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Cemetery Lots S—Socletied and Lodges 10-10" and Eound . lTUMil'l‘lVE— A—Automabiie Agencies 11—Automobllee For Sale it-Autod'ruclss For Sale 11—Auto Accessories Ie—Oarageo-mAutoo -for Hire ib—Motorcycloe and Bicyol. 17—Wentedo-Automotivo BUSINESS SERVICE- it'—Flusiaem Services Offered Io—Building and Contracting 21—Drecamaking end hilllinorg Stonesting. Plumbing. flooring to—ineuraaco and iiurety Beads fib—Trucklng—Storego sd—Punuas. Paperins. Decorat- . All. 4 dl—Profo-ioael Services Sk-Ropairing and Refinishing iii—Tailoring end Pro-lag u—Wanted—ilusiness Sorvleo waMENT— Ila—Employment Agencies Ie—Help Wanted—Female " Al-Help Wanted—Male ' nd—Help—uelo and Female . . b-lclicltars. t'iauveeaoi-s. Agents ‘ “ e—situenons Wanted—Female i—Gltuetioas Wanted-Isle . ANCIAD— . doc—Business Opportunities dO-hlcney to loan—blow . ms'raucnon— ~ dS—Locei Instruction Ola-es di—Iiuelcal. Dancing. Dramatic dd-Wented—lastruction meat a '-Fuol. Feed. Fertiliser b‘l—Gcod Things to Est bl—cheehcld Goods " IiéMschiaon and Tools dt—Musical Merchandise dam—Radio Equipment dI—Soodo.‘ Planis. Flower-o , dd—Spocisle at tho ltdroe 2 b-Woariag Apparel )MS AND BOARD- i" —mea With Roerd * fid—Roome Without Board . dt—nooms for Housekeeping TO—Vecetlon Places ' 'Il—Whero to Eat Il—Wanted-Rocma or Board 38M. ESTATE lv‘ll" RENT- 14-Aportments and File ‘ll—Ruslneso Places You Rent Id—hrmo and land For' Rent fl—Houeu For Rent Vic—Shore and Mountain - I'm neat REAL ESTATE FOR SALE-- n—iirokere in Reel lusts el-isuoinem Property For his lX-vhrme and land For his: Il—loto ll’oy bio .O’filh” and lioneteln hio- '. t ‘ et—soonrees.;hr hie . ‘ ll-ti‘e Barbarian ltesi luteto' ‘ .I—WIIIOIb-iiesii lit-sale madam m... “it. '0.“ '. LOW—Pa- book No. iii! of The Norwelk Building Loan A invest. meat association. Finder please re. turn to Thomas J. Silk. ligr. A A P. Grocery store. 0 South liein St. South Norwelh. Conn. AUTOIOTNB dam N his li BUICK—On account leaving town. mo buys my i pa-onger Buick Touring (old raodel). in fine mochhnloel condition. Bargain. liany extras included. Iiewloy. It Beyyiow Ave. Phone 51. a .i. cams and concern 13-14 COMMERCE'STREIT. JORDAN and CHANDLER CARS It wul pay to look over our used care. Some day we 'tvant you for a aowcor.ooaowitlsuptouetc treat you right on a used one. tilt Hudson Roan. Ill: Durant Touring. itil Jordan Blueboy. ms Studebaker Sedan. 1m Chandler (Demonstration Cor). ms Jordan Touring (Demonstra- tion Cor). 1m Mord "Sport Touring." Look Them Over Try Them Out We will do the rest Ford Coupe ital—000.00. Dodge Touring 1081—00000 Flint Touring Itii—li?b.00. Overland Coach Ind—0823.00. Paige Brougham Ital—0220.00. PAIGE JEWE’I'I‘ NOTOR SALES CO. INC. NORWALK PHONE 4170 OPEN EVENING! 1034 Durant Touring. A real boy. inn liodol lit Nash I passenger. 4 door sedan in splendid condition. Run 7.000 miles. Mechanically per tact and oatarior fine upholstery. Looks like new. This car must be seen to be fully appreciated. THE NORWAIJt FRANKLIN CO Phone in! it Wall St. Noewelh FOR SALE—Idem“ coach 1020 in good condition. Auto painting J. Premru 6': Sons 1 Merritt It. So. Norwelk. W. R. AUSTIN South Norwalk Phone 1050 CHEVROLET SALES d: SERVICE Westport 500 Repairing—Servin- Statloas id opeirlag on all makes of cars. rage by the day. week or month. your car washed while you wait. AUTO EXCHANGE GARAGE I'Elisahetb St. 