v—VAV v v v‘— v—v — wa—w—. n «L .1 215s Betts..& Farrington, Orders.. 53. 63 2159 J. H. Philips, drawtender.... ’ 10.00 2160 J. J. Buckley, rent 6.00 2161 Wilbur Sturges, rent . ...... . 6.50 2162 P. B. Kavanagh, burial 15.00. 2163 Wm. Lockwood, rent . . .. . 10.00 2164 John H. Light, school visitor 50.00 2165 Mrs. Mokely, rents ...... 8.00 2166 Gertrude Carter, nurse ....... . 4.00' 2167 C. F. Tolles, rent . 3.00 2168 Chas. E. Seymour, orders 7.00 2169 O. W. Raymond, salary ..... 75.00 2170 Philip Mason, drawtender.... 7.50 2171 B. A. Vicker, almshouse..... 10.80 2172 Mrs. Van Scoy‘, order 2.50 2173 Mrs. Mulligan, nurse 2.50 2174 J. W. Curnow, town records: 15.00 2175VTristam &. Hyatt, almshouse 13.57 217 “Norwalk Gazette, ads 2.50 2177 J. D. Jennings, burials... . .. . 54.00 21.78 Mrs. L. L. Weed, rents ...... 9.00 2179 . Miss Chinery, rents .......... 5.00 2180 Betts & Farrington, orders.. 50.50 2181 Old Well Cigar Co., almshouse 6.80 2182 F. J. Curtis & Co., almshouse 6.73 2183 Est. Geo. J. Keeler, highway 2184 S. H. Raymond &- Son, orders 2185 Chas. Buckley, drawbridge... 7.00 2186 M. D. Randall, rents .. . 15.00 2187 Chas F. Guaruari, rents ...... 4.50 2188 Ellen Davis, rents ........... 3.50 2189 A. Avison, almshouse... .. .. . 8.26 2190 Philip Mason, drawtender.... 7.00 2191 John W. Curnow, town records 7.50 2192 W”. H. Hoyt, drawbridge. .. .. 33. 95 2193 YVm. Slauson, highway........ 8.25 2194 F. T. Betts, highway ..... 14.00 2195 C. D. Buckley, drawbridge 7.00 2196 Mrs. C. L. Fox, drawbridge... 3.40 2197 N. “700d, B. Farm Bridge.... 14.32 2198 J. H. Magner, almshouse... 1.00 2199 New York Market, order ..... 1.50 2200 Mrs. Mary Mulligan, order... 2.50 2201 Mrs. M. E. Campbell, order,.. 8.00 2202 Chas. Tanner, order ......... 4.00 220:; H. Blakesley, highway 88.00 2204 Town of Bristol, care paupers 112.00 2205 H. S. Gregory, burials” . 21.00 2206 Price & Lee Co., d'irectory 2.00 2207 C. Schwartz rent 4.00 2208 Jacob M. Layton, rent... .. 7.00 2209‘ W'estport Sanitarium, care P. 10.00 2210 James H. Lincoln, nurse ..... 4.50 2211 O. W. Raymond, cash ad- vanced 19.00 2212 M. E. W'ardwell, almshouse. 16.43 2213 Philip Mason, drawtender.... 7.50 2214 Samuel Daskam, salary...... 60.00 2215 Geo. B. St. John, abatements. 918.21 2216 Geo. B. St. John, collector.... 900.00 2217 James Golden, orders ....... 17.75 2218 E. Thomas, salary & advance 73.84 2219 E. J. Landrigan, town records 18.63 2220 J. W. Curnow, town records.. 12.50 2221 Chas. I-I. Hoyt, keeper alms- house ....... 39.00 2222 Norwalk Gazette, ads . 15.00 2223'A J. Goodwin, child’s home. 5.85 2224 Daily News, ads 7.00 2225 J. G. Brundage, highway. 101.25, 2226 H. Sitts, highway 123.77 2227 Mrs. Roach, order ........... 5.00 Abstract of disbursements of the town for the year ending Aug. 31, 1895: Compensation to Collector of Taxes. ............................ $900.00 Abatement of taxes .............. 918.20 Sommutation tax. . . . . . . . . . . 3,166.20 County tax ........................ 3,234.08 Enrollment Of militia. 168.00 Support of public schoOls. 42,597.01 Medical Association .............. 1,609.00 School visitors and secretary of “card ......................... 423.84 Board of Relief ................... 105.00 Atte1ney’ s fees .................. 538.70 81 ‘ dges ............................ 3,099.83 Draw br1doe at South :Norwalk” 4,700.04 Highways ........................ 8,992.26 Election expenses. 2,065.24 Almshouse expenses. . 7,307.76 Child1en’s Home expen es. 794.49 Ofiice 1ents, gas, fuel, janitor, etc 526.77 Piinting voting lists assessment books, etc ..................... 847.71 Lockup expenses, Norwalk.. ‘ 344.99 Lockup and courtroom, South 2C01v.alk. . .. . 240.00 Accounts, births, deaths, etc ..... 242.25 Burials ............................ 525.00 Abstract records for assessors. .. 35.00 Probate Office expenses. . . . . . . . . 290.81 Comparing index, ................ 15.00 Auditors .......................... 75.00 Horse hiie for selectmen, two 3 cm s .................. 89.50 Print: ng and advertising ........... 387.50 Town Clez k, making 1ate book, etc......... . ............ 894.81 Constables’ se1vicme ............. .. 58.44 Clerk Board of Selectmen ....... 400.00 Town Treasurer, annual services. 250.00 Selectmen, services and expences. 2,159.93 Settlements with towns ........... 324.87 Insan e asylum at Middletown. 3,510.42 Bridgepmt Hospital” 274.85 Norwalk Hospital ................ 502.06 C.'1\'. Yv’ood, surveying ............ 195.66 Bounty for dogs killed ............ 51.00 Sheep killed by dogs... . . . . . . 30.00 Looking up dogs ..... ° ............. 61.00 Supplies 1.) strangers. ............. 138.65 Taking insane to Middletown and - hospital ....................... 227.33 Pound rent ....................... 5.00 Flagsa 11d poles for schoolhouses. 105.25 Book. '5 for Town Clerk’s Office... 