Te Get Customers Ad:- v'ertlse in Their Favor- ite Paper, THE EVEN- ING GAZETTE! Every Reader of THE: $3 EVENING G AZETTE . isaBuyer. Give‘ThemjV ‘ aTrlal V VOL. IX. N O. 2101 NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 18. 1899. PRICE TWO CENTS fl THE SPRINKLING 1111311110 HEALTH OFFICER :TRACEY CON- DEMNS' THE METHOD OF. SPRINKLING THE STREETS. THESOUTH NORWALK COUNCIL POSTPONES PAVING WASH- INGTON STREET. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Norw- Monday evening, Mayor Glover preside ing with all of the the Councilmen in their seats. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved, and bills amounting to $560, and distributed among the several departments as follows ordered paid: Administrative $56.65; sewer, $77; "pol1ce, $156; highway, $214.10; fire $55.- 65. At the close of the vote ordering the last batch of bills paid, Captain Costello in full un1form, appeared and invited the Mayor and council and clerk to attend the fifth .annivelsary of Hope Hose company-at the close of the, meet- ing, which invitation was accepted unanimously. , Councilman Meeker reported on the condition of Cross street, and said the same would receive proper attention in due time. . Councilman Buckley reported upon the condition of the fire alarm system, 'and said that a careful estimate had been made and it would require at least $1,200 to reconstruct it. He said, however, that it could be repaired in spots and placed in fairly good order. at an expense of from $500 to $700. He had received estimates from linemen to repair the same by day’s workginstead of by contract, and was of the opinion that this would be the better plan. He recommended that the city purchase the necessary wire, cross-arms and in- . ' sulators and hire linemen to make. the . necessary repairs. The matter was re- ferred to the fire committee with pow- er. ' Dr. Tracey was recognized and stated that he appeared before the council at the request of the Board of Health, who had met and discussed the unsani- t‘ary condition of the city streets, but since that meeting the streets had] received much better attention and - were now receivmg proper attention. He did, however, desire to call the at- tention of the council to the sprink- ling cart nuisance, .and said that the streets were being flooded and not sprinkled by the so called watering " You can’t drive a block," said carriage “It is a cart. he, " without having covered With mud and filth.” nuisance to pedestrians and dangerous your to bicycle riders, many of whom have received severe falls and been serious- He recommended that the be sprinkled in the early morning, and if nedessary to sprinkle them in the day time and an up-to-dste . sprinkler be employed and not thepresent nuisance. Cou'ncilman A. H. Hoyt was of the opinion that the streets should be sprinkledrseveral times during the day, while Councilman Meeker said,that the early morning was, in his opinion. the [time to sprinklgthe streets. Mayor Glover remarked that he had spoken to Mr; Partrick relative to the flooding of the streets, and had been informed that the supply of water from the carts was entirely under the con- trol of the driver. He had noticed that since he spoke about the matter to Mr. Partrick that the streets were not flooded as much as formerly. V The matter was referred to the high- way committee with power. ly injured,” centinued the doctor. streets l l Petitions were read requesting elec- alk City Council was held l trio lights tobe placed on Springwood avenue, Plymouth "avenue and East. avenue north of Cannon street. Re— ferred to the committee on lights. V The finance committee was author- ized to borrow $500 on the credit of the city._ Mayor Glover called attention to the new city bonds and suggested that the finance committee be prepared to go ahead with them at the next meeting. An invitation to participate .in the inspection of the fire department, to be held on the 20th, from Chief 'Prowitt was read and accepted. The meeting then adjourned until May 1. South Norwalk Council. The South Norwalk Council held an adjourned meeting in the council rooms Monday night. . Ma'yor Coburn called the council to order at 3:30 with 11.11 of thecouncil- men present except .Dr._W. B. Bean, The clerk’s re- port was omitted and the council pro- who came in later. ceeded to business. The question of the Water street lay- out was first taken up. Street commis- sioner Reed and Engineer Wood I had prepared maps of the street as it new is and as it will be when laid out. The proposed layout Would make the street forty feet wide from the end of the Becker building to the Marshall street bridge, and twenty—six feet wide from the Iron Works 1.0 the end of the street. Two sidewalks five feet wide were proposed for the first part and one fer The waste be telford: No property on the east side of the road can be touched. E. A. Woodward said the road should be paved all the way, that telford should not be used but block. A gutter should be