'l'ol difl I BUSINESS SERVICE Eminenlrrvicssmtared in AUTOMOBILE-Tops end curtains repaired. All kinds of heavy sow- ing. Let us give your auto top a coat of waterproofing. FITZGER- ALD Awning Co. First end New St.. E. Norwelk. a surpasses! llOle-Ifltenfil'emels as WANTED—Cooks "I up Oeuploe lilo up. general honoewcrtera. .cth white and oolorod. Apply Norwelll employment egonq. to Well It. Phone Ilia. ligamwsssee—Iel: sl HAND! IAN—landing and alone- ins ass-pooh greeted. balsa eul- tlnst laws alanine: plastics. and local treatise. Janos filler. ti Taylor Ave. nose dill. nasal. menu. nus-u?“ PIANO lNlTItUC'I'ION. :0 course. tiles 1. Do- iloo. Pupil New Tort Colleen oi liueic. t Phloem Ave. Sc. Norwellt. Near West Ave. MAID!“ 1 rules-em as S. C. WHITE “GNOME-Pallets for file. I M mos. old. Antonio- Oilbcrtio. Sylvan Rood. Wastpcrt. Tel "-0. mmmmmm II FOR SALE—Sweet cider made from choice clean apples. delivered di- root from mill at 010 per barrel. Will change my barrel to your's or til new cell ban-oi tor ii extra. Fred n. Whipple. New Iiiltord. Conn. A in yours. opportunities to obtain end needs. and loses neit at the exact on regard. as A-B-C—to get what The Mystery Is Solved! Maybe you have been wondering why the some amount of money always seems to go further in your friend’s hands than when it is If so, the mystery is solved! t Your friend regularly reads The Sentinel A-B-C Classified Section. Ho consults themell ordered classified columns time nor patience in arriving he is seeking. Classified con- venience and classified economy are the two out- standing qualities which have won his eternal Why don’t you follow his example! You'll d the classified columns brimful of ell kinds 0 opportunities—all classified and indexed for quick finding. It ’s as easy as l-2-3—as simple Sentinel A-B-C Classified Section. And it’s as economical as anything could be! . n. A-E-O Classified Ads Always the Same—in Service Always Different-In Opportunity + He finds economical all the things he wants you want out of The DINING ROOM SUITE-0t corded oak. excellent condition. a no. complete. Chine closet is mirror back with glass shelves. A good buy. inquire 80 Gregory Blvd. East Norwallr. Phone Ill-i. POTATOES The best. no waste. Satisty and keep until summer comes again. Select hand picked direct by boat from Long island. T. S. smith. McKinley Pl.. Roweyton. Phone straw. FURNITURE. 1 our desk and chair. Hoover kitchen cabinet. gas range. also eoverei odd chairs. Cell between 10 and II in the morning and d and b In the after- noon. 8 Washington St. Scuth Norwalli. IiA‘l‘Titmu—Vlos Springs. Cush- ions and Pillows of all kinds made. renovated and repaired Telephone Il‘l Norwais hiaitrou Co it hostile Street. South Norwalk. Iiasirfl Merchandise es UPRIGBT PIANO. sweet tone. good action. excellent piano for be- ginner. Price 0100. Easy terms. Free delivery. Act quickly. Come in today. FOX PIANO C0. South Norwelk 300" AND BOARD REAL ESTATE FOR RENT Apartments and Hats 74 181 FLAX HILL RD.—5 rooms and sun parlor. first floor all improve- ments steam heat. 2 car garage. Phone ”2. Rent 86000. SCRIBNER AVE. ——- Five room apartment with all improvements. Rent 825.00. Phone 1787. T0 LET—i rooms all Improvements. hot air healer. 2nd floor. 280 Flux Hill Road. rcllt reasonable. In- quire 282 Flax Hill Road. THREE ROOMS-Part improve- ments. 5 rooms with all improve- ments. "0.00 also 2 furnished rooms for light housokot‘plng with improvements. Apply Mrs. P. I‘. Mehonoy. 52 Van Zant St. I: VAN ZANT Sit—Second fioor. From Nov. 1st. Inquire down- stairs. Phone 2162-23. 