Esra/M ' as 4. GAZETTE. . TERMS II F SUBSGRIPTIDN . It? Two Dollars per year, in advanceflm F rnished on a lication at the Oflice. Oi‘ldinary and triiiisient advs., 1 inch,‘i week, $1.90 Each subsequent insertion, up to -1 times, .30 Half inch, half of above rates. . ' One column, ordinary adv., one time. - $5.00 One column, reading matter, one time, . -5.00 LOCALS in reading matter columns, per line. .20 Births, Marriages and Deaths inserted free. Advertising of Funeral Notices, - - 1._ Liberal terms to yearly‘aud half-yearly advertis- ers, and ten per cent. discount on all advs. pre- paid for three months or over. . THE GAZETTE JOB PRINTING DEPARTMENT is equipped with the best facilities for turning out. First Class Work of every description. _ All orders for Brinting. Engraving and Book Binding. execu- ted promptly, and will be as well and reasonably alone as anywhere. LOCAL ITEJIIS. Fred. Gregory of New York city was in town Sunday. Mr S. R. Keith of New York spent Sun- day in town. Miss Sarah Lewisjs visiting friends in Plainficld, N. J. Mr. Frank Bailey of New York, visited relatives in town over Sunday. C. B. DeKlyn and family left Norwalk for New York on Thursdaylast. John H. Patterson of Boston was in town last week, visiting relatives. O O Miss Mamie Mumford has returned from a protracted visit in New York city. 1 Mr. George B. St. John and bride re- turned from their wedding tour Saturday. Morris J. Bissell and bride of St. Louis, ; spent last week in town visiting Rev. S. , -B. S. Bisscll. The Ferrys are at their old winter quar- ters with the Misses Rossiter at 1421 K. st., Washington. Mrs. Louisa Day of Minneapolis, is visiting her mother, Mrs. James A. Hoyt, on East avenue. .nv ._ Mrs. Parsons and Miss Mansfield, of New Haven spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Talcott on Belden avenue. Mr. C. J. Griffin, of the Bridgeport Bus- iness College, was in town on Saturday, and made this ofiice a pleasant call. One of Dann’s horses got away from a stableman Sunday evening and ran around a the block, but returned without doing any\ idamagc. ‘ Mrs. David Hill, of Albany, daughter of Mr. FrederickiBeldeu of this town, who has been seriously ill at her home, is now iconvalescent. ‘ A beautiful and sharply defined “bow :Eof promise” was set in the heavens during , brief “clearing up” in the stormy ' - cather of Sunday. Billy Buxton, the expressnian, carries a trained wrist in abandage, the result of "'1 misstep from his express wagon at South orwalk Saturday night. Martin Howley, engineer in a Danbury :1 at shop, was caught by a revolving shaft 35!; week and had two ribs broken, besides ustaining many severe bruises. if Postmaster Ephraim Thomas, of R0- ayton, was bound over under $200 bonds ‘2 y Commissioner Wright Thursday on the ; liarge of selling postage stamps on credit. Mr. John Myers of New York is the ;~ nartner of James “Hen” Hoyt in the man- l gement of the liquor store On Water 5 treet formerly conducted by Alonzo l elley. i M. A. Leppert, foreman of the Bethe] ‘3 ureka hook and ladder company, and . M. Lyon, of the same company, weje ‘ town Monday, calling on some of their orwalk firemen friends. The Fairies’ Well was presented in the '1 pera House. on Saturday evening, to a iir sized and appreciative audience in an cceptable manner by an excellent and ell balanced company. On Thanksgiving night, at the Athen- um, Pioneer Hook and Ladder company ill give their Opening sociable of the sea- " 11. They propose making it even more ujoyable' than those given last season. The ladies of the East Norwalk Meth- ‘ n ist church are holding a fair and supper ‘ . Randall’s Hall, East Norwalk, three . I ghts this week—Tuesday, Wednesday l d Thursday—for the benefit of the new urch fund. . Mrs. C. D. Matthews and Mr. and Mrs. :- . M. Martin and family have left their " immer home~and taken up their resi- nce, for the winter, in New York city. " n eir stay in the country has been longer an usual, this season. , H. E. Bishop, John Hyatt and “Lew” i 'ice walked from Norwalk to Bridgeport Monday. They made the trip in just . ee hours, which is good time consider- g the condition of the roads. To-day iey intend to start for Danbury. Henry Green and “Vet” Taylor started onday, instead of Saturday as reported, 1' Litchfield, Milton and other of Litch- ld county’s happy hunting grounds hither Bassett had preceded them with e guns, dogs and game bags. - ESTABLISHED 1800 VOLUME LXXXIX. Norwakfiéléflli RATES FIJI! ADVERTISING All! NIB PRINTING - At the Superior court in Bridgeport, on ‘ Tuesday, Wm. Gilbert who shot Frank l Buzzell, in Bullcn’s saloon, at Bridgeport, last August. plead guilty to manslaugh- ' ter and was sentenced to states prison for five years. Iron Moulders’ Union, No. 209, will hold its fifth annual ball in the Armory on Thanksgiving eve, Wednesday, 27th inst. Heine’s orchestra will furnish music and H. H. Griggs will call ,the figures. It