vei‘tisein Their Favor- ite Paper, THE EVEN: [N6 GAZETTE! NOB To Get Customers’Ads 7 . . voL. IX. NO. 2117 ALK’SNEW cITIBoIIDSI COUNCIL VOTES TOR THREE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. THIRTY YEAR GOLD 4E0NDs. TO BE PAID IN NORWALK. BIDS FOR THE SAME WILL BE OPENED ON JUNE TST. ~"likiyor Glover and the full board of councilman. with the exception of Councilman Buckley, again assembled in the council chamber at 8 o’clock last evening, to take action in the mat- ter of the disposal of $250,000 of the new city bonds. Cashier Price of the National Bank ‘ of Norwalk was present and said that he was of the opinion of several other bankersin town that the interest on the bonds, etc., should be made paya- ble in New York and the cost of ex- change would be saved, He said that nearly all banking interests prefer New York 'as‘ an exchange point, as being a saving. CleIk HuIlbutt asked him as to what effect the new banking rules now in operation in New York might have. Mr. Price answered by saying that the attractiveness of the new bonds would probably overcome the increass cd cost of exchange as now in vogue. The Mayor said that several bank- | .T. Hill had spoken to him in the same line. Councilman Goold Hoyt said thatthe principal and interist on the 01d bonds had been paid through a Norwalk bank, and that he didn’t believe that the rule applied to the new bonds would inake ing men as well as Mr. any difference. Clerk Hurlbult said it was a question as to whether you would gain anything by going to‘New York. Councilman Goold Hoyt favored home institutions in the matter. Councilman Wilson said that busi- CENTRAL CLUB NOTES. An instructive Lecture by H. K. Samuelian An Attraction. The lecture by Mr. H. L. Samuelian at the Central Club was most instruc- tive and was listened to with deepest attention, yesterday afternoon. The. audience was not as large as so interest- ing a topic and so well equipped a speaker should have, but the weather is so lovely it is no wonder people bug to be out of doors. Mrs. Gregory made several unconnec- ments, asking that they, might be spoken of'by the Club members present. The Club house will be open this evening, as usual, for cards, chat, and music. Mrs. J. G. Gregory Mrs. Van Buren and Miss Alyse Gregory are to be the Club members who act as hostesses, and there will be some in- strumental music. Friday afternoon at the Compliment- ary Lecture given the teachers, the Club members are reminded that there are more than one hundred teachers in the town. and are asked not to ._ take seats until they are sure each guest is accommodated.Club members will wait until twenty minutes after four before taking seats in the Assembly Room. The Saturday Whist party, though all the Whist Clubs of Women in the town, so far as known, are invited, is for/the members of the Club as well; ness men generally, favored New York exchange. Councilman Meeker said that if they, the New York banking men, kept on doing as they had done, it is hard to anticipate what the outcome will be. 1 He had sent a check to New York and it had been returned without payment. He favored interest on the bonds being made payable in N orwalk. Councilman Wilson said that the present form of exchange in New York was simply an experiment and proba- bly would not last three months. Councilman A. H. Hoyt thought that local banking men would not recom- mend New York exchange if they did not believe that it was for the best in- tcrests of this city. MayorGlover said the matter as to where the interest on the bonds should be paid was not a' complicated connm- drum, and evidently favored home in- stitutions‘.if Councilman Goold Hoyt said that it had worked all right in the past and ought to work as well in the future. In reference to the length of time of the payment of the bonds Clerk Hurl- butt said that all banking men favor making them for a long time, and thought that against their theory it would act wisely. This led to some discussion as to whether the bonds should be 10-30, 20- 30’s or straight 30’s which latter was Hurlbutt and other if the council figured not favored by Mr. members of the board. The resolutions in the matter of the ‘.ESTFORT Mr. Micheal Donlon is visiting . his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. James Donlon, on King street. He recently returned from the war, having served as a member of the 11th infantry from Arizona. at San Juan, Porto Rico, and in Cuba. Former Deupty Sheriff Daniel DI-is- coll has left WeStport and moved to Green’s Farms, where he is taking care of the horses of Mrs. Rapello. The barn and livery stables conducted by him here owned by the former Selectman Thomas Quinlan, are lobe fitted up as a carpenter shop ‘with gas- oline engine for power. Mr. Quinlan has abandoned the shop occupied. by him on the west side and will conduct his new place. W'a.