18 WEST WASHINGTON—6 rooms and bath all improvements. Oppo- site tobphone office. Inqulro 29 Putnam Ave. or call 852-3. MAL ESTATE FOR SALE Room For Sale .1 ROWAYTON—lovoly 11 room house all conveniences, b on u l l f ul grounds. Near station and trolley. P r i c e reasonable. Tel. 0 o n n. 1178-4. Chimneys scraped, and sinned ".00 Chimneys ropoiatod All kinds of ladder work. brick and steel drilling Fitzgerald (Io. To) 3000. . A First A Now Sta. Eaxt Nor-walk WOUS'I‘ER A DAVIS A. It WOOI‘I'EE l. W. DAVIS ATTORNETS AT LAW. Formerly Eeanlnero U. S. Patent Office. . 1115 lialn street. Bridgeport. Sand for Booklet on Patents. UPHOIETERING - and cabinet work. Picture framing mirrors and upholstorcre' supplies. Choir ‘cening. etc. A. Borgetrom. New I. O. O. 3'. Bids. So. Norwsik. acacia. Dyeins. Renovation no snub BIuF—Now out No. the old one classed blocked and ‘ trimmed Looks swell Who did the Job? The Practical Renovat- ing list Shop. ii N Iiaia St. S. Norwels Conn. up 1 flight stairs. a satisfied Mouser is our aim. loving. Trotting loaded as NAG! EROS—Stones- Ali kinda io- cei and long distance ti'ucking Plano hoisting. al v vane for moving. I ton ck dumps. 100 Conn. Ave., Phone lid daytime: some nights. l \ customs Help Wanted-Female . It LADIES—We pay 010.00 per 100 to Gild Greeting Cards. free pll'uflr more for addressed envelope. Yorkvllle Card. Dept. x. A. ‘IN Innington Ave.. N. I. LADIES—We pay 820 a. hundred gtidlng’cerds. Opportunity for be- glnnors. No soiling. Addressed on- velopo brings particulars. Univer- sal Card. ‘ in Broadway. New to“. ,o SHOE OPERATORS—Steady work. ‘ good opportunity. Apply tad floor -ovar‘Rogers’ Stevens. It South MADIES. steady employ- ment. good salary to start. With or without experience. 'v References ro- qniredu Apply at once. .I. .i. NEWEERE! CO. ilein St. Ilforvreikt~ OPERATORS-0n one and two noodle operation. Also buttonhol- ere Apply Cluett Peabody a Co. Inc. ' lclpWeniefl-Inlo '8: m DOT—Wanted; About in years of ego. Mano Hotel. DENTALIMANlO—Ap I! Dis J. J. kyle. 0:8; ‘hisln Si. mford. do—Jewolry. Watches. Diamonds 0-Wentod—Tc Bus it—Whore to Stop in Town fl—(lffieee and Doll ltooin ”nuances For his FIRES. Iloams With Board at Notice BOOK A BOARD-Ia private fam- Provont Fires ily. i Putnam avenue near West lusts It. so arms. Entrehco 'throasb lltv‘aronnd corner zen . .Itevilend St.» ’ - a. avenue. South Norwalk. Tele- phono sm-w. 'Gentlemon only. anoIWitbcetlloesn di- FURNISHED ROOM—Stoops best all improvements. Centrally locat- od. Inquire Telephone It'll. FURNISHED ROOM-Nico home for winter. not water and heat. Apply hire. 3. A. Crow. to Cheat- an: St. Phone «It. FURNISHED ROOM—Nicely fur. nishcd. steam heated. front room. suitable for one or two. Bath. hot and cold water. Telephone. Cen- trally located. Private family. hire. Phil T. Cullen m Washington St. next to Rialto Theatre one flight up. Boone liar Housekeeping so so LINCOLN AVE. dlerge conancct- edturaished rooms for light house keeping. All improvement includ- Iag wash tub and sink. ROOMS FOB ROUSEKEEPING— Two large connected furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Private house on trolley lino. Heat end-light furnished. Phone am .i. EIAI. ESTATE 1'08 BENT . Apart-um and use is Id 3W AVE—l rooms. on improvements 0 rooms. all im- onts. Phone IliI-i. 'le FAIRFIELD AVE-o rooms all _ improvements. garage. It Fair- flold Ave. So. Norwellt. EOOX PLAT—With ell mod- lniprovemonto. i1 Cedar St. good location near West Ave. gea- age if desired. Inquire 87 Cedar St. FIVE ROOld—And sis rconi tlet from Nov. 1st. all improvements and garage. Inquire bi Taylor Ave. So. Norwslk. IODERN armament—5 rooms. all improvements. tint floor. 