‘ .4 '8' If you want the best goods for’the least money read the advertisements n the Gazette.- V611 i ng zee.‘ 3' Recognized as the _ family paperthe Gazette‘s advertising columns Wilt Prove its valueto you. VOL. v111. NO. 1915 ¥ ORDINANCES OF THE E i' cuv 0F nonwuu RELATIVE TO PED- our BE IT ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF COUNCILMEN OF THE CITY OF NORWALK: SECTION 1. Every person going from house to house within the limits ‘of this City, or while passing through or stand- ing in any public square, ground, high- way, street or sidewalk of said‘ City, who shall sell, offer, expose for sale, or sell any goods, wares or articles of mer- chandise of any description, or any meats or fish of any kind, or any vege- tables, melons or fruits of any kind, and every person who shall offer or 'ex- pose for sale or sell from .any vehicle passing through or standing upon any public square, ground, highway, street or sidewalk of said City, any goods, wares or articles of merchandise, any meats or fish of any kind, or any vege- tables, melons or fruits of any kind, and every person who shall offer or ex- pose for sale, or sell any goods, ware, or articles of merchandise of any de- scription, or any meats, or any fish of any kind, or any vegetables or fruits of any kind, from any boat. or float of any description lying below high water mark, within the limits of this City shall be deemed a peddler, and shall obtain from the clerk of the City, a license for a term net to exceed one year from the date of the same. . SECTION 2. .No person shall receive such 'license unless he make applica- tion for the same, over his own signa- ture, to the City Clerk, before the time when he desires his license to be ' granted, which application shall state : 1 The name and residence of the applicant. 2. The kind of goods, wares and merchandise he desires to sell and the manner of sale, whether from pack or wagon.‘ ' 3. The length of time for which he desires a license. . ' SECTION 3. ‘ It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to license all persons so applying and paying the required fee and twenty-five cents for recording the license, provided he is satisfied that the trade in which the applicant pro~ poses to engage is a lawful one. Such license shall state the name of the licensee, the kind of goods, wares and merchandise he is licensed to sell, the time during which the license shall be in force, which time shall not exceed one year from the date of same. SECTION 4. Every person who shall offer, expose for sale, or sell any ar- ticle or thing enumerated in Section 1 of this ordinance in the manner therein described, without having first obtained a license therefor, shall forfeit and pay a penalty of not less than Five Dollars, nor more than Fifty Dollars for the use of said City. . SECTION 5. This ordinance shall not affect or invalidate any license now in force. ' SECTION 6. The license fees shall be as follows: LICENSE FEES (PEDDLERs). lyr. 6m. 3m. 1m. day Meat $4.00 $2.50 $1.50 $1.00 ., .75 Milk 2.50 1.25 .75 Fruit a n (1 Vegetables 5.00 3.00 200 1.00 .75 Bread, Cake, Pies, etc. 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 .75 Notions with wagon 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.00 .75 Notions with ‘ basket 2.50 1.25 1.00 1.00 .75 Matches, dusters,etc. 2.50 1.25 1.00 1.00 .75 Oil 4.00 2.50,, 1.75 1.00 Junk 2.00 Fish 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.501.00 Fish from , boat 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.501.00 Produce 5.00 3.00 2.00 1.501.00 For peddling in the public square by the day $5.00 For night cafe, or lunch wagon, per month - $10.00 SEC. 7. All ordinances in force and inconsistent with this ordinance " are hereby repealed to take effect when this ordinance becomes valid and ef-. fectual. Approved, June let, 1898. C. L. CLOVER, Mayor. A true copy. Attest, H. W. GREGORY,- City Clerk. RELATIVE TO cm- MENANCLBUCKMEN. SECTION -1. That very Cartman or Tr uckman, and every truck, wagon, dray, cart, or other vehicle, whether drawn by one or more horses or other animal pOWer which shall be used with- in said City of Norwalk for the con- veyan ce within said City, for hire, of wood, coal, lumber, stone, brick, sand, gravel, clay, dirt, goods, wares, furni- ture, merchandise, building materials. or any article or thing whatsoever, shall be licensed by the Mayor in writ- ing, and every truck, wagon, dray,cart or other vehicle shall have placed on the outside, and upon each side of the same, the number 'of the license in plain legible figures, of not less than one and one-half inches in length, and the name of the person taking out the license in