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VOL. VIII. NO. 1817'
NORWALK, CONN, SATURDAY EvENING,
MARCH 5,1898.
ANNUAL CITY REPORT.
Report of the City Clerk, to the
City COuncil, of Norwalk.
To THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK:
The follo‘wing report is submitted by the City Clerk for the past fiscal year
5 RECEIPTS.
' Balance 1’ 11 Treasury Marchfi'lst, 1897 ................................. 8 648.10
Sewer Pei mits, etc .................................................... ' 154.50
City Taxes ............................................................. 3 9,435.00
Library Taxes ........................................................ 5,081,21
Loans ........................................... 7 ...................... 30,000.00
Licenses. . . . , ......................................................... 141.50
SALES.
Stove. ' ........................................................ 8 5.00
Curb Stones .............................................. '. . . . 6.00
Ladder Co .................................................... 3.00
Book Case ................. - ................ , ................... 5 .00
819.0019 00
Received from Town for Highways ...................................... 1, 757. 40
Fast Wall Street Assessment, N orwalk Street Railway Co, Balance un-
der Agreement ..................................................... 3, 390. 74
WALL STREET ASSESSMENTS.
N orwalk Street Railway (30., Assessment ............ '. . . . . .8 450. 00
N orwalk St1 eet Railway 00., car barn ..................... 100. 00
Nor walk St1eet Railway 00., brick paving. . . . . : . . ., ........ 1, 993. 86
N orwalk Tramway Co ...................................... 360. 00
Nor-walk Tramway 00., Payment on Con tract .............. 500. 00
' ' $3,403.86
Assessments. . . . . . . . . . . .; .................................. 3,896.11
' 8,7,299. 97 ' .,299. 97
' - 887, 987. 12
- EXPENDITURES.
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT.
March 1, ’97, Amount appropriated at Adjourned Annual City
Meeting .................................................. 84, 500. 00
Jan. 3, ’98, Amount appropriated by Council .................. 500. 00
Total Appropriation ...................................... .: . ..85,000.00
' Disbursements— .
Assessors ....................... ' ...... 8 322.00
Incidentals ...... ' ..................... 806.77
Rent. . . .. ............................. 300.00
Lamps for Town House ............... 5.60
Election .............................. 176.65
1 City Clerk ......................... ,, .. 500.00
City Attorney ........................ 683.20
Special Counsel ....................... 784.16
‘ ':. Wavelingflpenses. . . . . . . ' , 32.70
Health Board ..... . ............. . . . . . . 331.63
. Salaries .............. g ................. 575. 90
Lights ................................ 3. 00
' ——-—-—- 84, 521. 61
Covered into the Treasury ............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............. 478.39
FIRE DEPARTMENT. _
March 1,1897—Amount appropriated at Adjou1 ned Annual
CityMeeting ............................. .............$ 3,70000
Dec 6,1897—Amount appropriated byCouncil ........ 500.00
Jan. 3 1898—A1n0unt appropriated by Council ...... . . . . .. ' 350.00
Feb. 8, 1898—Amount appropriated by Council .......... ..' 150.00
Total appropriation........... .......... ........ ...... ....8 4,700.00
Disbursements——
Salaries ......... , .............. . . ..... 8 539 80
Truck ...................... 1,500.00
Hose .................. ...... 500.00
. General supplies. .. .. 782.79
Rent ......................... ' ........ 156.25
Labor and materials ............... . . 252.95
Allowance ......................... . . 72.00
' Uniforms ........................... . 582.00
Horses and cartage ............ . . . . . '. 156.91 .
Traveling expenses ............. ‘ ..... 46.27
8 4,688.97
Covered into the Treasury ..... ' ........ . . . . . ............ . . .1 ........... 11.03
LIGHTS DEPARTMENT. 1:;
March 1, 1897—Amount appropriated at Adjourned Annual City
Meeting ....... . .............................. . . . . . ....... 8 7,500.00
Disbursements— - ‘
Paid N orwalk &. South Nor walk E1ec~
tric Light Co............ ......8 7,305.47
Paid Norwalk Gas Light Co ......... 156, 52
Incidentals .......................... 36.04
—— 8 7,498.03
Covered into the Treasury ............................. . . . ......... 1.97
'VHIGHWAY DEPARTMENT.