01 1 Grocery Blvd. East Norwaik. nest “8.00. Phone tots. ' d boosts-wan ell improvements ,et at Van Zeno It;Esst Norwelfi Phone II” I. Panel. ‘ ; f: a noose mar-mm floor." eta-s Railroad Ave. Rent. in. Ad only. For particulars C. one Well Cigar co. Weahlagtdn st. _ .~ :- d 1000! ”We: all modern improvemeht at‘ “(d Wf-t neonates". street. Telephone II! econ ADAM-Is last Nos-walk all improvements eeeopt heat; Garage. Isoulra It. Fro- seor. a West Ave. loath limit. or phone it”. l'litS'l‘ DISTRICT — Two family house part improvements all hard wood floors 80000. Real l-Isinlo and Insurance. The Tammany Agcncy. it! Washington St. (“10"? "it. NEW HOUSE—i9 Fifth St., Itnsi Norivnlk. Six rooms. both and all modern improvements, (ink floors. fire piece. ctc. Inqulrc Wm. R. House. 33 Buyvicw ove- nue. So. Norwalk. FOR BALE—One six room hour-- lot 60 I 150 No. 57 Holden Ave Price 815.500. Robert Joscloff Tel 1800. or William F‘. Hoyt 8: Son Tel. 485. HERE IT IS. A real bargain. fine twc~famlly house. wcll Iocatcd, 6 rooms down stairs and 0 up. hot water heat. baths. clcctric Ilahis. gas. Iowan—Price 88.500. Ron-l sonable amount cash down. bnl-g anon on easy terms. I THE FUDGE REALTY CO. 155 Washington Sh. ,Tcl. 559. NEW HOUSE~Faifiiold park. BPS! residential section. avenue. Tél.3351-W. REAL ESTATE [03 SALE Houses For Sale M FOII mm: or FOR RENT—Wil- son .'l\‘i‘nll(‘. Rowayton. seven room cottngc. with all modern improvrmrnts. address 89 East 5011i St. New York City] 1.\' SOUTH NORWALK EIGHT ROOM HOUSE. especially llrslrulule. SIX ROOM HOUSE. handy to rail- roud station. EIGHT ROOM HOUSE. Rnragc. large lot. TWO-FA iilLY HOUSE. very central lm-utlnn. TWO-FAMILY HOUSE. two-car garage, price very reasonable. I N EAST NORWALK. NEW SIX ROOM HOUSE. romt-nioncc. ATTRACTIVE BUNGALOW ono-mr garage. HUME REALTY COMPANY. (all “I fill. 86 l;l'll.l.)ING LOTS -— Six beautiful lots on Sycamore 8t. of! Gregory l‘-0lll(5\'fll‘d, East Nor-walk. Best l-ulldlng proposition in town. more Box gee. Norwalk. AUCTIONS—LEGAL legal Notices ORDER OF NOTICE. CHARLES T. BOERUM VS. MARGARET BOERUhh State of Connecticut. Fairfield County, Superior Court. as. Bridge- port. October 31. A. D. use. Upon the Complaint of the said Charles T. Bocrum. praying. for rea- sons therein set forth. for a divorce now pending before this Court. hav~ ln’g been returned thereto on the first Tuesday of September, 1030. It appearing to and being found by this Court that the said defend- ant is absent from this State and gone to parts unknown and that no- tice of the pcndency of tho com- plaint was given as required by or- der of notice heretofore issued. and now the Plaintiff asks for flirther order of notice in the. promises. Therefore Ordered. that notice of the pcndcncy of said complaint be alvcn by publishing this order in tho Evening Sentinel. a newspaper printed in said Norwalk. once a week for two weeks successively. commencing on or before the 20th day at October. A. D. 1920. By the Court. HENRY P. LYONI. every with Call 41 Ohio Asst. Clerk of the Superior Court for Feirfield County. two>car- CLASSIFIED DISPLAY OLAIIIHID DISPLAY FOR SALE Seven room house. iiodorn. nlcc residential section. Convenient location. Large ‘sun parlor. Price 810.500. Hot water heat. open fireplace. East Norwalk. six room house. some improvements. Price “.500, [hr