is sure to be a grand success. The young and accomplished daughter of Rev. Dr. Agustus Baird, who since the death of her aunt Miss Hattie Baird, has acted as keeper of the family home of Mr. Edward Baird of South Norwalk. is now enjoying a much needed rest at Washing- ton. The electric lights Were used in the Opera House for the first time on Satur— day evening and worked admirably and gave excellent satisfaction. They can be governed to a nicety and the illumination was far superior to any light yet tried in the hall. Mr. and Mrs. James Ells, Mrs. Wood- man, mother of Mrs. Ell‘s, Miss Mamie Ells and Mr. Charles Peet, all of New Haven, spent Sunday in Norwalk, the guests of Alderman and Mrs. Isaac Bowe. Mrs. Woodman will remain in town a couple of weeks. ——Elegant line of linen tablets, writing paper, 19c. pound; enamel paints, 12 col- ors, 19c. can; liquid glue, 12c. can ; box of paper, good quality, 100.; cherry, eb- ony and walnut stains, rwady for instant Furniture polish, 10c. bottle. Bos- Up stairs. use. ton Store. A prize fight is announced to take place on Pine Island, near Stamford on next Tuesday night, the contestants being Arthur 0. Upham, of New York, backed by John Mere, of New Haven, and “Sail- or” Brown, backed by Steve Brodie, the bridge jumper, both of New York. An exchange announces that Orleans N. Lyon, a printer, committed suicide in Chicago, on Sunday the 2lst, by strangu: latiou. He will be remembered by many- friends in town as being emplggyed in the GAZETTE Office for a number of years leaving here some twelve years ago to go to Chicago. Robert Van Buren is adding still more to the attractiveness of his home-like resi- dence on West avenue, by the addition of a balcony and gable and two Dutch win- dows. When these improvements are completed the house will be handsomely repainted and will be second to none on West avenue in appearance. The programme for the fair of the South Norwalk fire department, which occurs next week in Music Hall appears in another column, and a persual of it will convince any one that, there is going to be a good time for the friends of the fire- men. The concert on Monday evening will be a feast for lovers of music. Burgess Frank says he would be willing to vote to the incoming burgesscs each an annual salary of $100 instead of the paltry $25 now paid, and even the first named sum would be no compensation for the duties and perplexities of the position. He furthermore says he has no ambition to again become a “public servant.” The Rev. J. M. Foster will speak in the Opera House, on Friday evening of next week, 15th inst., on Life in Andersonville Prison, for the benefit of Buckingham Post, G. A. R Mr. Foster is spoken of as an eloquent and powerful orator, and this address will undoubtedly be a treat for our citizens. ———Speak in time if you want Whitney to get you a Crayonlfor an Xmas piesent. Art Department, Boston Store. Dr. David M. Marvin, a grandson of the late D. M. Marvin, of Westport, late res- ident surgeon of the Presbyterian Hos- pital, New York, and at present attending surgeon to the out patient department of the New York Hospital, has opened an office on South Main street, near the depot, at South Norwalk, and for the present will answer calls there on Wednes- days from 12 to 2.30 p. m. At the borough meeting on Wednesday when the warden was explaining to the meeting, that Bridgeport was spending only $20,000 a year for the construction of new roads and the repair of old ones, while we in Norwalk were spending $6,. 000 annually for repairs alone, the irre- pressible interruptionist in the rear of the hall broke in with, “Yes, and where’s your roads ?” Policemen Anderson and Daily, of Bridgeport, are to be “investigated” by the Police commissioners to-morrow eve- ning for alleged misconduct. Officer Anderson is the gigantic and genial guar- dian of the peace who for years was on duty at the Norwalk fair, and his many friends trust he will vindicate himself. However, when they have their periodical paroxysms of virtue over in Bridgeport somebody must be sacrificed to keep up appearances, and the lightning of their righteous wrath is as likely to strike the just as the unjust. H. W. Finnie, of Bridgeport, an em- ploye of the De-oxidized Metal Co., was arrested on Saturday for stealing metal from his employers which he is alleged to have disposed of to parties in Norwalk. The amount stolen was about 250 pounds and the metal is quite valuable. The De- oxidized Metal Works are managed by Mr. Wm. W. Keys, Jr., son-in-law of Judge Selleck. The funeral of Michael Becker, who died on Tuesday afternoon, as announced in last week’s GAZETTE, was held Friday afternoon, the interment being Masonic and conducted by St. John’s lodge. of which deceased was a member. Mr. Becker was for many years a prominent and popular resident of South Norwalk and left a large fortune, accumulated in the beer business during his