run through the center of the street. the second part. road brick or Eben Hill had recommended this sev- eral years ago and he agreed with him. S. S. Hatch favored the gutter in the center of the road. He said telford had not been successful on other streets. The property owners were willing to ' give $1,500 to the city, which would be the costof 1119.1,500 feet of sidewalk be- tween the Becker building and the bridge. , V Engineer Wood said that blocks would cost twiceas much as granite . telford but would last longer than any , Raymond street, other pay 1nd Street commissioner Reed said that which had been tel- _ forded two years ago. was in as good condition as any street in the city. Engineer wood said that to pave .with brick the space occupied by a sidewalk'would cost $1.10 a running foot, while a sidewalk with curb would cost $1.00. It would cost from $4, 500 to $5,000 to pave with brick or granite from Becker’s to the Iron Works. Mr. Reed then asked on behalf ‘of the commissioners permission to buy 500 feet of crushed stone, which was grant-“ ed. He also asked the council for in- structions as to ‘the walk from Mrs. Hill’s property on Cedar street, to the hospital. Dr. George S. Kendall of the Board of Health spoke on the Lexington ave- nue, Bouton street and Taylor avenue i sewerage. He also spoke of the cleaning of back yards. He thought thatit would be a good thing if the people .wOuld estab- lish a. regular system and; hire a man to go the rounds every week. It would be very beneficial to the city. Both of these matters were referred to the com- mittee on streets. Commissioner Reed'said that it wOuld cost $300 to complete the sewerage of Monroe street. Water S. S. Hatch spoke of the trouble caused by the overflowing of the reservoir after heavy making. the liable ’ He would make a formal recommendation at the next meeting. The matter of the sidewalk on Cedar street was then taken up and after commissioner rains, city to damages. several recommendations passed. It was decided to refer the matter“ of laying walk from Livingston place to the end of the city, property, to the street commissioners w1th power. E. M. Tolles petitioned for permis- sion to build a one story wooden build- ing, twenty feet front on water street and fifty feet front on the south side of the proposed extension of Haflviland Street. Also that in view of the fact that the proposed extension of Havi- land street would compel him to move one of his coal sheds, he asked permisi sion to be allowed to erect it south of his south coal bin. Referred to fire committee. The Water commissioners’ report showed $2, 555. 17 in the treasurers hands on. April 1, and $83.03 in the commis- sioners’ ofiice, making a'total cf $2,638. 20. The committee on fire recommended: that bells be placed in the houSes 5? R. J. Smith of the fire police, Assistant Engineer John Therault, and Wilfred Bodwell. Referred to the committee on lights. V A note for 810,000 held by the City National Bank was ordered, renewed; a demand note for $2,000 on the water commissioners was ordered made and a note of $1.000 for two months on the City Nat1onal Bank for penses authorized. The matter of paving Washington street was then taken up, and Mr. Reed, in behalf of the street commis- sioners, reported that although Wash- ington street badly needed a new pave- mentsif-should not have it at present, current 6X- as when the street was repaired a new sewer should be built and the Becker and South Main street corners should be taken 011' and the street widened. A dirt where there were car tracksand he thought that Railroad Place and North road was never successful Main street from the end of the pres- ent brick paving to the Congregational church, should be paved with brick. After some discussion the reports were accepted, and Commissioner Reed was ordered to ascertain the cost of paving North Main street with brick from fence to fence, also with granite from curb to curb. - — . I He was also authorized to get the cost of paving Railroad place and North Main street between the places named, with brick. ‘ on Bouton street and Lexington avenue was re- The matter of the sewer ferred to the committeeon streets.” Mr. Jardine then spoke about the condition of Burritt avenue and the overflowing of the street at every rain. Mr. Reed said that the street wasbeing fixed and would soon be in good con- dition. ' , The matter of tax abatements cover- ing a period of years, was discussed and referred to the cemmittee on fi- nances The street commissioners were in- structed to complete the Monro'éstrect sewer, Matthew Corbett, V. A. Scofield and C. A. Stevens were appointed freehold- ers in the proposed Water street im- p1 ovements The meetin 1 then adjourned until May 1.. I 1’“ IIITPET HHTTTSATI NorwalkV’s Efficient 'Hose Company Make Merry at Their Quarters. MAYOR and COUNCIL CALL. Music and Refreshments Serve filo While Away the Hours. Monday, April 17th, was the fifth anniversary of Hope Hose company of this