62.75 Re .11 office for Collector of Ta: .35 .......................... 120.00 Outside paupels .................. 120.00 C0111 :room expenses, Norwalk” 136.50 Selectman’s Oflice, South Nelwalk 96.00 Making annual report ............. 100.00 Nurses in Quarantine and other cases. ........................... 249.50 Telephone, one year .............. 41.50 Borough of “Norwalk road money, " two years ...................... 2,475.00 City of South Norwalk road money, two years .............. 3,487.50 Health officers ..................... 336.51 Estate W. L. Bates, Middletown Asylum ........................ 76.75 Cowles 8; Merrill’s insurance ..... 12.00 Lighting lamp at railroad cross- ing} ........................... 13.50 Evening school ................... 1,574.73 Pesthouse......................... 508.80 Assessms. .......... 780.00 Town Court. .. 762.75 Index town 1ecords. 322.50 F1 ed Mead, auditot ................ . 50.00 Commissioners. 30.00 Stamps and blanks for Collector 72.00 1115. Campbell, board John Perry. 56.00 David Stow, desk for Selectman’s Office, South Norwalk. . . . .. 28.00 F. H. Merrill, bricking spring... . 12.25 Books and stationery, Select- man’ s office .................... 46.72 Directory . . . . . . 2.00 Town House repairs... .. . .. 18.56 S. B. Wilson, repairs Town _ Clerk’s Office .................. 12.36 Meals at lockup, South Norwalk. 26.64 C. T. Leonard, Ferris avenue.... 50.00 E. J. Landrigan, expenses pauper 1131853 *1" ss : . 'n Dibble casc.... . o W itnetees, 8 c , 1 11,629.35 Outside poor ....................... $115,232.37 ABATEMENTS ASKED TO MADE BY THE SELEGTMEN. LIST OF 1882. Byxbee, Talmadge & Decker, error..$1.75 Gregory & Dann, error. . . 2.00 Lanigan, E. S., error .. .......... 55 McKeon, F., Jr., error ................. 1.00 Riley, Mrs. Mary, error ................ .2112 Waters, Annie, error .................. 2.00 Walters, T., 6:. M., error. 5.82 Sims. Dan H. error ................... 2.97 LIST OF 1887. surely, Geo. 8., efror .................. $1.25 LIST OF 1888. Avery, Geo. H., error.. ....... .. .....$2.10 LIST OF 1885. Avery H. W., error .............. ....81.00 LIST OF 1884. Fitch, Geo. 13., error. 8195 Becker, Fred, error. 5.60 LIST OF 1889. Brotherton, Charus, blind............$9.80 & 11., error............... 2.75 Bresnan, M., Bresnan, .C., ,error »... .. .‘ 3.58 Bedient, Wm., error. . 2.50 Case. Amelia.*F.L, error ‘..‘.... .. 27 Lockwood, Geo;L ,error. . . . .. . . . . . . .. 7.98 Radcliffe, '1‘. J., error..............;.. 2.20 Smith, Catharine, error 1.10 Smith, C. F., & H. 0., error........... 1.65 Hanford, W., error 75 .LIST OF 1891. Brotherton, Charus C., blind ........ .. 8.50 Kellogg, Edwin, error . 3.76 Lockwood, George, error . . .. . . . . . . . .. 7.25 Lynch, Honora. error. .. .. .. Spillane, Wm. J1, error 1.98 Waner, Mrs. Mary, error 1.10 Weed, Mrs. Mary E. "poor .......... .. 3.30 Kellogg, Jarvis, error ......... . ...... 10.00 Conlin, Jas., error 1.65 Goodwin, Thos., error 50 Hunt, Chas. N., error. ...... . 75 Morton, T. 3., error ............ 1.00 Smith, Franke E, error ............... . 83 Fowler, Jas. F., error . .................... Hoyt, Francis, error. .7.70 Hubbard, Cornelius, error. . 1. 00 Smith, Fred, Est” error ...... E ......... 8.80 Griffin, John, error .. .......... .8.00 Hanford, Wilhelmina, error .. .. 75 Ketchum, Landon, error. . .. 3.00 Relyea, Albert, error ................ 17 Schooler, John error ................. 1.10 Stubbs, Chas, error ................... 55 LIST OF 1892. Brotherton, Charus C., blind ......... $7.50 Brown, Nehemiah, poor... ............. 1.00 Brown, Wm. R., double ass’-t....;.... 8.00 Burnes, Thomas iJ., double ass ’.t 9.35 Byxbee, Harriet, error ....... . ........ 44 Connors, Michael, error .......... 2.20 Fitzpatrick, May J ., error .............. 5.50 Heffer-man, Thomas, error ............ 6.00 Kelly, Michael, poor .................. 5.50 O’Reilly & Finnegan, error ............ 4.00 Peaslee, Frances M., error ...... . ..... 14.19 Schenck, Henry, error ............... 7.15 Spillane, Wm. J., error ............... 1.98 Fancher, Mrs. Hester A., 2d, error.... 1.65 Cutbill, R. J., error ............. . ...... 50 Davis, Wm., error .. ................. 55 Palmer, Mrs. Anne, error ............. 83 Polley, Barney, error ............... ' 83‘ Valentine, E. J., error................ 55 Wheeler, Mary E., error ............. 1.65 White, Lena, error .................... 55 Fowler, James F., error ............. 5.30 Hine, Ida, error ...... 83 Hoyt, Francis, error..................... 7.70 Case, Amelia F., error ............... 27 Raymond, Lewis, est., error, double.. 7.70 Mills, Addie G., error ................. 7.50 Mills, Oscar S. & Stanley D., error.. 4.40 Blake, Delia, error 1.65 Bouton, John Wesley, error... 1.50 Hanford, Wilhelmina, error .......... 