these or any otiwrs consult CANTY & CO. Fireproof your | business Iiodorn methods of build- lng construction and tested fire prevention equipment con- tribute much to your safety But fire insurance places the one sure protection between you and financial low as a re- sult of fire. Be sure your insurance is adequate and correctly ape plied. We will gladly inspect your fire risks. .I. M. Layton Co.. Inc. 80 Washington Street Insurance and Real Estate TELEPHONE 88 Somers & Somers THE ram rnornn ' WINDOW SHADES PAINTS ROOF COATINGS NORWALK SO. NORWALK 50 Wall St. 8-IO Railroad Ave. WE DELIVER Tree Specialist NEVER IDLE A. H. Kellner ’1 BER SPECIALIST raos'é 272 Westport AUCTIONS—LEGAL - Legal Notices 0i SOLVENT NOTICE DISTRICT. 01“ NORWALK. 88.. PROBATE COURT. October 25. A. D.. 1926. Estate of Ellen M. Williams Isle of Norwalk in said District. deceased. The Court of Probate for the Dis- trict of Norwalk. hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said Es- tate to exhibit their claims for set- tlement. Those who neglect to pre- sent their accounts. properly attest- ed. within said time. will be de- barrcd a recovery. All persons in- debted to said Estate are requested to make immediate payment to ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, Administratrix. The andon Metropolitan water board supplies water to a population larger than that of Canada. and the. mains. placed end to end. would cover the distance from London to New York and back. OUT OUR WAY i i. .—- II III M I' 1*” f: . Mo ‘0" S3” '1 IS“ a 4' .i .. M. s ”~890th sets. all ‘m ‘ seam . a. 5i r 4,... By WILLIAMS zip—3"?” / See or Call Walter R. Calling: “ALTO! d 23 N0. MAIN STREET Phone 3915 ABSOLUTE BARGAIN IStuart Ave. 8 room house [in beautiful condition. Lot 50 x 300. Will sacrifice for $6,600. Terms. Here’s a home worth owning. Act now! Spring St. 9 room house at Bargain Price, $4,800. Ex- cellent Terms. Don’t hesi- ‘ t a t e t o investigate. This . chance won’t last long. For innumerable other listings call this ofilce any day. Test Answers These are the correct answers to the Bible questions which appear on the comic page. I—Iaeac giving Jacob tho bloss- ing which belongs to Esau. 2—.Icseph. a—Jesus. d—At a. mountain in Galilee. b—Lot and his wife and daugh- ters. d—The words were: MENE, MENE. TERI-3L UPI—IARSIN. 7—Duniel. s—Abselom. 9—Davld. 10—-I-iis sons. Isaac and Ishmael. 19 women‘ifii'e For Congress Seat Next Week WASHINGTON. Oct. 29. (AP)— Nineteon women seek to join the three who now hold seats in the House; those three want to come back and another term. and still an- other woman desires a. place in the Senate. This array of women candidates for congressional places in Tuesday's elections is the largest in the history of the country and is but additional evidence that women are going in more and more for political honors. Women candidates are scattered through twelve states. including those in the east which long resisted the movement from the west for universal suffrage. The three women seeking to suc- ceed themselves are Mrs. Florence P. Kahn of California; Mrs. Edith Nourss Rogers. in Massachusetts, both elected to succeed their hus- bands who died in office. and Mrs. Mary T. Norton. Democrat. New Jersey. ' Mrs. John W. Langley. Republican of Kentucky. aspires to the seat from which her husband resigned after his conviction and sentence to the federal penitentiary at Atlanta for violation of the prohibition law. Cordell I-Iull. former chairman of the Democratic National committee. and a. minority leader in the House. finds himself opposed by a. women— Mrs. Anne Thompson, Republican— in the Fourth Tennessee District. New York has five women candl- dates. all running on the Socialist ticket. and Illinois has three. all Prczrculvcs. Kentucky. Pennsylvania.