city. . On Tuesday evening, April 17, 1894, Chief Enginee1 Prowitt, assistant F. W. Smith and Councilman A.A.Chinery .Jr.,‘0f the fire committee, and James B. Costello met at the company’s head- quarters on Water street and reorgan- ized Hope Hose company. ‘ The following were selected by them as charter members: James B. Costello, T. Robinson, William Fahan, James McSally, Patrick Slattery, M. Sloan, P. Petrie, W. Saunders, Joseph Kennedy, John Sheehan, Thomas Nelson, Edward Duffy, P. Monohan and Thomas Burns. After the reorganization the follow- ing officers'were elected : - Captain—James B‘. Costello. First Lieutenant—Thomas H. Rob- mson. - Second Lieutenant—William Saun- ders. Recording Scribe—Daniel McGrath. Financial Scribe—James McSall y. Treasurer—Patrick Slattery. Executive Committee—Morris Sloan, John Sheehan, P. Monohan. The fifth anniversary date having rolled around, the .boys decided to hold' a reception, and to that end music was T secured and refreshments were on hand ‘last evening in celebration of that event. ' While waiting for the arrival of the Mayor and council the .boys listened to some fine music by the East Norwalk Drum corps, and also entertained the Pioneer Hooks of VVestport who had comeover in full uniform to participate in the anniversary. On the arrival of Mayor Glover and the council, including City clerk Hurl- butt and his assistant, Leo Davis, an adjournment was had to the handsome parlors up stairs where the guests lis- tened to music from John Greenwood’s phonograph, banjo playing by Charles Mansfield and music on the harmonica by Michael Fallon. The guests were then invited down stai1s where re efreshments were seived and a social time enjoyed until a late hour. The present officers of Hope Hose are: Captain-——J. B. Costello. First Lieutenant—James H. Magner. Second Lieutenant—J. W. Duffy. The officers and men were present in full uniform and vied with each other in making the occasion a memorable one to their guests, in which they were more. than snacessful. now COMPANY F. Companies’ L, K andM def Third Regiment . Reassigned to Fourth. V By an order issued by the Adjutant- General, Companies L of NorWalk. K of Stamford and M '01 Winsted, which weIe formerly Companies F,t. and I of the Fourth Regiment, Connecticut Na- tional Guard. attached to the ,Third Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, in the late war, are detached and assign- ed to theii ~formeI positions in the Fourth Regiment. MOOIW~ 7 Line of March. The line of march of the fire depart- ment Thu-‘sday, at 2 o’clock, will he as follows: Form with right wing on Hoyt street; down Main to Wall to Union Park for dress parade. Through Franklin ave- nue to Armory, to West avenue, to Wall, to Main, to North avenue, to Park, to East avenue to residence of E: M; Lockwood, countermarch to Wall, to Main, to‘starting point where parade will be dismissed. 1111111 EUNEEHT For the Bénefit of William 1. Warren at the Metho- dist Church. .NORVWALK ARTISTS. A Fine Program Has Been Arranged and a Big Success is Anticipated. Agrand concert for the benefit. of William L. Warren will be given at the Norwalk Methodist church to- morrow evening; 1‘». Mr. Warren and family have been at Southern Pines, N. 0., ever since last fallfor the benefit of Mr. health which is very much impaired. Warren ’s It is expected that the family will re- turn next month. . At the concert to-mo‘rrow night the following well known Norwalk artists will take part: Mrs. Imogene Ross, Mrs. Leonard T. Whitney, Mrs. A. S. Gibson, Mr. Harry Pepper, Mr. Frank Comstock, Mr. E. H. Morehouse, Mr. Robert A. Kline, Mr. George Hirst, Mr. Fred Force, Mr. Edward Selleck, Mr. Alex. S. Gibson, Mr. C. G. Ives, Miss Amy Wood, Miss May Adams, Miss Nina Lewis, Mr. Jesse A'. Hopson and the violin stu- dents. V The committee in charge hopes to make the concert a grand success and desires the co-operation of the towns- people to this worthy cause. “40-0%— THE WHEEL CONTEST. .‘The Positions of .the Several Candidates Re- mains Unchanged Today. In the contest for the Rambler wheel, the positions of the several candidates remain unchanged. The ballot at noon to-day was as fol- lows : lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 1953 J. J. Goodwin, .Old wen 1580 J. H. Magner‘, Hope Hose 890 Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227 Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose 158 D.Hart Weeks, Phoenix 84 Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 72 Leo Davis, Old Well 68 Samuel McGowan, Putnam Hose 19 Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15 F. W. Darmer, Old Well 16 H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 2 L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2 D. W. Harford, Old Well :2 Chief F. M. Wheeler, E.N.F.D. 1 Patrick F. Slattery, Hope Hose, 1 EJV. Baker, Old Well 1 Joseph Matheis’ Pioneer 1 Harry Mitchell, Pioneer 1 Fred Weiseit 1' Howard L.Lowndes, Old Well 1 Geo. F. Foote, Old Well 1 1 John Yost, Putnam Hose —————-< DOOR” Guardsmen Discharged. The following members of Co. D 4th regiment have been discharged: NOn-residenee, Private Ole Anderson date, April 1, 1899; Private Julius Tep- liczky to date, April 1, 1899; request of commanding. ofiiCer, Private Harry Brown to date, April 1, 1899; benefit of the service, Private John Feeney to date, April 1, 1899; Private John H. Finnerty to date, April 1, 1899; Private ' Joseph E. McCarty to date April 1, 1899. - -———‘...