-0»“‘*“"—— Deputy Sheriff. There is a rumor floating about South Norwalk that Sheriff SIdney E. Hawley will appoint John W. Scully deputy sheriff to succeed F. S. Lyon. Jr. Red Hot From the Gun Was the ball that hit G. B. Steanman of Newark, Mic" ,6 1n the Civil War. It caused horr. r .v Ulcers that. no treat- ment helped for 20 years. Then Buck- Cuts. Bruises. Burns, Boils, Felons. Corns,b Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cUIe bonds passed at a. meeting of the board on Monday night were rescinded. Councilman Goold Hoyt then me- sented the following resolution: VOTED That the City of Norwalk issue bonds, under the authority grant- ed by the General Assembly of this state at its session beginning on the Wednesday following the first Monday in January, A. D., 1899, to the full amount of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars: That the bonds so issued shall be of the denomination" «of One Thousand Dollars each; with interest coupons at- tached or registered if the purchaser prefers; That said bonds bear interest at the rate of'three and one-half per cent. per annum, payable in equal semi-annual payments on the lst of January“ and July in each year; That said bonds be numbered from one to two hundred and fifty, both in- elusive; That said bonds be dated July lst, A. D, 1898; That said bonds be payable July 1st, A. D., 1929, and if the City shall so elect on any July lst, or January lst, after January lst, A. D., 1919, the City giving three months preVIous notice of its election to so redeem by publica- tion, in the papers of said City in at least ten‘ issues two months before the day of redemption; That interest and principal of said bonds be paid in gold of the present Weight and fineness at the Fairfield County National Bank in said Norwalk; That said bonds be signed by the Mayor and counter-signed by the Treas- urer and Clerk. Councilman O. H. Wilson offered an amendment to the resolution making the bonds 10-30 and the interest pay- able in New York. . CleIk HuIlbutt suggested the ad- :35" visibility of separating the amendment , making two of the same, whereupon Councilman W ilson pIes sentcd the first paIt of the amendment. As it was not seconded Mayor Glover quickly called for a vote on the original resolution and it was passed, thus kill- ing both head and tail of the Wilson amendment. The following ence to advertising the bonds for sale resolution in refer- was presented: RESOLVED, That the Chairman of the Finance Committee be and hereby is instructed to advertise for sealed pro- posals for the said bonds to be issued by the ‘City of Norwalk, bearing date July lst, 1899. Said bids or proposals shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope and addIessed to the Hon. Charles L. GloveI , May or of the City oft Norwalk, and the time in which such bids or, ploposals shall be made shall expiIe May 29th, 1899. 12 o’clock noon. All bids shall be accompanied by a certified check for one per cent. of the par value of the bonds bid for to be re- turned in case the bid is not accepted. Said bids or proposals shall be opened at a meeting of the Council of the City of Norwalk, to be held in the Council room on June lst at 8‘o’clock p. m., and said bonds shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder therefor. The Council of the City of Norwalk reserves the right to reject any or all bids as may appear to it to be for the best interests of the City. A question arose as in what‘ Journals the bonds should be advertised. Mayor Glover and Councilman Goold Hoyt thought it would be advisable to have circulars printed explanatory of the city’s financial status, etc. The matter of such advertising was left in the power of the chairman of the finance committee and the. board adjourned until Monday evening, May 15th. ' .4 -_ Trap Rock. Councilman A. .H. Hoyt had occasion ;to visit PoIt Cliester yesterday, and 3 while there incide tally filled one of his icoat pockets with samples of the trap 1; rockcthat is being used on the streets” 'preseuted the same ' len’ s Arnica Salve cured him. Cures f on em th. 25 cts a box. Cure guaran- ‘ teed. Sold by John A. Riggs, Druggist 11 Main street. i l in that city. : —Advertise in THE GA ETTE, He put; them in a neat box and last night at i.“ e Council room if Councilman Meeker. of the highway ommittee,who in turn placed the box I his dIawer amouIr several other 3am les. for future examination. 3 "“f NORWALK, CONN., WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 10,1899. fi—‘A Hill lll FAIHHLLD. Storage Plant of Natural Fer- tilizer Company Reduced ‘ to Ashes. VALUABL'E‘HORSE LOST. Fire Thought to Have Been Started by Spark From a Passing Locomotive. BRIDGEPORT, May 10.