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NORWALK, CONN., TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 2, 1899.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
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RESIDENTS
OF UNION
PARK
PETITION THAT THEY ‘ BE
OMITTED FROM THE PARK
THIS SUMMER.
PETITION LAID ON THE TABLE.
THE SOUTH NORWALK CITY FATHERS
DISCUSS STREET PAVING AND
OTHER MATTERS.
NO ACTION TAKEN ON PAVING.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Norwalk city council was held Monday
all the members excepting
Councflman Meeker being present
when Mayor Glover called the meeting
to order at 8:10 o’clock.
Prior to‘ the meeting the council
held an executive session, at which
Treasurer Price was present, when the
bonding of the city under the recent
act of the Legislature was discussed.
After the minutes of the last meet-
evening,
ing were read and approved, Gen-
Charles Olmstead
nized and presented the
of residents of Union avenue and Camp
street. who requested that when the
fire alarm system was reconstructed
their section be included, as at present
they had no access to the fire alarm
system. The petition was referred to
eral was recog-
petition
the fire committee.
Bills amounting to $1,843.48 and dis-
tributed ~among the several depart-
ments as follows were ordered paid:
Lights, $577.35; Library, $147,80 ; Sew-
er, $70.25 ; Administrative, $675.57;
Highway, $142.25 ; Fire, $61.01; Police,
$169.25.
City tax collector A.'A. Betts pre-
sented a list of ’97 uncollectable taxes
amounting to $54.22 and'the same were
abated. He also presented his bill of
$431.75 for collecting city taxes, and
the same was ordered paid.
The council was then stirred up by
Maym Glover reading the following
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petition.
To THE- HON. MAYOR AND COUNCIL
or THE CITY OF N ORVVALK:
We, the undersigned c1tizens of the
City of Norwalk, and residing in the
vicinity of Union Park, so called, re-
spectfully request that no settecs or
benches be placed in said park the
coming summer, for the reason that
they are made a nuisance to those re-
siding in the vicinity because of their
improper use.
Ida A. Pierson, M. C. Hatch, Helen
L. Curtis, James H. Flynn, Charlotte
Flynn, Isabella Olmstead, Dr. C. F.
Gibbs, GertrudeE. Gibbs, Charles E.
Curtis, Charlotte A. Olmstead, Louis
W. Leonard, Susanna 0. Leonard,
Francis Leonard,Rowena D. Woodhull,
James E. Woodhull, D. M. Platt, Eliza-
beth C. Platt, J ohn H. Hoyt, Mrs.
Mary Hoyt, Stiles W: Curtis, E. F.
Gregory, Louise W. Curtis, Katherine
M. Kline, Nicholas Kline.
When the 'petition had been read
Charles E. Johnsonwas recognized and
said that he had learned that night for
thenfirst time that such a petition was
' in circulation, and he. desired to state
that while he was a new comer or resi-
dent in the locality he had yet. to see
1 improper use made of the beaches
H
' the city clerk.
'April 14,
He said his yard and hls porch gave
ample room for his family, and he did
not know that the benches had been
placed on the park for the benefit of
the resldents of that neigborhood but
supposed they were placed there for
the benefit of the public, and he hoped
that they would not be disturbed.
"That is just what I think,” inter-
posed Mayor Glover.
Amotion being made that the peti‘
tion be laid upon the table,it was unan-
imously voted to place it there.
Another petition was then read 0b-
jecting to the use of River street for
the storage of wagons by Dann &
Banks. It was signed by Sarah A.
Carpenter and Clara J. Glover and was
referred to the highway committee.
The report of the library was read
and accepted as was the 1eport of Chief
Bradley which showed fifteen arrests
1 during the month of April.
A communication from Raymond
Bros, the new owners of the old Nor-
walk Pottery company’s property, on
Smith street. stating that the city was
occupying a portionof the property for
a walk and catch basin, was referred to
A communication from George B.
Walton was next read. ' It stated that
he had inserted his crutch in a defect
in the sidewalk on Center avenue on
and had been violently
thrown to the ground, his
broken and himself injured“
Clerk Hurlbutt stated that Walton
had written a previous letter in which
he stated that he'lfell in front of 168
Main street. Upon receipt of the let-
ter he had visited the spot and found
that there was no defect at that point,
but that on Center avenue the lid to a
gas and water box had been broken
and that the accident had occur1ed
there.
Mr. Hurlbutt “further stated» that
Walton was at that time under the im-
pression that grocer Finnegan was re-
sponsible for the defective water box,
but since then had been informed by
L. D. Keeler. that the city was respon-
sible and that he, Walton, ought to get
something substantial from the city.