1.50 I-Iibler, A. P., error .................... 55 Hunt, Chas. N., error ................. 75 Jones, Wm., error ... .................. 17 Ketchum, Landon, error .............. . 3.00 Mayfield, Robert, error ................ 1.50 ' Morgan, Alfred M., error ........ 1.25 Norton, Eunice A., error .............. 5.00 Palmer, Jas. D., error ................ 55 Phillips, Edward H., error ........... 55 Relyea, Albert, error ................... 1.75 Schooler, John .......................... 1.50 Tierney, Jeremiah, error ........... 5.00 Wagner, Samuel, error ................ 4.50 Dorlon, Philetus, est., error ........... 4.50 Weed, Geo. W., error ................. 10. 00 LIST OF 1893. Arnold, Maggie, error . . .. m..$3.85 Ba1ry, William, poor ..385 Bennett, H. Samuel, error ............ 1.10 Blake, Delia, error .............. . ...... 1.65 Bouton, John B., error .................. 1.00 Bouton, Mary rR., error ................ 55 Bo’yle '& Wright, error ............... 1.2.5 Brady, FlorenceJ., error. 99 Bronson, Ward, error .1.00 Brotherton, Charus, blind ............. 8.25 Brotherton, Theodore, error ......... 55 Brown, Wm. H., error 8.80 Brush, Vesta, heirs of, poor ........... 2.20 Burchard George, error ............. 1.10 Carr, Robert, error .................... 55 Cole, Thomas, error ..................... 66 Coleman, John, .& wife, poor 2.20 Connors, Michael, error .............. 5.50 Davis, William, error .................. 55 Demarest, John, error 1 Duffy, Ann, error ..................... 6.60 E-lls, Francis J., error, illegal penalty. 37 Fancher, Hester, A. 2, error .......... 1.65 Farrell, ~Hannah, error ............... 2.00 Fitzpatrick, Mary J., error ........... 5.50 Foster, Mary, est., error ............ 1.98 Goodwin, Thomas, error ............... 55 Griffeth, Oliver, error ............ 1.65 Griffing, Martin H., error ............. 1.00 Hands, Edward, poor ................. 12.00 Hanford, Silas P., error 55 Hanford, W’ilhelmina, error 75 Heffernan, Bridget, error ............. 4.57 Heffernan, Thomas, error ............... 4.40 Hill, Thomas, error ...................... 50 Hopkins, Bridget, error .............. 3.85 Hoyt, David, error, blind. ...30 00 H-,oyt Francis, error, U. 1S. S ........... 8.2.5 Hoyt, James M., error, blind” ...16 00 I-Iubbell, James E., error, ............. 4.40 Hunt, Chas. N., eiror ................. 7.5 IIurl’,butt J. 13., error ............... 66 Betts, Juliette &Harriet, poor ........ 13. 20 Jones, Wm., error ..................... 1.93 Keeler, James, est., error ........... 1.75 Keeier, Seth, est., error ................. 1.75 Kelly, Michael ............................. 3.30 Kellogg, Edwin, error ........... . ...... 1 .75 Ketchum, Landon, error ............. 3.00 Knorr, Christian, error, poor 4.40 Lockwood, Sophia B., illegal penalty.. .38 Lynch, Franklin, illegal penalty...... 20 Mace, Blanche E., error .............. 2.00 Marvin, Mrs. George, poor....... .1000 Mayfield, Robert, error ............... 1.50 McCoy, Richard, error ................. 4.84 McGuinness, Roger, poor ............. 6.49 McInerny, Simon, error . ............ i. 1.65 McKeon, Francis, error .............. 1.10 Meeker, Chas. A., error .............. 55 \Ieriitt, W. J. & G. R., error ....... 1.65 Mills, Mrs. Addie G., error .825 Morg an, A. 11., & H. Taylor, error 1.25 Northrop, Mrs. Jane E., poor ....... . 5.00 Norton, Mrs. Eunice A., error ........ 5.00 O’Connors, Joseph, error ............ 2.20 O’Halloran, Thomas, poor 2.75 O’Neill, Thomas, est., poor ............ 6.60 Owens, Helen K., error 1000 Paine, Harry, error .................. 3.30 Palmer, James D., error .............. 55 Peaslee, Frances -'M., error ........... 14.49 Phillips, Lloyd B., poor... 3.15 Rapelyea, John, est., poor ............ 2.20 Raymond, Hezekiah, est., poor ......... 3.30 Raymond, Lewis, est., error ........... 7.70 Raymond, Wm. H., error ............ 5.50 Raymond, Laura. heirs of, error ...... 74 Relyea, Albert. ........................ 1.75 Saunders, Mary -1., error ............... 83 Schooler, John, error ........... 1.10 Selleck, Wm. W2, error ....... ' ..... 55 Sherwood, Scott R., error ............. 50 Slattery, Patrick, error ............... 1.10 Smith, Asa E., est. poor” ..560 Smith, Julia Ann, error ................. 1.65- Smith, Frederick, est., error ........ 8.80 Smith, Warren E., error ......... . 6.00 Snyder, Herman, error 5.50 Spillane, Wm., error ....... 1.65 Stocker, Cornelius, error ............... 55 Training- School for Nurses, error ...10.00 Trowbridge, Frank H. ., error. . .1.50 Van Name, J. & A, error ............ 55 Vanneskin, .,Peter error .............. 6.60 Van Tassel], Phebe E., error .......... 40 Wagner, Samuel, error ............... 4.50 VV'arner, Mary, error ................. 1.10 Webb, Frederick A., error .......... 83 Webb, James, error .................... 