plain characters, so that the same may be distinctly seen and read. SEC. 2. All licenses so granted shall expire on the fifteenth of July next after the date hereof, unless sooner re- voked by the _Mayor. Every license granted by the Mayor, before it be- comes of any effect, shall be recorded by the City Clerk in a book kept for that purpose, and the clerk shall re- ceive from the applicant twenty-five cents for recording the license, and no license shall be transferred without the consent of the Mayor endorsed thereon, and such tranfer shall be recorded by the City Clerk. SEC. 3 For every license so granted there shall be paid to the City Treas- urer, for the use of the City, the sum of Two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for every one-horse team, and Four dollars ($4.00) for every team of two or more horses. ‘ SEC. 4. Every person who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this ordinance shall. for each and every Offense, forfeit and pay a penalty of Ten dollars ($10.00) for the use of the City treasury. , SEC. 5. All ordinances now in force, and inconsistent with this ordinance are hereby repealed to take effect when this ordinance becomes valid and effectual. Approved, June 2151;. 1898. C. L. GLOvER, Mayor. copy. Attest, H. W. GREGORY, City Clerk. RELATIVE 10 PUBLIC HE_A_l_T_H'. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF CITY OF NORWALK: SECTION 1. On and after the let day of August, 1898, no person by himself, his servant or agent, and no corpora- tion, by its servant or agent, shall sell any milk or cream, in the City of Nor- walk, without first obtaining a permit therefor, as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. Every personor corporation desiring to sell milk or cream in the City of Norwalk, shall make applica- tion for a permit to the Board of Health, agreeable to forms to be fur- nished by the board, which application shall be accompanied by a certificate from the State Commissioner on Do- mestic Animals, showing that he has, within thirty days, examined the cows which are to produce the milk to be sold under such permit, and finds no existence of disease dangerous to pub- lic health; and with a request that the board, or its agents or inspectors, or the Health Officer, inspect the dairy and cows from which the milk or cream is to be obtained, for the purpose of ascertaining the sanitary condition of such dairy, and the health of such cows. ' A true SEC. 3. The Board of Health, or its . agents or inspectors, or the Health Of- ficer, shall inspect t dairy and cows of every applicant for permit to sell cream or milk within the city, agree- able tO the request Of the applicant; and when the applicants shall have caused to be removed all animals or cov‘vs'found to be affected with diseases dangerous to public health, and shall have caused to be removed all causes which, in the opinion of the Board of Health, or the Health Officer, en- danger or render unhealthy the milk supply from said dairy, and shall have conformed to the requirements of the application form provided by the Board of Health, a permit shall be issued to such applicant. SEC. 4. Such permit shall be issued for a term not to exceed one year and shall specify the time for which it, is issued, the name of the applicant, and the number of the permit. The number of ' the permit, preceded by the words, “Health Department permit,” must be carried on the left side of every wagon or vehicle used in delivering or ped— dling milk or cream, in letters two inches in length, colored to contrast with the color Of the wagon. In all stores in‘ which milk or cream is sold, the permit shall be kept in a conspicu- ous place. SEC.5. Every person, by himself, his servant or agent, and every cor- poration, by his servant or agent, en- gaged in producing or selling cream or milk in this city, shall report to the Board of Health" every case of the following diseases which may occur in persons or families of those engaged or employed in producing or selling milk or cream': Small pox, typhoid fever, scarlet fever, chronic diarrhoea, diphtheria, membraneous croup, and foliculartonsilltis. ' ~ SEC. 6. The Board of Health shall have the right to revoke any permit to sell milk or cream within the city, whenever, in the judgment of the Board, such revocation may be neces- sary to protect the public health. . SEC. 7. Any person who shall Violate any of the foregoing provisions of this ordinance, shall pay a fine or penalty not to exceed the sum of $100 for each offense. SEC. 8. The Board of Health shall keep a complete record of all proceed- ings and inspections required by this ordinance. Approved July 19th, 1898. , C. L. GLOVER, Mayor. A