March 1,1897—Amount appropriated at Adjourned Annual
City Meeting .......................................... 8 4,000.00
Dec.27,1897—.—Amount appropriated by Council ............ 500.00
Feb. 8,1898—Am0unt app10priated by Council ....... ,. . . . . 500.00
Total app10priation. . .‘ ....... j . . . . ..' .................. 8 5, 000 00
Disbursements—
Labor and materials ....................... ' ....... 8 4,659.80
Covered into the Treasury. . . . . . ........................................ 34.0.20
SEWER DEPARTMENT.
March 1,1897—Am0unt appropriated at Adjourned
Annual City Meeting .................................... 8 1, 500. 00
Disbursements—
_Labo1 and materials ............................... 8 1, 428, 81
Covered into the Treasury ............. . ....... ..-, ....... . . . ............ 71.19
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
' March 1,1897—Am0unt appropriated at Adjourned
Annual City Meeting. . . ................................. 8 4, 465. 00
Dec. 27,1897—Amount appropriated by Council ............. 500. 00
Feb. 8,1898--—Amount appropriated by Council ............. 500. 00
Total appropriation ................ ' ......................... 8 0 5,465. ()0
Dis bur sements— .
Rent. . . . . .; ........................... $ 121.00
Salaries ............................... 4,45 90
Uniforms......................- ....... 8.71
Supplies and mate1 ial. . . . . ..‘ .......... 497.48
' Expenses of arrest, etc ................ 8.90
~—————— 8 5,162.04 *
Covered into the Treasury ........................................... 302.96
. FINANCE DEPARTMENT. '
March 1,1897—Amount appropriated at Adjourned
Annual City Meeting. . . .. .......................... . . .813, 500. 00
—Disbursements—— .. .
Interest on City Bonds ................ .810 000. 00
Interest on City Notes ........ ' ..... ‘. . . . 1,341. 69
, Amount in Sinking Fund ....... . ....... 2 ,
- ' , 813, 341. 69 '
' "Covered into the Treasury .......... ., ....... . .. ........ . . . . . . ._. .. 158.31
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EAST WALL STREET.
Labor and materials ............................... s ' 528.30
WALL STREET.
Labor and materials ............ . .................. ‘. 21, 811. 69
LIBRARY DEPARTMENT OB. ACCOUNT.
"650. 00 _
Librarian ....... _ .................. ' ..... 8
:108. 00
Janitor ................................ ,
Materials. . . ._ .......................... £93. 65
Supplies ............ ‘ ................... '3'646. 36
Rent .................................. ‘ ................ , "'600. 00
Insurance ......................... ' .................. ’ 357.50
Light ..... - ........................................... £90. 49
Cartage .............................................. , 1.25
. 8 2,227.25
City Notes Paid..............................'. ...... 7.1, ...... 21,000.00
' ' 886,868.19 '
Total Receipts .................................................................................... $87, 92 7. 42
Total Expenditures ................................................................... 86,868.19
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Balance on Clerk’s books ......................... ...................................... 8 1,059.23
OUTSTANDING ORDERS. ' '
Highway Department, N0. 3, 953. . . . . . . . . . , .................. 8 1. 60
Highway Depar,tment No. 3, 952 ....... , . . .1.» ................. .45
Highway Department, No. 3. 956 ........
Administrative Department, No. 3,949.
L1b1a1y Department, N0. 3 940
8 110. 36
BalanceinCityTreasuIy ................ ' ........... 81,.16959
I hereby certify that I have examinedgthe above accounts and find them
correct to the best of my knowledge and b" lief.
éHORACE E. DANN, City Auditor.