>-————— Applications in Bankruptcy. ~Referee John 'W. Banks'of Fairfield, received two applications in bankruptcy Saturday. James S. Hawley of Trum- bull was the first applicant. His lia- bilities amdunt' to $13,895, and his assets $7,500. Harry L Bossa of Ridgefield was the second applicant. He is in the jewelry and bycycle business. His liabilities amount to $1,553 and his assets are figur- ed at $909. ‘ V The Weather. Partly cloudy to-night and Wednes- day. Try Grain-0! Try Grain-0! Ask your GIocer to- day to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of c1 fiee. ’l‘he ch11dren may (:11 111k it without in- jury as well as the adult. All who tr v it, like it. GRAIN O has that rich seal bxoun of Mocha or Java, but it is made from the lame grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it with. out distress. f the k‘pl ice of coffee. '15c- and 251:. per par age. Sold by all grocers. ‘\ WANT MORE TIME Promoters of Oyster Trust ASk forV60V Days Extension 0n Options. TIME EXPIRED APRIL I. Dealers Unconcerned in the Matter and Want High Prices for Business. NEW HAVEN} April 18.—Oyster growers in this city and in fact, ' all over the Connecticut coast are discuss- ing the progression of the proposed oyster trust, which the promoters are so sure is an enterprise that will be eminently Many of the growers are not of the same thinking, on the contrary, there is an inclination to believe that the whole thlng will fall through or else be so poorly supported that it will find existence a hard road to travel against those who may net be successful.‘ influenced to combine. When the proposed oyster trust was beginning to look like a reality late in the winter the promoters of the com- bination hustled about and got options on concerns, both great and small, in this city. These expired on April 1, and nothing was done toward buying in the options. Now the backers of the trust want the options extended 60 days from Apr1l 1. Some of the deal- ers in this city have resigned their options and others are ignoring the trusters. The dealers are beginning to think that the promoters of the trust ought to get-down to business and are wondering why they are hanging-off. A great many of the oyster dealers are not particular of entering into a com- bination-anyway, and have put prices on their business which it. is said is, so high that the trust men find it not practical to buy. President Radel of the Bridgeport Traction company, A. McClellan Matthewson and Engineer Sanford of this city, who are all inter- ested in the new enterprise, are confi- dent that it is going through all right. In discussing the combination a well known oysterman said: “Some dealers have signed the options giving a price for the good will of their business and have agreed to the extension, but talk as though it was immaterial to them whether they weIe absorbed by the pi oposed trust or not. ” O..>————-—-— OTHERS UNDER AGE. ._.___——- Four of Brockhaus Jurors Were Under the Limit Set by the Statutes. Since the motion was made for a new trial in the case of Fred Max Brock- haus, the condemned murderer, an in- vestigationhas been made by the offi- cials and it is found that Philip Haugh the Newtown juror, will not reach his 25th birthday until the middle of next month. The law provides that all ju- rors shall be 25 years of age. The mo- tion will be argued next Monday morn- ing before Judge G. W. Wheeler in Bridgeport. Haugh,_,i_t appears, was not the only one of the Newtown jurors under the required age. Three others who were selected by the officials were not 25 years of age. Haugh’s disqualification may result in a new trial. The State’s attorney is looking up the law with the hope of successfully combatting the mo- tion. .. —-—-—————-—<0’ .0.—————— MUSical Club Entertained. - The. Misses Lane entertained the members of the N orwalk Musical club at their home on the Green last even- ing. All the members were present and contributed to the evening’s enter- tainment, with violin and“ piano selec— tions and vocal music. A supper was served. The informal affairs of the club are greatly enjoyed. ——-———<o.o>—-—~.=—— Library Club Tea. The Library club will give a tea at the Central ‘ club, on Saturday. The entertainment will consist of recitations by the Misses Amelia Wilcox, Alyse Gregory, Marie Keith and Helen Quin- tard; piano duet, by the Misses Dodge; , solo,~Mrs. George Buxton; violin selec- tions by Miss Agnes Littlejohn. -—Advertise in THE GAZETTE.-
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