-A destruct- ive fire visited Fairfield shortly'after 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon when the storage plant of the National Ferti- lizer Co. was reduced to ashes, entail- ing a roughly estimated loss of $15,000 The origin of the fire is unknown but the theory that it was caused by at a spark from a passing locomotive finds (belief. The National Fertilizer Co. is one of the largest concerns of that character in the country. The factory which supplies the storehouse in Fairfield is The burned structure covered over half an acre of ground and- was locatedon Black Rock avenue, a short distance from the plant of the Fairfield Chemical works. One- half of the. frame structure was one story high and the other two stories. located in Jersey City. The roof of the second story was cover- ed with tar and gravel, while the first story roof was plainly shingled. There were but two men employed in I the building. One was a bookkeeper in the ofiice and the other a general utility man around the plant. In one . section of the building was kept a fast mare owned by Edgar D. Chittenden, president and treasurer of the com- pany, valued at $1,000. It was roasted alive. 7” ‘ '~ cook—~— THE WHEEL CONTE_ST. The ballot at noon to-day was as fol- lows : lrving H. Reed, Pioneer 3241 J. J. Goodwin, Old Well 3029 J. H. Magner, Hope Hose 896' 227 158 Smith Northrop, Phoenix Elbert W. Clark, Putnam Hose 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 20 L. M. Smith, Mayflower 2 D. W. I-Iarford, 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 1 Howard L.Lowndes, Old Well 1 Geo. F. Foote, Old Well 1 John Yost, Putnam Hose 1 ~——-—-—-‘m>‘————— Church Officers lie-Elected. The annual meeting of Grace church parish was held Monday evening and these officers were re-elected. Senior warden, Augustus C. Golding; junior Warden, William H. smith: ves- trymen, Robert VanBuren, William F. Bishop, William Lockwood, Josiah Kellogg. Harry M. Gardner, Carl A. Harstrom, E. L. Bradley, Albert R. Malkin, Charles W'. Many; clerk Goold Hoyt; treasurer, Edward P. Weed; delegates to the diocesan convention, Josiah Kellogg, Carl A. Harstrom; alternates, Augustus C. Golding, Goold Hoyt. ' The date of the annual meeting of the parish was changed to the first Monday after Easter to conformyto the custom of the other churches of the diocese. The vestry will meet on the first Tues- day evening of each month. va r l ' ' DHUWNLD HIMSELF. Andrew Briggs Follows the Example of Other Mem- bers of Family. SIX HAVE SUICIDED. Clasped Dog Collar About His Neck and At- tached Weight. Danbury, May 10.-—Andrew Briggs, a survivor of a family famous for the number off-suicides among its members, drowned himself yesterday. Briggs was a wealthy farmer in New Fair-field, When he was strangled himself seven miles from here. achild his father with a chain. A few years ago an uncle loaded an old shotgun with nails, tied a string to the trigger,» pulled it with his foot and emptied the charge of nails in his head. Another held his face in six inches of water and drowned himself. uncle A few years ago a cousin, Mrs. Smith Knapp of this city, walked into a pond and stood erect beneath the water un- til she was drowned. Andrew Briggs disappeared Monday night. His coat and hat were found yesterday on the edge of the pond near his farm. A stick near them’ pointed towards a deep hole in the center of the pond in which Briggs’ body was found. The dead man had clasped a dog’s collar around his neck and snap- ped a strap into thering. To the strap he tied a heavy weightand then plungé ed headfnremdSt into the hole. hllfilfilwlidlfilfl HEM Hflmfllia pitta—II Broke.” That’s the condition of lots of people because they have limp? .i'I ‘ 3.. ~ xv E. .«_’/ . ..‘._.' 6U 2.: been “ laid off.” I, Q3 Nine times out of ten there 2;? 5‘ . h I eEil is no excuse for It. ~g 6% Nine times out of ten they El :9 would find their services in _% :9 great demand if they would 99%, gr make their qualifications and desires known through the GAZETTE want columns. If the coat fits you send in your COpy. .‘lilssl Mil Angled FAME/Hill New Captain for Co. F. Lieutenant W. W. Bloom has called a meeting of the members of Co. F. 4th Regiment C. N. G. for Tuesday evening May 16, at 8 o’clock, for the purpose of electing a captain. As Lieutenant Bloom intends to sever his connection with the company in a short time, it is probable that Second Lieutenant Comstock will be elected captain. Lieutenant Howard J. Bloom- er who went with the boys when they left Norwalk as volunteers, has strong backing for the Second lieutenantcy and will probably be elected. Change in Book-keeper. R. H. Eaton,‘ book-keeper for 'the Lockwood Manufacturing compapy,has resigned his position to take effect in about two weeks. He will go to Nor- wich where he will take a. position with the Gas and Light company. Oliver S. Stanley book-keeper for the Central National bank will succeed Mr. Eaton and Howard J. Bloomer will succeed Mr Stanley as book-keeper at the