LIBRARY ACCOUNT.
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Total amount received from Libra1 y Taxis ........................... 8 5,081. 21
Expense for last fiscal year .............. 1.5,? ........................ . . . 2,227. 25
Amount turned into City Treasuxy and expended by City ............. a; 2 7—5 3 96
W ALL STREET ACCOUNT. ; '
Total expenditures to date ............... r'T .................... ' ....... 8 21,820. 69
Total Assessments received ............... . ........................... 7,299. 97
Cost to City of imp1ovement ........ - ...... _; ................ . ........ 8 14, 520. 72
Pursuant to the request of the Council- the City Clerk submits the follow 1110'
statement of the floating debt at the end ofieach of the last four fiscal years:
Floating City Debt, MarCh lst,1895— '5
NoteNo. .................... ........840700.00
Note No. 10 ..................... . ..... 1,000. 00
Note No. 11 ........................... 2,500.00
Note No. 21 ........................... 3,043.06
Note No.22 ............ , .............. 1,000.00
NoteNo. 23 .................. 3,000.00
—-—-—-~— 8 51, 243. 96,
Floating WateI Debt, March lst,1895— ~.'
Note No.6 ........................... $44,174. 47
Note No. 7 ........................... 8,398. 28
Note N 0. 1'8 ........................... 5,250.00
Note No. 19 ........................... 2,500. 00
Note NO. 20 ........................... 2,.500 00 62,822.75
Total, March 1, 1895 ............................ 8114, 066.71
Between March lst, 1895, “and March lst, 1896, the floating indebtedness of
the city was bonded to the amount 0'? 81001100111 1895
Floating City Debt, March lst, 1896——
Note No. 82 ................ - ........... 81,000.00
Note No. 33 ......... . . ............... 3,851.08
~——— 8 4,851.08
Floating Water Debt, March lst, 1896—
Note No. 18. .' ....................... 0 5,250.00
Note N 0. 19 .......... , ............... 2,500.00
Note No. 20 ..... . . . . ................ 2,500.00 $10,250.00
Total, March 1, 1896 ....................................... $15,101.08
Floating City Debt, March lst,1897——
Note No.32 ................... .. .............. ,.81,000. 00
Note No. 33 ........................... . ......... 3,851. 08
Note No.39 ........................ 5,000.00
Note No. 41 ...................................... 5,000. 00
Note No. 42 ........................... 2,000.00
Note No. 43 ......... . .............. . ....... . ..... 2,000. 00
Note No. 44 ............ .. ............... ..... .. 3,000. 00 _
Floating Water Debt, March Int, 1897— T ’5
Balance 0111 Note No.18... ....82,000 00'
Note No.20 .................... 2,500.00
. Note No. 40...._. ................ 1,500. 00 8 6,000.00
Total March 1, 1897 ........................................ 827,851.08 . ~ '
Increase ......................................................................... . ................ ..812,750.00
Floating City Debt, March In, 1898— ' '
Note No. 32 .............. ' ......................... 8 1,000. 00
Note N o. 33 ........................................ 3,851.08 .
Note No. 47 ....................................... . 2,500.00
Note No. 48 ........................................ 3,000.00
Note No. 49 ........................................ 5,000.00
Note No. 50 ........................................ 10,000.00
NOte No.51 ........................................ 3,000.00
Note No. 5'- ..................................... 1,000.00
Note No. 53 ........................................ 1,500.00
—— $ 30,851.08
Floating Water Debt, March 1st, 1898—
Note No. 20 ................ .. ..................... 2,500.00 8 2,500.00
Total, March lst, 1898..............',. ......................... $33,351.08
Increase ........................................................................................... 8 5,500
Respectfully submitted,
H. W. GREGORY, City Clerk.
cam-amn—
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CITY TREASURER
To THE HON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK,
GENTLEMEN:
The following is the Report of the City T1 easui e1 for the fiscal year ending
.'Ma1ch lst, 1898.