residence in this town. A report comes from Greens Farms that the good people who attend the Congre- gational church in that place were obliged to dispense with the singing last Sunday, because during the week burglars had entered the church and carried off the Organ. They have now tied a string around the church and anchored it to a tree. for fear the godless wretches will come back some fine evening and walk off with the building. The Stamford fire department Will repeat the recent public exhibition of the Bayes Aerial truck, which was so much enjoyed by those who witnessed it, including visiting firemen from Norwalk. , _The repe‘ ition will occur on Thanksgiving day, and the people of the town are making preparations to entertain, their visiting friends and brethren in a becoming man- ner. A number of invitatioil'fiato out of town fire companies will be issued. The'investigation of the charges against Chief Marsh, of Bridgeport, ended Thurs- day afternoon, when the chief presented his resignation, and it was accepted. The withdrawal of the charges accusing him of receiving bribes to shield violatcrs of the law doubtless hastened his willingness to resign. The remaining charges leave, no reflection upon his personal integrity; as they arglbased simply on illegal neglect of duty in certain particulars. He had been chief for nearly twenty-five years. The resignation will take effect January 1st, 1890. The work of macadamizing the South Norwalk end of West avenue began Mon- day morning and considerable progress has thus far been made. It consists of a deposit of crushed stone five inches deep, rolled witha steam roller weighing ten tons. A large force of men and teams are at work removing the old cobble pave- ment and soil and hauling and spreading the crushed trap rock. The steam roller is watched with interest by acrowd of spectators and is even more effective than an elephant as a horse frightener. A number of street car horses have been frightened into hysterics by the ungainly monster. ' “The Record of Connecticut Men in the “War of the Revolution, 'War of 1812, and War with Mexico,” a volume of 974 pages, is now ready for distribution. In the com- pilation of this work, as called for by not of the general assembly, approved April 13th, 1887, various sources of information have been sought and examined. The work will be as complete in all'its details as is possible to make it and can be obtained upon application to Adjutant-General Lucius A. Barbour, the subscription price being $5. As there are onlyafew cepies to be disposed of, those desiring them should notify the adjntant-general at once. Several members of Company F went over to the range to shoot for the state badges on Wednesday afternoon. Capt. Kingman, inspector of rifle practice of the 4th regiment was in command. Follow- ing is the score: 200yds. 500yds. Capt. Betts. 23 19 Lieut. Mathies. 17 2O Sergt. Aiken. 19 18 Private Waters. 18 18 Lieut. Stevens. 18 17 Mus. Carrier. 15 17 Private Nash. 14 17 “ Radie. 15 16 “ Hunt. 16 13 “ Sterling. 14 13 Corp. Betts. 13 14 Phineas Taylor Barnum has turned traitor to his country unless the London correspon- dents are lying. He tells the English re— porters that there is no place like England and that some day the wealthy and more cultivated citizens of this country will spend the greater part of their time across the water. N ow this is simply treason. It is base ingratitude. After filling his coffers with American dollars he turns his back on the ozone of Seaside Park and praises the foggy, smoky and damp climate of Great Britain. Plumtrees and Wildcat,noble sub- urbs of the great Tayle Barnum’s birthplace, what think ye of this? Are your beautiful hills and matchless valleys, your picturesque scenery and your health-giving air to be compared to the beef and ale of Hold Heng- land? Are the Ferrys and the Seeleys and the VVilsons and the Hickoks to be compar- ed to the Gnelphs and the Plantagenets? Not by a jugfull Tayle may go back on you but you will always remain green in the memory of the millions who have read of you in the life of the illustrious showman at seventy-five cents a copy and a reserved seat thrown in.—An80nia Sentinel. An Enterprising Republican Journal, especially devoted to Local News and Interests. Jerome Smith, a convivial Westonitc, come to town Saturday afternoon on an empty stomach and went to the Oleander Garden to refresh himself. He called for beer several times, but Mr. Bray noticed that be neglected, after each drink, to set the glass back on the bar. The natural conclusion was that Smith, after drinking his beer, had swallowed the tumblers to take the taste of the beer out of his mouth. Consequently when Smith started out Mr. Bray detained him for examination and found his conclusions correct. Smith had swallowed the tumblers, but they had gone down the wrong way and had lodged in his pockets. He was kept in the lock- up till Monday