.
during the difficult lt‘i ousirucllml l iiiittce personally interviewed a ma-
days following IIIC‘ “'ilrltl \lnr until jurlly of the applicants Au :1 re.
during the “(it between Grtccv and suit. the Committee reported to the
Tinker. ‘C‘ouncll on January 12. 1!": 6. recom-
Mr. Lanicberton was formerly an mending that the proposed audit be
advertising writer for Illv‘ American confined in general to the book. and
Telephone and Telegraph Company records of the Tax Collector's Office
and Doubleday I’ngi' & 110., in New g and that the firm of Iladfield. Roth-
York. as “on as hu\ing 01h“. “(m-5- .‘ well and Soule. Certified Public Ac-
paper and magazine connocuong iCnllllillniS. of Hartford and Bridge-
havo been assessed. in the five dis-
tricts. based upon the. amounts of
Grand lists recorded ‘:i the records
of the Board of Estlmai: and Taxa-
tion. in the aggregate amount of SR.
123,032.85. The records of the scy-
t‘iiil Treasurers of the lll‘iil‘l(i;‘. show
“ml the aggregate amount received
from the collection of propirty tas-
es exclusiie of interes: and llcn
chniges. for the same D'I'lotl was
57.103.150.20. leaving :i. lair-.zcc of
31319.8”.65."
“The condition of this apparent
1difference between the aggregate
amount of property taxts assessed
and the aggregate amount of collec-
tions receii ed into the Treasuih-s of
the five districts is the main consid-
eration of this investigation. How’-
elf‘l, the baiailce shown above can
only he considered as an approxi-
mately correct amount, due to the
fact that the departnieiml records
of the City are not in agreement in
many instances. The preparation of
part of the attached Exhibits has
been made for the purpose of set-
iing forth for your infirziizition the
existing differences bi‘il\’3‘l dtpart-
mental records.
, "The basis for this investigation
must necessarily to be Grand List.E
Since the records of the City do not
include 3. Ta\ Abstract. as required
by State Law. (see Sec. 1149 Puli-
lic Acts). it‘ cannot be determined
from the existing records. which in-
dividual lists comprised the aggre-
gate amount of each Grand List re-
corded by the Board of Estimate and
Taxation. Therefore the basis for the
investigation of each Grand list
must be determined Jay making an
addition of the pmounts of all of the
(Continued on Page lilmen.) 9
high school. university and speciali “
camera in other institutions. lie nt-
tcnded the second omcers‘ training!
camp at Plattsbiirg (Illl‘llil: the war?
and is at present commissioned in
the O. R. i“.
________ 1
Improved l
l
l
Ills earlier education included.
99 °
Y Campaign
Lighting‘F or
So Norwalk
l One hundred per ecn. attendance
of the eight division managers. 100
rer cent attendance of the 20 team
captains and 100 per cent report on
the recruiting of :00 business and
professional men as workers on
teams was the remarkable record
announced last evening at a dinner
conference of leader: in the Y. M.
C. A. building campaign for 8400.-
From Committee Co-'
operating With Second
District Commissioners.
Better lighting in the second dis-
trict business section was advocated
by the common council at it: meet-
ing last evening. and the committee
on lights.was requested to take the
matter up with the district and elec-
trical commissioners.
r’l‘lto‘. matter was brought up by
Councilman Edward M. Gans who
000.
When the team captains met on
Oct. 12 they were assigned the
task of enlisting ten men each. a
total of 200, by Oct. 19. The dinner
occasion last night was primarily to
hear the results of the team recruit-
ins’. Each of the 20 captains was
asked last night to nuns his team
associates and as one after the oth-
er reported a. full quota the enthus-
iasm increased and when the last
captain finished his report and it
was realised that a one hundred
per cent record had been made there
was an outburst of prolonged ap-
{-.lause'
“Over The Top"
"The Y. M. C. A. has gone over
the 'top in its first test." said Doug-
las 15. Nash. general chairman.
"Nothing in Norwalk in recent years
has equalled this performance and
the readiness of let-tans men. from
stated.‘that the council during the
previous administration had asked
for better lights and nothing had
been do'ne.‘ He thought that for the
benefit of the district. city and bus-
iness men that better lights should
be installed and asked that a com-
mittee of three consisting of the
committeeman on lights. a repre-
sentative. of the board of trade and
of the merchants' association be ap-
pointed.
Mayor Robins said that the matter
was a district one. and that the
council had nothing» to do with it.
He pointed out that it must go be-
fore tlfe district commissioners. but
said that.the committee could be
named as an independent one.
Councilman John Mills thought
that ‘it Was L'distrlct. matter.
Councilman Cans-aid that he did-;
n' t see why the council did not think
that the lighting of the streets con-
ccniad them. He thought it was
their place to go ahead.
Councilman Tallmadge then made
the motion placing the mailer in the
bands of the committee on lights.
WWW”..-
I
Sterling
all parts of the city and representing
our varied interests. tovscrve In the
-—DO YOU SLEEP WELL?-
Perhaps the fault lies In your
mattress. not in your body. Hat-
treeaes to fit your body and pocket-
book arc carried in stpek. also fur-
niture of all kinds. Come in and in-
spect our stock where prices are
right and s can be arranged.
future Cog-e 1V;
Leaders 'Meet
To Compare Notes And Find
Excellent Start Is Made
"The Y. M. C. A. Has Gone Over the Top In Its
First Test,” Says General Chairman Nash—200
Earnest Workers Preparing to Approach the
Public When Time Comes.
Y. M. C. A. campaign must he re.-
garded as an endorsement of the
project. This is no theoretical or-
ganization that has been developed.
Each of these 200 men has‘ signed
an agreement indicating willingness
to devote time to the work of solic-
itation during the seven working
days starting next Tuesday. The
campaign system being operated
here is commending itself as being
business-like and, effective. Secreo
tary Mogge. of the national Y. M. C.
A. financial bureau. who is directing
the Norwalk campaign. brings to
us the benefits of long experience in
the approved methods of modern
campaigning and our men are
whole-heertediy backing the plan "
The four division managers stag-
ed a display of oratorlcal pyrotech-
nice at. last night's meeting of lead- ,
era that indicated fthere will be the
keenest kind of divisional rivairv
for stellar honors in' the campaign.
The speakers were George H. Barnes
for the "BuatilngBuilders"; C. Irv-
ing Bylnston for the "Go-Genera":
Jesse T. Dunbar -’for the "Mammas"
and John Lund for the "Cardinals."
Awards Won
Campaign 'Director \iogge avi-
(Continued on Page Eleven)"
-—THE BROPHY LAUNDRY
Specialises on family washing work.
Every modern facility. plus a pain-
staking foroe of employees and an
excellent delivery service is now of-
fered the public in this vicinity at
the new plant of the Brophy Laun-
dry. Your laundry work will he
called for and delivered. Corner Day
and Concord Its. Phone flea—Adv.
Norwalk Chronicler