RECEIPTS.
Maich 1,1897, Balance... ...8 648. 85
Fr om the Nor walk StI eet Railway 0.341115% wall 8t1e'et' and Mill Hill) ‘,3 390. 74
From Victor S. Selleck, Treasurer, (Library Fees) .............................. 48.85
From Tax Collector City Tux ............................................ 839 435. 00
From Tax Collector Libra1y Tax ....................................... 5,032. 36 44, 467. 36
From sewer Permits ................... . ....................................................... 120. 00
F10m Loans made by 1.11.) ............. ,. ...................... 30, 000. 00
From License Fees ..................... g ................................................... 141. 50
From Town of Norwalk... .............................. ‘ ............. '. ...... -. . 1, 757. 40.
From Various Sources (Miscellaneous) ............................................... 53.50
From A. A. Bette Collector and othels (W..- 11 Sheet) .......................... . 7,299.97
087,928.17 j
DISBURSEMENTS.
' family paperthe Gazette’s
PRICE ONE CENT. "’
Administrative Department, Orders Paid ............................. 8 4. 469.61
Finance Department, Orders Paid ........................ '. ............ 34, 341. 69
Fire Department, Orders Paid ......... . .............................. 4, 688. 97
Highway Department, Orders Paid. ........... . . . . . ............. '1. . . . . 4, 657. 30
Light Department, Orders Paid ..................... ' .................. '7, 498. 03
Police Department, Orders Paid ...... , ....... . . . . . . . . . . .‘ ............. 5,162. 04 "
Sewer Department, Orders Paid ..... . ............................. ‘ ..... 1, 428. 81 '
Library Department, Orders Paid ..................................... 21,7139
Wall Street Improvements, Orders Paid ................... , ....... . ..... 2 -1, 811. 69
East Wall street and Mill Hill ............... . ............ ' ............ . 529. 05
Balance..................., ......... _ ............. ' ................. . 1,169.59
887,928.17
Balance on .hand ............ . .............................. 8 1,169 59 '
Amount of Floating Debt is” ... .. .. ............. 33, 351. 08 rate 47; 97,,
Amount of Sinking Fund March 1, 1897'. ........................................... 824,281.81
Amount placed to Sinking Fund for fiscal year .................. 2,.000 00 '
Amount of Inter est Additions ........................................... 937.72
Amount of Inci ease. ... ...8 2, 937. 72 2,937.72
827,219.;8
Placed as follows, late 4 per cent:
Norwalk Savings society .................................................................... 8 9, 380. 69
,Fairfield County Savings Bank ........................................................... 10, 278. 91
South N orwalk Savings Bank .............................................................. 2, 455. 72
The National Bank of Norwalk... .. . .................... 5,104.21
8 27,219,522
(' ‘ity of \01 walk March 1,1898.
Respectfully submitted,
H. P. PRICE, City Treasurer
This is to certify that I have examined the above accounts and find them
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
HORACE E. DANN, City Auditor.
REPORT
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TREASURER OF THE WATER FUND.
TO THE HON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORWALK,
GENTLEMENZ
The following is the report of the Treasurer of the Water Fund for the fiscal
year ending February 28, 1898:
RECEIPTS.
March Ist, 1897—Balance ......................................................... '. ........ .8 1 974. 95
March lst,1898~—Am0unt received from A. II. Camp,secxetar,y to date 18, 356. 20
$20,331.15
DISBURSEMENTS.
March 1st, 1898—01ders paid to date .................................................. $17, 511. .2
............................................. 2,819. 43
March 151,1898——Ba1ance ......................
$20,331.15
Dated at the City of Norwalk March lst, 1898.
Respectfully submitted,
H.
P. PRICE, ’Treas. Water Fund
AUDITOR’S REPORT.
I hereby certify that I have examined the above accounts and find the same
correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
HORACE E. DANN, City Auditor.
coumv TEMPORARY Hons.
Mrs. II. L. Ward, Appointed Visitor Pre-
senls Her Report.