The matter was laid upon the table.
Councilman A. H. Hoyt recommend-
ed that electric lights be placed ~on
Springwood and P1,! mouth avenues, as
previously requested by the residents
of those localities, but stated in refer-
ence to a light on Cannon street, that
the desiredlocality was two far away
from the‘main line for a. light. The
report was accepted. ‘ /
crutch
sent,
110111. WANT THE BENCHE‘S
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The finance oommittee was author-,7
izedto borrow $1,800 on the credit of
the city. 2
The finance committee not being
ready to report on the city bonds, the
meeting was adjourned until Monday
evening, May 8th, when action would
be taken upon the same.
South Norwalk Council.
The South Norwalk Council also held
a regular meeting Monday evening.
Before the meeting was called to
order Eben Hill appeared and made
objection to the resolution relative to
Water street, which was passed by the
council.
This resolution provided for
street being 40 feet wide.
Mr. Hill said that he had understood
that nothing would be done at the last
meeting, and as bonh he and J. A.
Slater were out of town no one appear-
ed in behalf of the Iron Works.
He objected to the raising of the
grade in front of the Iron Works on
the ground that the water would run
off as it is, and raising the . rade would
necessitate the raising of the archway.
He stated that the legal width of the
road in front of the Iron Works was 26
feet instead of 27, one foot belonging to
the
the Iron Works.
He had Some private plans which he
was willing to submit to the council in
regard to the Iron Works, but did not
wish to give them to the press.
A sidewalk 1n his estimation would
be disadvantageous and 30 feet would
be a sufficient width for the street.
Engineer" C.’ N. Wood said that with— '
out changing the grade the water
would run off from infront of the Iron
W'orks.
The council was then called to order
by Mayor Coburn, Dr. Bean being ab-
and the minutes read and ap-
proved. .
The following petitions were then
read: One from David H. Reardon
stating that
duties as a supernumerary on the po-
lice force he lost a coat of value $5, and
requesting the city to reimburse him
to that extent. Referred to the com-
mittee on police.
Julia V. O’Brien petitioned for per-
mission to erect a one story addition to
her house in Elizabeth street, which
was referred to the committee on fire.
Later Chief
Baker and Commissioner Ferris per-
on recommendation of
mission was granted.
C. V.
Fowler Post, appeared and asked for
an appropriation of $50 for decoration
of the soldiers graves on Memorial day.
Arnold, commander of Douglass
It was appropriated.
A petition for a water pipe thrpugh
Laura street was referred to the water
commissioners. f)
Water Stephen S.
Hatch recommended that the over-flow
of water from the reservoir be taken
care of by the council either by pipes
or a conduit, which would costbetween
$2,500 and $3,500. This would be
cheaper than paying damages caused
by the water.
The council voted to carry out the re-
port of the water commissioners.
commissioner
Street Commissioner. Reed spoke on
Water street. He submitted a plan for
a 30 foot street. He also presented a
reportbf the condition of every side-
walk in the city. ' ‘
Mr. Reed stated that he had not taken ‘
any action on the matter of a sidewalk
to the hospital, but referred it back to
the council with a map for a walk over?
a different route. ,,
Engineer Woodspoke in favor of a
route prepared by him which would be
using city property.
The matter of the cost of paving
N01th Main street, Water street and
Railroad Place was then 1eported by
C. N. Wood.
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'while discharging his.
. present-with two 01'
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Edna Weed of New Canaan
Disappears From
HOme.
REPORTED IN TOWN.
Her Father Left Far Behind by "Doc”
Waterbury’s Fast Trotterf
On Friday evening Miss Edna Weed,
a well-known‘New Canaan girl, is re-
ported to have run away from home
with “Doc” Waterbury. Waterbury
hails from Noroton, and has been about
town the past two months, driving fast
horses. He ha]. 'been taking Miss
Weed out riding nearly every night,
which fact was unknown by the father
until last Friday evening, when he
stopped Waterbury’s horse on Railroad
avenue and ordered his daughter to
get out of the carriage.
Waterbury whipped up the horse and
the animal started off at a lively rate
towards Miss Weed’s home. Mr. Weed
closely followed, and when he entered
the house his daughter made her exit
from another door, and jumped into the
carriage again. Both drove off. It has 1
since been learned that Miss Weed is
with friends in South Norwalk. but
whether this is true or not is not posi-
tively known. It is also rumored that
they had been married.
Miss Weed is the daughter of John
B. Weed, the nightwatchman, and a
respected citizen. The whole affair is
the gossip of the town just at present
and is receiving many comments.
Waterbury was in town Sunday even-
ing"fas usual,‘ driving his fast horse,
racing it through the streets.