28 Weed, Mary. E., error ................ 3.30 West, Peter F., error ....... , .......... Weston, Clark, poor 1.00 Wheeler, Mary E., error ........ . ..... 1.65 Williams, John P.. & L. 0., error 50 Wilson, Mrs. Louis, illegal penalty... . 90 Smith, Caroline, soldier’s widow, error 5.50 ()..W RAYMOND, Selectmen 101. THOMEs, of SAMUEL DASKAM,N01‘W&1k. TREASURER’S REPORT FROM OCT. 1, 1894, T10 SEPT. 1, 1895. . . Balance on hand Oct. 1, 1894.... . $23,036.25 Received from Selectmen. . . . . .. 1,357.69 Received from loans. 41,000.00 Received from Geo. B. St. John; ' Collector of Taxes, llst 1893/52. 44,764.21 Received from Geo. B. St. John, 3"" ,r interest......'.. . .. Received frbm Geo. B. St. John, polls and commutations.... ...... 630.00 Received from County Commis- - sioners 21,614.40 Received from income public schools . . . . . . . ..... . 9,627.87 Received from income evening ' schools.‘ ........................ 112.91 Received. from National Banks, _ . ’ non-residents . ...... .. . 972.60 Received from Town Clerk, dogs licensed ...................... 1,135.00 Received from State Connecticut for children. deceased soldiers. 390.00 Received from criminal fines. . . 468.98 Received from clerk Town Court, fines and costs ........ . . . . . . . 827.93 -.7—... $146,696.23 Cr. ' By :Selectmen’s orders paid. .. . . $115,232.37 By interest, orders paid. . . . .. . 8,400.00 By Justices of :the Peace, orders paid 2,285.27 By interest . . .................. 13,560.34 By guardians children deceased soldiers ..................... . 390.00 By Town Court, orders paid. ..... 366.60 By sinking fund ................ 1, 000.00 By .balance on \hand Sept. 1, 1895. 5, 461. 65 $146,696.23 ' SINKING FUND. 1895. Cr. Ju1y2 ., by amount on deposit in Norwalk Savings Society .$18, 354. 22 Selectmen’s orders outstanding. 5.86 ANNUAL REPORT OF INCOME OF SCHOOL tE‘UND. '1 1894. - June 2, Iby dividend Hartford Na;- 2 $48.00 tional IBank ...................... Dec. 1, by dividend Hartford Na- tional Bank ....... .. ..... 42.00 1895. Jan. 2, by dividend Falrfield Coun- ty National Bank .................... . 24.00 May 3, by one year’s interest from Town of Norwalk on 8200 order. 12.00 8126.00 May 3, to cash paid into Town Treas- ury ..................................... $126.00 1895. June 3, by dividend Hartford Na- tional Bank ................... $42.00 July 1, by dividend Fairfield Coun- , ty National Bank ..................... 24.00 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TOWN DE— POSIT FUND. 1895. May 3, by interest to Oct, 1, 1894. from Town of Norwalk on orders Nos. 1 to 19, inclusive, amounting to $7,877.09. .................. $47 2. 62 May 3, to cash paid into Town Treasury ........................... 47.2 62 Respectfully submitted, WM. A. CURTIS, Treasurer. Town of Norwalk and Town Deposit and School Fund. Norwalk, Ct., Sept., 1895. W'e hereby certify that we have examined the accounts of William A. Curtis, Treas- urer, from Oct. 1, 1894, to Sept. 1, 1895, and find them correct. GEORGE F. BEARSE, J. IvR‘Vl-N'G 'D-IBIBLIE, ‘ Auditors of Town Accounts. AUDITORS’ REPORT. We the undersigned. Auditors of Town Ac- ‘ counts, having made a careful examination of the accounts of the Board of Selectmen, for the period of eleven months from Oct. 1315. '1894, to Sept. lst, 1893, teg leave to report as follow s: There have been more than 2200 orders drawn by the Selectmen, and as v oucheis for the greater part of these orders we find bills correct and properly rcceipted. There :11 e, however, nearly 500 bills which have not been receipted by the creditor D61- sonally , but hey o been receipted 1n the name of such p61 son by Selectman Daskam,: who has acted as clerk of the board. These bills are generally of small amount, but in the aggre- gate represent quite a large sum of money. We have endeavored to trace the payment of such bills by means of. the original orders drawn on the Town Treasurer in payment of the same, but owing to the fact that orders are almost invariably drawn payable to “bear- er,”the result of our efforts in this direction was unsatifactory, as not more than one- quarter of the checks were found endorsed. We have, however, reduced the number of doubtful bills in this manner considerably, and have also by personal inquiry satisfied ourselves as to the correctness of many other bills improperly receipted. We have handed the Selectmen a list of per- sons from whom we should like receipts for money paid them during the past fiscal year, but they have not as yet obtained them. One of these parties, Charles P. Addison, who is janitor of the town offices at a salary of $8 per month, informs us that he has received none of the money drawn in his name during the past year but has been paid for his services by orders on local merchants for groceries, etc. The bills for these supplies have been duly