true copy. Attest, H. W. GREGORY, City Clerk. BRIEF WAR NE WS. In discussing Garcia’s letter to General Shafter the members of the Cabinet made clear the friendly atti- tude of the Government toward the Cuban insurgents. The opinion was that the letter was provoked by a 11115‘ understanding of American purposes and motives. On the latest information it is be- lieved that General Miles will reach Porto Rico on Sunday night, and begin. landing his troops early on Monday morning. General Brooke and his re- ’inforcements are scheduled to leave‘ Newport News on Sunday afternoon at 5 o’clock, and when the troops reach Porto Rico General Miles’ command will number 14,000 men. A Madrid dispatch to a London paper says that Senor Sagasta states that the Spanish Government has already en- tered upon the preliminary stage of peace negotiations. ' The latest advices from' Manila say that the have suffered several reverses and have lost territory south of Malate. insurgents ;. CHILD IN‘THE'FLAMES. _ Which Destroyed a Barn at Naupatuck. A barn owned by the NF’SIAndrews estate on Andrews avenue, Naugatuck, was set-afire by some children who were playing in it yesterday afternOOn and totally destroyed. A four-year- the flames. ‘ The children were all taken out of and the young Sullivan lad among the number. It was supposed he then went home which was near by but soon after the fire was over he was reported miss- ing and a search among the ruins re- sulted in finding his charredremains. It is supposed the lad returned to the was unable to get out” before he was overcome. ' The loss on the barn is $500. ‘ -_ ‘vr BETSCHA MAY RECOVER. He is Conscious and Shows Signs of Improvement. John H. Betscha, the victim of the three revolver shots fired by the thief and would-be murderer, Lewis Allen, at Bridgeport, is lying in a conscious condition at the hospital and shows slight signs of an improvement. He is able to talk when spoken to. Betscha displays wonderful vitality . and has been perfectly rational all )through, which is remarkable, considering his serious condition. ———-—————-40-¢>—————. Connecticut Republicans. B‘iSHER’s ISLAND, N. Y., July 22.— The Republican State Central Com- mittee of Connecticut met at Munataw- ket Hotel, Fisher’s Island, last even ing. Twenty-two of twenty-seven districts were represented by delegates or their proxies. TheHyperionTheatre in New Haven was named as the place for holding the convention and Sept. 14 the date. The following committee was named to appoint temporary and permanent Chairmen for the conven-- tion: Chairmen, Fyler, H. C. Dwight, AllanVV. Paige, C. N. Daniels, and W. B. Reynolds. “‘ ‘vr New Canaan Barn Burned. W. E. Bradley’s barn at Sellec'k’s Corners was struck bylightning Thurs- day afternoon, and was burned to the ground. The barn contained‘a let of hay and two sleighs, which were de- stroyed. Mr. Bradley tried ,hard to save the building by pouring pails of water on the burning hay, but gave it up as a,use1ess job. .nmre clipfl’indomitable Spanish. (char-w Four Year a” '8‘” Perished ”.3 Fire i-racter' and the well known military .As You Know old son of James Sullivan perished in- the barn when it was discovered afireu barn for some of his playthings and I NORWALK, CONN, SATUR DAYEVENING, JULY 23,1898. ' ‘WAli_|l_'E_WS. . ,- Brooke’s Command Will Sail *to' Join Gen. Miles To- Morrow Night. The Powers Will Not Allow Philippine Annexation. WASHINGTON, July 23.fhlajor-Gen- eral'. Brooke and his staff, with rein- forcements for General Miles, will leave Newport News Sunday at 5 o’clOck on the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul, according to arrangements made by the War and Navy departments. The St. Paul reached New York yes- terday and immediately began coaling under orders to go to NewPort News to- night. ‘ TALK OF INTERFERENCE. _ LONDON, July 23—The Berlin corre- spondent of “The Daily News” says: “The? Powers, with the exception of Great Britain, . have agreed not to al- low» any American annexation of the Philippines or an A nglo-American pro- tectorate over the islands.” BLANCO’S PROCLAMATION. Havana, July 23, ‘via London—Gen. Blanco has issued a proclamation an- nouncing that, by the terms of the capitulation, the troops at Santiago will have all the honors of war. He says that the surrender Was due to the‘scarcity of food and ammunition and declares that it is without strate- gic importance and does not affect the Spanish campaign. He concludes: “The army is, certain to be triumph- ant in. :the end, demonstrating once with official insignia. talents of our people.” a" Every one is treated alike. This Store is for the People’s ben- efit as: well as our own. Make this your depot. If you come to town and want to go to the shore. leave your parcels and trap pings here. ‘6 ‘ I PEACE RUMORS. London, July 23.