Central Bank. ' \‘PV, I HHHHRI insane El E :A ‘-A AA: <vv The Water Street Layout. The Board of Freeholders on the . matter of the Water street layout met ' in the South Norwalk council chamber on Haviland street, last night. The full board was present and as none of Miss Richardson Entertains. Miss Matilda Richardson entertain- edaparty of friends at her home on "Cedar street, Tuesday evening. The occasion was thatvof her birthday' anniversary. There were twelve guests present and a most delightful r evening was spent. I WOQOF—f WHEN NATURE l Needs assistance it may be best to; render pmmptly. but one should re-l member to use even the most per- fect remedies only when needed. The best and most simple and gentle remedy is theSyI-np of Figs, ”manufactured by , he California'Fig Syrup Co.. - '. the parties interested appeared it was decided that the next meeting would be held in the'water commissionexs ' office, Friday evening May 12th, to as- sess benefits and damages. Eben Hill. the most interested p II-ty is in favor of g the present plan of a layout and conse- 'quently no hearing is'ueeded. ~ —-—--¢a-o’-———- —— . Will Hold a Smoker. I The Chess. Checker and VVhist club held a special meeting last evening and decided to hold a smoker on the even- ing of Thursday,- May 18. ’ ' T——————r~—s<o- o»-s._.~_._.__ —Advertise in THE GAZETTE. Every Reader'of THE EVENING G \ZE’I‘TE is a Buyer. Give’l‘hem - a’ Trial . PRICE TWO CENTS " WILL REFUND BUN’D‘SI County Representatives Meet in Hartford and 80 Vote. THE DAN BURY JAIL. Representative Godfrey Moves to Abolish It and Sell Land. The Fairfield gounty representatives met in Hartford Tuesday afternoon and passed a resolution authorizing the County treasurer upon the request of the County commissioners to borrow $50,000 at a rate of interest not exceed- ing 3% per cent, for the purpose of tak- ing. up the county jail bonds, so called. Commissioner Mead explained that the bonds were 10-205. issued at the time the jail was built in Bridgeport, and that July 1 the first period of the ten year bonds would expire. The county having the option of taking up the bonds. He believed they could be refundedfat a lower rate of interest, and that the money could be borrowed for 2%, or even less. This would be a. saving to the county of about $300. -. The resolution was 'adopted unanim- ously. Representative Godfrey of Bridge- port sprung a surprise upon the Repre- sentatives from Danbury which they do not-like. ' Dr. Godfrey introduced .a resolution providing that the County commissson- ers shall be instructed to transfer all prisoners in the Danbury jail to the Bridgeport jail before July 1, 1899; that the County commissioners be 'in- structed to sell all interest which the county may have in the Danbury jail and the land as soon as practicable, and the money be turned into the County treasury. Dr. Godfrey said in support of his motion that the county was supporting a jail there at a big expense, and if this resolution is passed $2,000 will be saved every year to the county. There are very few prisoners, not more' than 15 usually, and all can be cared for at the Bridgeport jail at .much less expense. He thought it would be good economy to dispense with the jail. Representative Luke of Danbury was surprised at this move, as he thought all these questions had been settled when the court houSe controversy was finished, but he made a strong speech in opposition. Upon motion of Sena- tor Whitlock the matter was tabled. ————-——<o.o GEORGETOWN. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Gilbert return— ed Tuesday from their winter home in Florida where they have been staying for seVeI-al months. Mrs. Albert H. Howe and son Arnold, are visiting Mrs. Hewe’s parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Charles A. Jennings. Mrs. Howe is the wife of the secretary to Sen ator Thomas C. Platt, Of New York. --‘ East Avenue ChurchNotes. The Epworth League Cabinet will meet this evening. The choir will meet to—night to re- hearse special music for the celebra- tion of the 10th anniversary of the gen- eral Epworth League next Sunday evening. N ext Sunday the League officers will be installed. The Ladies Aid aSsociation will meet this evening. ‘ Threw a Cup. Robert Roberts of East Norivalk, was arrested Tuesday by Constable J. J. Goodwin for assault on his wife, drunk- enness and breach of peace. He threw a cup at his wife cutting her badly. This morning he plead not guilty. The case was continued until to-morrow ’ nIOI ning at 9 o ’.clock ~—- <o-.>~—~—.—.——_— , .Union Memorial Service. The Union Memorial service in con- nection with the G. A. R. will be held at the Norwalk Methodist church Sun- day afternoon, May 28. ‘- ‘ The Weather. , FaiI to-night, PI obably showers late Thurs day. ’: -== “Advertise in THE GAZETTE.
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