At Naples.
Rev. and Mrs. Shelton, of Norwalk,
after a visit at Naples, have just gone
to Rome and will travel through n'orth-'
ern Italy to Switzerland, Germany,
Belgium, France, England and sail
’ f1 om Liverpool for home in May.
President Clark, of the Consolidated
1a‘111oad, is in Naples and is detained
by the se1ious illness of his daughte1,
with typhoid fev e1, which she con-
t1 acted while 111 Ca'.1lo She is thought
to be convalescing.
Dr. G. A. Shelton and Mr. F. B.
Wordin, both of Ansonia, who were in
Naples for several weeks, sailed for
home in the Kaiser William, 2d, on the
16 inst. The doctor is much improved
in health. Asa Yale man, he is en-
thusiastically in fav 01 of Cyrus North
10p, of the Univer-sity of Minnesota,
for Yale 5 next p1e~1den1
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Big Real Estate Sale.
Town Clerk Smith this morning re-
ceived for record a deed fromQE. A.
Woodward to Ebenezer Hill of the
Water street dock property in South
Norwalk now occupied by Hatch,
Bailey & Co. As there were $20 in
ieV enue stamps affixed to the document
it would appea1 as though ploperty of
something like $20, 000 in value had
changed hands. As Hatch, Bailey &
Co. have an extended lease of the
property, Mr. Hill states that no new
entc1p1ise in connection with the Nor-
walk, llon VVo1ks company is contem-
plated.
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University School Victorious.
There was a hotly contested game of
baseball Monday afternoon between
the horwalk University school team
, and. the Darien Baseball club in .which
the former came out victorious waving
thei1 colo1s, pu1ple and yellow, to the
some tune of 14 to 13. The University
school team is as follows: Dowd, c;
Dolge, p; Ogden, lst b; Tolles, 2nd b;
Du1ant, 3rd b; LcLean, 1-. f.; DeWitt,
c. f.; Betts,l. f. . .
The school team will play Betts’
Academy of Stemfmd next Monday.
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The Library Club.
The Misses Richardson~ entertained
the Library club at the Central club
house, Monday evening. The evening
was passed with games and the p1 ize
was won by Miss Katherine Cavanagh.
Thelo wele selections on the banjo by
the Missrs Louise Wood and Matilda
.Richa1dson. Cake and ice cleam we1e
se1ved.’1‘he club members was all
th1ee exceptions
anda most dehghtful time was spent.
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TU SUPHEME llllUHT.
Judge Walker Denies State’s
Motion in the Brockhaus
Case.
DEMURRER ABGUED.
Condemned Man’s Counsel Will Ask a Stay of
Execution.
The motiOn for a new trial for Fred
Max Brockhaus, the condemned mur-
derer, came up before Judge George
W.Wheeler, Monday, by adjournment,
in the criminal side of the Superior
court. Attorney Chamberlaln recently
asked the court to set aside the sen-
tence and the verdict, on the ground
that Philip Haugh, one of the jurors,
was under the required age, 25 years.
At the hearing a week ago State’s
Attorney Fessenden moved to dismiss
the motion on the claim that' the de-
fendent Should have taken another
course, and arguments were heard 1.1 p-
on that phase of the matter. Judge
Wheeler denied the motion of the state
to dismiss. .
Attorney Fessenden then argued the
case upon a demurrer in which a dozen
legal points were raised. Attorney
Chamberlain combatted the claims of
the state.
In the afternoon Judge Wheeler or-
dered court adjourned until next Satur-
day morning, at which time it is expect-
ed a decision will be given. The ecunSel
are preparing the record for the Sn-
preme court and the case will probably
reach that tribunal in the fall. Brock—
haus is under sentence of execution
Sept. 6, buta stay- will be‘asked for
.pending the termination of the .case in
the courts.
Norwalk Not In It.
The commissioners divided the li-
cense money for April on Monday as
follows: Strat‘ford, $85.50; Danbury,
$28.50; Greenwich, $427.50; Brookfield,
$85.50; Bethel, $251.75; Stamford, $617.-
50; Fairfield county treasury, $78.75.
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An Epidemic‘of Measles
Shuts Upvthe West-
brook School.
AGED WOMAN HAS 11.
Disease Brought to the Town by ' a Membgr
of the Third Regiment.
WESTBROOK,Conn. , May 2.—-A severe
epidemic 'of measles is prevailing in
this village though as yet there have
been no fatalities. The centre school,
the largest in the village was obliged
to be closed on account of the spread of
the disease among the pupils. Mrs.