paid by the town and in addition to this a. bill for the janitor’s services has each month been made out and receipted- in Addison‘s name by Mr. Daskam, who drew an order for the same, payable to bearer, and obtained the cash. There has been no account kept with Addison on the Poor Book which would seem to indicate that the orders he received for sup- plies were intended and accepted as payment for services rendered. We have given Mr. Daskam ample opportu- nity to be heard in explanation of this matter . but he has chosen not. to appear. In view of these facts we cannot certify to the correctness of the accounts. GEORG BEAB E, - $111ng DIBBISJE, } Aud1tor5. To the Town of NOrwalk: In compliance with the statute I respect- fully submit the following report of my doings as Town Health Officer for the year ending Aug. 31, 1895. The duties of the Health Officer are, first, to prevent the-development of disease as far as 'it can be done by the abatement of nuisances, and, second, to limit the spread of cen- tagious disease by quarantine restrictions. Nuisances deemed prejudicial to health, that have come to my notice, I have en- deavored to abate. I have also endeavored to protect :the public from the spread of contagious disease, by establishing a strict quarantine when such diseases have oc- curred. We l1ave had during the year, in different parts of the—town, nearly all of the contagious diseases, viz.: Diphtheria (6 cases), Scarlet Fever (9 cases), Measles (14 cases); also case of Typhoid Fever and Whooping Cough. The quarantine restrictions, together with the precautionary measures used in the cases of 'Diphtheria, Scarlet Fever and Measles, I think it is but fair to infer pre- vented these diseases from becoming epi- demic. Much Criticism has resulted from my establishing a. quarantine in these cases. I would suggest to those who con- demn this method, which has protected the home from sickness, death and sorrow, that they should at least commend one that is better. Every' case of Diphtheria, Scar- let Fever and Measles reported has been quarantined within twenty-four hours after the receipt of such report. The quaran- tine Iwas maintained until the patient was convalescent. When patients have died from contagious disease the funeral has been strictly pri- vate. An inspection of the schools was made during the year. In some of the schools the outhouses were in a filthy condition. ' In the East Norwalk school, they were ‘not 758. 39 only filthy, hilt were‘wlthin' Vagshort dis-9 tance of the school building. Orders were tsetkd to the seVeral. district committees to hava the closets cleaned at least once a. year. In the East'Norwalk school instruc- tions were given to have. the closets cleaned and removed to a. greater distance. The ventilation of some rooms in the East Norwalk school was found to be de- fective; some rooms were also over- crowded. ’ The attention of the committee was called to this matter eight months ago, but as yet no action hasbeen taken. An inspection has also been made of the milk dairies of the town. With one excep- tion they were found to be in a sanitary condition. In this case the water closet was found to be close to the well from which water was Itaken to wash the cans. In order to prevent contamination of the well the closet was ordered -to be re- moved. ' The ice ponds of the town were also in- spected. When you consider the fact. rthat germs of disease retain their vitality in ice for some months, you will appreciate the necessity of such an inspection. The Four- teen Acre and Bach’s ponds were found to be in a. condition which was not considered safe for ice-producing purposes. In the case of the Fourteen Acre Pond, t‘he nui- sances which existed 'were abated. The pond was drawn off and allowed to refill ’ before ice was taken therefrom. This pond has for many years during the Summer months been a nuisance. The water in the pond became low, especially so during a. Summer when there was little rain, and became not only offensive, but, in my Opinion, detrimental t6 the health of those living in the vicinity. At my suggestion. the pond was drawn off last Spring, and the nuisance which formerly existed dur- ing the Summer months was thus abated. An isolation hospital has been built on the town farm for diseases of a contagious nature. An amb‘ulance or conveyance suit- able for the removal of patients should be purchased. It is not proper or safe to use carriages for this purpose which are for general use. During the year the attention of the au- thorities of both cities has been called to the necessity of providing. a method for the cultivation and proper disposal of galr- bage; at the present it is dumped indis- criminately in both cities and towns, there- by constituting -a nuisance, which is not only offensive, but a menace to health. Procrastination in matters concerning pub- lic health is deserving of censure. To practice economy in health matters is often a costly experiment. As a rule the ordinances regarding health and nuisances 'have been generally ob- served. In most instances where it has been found necessary to offer a suggestion or issue an order, I have been met with an appreciation of the reason thereof, and with uni-form courtesy. Respectfully submitted, WM. J. TRACEY, Health Officer. Interesting Copyright Decision. OTTAWA, Oct. 5.