morning, when Judge Sellcck gave him thirty days. . Thursday afternoon, about six o‘clock, a serious runaway accident occurred on State street, Westport. Mr. Frederick Mead, of Norwalk, and a young man in his employ had been to the Congregational church to deliver cream for the festival. which was being held there, and on their return, when near the residence of Mr. Howard Staples, the horse commenced to run. and the efforts of Mr. Mead to con- trol the animal resulted in tearing out the front of the wagon and precipitating him- self between the vehicle and the horse. Mr. Mead was badly bruised and had one of his ankles broken. The boy was thrown from the rear of the wagon and was quite seriously injured. After the occupants of the wagon had been thrown out the horse continued at a furious speed across the bridge and as far as the resi- dence of‘Mr. Lloyd Nash, where it collided With a post and completely demolished the wagon, and, running up King street, it was finally stopped near the store of Lees & Co.—Record. At the annual meeting of the stockhold. ors,-pi t-te Danbury and Norwalk railroad com‘jauy, held on Thursday, the following board of directors were elected: F. St.- John Lockwood, Norwalk; Chas. H. Mer- ritt, Danbury; Wm. H. Starbuck, New York; Wm. H. Stevenson, Bridgeport; T. A. 'Bostwick, New York; Eben Hill, Norwalk; Stephen Smith, Norwalk; Chas. S. Rockwell, Meriden; W. B. E. Lock- wood, Norwalk; J. S. Macaulay, New York; Levi Warner, Norwalk. At a sub- sequent meeting of the Directors the fol- lowing oflicers were elected: President— ll‘. St.JOhn Lockwood?Vice-President— Charles'-H. Merritf; Sec'i'etary and Treas- urer—C. E. Robinson; Registrar—Lewis C. Green; Executive Committee—Charles H. Merritt, Charles S. Rockwell, Eben Hill, W B. E. Lockwood and Stephen H. Smith. ________‘ Bridgeport had a six days, eight hours per day walking match last week, in which nineteen men started, a number of whom were well known professional pe- destrians. The contest was varied in its early stages by Guerrero, the Mexican, knocking down a few spectators who insulted him, and by other unexpected diversions of a hilarious nature which cre- ated a profitable public interest in the match. The race was a good one and the records equal and in some cases superior to any yet made. Hegelman won with 327 miles to his credit; Guerrero second, 323 miles; Connors, third,316; Howorth, fourth, 306; Herty, fifth, 304; Taylor, sixth, 301; Sullivan, seventh, 258. Only the above seven out of the original nine- teen, remained on the track at the finish, and only the first five of the above received prize money. A very costly and elegant steel plate en- graving has just been executed in the high- est style of the art, copies of which from a. limited supply, are now ready for delivery, and will be sent to any part of the world on receipt of 25 cents each, in stamps or coin. The noble grandeur of the “ Entrance” to the “Garden of the Gods” is the favorite theme of poet and painter. The outer par- apets are of pure white, while the interior columns spring boldly from the plain to a height of 350 feet—the whole suggesting the ruins of a vast temple. These towering walls from a majestic frame work for the snow capped summit of Pike’s Peak which reveals itself among the clouds in the far distance. To secure an early copy of this . admirable work of art, address John Sebas- tian, Gen. Tk’t & Pass. Agent, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail Way enclos- ing 25 cents. A thrifty looking young couple drove through town yesterday, evidently “on the move” to a new residence. They sat on the forward end of a little one-horse load of household goods, with a brilliant bed-quilttucked comfortably around them, and appeared as happy and contented as if the whole wide world were theirs. Their household furniture consisted of two chairs, a little stove, a box, two .bags of something, a stone jar and a healthy, happy, bouncing baby. What could a loving couple ask for, more? The load called to mind the incident of a Canaan Irishman who once applied to the late lamented Hugh Franklin, superintendent of the Housatonic road, with the question: “How much will yez charge to move me furniture to Housatonic ?” On being in- formed that the rate depended altogether upon the amount of furniture to be shipped, Jimmy volunteered the very lucid information: “I hov iverything a fomily needs to keep house wid, barrin’ a pair of flat irons and a cloc .” NORWALK, CONN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1889. Considerable excitement is occasioned in military circles by the fact that Colonel Gone and his staflf and field officers, of the First regiment, C. N. G., resigned their commissions as officers of the Na- tional Guard, and the regiment is in dan- ger of disintegration and the end is not yet. It all comes about through the order of the Governor, permitting the renting and use of 