——The Madrid corf respondent of “The Daily Mail” says: _ “Senor Sagasta told a representative of “El Imparcial” that the Govern- ment had already entered upon the preliminary stage of peace negotia- tions. ’* “General Polavieja has arrived and will have an audience with the Queen Regent to-day. NIPE CAPTURED. Washington, July 23—This despatch from Admiral Sampson was posted yes- terday afternoon: “Sécretary of the Navy, Washington, ,D. C.:— “The expedition to Nipe has been entirely successful, although the mines ‘have not yet been removed. The Spanish cruiser Jorge Juan, defending the place, was destroyed wtthoutioss ‘ on our side. The Annapolis "and the Wasp afterward proceeded to assist in the landing of the commanding general of the army on arrival at Porto Rico.” The bay of Nipe is on the north coast of Cuba, twelve miles west of Sagua de Tanamo, the western point of the territory surrendered (by Gen. Toral. The bay of N ipe is one of the largest in the world. By its occupa- tion our navy is now in control of the town ofMayari, one or‘ two miles to the south, and also of the ports of Cabonico and Levisa, a fewmiles to' the east of N ipe. MANILA AND THE INSURGENTS. LONDON, July 23—The Hong Kong correspondent 'of “The Daily Mail” says: ° ‘ . , “The latest mail from Mrnila reports that the rebels have lately suffered several reverses, and have lost terri- tory south of Malate. I “General Aguinaldo has issued an absurd proclamation dealing chiefly He, as‘ president «oilthe Philippine Ministry, is to wear a gold collar, with a— gold triangular pen- dant, engraved with the sun and three Boston Store! NORWALK’S BUSIEST STURE. , ‘ COLOSSAD # . ILL END” SA : PRICE-ONE CENT" stars, and to carry a gold whistle, as well as a' stick with a gold handle and. 'a tassel of gold. The badges of innu- merable other officials are minutely dealt with in. the proclamation. “Mr. Williams, the United States Consul at Manila, has written as follows to Mr.. Wildman, the American Consul in Hong Kong: ' . “ ‘If the United States Would be“ the suzerain and protecting power, Aguirre aldo wo’uld hoist our flag and look -' to us for honor and ,emolument, which. wouldbe liberal and lasting, and Would be followed by the largesimssmew SOlid advantage to his people.”’ WANTED TO SEE FOR THEM. ' 's‘ELVEs. WASHINGTON, July 23.—The adju- tant general last evening posted the following despatch : . “Santiago, July 22. “H. C. Corbin, Adjutant-GeneraII‘ “Sent two troops of cavalry, with Spanish officers and Lieut. Miley, to receive surrender of Spanish troops at San Luis and Palma. They had not heard of the loss of Cervera’s fleet or of Toral’s surrender. They declined to surrender unless they could come in and see for themselves. A detachment of officers and men came in last night and returned this morning, apparently satisfied. ' . ' , SHAFTER.” —————«o.o>—-——————- Town Clerkh-Herbert R. Smith will start on a month‘s vacation,Wednesday of next week, which he ,_will spend in New York state. The office will be in charge of the assistant town clerk, Miss A. E. Smith. The? Weather-I Threatening weather with showers to-night and Sunday. DEATHS, DEAN—In Danbury. July 22. Lottie C. wife' of Theron, Dean of Farmers Mills, N. Y. . J UDD—In Bridgeport, July 20,. John F. Judd, aged 62 years. Remember The Great Sale of Mill Remnants, Ends and Lengths of Dry Goods will commence on Thursday and con tinue for the rest of the week. Come early and get t e plums. 17—- WILL OPEN ATOUR STORE 2 ON hursday, J ulyQISt, , AND WILL CONTINUE THREE DAYS. Our buyers have been in touch with the mills throng their representatives for the last three weeks and they suc- .Ceeded in getting a great aggregation of Mill Ends, Short Lengths, Odd Dozens of Shirt Waists, Broken lots of Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Underwear, short pieces from the Dr'ess Goods Looms and Manufacturer’s Odds and Ends of Glass.» ware, Lamps, Chimneys, Brushes, Screens, Lace Curtains Portieres, one f a size of Suits, Spring Jackets, Ribbons, Lace Caps, etc. There willbe a PULLING DOWN 0F PRICES such as Fairfield County’s retailing has never approached. A Sale that will Sweep the county from Stamford to Bridge. port from Bell Island to Danbury, with ' An Avalanche 01“ Great Bargains that will'impress patrons so forcibly that they will never forget it. Come early in the day, Thursday and Friday, don’t wait until Saturday, and avoid the rush on that day, 7 Wrappers Mill Guarani, 11111101181 Give in Their Proms. _ I
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