-—-The recent decision that the authors’ royalty of 12% pet can on foreign reprints of British copyrlgh works cannot longer legally be collected leaves Canada open to reprisal from Elm" lish publishers. It; is now held that the abolition of collections has brought Cane. da. back to the precise position she was in in 1842. The Venezuela Matter. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. —-Secretary Olney positively refuses to say anything touching any correspondence he has had or intends to have relative to the settlement of the Venezuelan boundary dispute, so it cannot be positively ascertained whether he has taken any steps recently to induce Great Britain to submit the matter to arbitra- tion. Powder For an Absurd Purpose. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.—Bids were opened at the war department today for supply ing 10,000 pounds of saluting powder for the army posts. The Laflin & Rand Co. and the Dupont company both offered to supply the powder in barrels at 8/ cents per pound and without barrels at 8 cents. Gambler's Wife Fatally Injured. PARKERSBURG, W. Va, 0011. 5. --A1 Sister-ville, near this place, citizens burned a gambling house kept by Albert; Barton during the latter’ s absence. The gum. bler’ s wife, attempting to escape, jumped from the second story window and was fatally injured. Andrew Scott Hanged. _ BALTIMORE, Oct. 5.—-A special from Charlestown, W. Va.‘, says: “Andrew J. Scott, colored, was hanged here today. Death was instantaneous. The hanging took place on the spot where John Brown, the famous abolitionist, met a. simila1 fate. ” FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. Oct. L—Money on call easy at 1%@2 per cent. Prime mercantile paper, 4%@5% per cent. Steiling exchange dull. with actual business in bankers' bills at $4. 87lficd 4.87% for demand and at $4. 86%@4. 86% f0 64 days. Posted rates. 84.87@4. 88 find 84‘ 4.89. Commercial bills. 84. 85%@4. 86. Silver cert tificate sales. $10,000 at 67%. Bar silver, 67.- Mexican dollars. 53%. Government bond! strong with the new 48: coupons, 44 highen State bonds inactive. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: ' . Atchison. ...... 21% New England...” 56 Bur. & Quincy“ .8694 N.‘J.Centra1..,...1l49l C., G., C. & St. L.. 45 North American" 551 Chesapeakedt 0.. ML ortherfiPucific.. 5 Chicago Gas...... 70% Do.pref...........18}l Cordage........... 8% N. Y. Central ....102 CottonOil........ 23 Omaha........,;... Del. & Hudson. ..133 Ontarioches‘tn l8 Distillers' Trust“ 23% Pacific Mail....... 31% Erie............... Reading...........m}l General Electric. 38% Rock Island ...... 77% Hocking Valley... 23% Silver Bullion..... 67M Lackawanna......l69}§ St. Paul........... 76% Lake Shore.. . . . . . .151 Sugar, Refining. ..109 Lead.............. 35% TexasPaciflc.’.... 11% Louisville & Nash 62% Union Phoiflc..." 14% Missouri Pacific.. 37% Wabash pref...... 2241 929 Northwestern ....104% Western Union... ' General Markets. . NEW YORK, Oct. d—FLOUR—State and western quiet; city mills patents, [email protected]| winter patents. sarcomas; city mills clears [email protected]: winter straights, [email protected]. WHEAT—No. 2 red opened lower under weal! cables, but rallied on reported Armenian trout bles, foreign buying and local covering: trad! was dull; May. 69 13-16@70%c.: December, 6691 @66 13-16c. CORN—No. 2 firmer on absence of pressure and‘a fair local short demand: October;37@ 37 1-16c.: November. 36%@37c. OATS—No. 2 extremely dull: track. white state, 24lé@%o.: track, white western. 24% c. PORK—Dull: new mass. 810®10.25: family. $12®1250. LARD—Steady; prime western steam, 86.2236 nominal. BUTTER—Firm: state dairy. 12©21c.: stat: creamery. 2216a, CHEESE— Steady: state. 6@8%c.1 small.6%@9%1c. EGGS—Firm: state and Pennsylvania, 193 19340.: western, 16%@18c. . SUGAR—Raw firm: fair refining, 3V0. bid centrifugal. 96 test, 89~16@3%c.: refined firm crushed, 55-16@5%c.: powdered. 413-16@5c. TURPEWNEwQuiet: 28@28}6c. . . MOLASSES—_—Steady, New Otleans. We. RICE—Steady; domestic. 8%@6léc.: Japan. large. 3%@3" Ac. TALLOW—Firm: city. 4340.: country: 4léc. HAY—Firm. shipping. 05@70c.. good ti choice, 8072,0071. A JUSTICE SHOT. no Altered a Linguist by Advising Him to Settle For Damage Done. MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., 051. 5.