David Chapman, who is nearly 80 years
of age, is among the number that is
having an attack. A member of the
Third regiment. Connecticut volunteers
IS responsible for the contagion, as he
was ill with the disease when he return-
ed from the southern camp. I
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Grace Church Choir.
The following are the members of
lGrace church choir for the .ensuing
year: Qua1tette: Sop1ano, Miss Vera
Wood; Alto, Miss Amy Wood, Tenor,
Ha1ry Peppe1; Bass, John Wilkins.
Chorus: Sopranos, Miss Elizabeth,
Beers, Miss Caroline A. Golding, Miss
Hattie Raymond, Mrs, A. E. Baldwin.
Miss Emiline’Johnson, Mrs. F. D. Law-
ton, Miss Grace Stommell, Miss Ada
«Elliott, Miss Carrie C. Gorham, Miss
B‘essieF. Corbett, Miss Jeanette Ste-
vens, Miss S. M. Quintaid, Miss Van
Tassel, Miss Jennie Smith; Altos, Mrs ,
Annie S. Sayer, Mrs. G. H. Raymond,
Miss Addie Lawrence, Miss Marion
Welton, Miss K. Germond'Vosburg,
Miss Edna Grumman; Tenors, Messrs.
ThomasJohnson; Bassodeessrs. M.
R. Marquand, Frank Selleck, Oliver 8'.
Stanley, S.- Treat Stanley, Chester
Benedict. Harry L. Sterling, H. E.
June, Otto De Pierne. -
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Committees, Appointed.
It was decided at the meeting held
Sunday in the East avenue Methodist
church to hold the monthly teachers’
meeting in the church parlor, next
Friday, at 7:30. The pastor will review
the lessons for the month. The com-
mittees for Children’s day were elect-
ed: On music, H. J. Hypso 1, Mrs. ‘ E.
Bowen, Mrs. Edward Simons, Miss
dall; on flower and decorations, James
and Fannie L’Hommedieu, Mrs. Henry
Henry Seymour and Edward Hanford.
Will Hold 21 Reception. >
The members of the Norwalk Metho-
dist church will tender a reception to
their new pastor, Rev. Samuel L. Beil-
er, “Tednesday evening. There will
be an informal program, in which
music will be the chief feature. The
affair is intended to give the pastor an
oppm tun1ty to get acquainted with his
people.
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Sons of St. George to Visit Norwalk.
A delegation Of about twenty mem-
bers of Albion Lodge, Sons of St.
George, of Stamford, will pay a fratern-
al visit to Welcome Stranger Lodge, of
Norwalk, this evening. There will be
an installation of officers, and some of
the Stamfmd contingent will take pa1t
in the ceremony.
A Sensible Man
Would use Kemp s Balsam for the
Th1oat and Lungs. It is aculing more
of Coughs, Colds. Asthma, 81 onchltis,
C10up°and all Th1oat and Lung
Troubles, than any other medicine. The
to give you a Sample Bottle Free to
convince you of the me1 it of this great
remedy. Price 251:. and 500. —
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Charlotte Temple and MissSadie Ran- .
Wright, Mrs. John L’Hommedieu, Mrs. .-
p1op1iet‘or has. auth01 med any druggist .
THE WHEEL CONTEST.
Contestants Begin the Last Month Very Close
Together.
The vote f01 April in the contest for
Chief Plowitt’s Rambler wheel closed
last night, and to-day the contestants
are on their last month of the contest,
the same closing on May 29.
A glance at the figures below show
that Pioneer’s candidate, Irving Reed,
is in the lead with J. J. Goodwin, of
Old Well, just 212 votes behind.
The contest from now to' the close
promises to be most exciting.
The ballot at noon to-day was as fol-
lows :
J ohn Yost, Putnam' Hose
.Quarantined.
A two year old child of Herman
Zoebisch, of Wilton avenue, is ill with
membranous croup and the house has
been quarantined by D1. Tracey.
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H. Beebe, W. L. Merriam, H. Lampson, '
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lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 3241
J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 3029
J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 896
Smith Northrop, Phoenix 227
Elbelt w. Cla1k, Putnam Hose ‘158
D.Hart.Weeks, Phoenix 81
Charles M. Smith, Pioneer, 72
Leo Davis, Old Well 68
Samuel MéGowan, Putnam Hose 19 '
Geo. S. Grumman, Phoenix 15
F. TV. Darmer, Qld Well 16
H. D. Cornell, Fire Police 20
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
E. V. Baker, Old Well 1
Joseph Matheis’Pioneer 1..~
' ' Harry Mitchell, Pioneer ,1‘
Fred Weiseit '5 '1
Howard L.Lowudes, Old Well I
Geo. F. Foote, Old Well ' 1
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