‘ New Jer- sey and Massachusetts have two women candidates each. while one each. is listed in Iowa. Washington. Idaho. California and Tennessee. Wisconsin comes forth with one women seeking a Senate place. Mrs. EileSenford. who is running on the Prohibition ticket. ‘ “Good Meat” Has Been Given FederalMarldng WASHINGTON. (APl—The ”good-meet" campaign of the de- partment of agriculture. began years no. is one of the departmental ac- tivities of which officials never tir New ways constantly are hot found to impro- npcn the public the acuity for surrounding the props rations on meat products with every sanitary Internal-d. A spotless model meet shop. pro- pored under the department's direc- tion. is a port of the Sasqulcoatan- nial Exposition at Philadelphia. One of the placards says: "hioat bearing the federal W ticn marks is the only tood carrying the oneness of the United liaise government. ~ through immodlis snpervidan. that it is prepared un- der strictly sanitary conditions fro animal good for tood.'.' ' A wealthy Parisian has my. 810,. oeoooalseoeabeeeneeehewu ‘ihc only one who could mete soup that satisfied him. expenditure or public money. con- WHAT NORWALK NEEDS MOST Candidate Conncll Observ- es that District Govern- ment Has Some Advan- lages. ,i Editor Evening Sentinel:— Society is like the individual Mull works best: most croutivcly. pra- gregslvely. efficiently. and llfll‘lllnvsa and contentment reigns when lu- wcrks out his own problems ill iii. own way. Freedom of cxpu-saion and action promotes interest and result- not thinking: hunlnlm‘ss and con- tentment. all of which pro ebfil'illllil to. and a factor in progrvss. On this principle our nulionni gov- ernment was founded. unnl Illi‘l‘u is no bctter example of that principle In municipal government than that of Norwalk. In the district form of . xovornmcnt all power is in lhu . hands of the people. 'l‘hclr partial- potion is direct. They may gh't- voim to their opinions and they mnv vote on decision of action. in tho cusp of city administration, nmt \vllh par- ticular reference to tho Common . Council. this power is (li‘li‘gllli'd by 1 the people of the district to onu or more individuals. Cull it ri-prcscntn- live government if you will, but lhu fact is that it is not rcprcscntutivo. but power delegated by the people to a few, who. in the city council. and elsewhon may or may not carry out or attempt to carry out the wIshcs of their constituents. Hearings may. and have been grant- ed; but those having power. dcltguh cd power. may and do take such ac- tion as they see fit. This may ho , their convictions. and again it may } be the result of outside influencc. p0. ‘ llticai economic. and what not in- flucncc that has no interest. but that of selfish gain. in the vvclfam: of the city. This super-power is present. though in a different dvgrcc. in all city government everywhere. and is the bane—a. poison in municipal 1 government. I. The proposal for the abolition of the districts came, not from the peo- ple. who are directly ni‘t‘uclvd: but from one man. and judging from the way it was and is being emphu- sized. and every other feature of charter revision shelved, all the cir- cumstances would lead