—-Jullus Hausmanu and Henry von Frank, occu- pying adjoining farms near Palmyra, Pm. quarreled over somcdrv corusualks, owned by Von Frank, which Hounmann had burned. . They brought the matter before J ushoc Newburgher. He advised Hausmann to settle. Hausmannpulled a pistol, laying, “I’ll-settle, by —-—.” ‘ They were in Judge Newburgher’e home,.aud he fled to the dining room. Hausmann followed and fired. The ball entered at the base of the skull into the throat and Judge Newburgher fell forward on his face. Constable Quick. came to the rescue and received a ball in the nose. Hausmann, who was in a frenzy, then fired three balls at. Von Frank, but with-- out result. He then disappeared intthe Woods. Several hours later shots ware heard and ' it is believed. that Hausmaun has taken his own life. $25 REWARD. ‘I‘he subscriber will nay the above reward for the arrest and conviction of the thief or thieves who stole .planks, etc. ., from Stevens street sewer excavation. WILLIAM Sannnozlv" U . 11711 NEED. 0 RENT—Lower part of house. 14 Belde'n avenue, furnished. Will board with ten- ant if agreeable. Apply to Mrs. SHERWOOD on the premises. 04 ti’ ANTED—Salcslmdies for cloak depart- ment. BOSTON STORE,Norwal . 1'0 RENT. To RENT—Abarn on Union avenue. En- quire of H. W. Kane. 0251! FOR SALE. 0R SALE—Three and one-half (3%) 56 , ounces of shoulder .steak, cut by an artist, for25cents. Corned Beef,5 cents up. E. J. \VADHAMS. 21 Wall street. 8 23 am 0R_ SALE—Excelsior wax polish for pianos. organs. furniture, hard-wood fin- 1shing, polishing floors, etc. SOUTH NOBWALK HARDWARE Co. C. H. HARVEY. CITY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY” 70 North Main St., South Norwalk. WANTED IMMEDIATELY—Two nursery mm s. SITUATIONS WANTED IMMEDIATELY for two competent bookkeepers. six first-class cooks. five girls for general housework and two waitresses. Ladies desiring help in any capacity, can now obtain the same immediate y. ‘ BEPUBLIGAN cm uAuuus. Notice is hereby given that the Republican Voters of The City of Norwalk, will meet in theTown House in said City Thursday Even- ing, October 3rd, 1895, at 8 o’clock, for the pur- pose of nominating candidates for City oflices, and to transact any other business proper to come before-said meeting. Norwalk, October lst,1895. J OHN II. WADE, City Committee-‘ BEMOGRATIG OITY BUNVEHIIGN. The delegates to the Norwalk Democlatic City Convention are hereby notified that said Convention will be held at the Town House on Friday evening ,October 4, at 8 o clock, to nominate candidates for city officers Per order DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE. Norwalk Conn., Oct. 1, 1895- DIVIDEND NOTICE .7“ Fairlield Bounty Savings Bank. September 19th, 1895. The Board of Directors of this Bank have this day declared a. dividend at. the rate of four (4) per cent. per annum from the cam- ings of the current six months to be credited o depositors October lst, 1895, and payable on and after October mm. 1895. JAMES H. BAILEY, Treas, 0. r. DANIELS, MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR 311110, 1111111011 andflRBAN. LOCK BOX 132 NORWALK, CONN. Dan bu ry Fair. 091011111 7 10 12.1395.. ICTYCLE RACES TUESDAY; TROT- DING BA 0E8 EACH HUG CEED ING LLSPEED ENTRIES CLOSE SEPI‘N‘PII'IBERA 30TH. Send for PremiumList. G. M. BUNDLE, Secy. MUSIC. Lessons on the Violin, Guitar Mandolin and Piano. Terms Moderate. Music fu1mshed for Balls and Entertainment with from two to ten men. - G. A. FREEMAN. Leader Hoyt’s TheatreiOrchestrm 9 Hanford Pl. So. Norwalk, C.F. Hendee’s, Norwalk HOYT’S THEATRE. Monday Evening, October DIRECT FROM NEW YORK. EDWARD HARRIGAN And His Own Company. Under the management of M. W. HANLEY Presenting-1 Mr. Harrigan’s most successful play in three acts. emit e , 7 ALL THE ORIGINAL SONG-S BY DAVE BRAHAM. LAVENDER- “The Clock' 1n the Tower Strikes l2.” “ Jolly Old Owls, ” “Please Put that Down,” “ Pov- erty’ 3 Tears Ebb and Flow,” “ Get Up Jack, John Sit DoWn” Prices 35, 50, 75, and $1. Seats atPlaisted’s and Wood’s Drug Stores. Piano Lessons. MRS GEORGE W. ”BRADLEY, (daughter of the late Wm.’2 1.. Nash.) gives efiicient and tisfs. ctory instructions on the Piano at her homeNo. 