Mrs. M. L. Ward, of the Danbury
Relief society, the appointed visitor to
the Temporary Home, made an official
visit to that institution at Nor-walk on
Wednesday and has compiled the fol-
lowing report. '
At the present time there are ninety-
six children at the home, thirty—four
girls between the ages, of two and
eleven years and sixty-three boys be-
tween the ages of two and thirteen.
The intermediate class room has
forty-five pupils. Miss Parsells is in
charge as teacher and Miss Bell is
teacher of the primary class which has
forty-nine pupils. Another teacher is
much needed for kindergarten work.
Twenty-five of the children attend
St. Paul’s Episcopal church each pleas-
ant Sunday and twenty five more are
sent to the Sunday school at the same
church. Children of Catholic parents
who are placed in the home are taken
each Sunday to the Catholic church in
a carriage and returned.
The Home is overcrowded and is
taxed to provide sleeping room . for all
the inmates. An addition to the pres-
ent building is needed. There are a
number of children who would be de-
sirable to take in families and would
no doubt with proper care make good
men and women. '
The Home is open to regular visitors
on Thursdays of each week, for busi-
ness of obtaining a child each day.
Everything is In good condition and is
well managed by the matron, Miss
Martha Boughton and her assistants.
.It is a large field of work and each one
employed is worked to the utmost. It
is hoped that soon Miss Boughton may
be given more help in the great work.
Persons thinking of taking children
would be paid by a visit to the Home
as soon as possible so as to have the
first choice. It is easy of access from
Norwalk, as the Westport tr011ey cars
pass the Home every twenty minutes
during the day. -
...—«...>.. -. ..
Miss Emma Grifien of New Haven, is
visiting relatives on Union street,
South N01 walk. -
d.v artist in T111". GAZE'I‘.’1‘E
AMUSEMENTS.
Finnigan’s Courtship.
Murray & Mack when once asked
110w it was that they had combined.
their associated names in the way they
use them in their partnership matters
and advertisements, 1ather than by the
rule that the shorter name should come
first, replied: “Did you ever hear the
old saying ‘ The 10ng and short of it ‘ 2’
Well that is precisely our reason. 1.
Murray, am the long, and Mack is the
short‘of it.” It is needless to say that
the would-be bureau of information saw
the edge taken off Murray ’3 repartec
in a near by cafe. These witty comes
(lians in connection with a large com-
pany will appear at Hoyt’s Theatge on
Monday, March 7, in their hilarious
farce comedy entitled
Courtship. ”
Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
The Martin Uncle Tom’s Cabin com-
pany, which comes to Hoyt-'8 Theatre
next W’ednesday is said to be a 820-,
000 production of this old historical
play—a magnificent scenic production.
It requires three sixty-foot cars to
ransport this mammoth spectacular;
50 people, 20 ponies and buI'ros, mules,
oxen, horses, eight original jubilee
singers; a pack of twelve man-eating
Siberian and Cuban bloodhounds
Eva’s golden chariot, costing over $3,-
000; three bands of music, Uncle Tom
and his typical Southern 011- cart. The
free street parade is said to be very
fine. Matinee, 4 p.111. Children 100;
adults 25c.
Danbury' Resident Dead.
George H. Gilbert, an aged and re— '
spected Citizen of Danbury passed away '
at his home in that place, Wednesday
evening, the cause of his death being
apoplexy. He had been in failing
health for a long time. He was born
in Ridgefield in 1828 and removed to
Danbury in his 17th year. . He leaves a
widow and two children, Mrs. James 8'
Gregory and Dr.
bath of Danbury.
Miss Julie. T. Reed of
died 1n New YOI k, Wédnesday, in her
25th yeai. Miss Reed was well known
in Norwalk having visited here Quite '
frequently and made many friends,
who will be grieved to learn of her . "'
early demise.
“Finnigan’s
George A. Gilbert, _
Danbury, '
Norwalk Chronicler