one to be- lieve that the idea. had its origin elsewhere than in the minds and desires of the people of this city. I believe that the proposal has for its immediate motive the dis- crediting of the South Norwalk elec- tric plant: and the more general mo- tlvs is the discrcditinrz of all muni- cipn participation in business whdi‘d“ ' . private interests may compete. A Light and water are in this cate- l gory. South Norwalk built and (levels oped their plant. Under the man- sgerlal hand of the late Mr. Win- chester it became known through- out the country as one of the best managed and most profitable plants of its kind. By this moans. South Norwalk has today a lower rate for "" electricity than the rest of the city. I and there is no service charge. In w addition the district receives a hand- some profit from the plant. the amount for last year being some- thing over seventy thousand ($70.- 000) dollars. These facts and fit:- nres are indisputable. They tell their own story. For years propaganda has been in circulation throughout the city. but especially uptown, that the plant is a joke. This was not pushed very hard or for during the life of Mr. Winchester because _ he could and irrefutably so, answer it to tho satis- faction of everyone. He knew—and there was no comeback against his statements of fact and figures. 80. i during his administration of the ‘ plant. the question of taking it over by the city. was held in abeyance. Now they are out to have the city buy tho plant at a cost which will be in the neighborhood of four hun- dred thousand ($400,000.00) dollars. and possibly as high as five hundred thousand ($500,000.44) dollars; op- erate it a short time and then in the supposed interest of the city. sacri- fice it to some private concern. The item of cost of the appraisal of t utilities and other properties of th districts has not been given to the people at all. This is an im- mense task for highly expert and consequently high-priced men. I am informed that the cost is based on 0. percentage of the valuation and that the usual rate is five per cent. The fiscal value «the South Nor- walk water work‘is in round fl- gurcs. one million eiiars. That of the First District is about the same. but both may he apprais- ed at a higher figure because of other factors that determine real value. Placing the appraisal of the Electric works at a minimum of one-MI! “million. together with the other district proportion. as t c City Hail and fire station in Sou Nor- wellr. end The Green and parks up- town; the total will not be far below . three. million (33.000.000.00) dol. lore. ‘II the cost of appraisal is to be five per cent. the total cost of ap- . ‘ .‘ pulsnl would be one hundred and ' fifty thousand 160,000.00) dollars. This is pure l It is a cost which must be borne by the city, and from which no benefit whatsoever is de- rived. by the-city. or the districts. or anyone in the city. Clean loss. "Taxation without representation is tyranny." So aid the founders of thin republic. lioua it not logica-‘y follow that the levying of taxes. and ' ..— 4: _.-a-_ia.¢.g.mv.: . m to the wishes of those taxed. and where no benefit is conferred art -’ can be derived. that that principle and practice is a flagrant instance of sale-government? '1'?" terms of disruption and dis- color are in the air. In the Interest of consolidation” of the union oftho'dletrlcts; and for tho progre- of the community and the welfare of Oil. the proposal to etiolish the districts should be re-