193 Main street. A COLORADO STOR' WHY THE mven 'A_T TRlNIOAo BEARS “A” THREE NAMES. .v A. Queer Kinkln Nomenclature Explained ~' by a. Rocky Mountain EditOr—The 36o munce of the me Mexican Soldiers Who “- Were Bound For St. Augustine. * “Some queer kinks in nomenclature are discoverable in this country of ours,” said Colonel William Stapleton of Trinidad, .0010. “Running." right jhrough the town of Trinidad, in which I'live, is a little river, which familiarly and indiscrimin‘ately does its ‘ muddy, flowing business under three names. is called variously the l. s Animus. the Purgatorio and the Picket Wire. The names came about inthis way: “Santa Fe claims to be and is about ' the same age as St. Augustine, Fla. Both towns 'are considerably over. 300 years old, [althou h I forget the exact date of their sett ement. ' “Back in the middle of, the sixteenth century the Spaniards at Santa Fe made up a military detachment to go overland 1’” to St. Augustine. The old dons didn’t know anything of the country which lay’ between. All they were posted on was the distance and the general direc- tion, as they knew the latitude and longitude of both places. Rather late in the fall some 700 .of’ them, steel clad soldiers'camp followers, baggage train and women, pushed in through the Raton pass over the trail now followed by the Santa. Fe railroad, and at the be- ginning of winter made a camp at what is now the site of Trinidad, which sits fairly in the mouth of the Raton can- yon, looking out on the plains. “There they were on the very thresh- old of the Rockies. To the east of them, over which their course must trend, lay an utterwaste of plains, ap- parently without limit. All that win- ter the Spaniards camped in the mouth of the Baton canyon. With wine, wom- an and song, they put in a hilarious time, and probably had as much fun as they ever had before or since. Winters are not rigorous and spring comes early in the vicinity of Trinidad. . “With the first coming of the early grass the adventurers banished their ar- mor, fitted up their houses and got ready to move. The camp followers, the wom— en and the extra baggage they sent; back to Santa Fe. ‘When last seen, the party bound for St. Augustine, numbering w, several hundreds, were marching down the valley of the littlexiver by which they had camped. ‘ ‘That was the last. ever heard Of them. Not; a feather ever floated back to tell the story of their fate. With“ the last flap of the last banner and the latest sun glint on the warmest steel cap they ' disappeared from' the earth. TO' this day no one is able to make a. suggestion even as to what became of them,,except that it is supposed they were butchered by the Indians. “Fifty years ago there was an old CO— manche chief named Iron Shirt, because of a. rusty old shirt. of chain mail which he were, but neither he nor any of the other Comanches knew anything of the origin of the garment nor where it came from. It had been in the tribe further back than the short; Comanche memory could reach. Many have supposed that it was a relic of this Spanish expedition of three centuries ago, which had ap- parently marched Ofl the earth that far- away spring day in the mouth of tl‘“ , Baton canyon. . “But now for the kink in nomencla- ture I was thinking of. The disappear- ance of these Spanish soldiers seemed so eerie and witchlike that it made a. pro- found impression on the superstitious people they had left behind. Theymam- ed the little river Rio de Las Animas, meaning the River of the Lost. Souls, and it is supposed to hold the story of the expedition’s dark fate and repeat it to itself in the river language, -which the Mexicans do not pretend to under- stand. “When the French fur traders under Sublette and St. Vrain came trapping in those waters from St. Louis, in a French (311011; at translation they made out that the River of the Lost Souls must mean the Purgatory river, and so gave the river its translated name of Purgatorio. “Later, when the American bull- whacker marched through on his way to Santa Fe, he accepted the French name, but called it the Picket Wire. To this day the river wears all three titles, as the reader would soon learn by turning to the Trinidad newspapers, where he would find cattle brands ad- vertised as having their ranges variously on the Las Animas, the Purgatorio and the Picket Wire. ‘ “Every man picks out. his name fox himself, but they 'all 1mean the same river. It; isn’t much of a. river either, only about 20 feet wide at. Trinidad. The Mexicans, however, loyally stick to the name of Rio de Las Animas, and Mexican mothers tell their children of the soldiers who, hundreds of years ago, marched from' there and were never heard of again.”-Washington Star. ' Just Like a Woman. A young and well dressed woman en- tered Charing Cross telegraph office the other day and wrote out a dispatch to be sent to Manchester. She read it over, reflected for a moment, and then dropped it on the fiber and wrote a. sec- ond. This she also threw away, but was satisfied 'with the third and sent it. Off. The three telegrams read: First. —“Never let me hear from you ‘ again. ” Second—“No one expects you to re- turn. ” ' Third—“Come home, dearest. Allis forgiven. ”—Pearson’s Weekly. . Realism. “This picture belongs to the realistic ‘ school. ” (‘Ah 1" “‘Yes. Notice that atmosphere? It 15 supplied by an air pump in the bash- ment. ”—Detroit Tribune. u...— .-rQ—n It H ’. , 1f" 1.".
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