'the Armory for polo playing, despite the earnest protest of the regi- ment’s officers and other prominent citi- zens. Resignations, it is said, are still coming in, and it islikely that some of the Governor’s own staff ofliccrs will resign. It is an embarrassing predicament and its developments will be watched with inter- est. The “boys” were out last Saturday night for fun and deviltry. At a late hour a gang of convivial chaps supposed to belong down West avenue, amused themselves by pulling up by the roots a couple of sections of Judge Austin’s iron fence, which they erected in a workman- like manner squarely across the entrance to Arch street. They were so boisterous in their work that several of the neigh— bors awoke and looked out to see what was up, and a couple of these neighbors recognized the inarauder in the bright light of the electric lamps near by. The Judge, however, did not awake—or if he did, he failed to put in an appearance for some reason. After closing up the street with Austin’s fence the night-hawks con- tinued on down West avenue and broke a few of the public lamps by way of diver— sion. In view of the fact that they were recognized and can be identified, they are likely to hear something real heavy drop at the proper time. Col. Stevenson is the victim of a good story, according to which it seems that the Colonel on Thursday morning drove his horse “Billy” from his Fairfield home to Bridgeport and left the animal at a livery stable while he proceeded to his office in the Housatonic railroad building and plunged into the work of “administrating” the affairs of the road. At noon 11c took the train for_Norwalk and New York, for- J getting all about the horse until he arrived at hisJiome in Fairfield at night, when the faithful beast was awaitih'c'g him at the station as usual, having trotted from Bridgeport on its own account to keep its daily appointment with its superior oflil' cer. It was simply an instance that served to illustrate the intelligence demanded of those who fill any capacity under the Colonel’s administration, and it would not have worked if the circumstances were reversed. For instance, if one of the Colonel’s engineers had gone out with a locomotive, and, having forgotten or mis- laid it, had returned home without it, there would probably have been a row. The exact whereabouts of the original Kohiuoor diamond has been for some time a mooted question. Mrs. Guelph, Queen of England, is generally accredited with being the present custodian of this gem, whose legendary associations and the part it has played in the history and the rise and fall of oriental empires, together with its prodigious intrinsic value, invest it with an interest that is world wide. The doubt that exists in the minds of any con- cerning'the present location of this pre- cious stone, we are enabled to dispel. The Kohinoor diamond is at this very moment worn, in a massive gold ring set- ting, by Mr. Frank Street, of Norwalk, and attracts great attention, as might be expected. Mr. Street wears it with a de- gree of easy grace, apparently indifferent to the distinction bestowed upon him by the possession of the jewel which has excited the wonder of the world for ages, and whose early history is lost in the misty and musty mazes of antiquity. The inquiring student will not be inclined so much to questiOn the identity of the dia- mond,as to doubt the truth of the story of its latest wanderings. It is a romantic and thrilling narrative and begins with the dishonesty of a trusted attache of theroyal household of England, who, after years of conniving, succeeded in abstracting the original Kohinoor from the Queen’s bureau drawer and replacing it with a spurious but very deceptive. article; of his flight, unsuspected, with his valuable plunder, taking ship for Brazil; of shipwreck and cannibalism; of the regulation “trusty friend” to whom the diamond and the secret were confided on the death-bed of the adventurer; of the trusty friend’s sub- sequent escape and voyage to Mexico; of his robbery and assassination in the Black Hills and his death-bed transmission of the jewel and secret to a comrade eastern bound, who accepted the statement as the delirious ravings of a dying man and brought the diamond to these parts, where, getting hard up, he swapped the precious gem, pedigree and all, to Mr. Street for a shiny Cleveland and Thurman badge, a hymn book and an introduction to a Sal- vation army songstress. Whether or not this story gives the true record of the mammoth electric-light diamond which Mr. Street wears, it would be a good idea for the Queen, when she reads the GAZETTE thishweek, to takeher Kohinoor to some reliable jewelry store and have it exam- ined. Two DOLLARS A YEAR NUMBER 45, Jacob Linxweiler, on Thursday, was knocked senseless and nearly killed by a billiard ball thrown at him by George Rose, a drunken and quarrelsome plumb- er, who was refused a drink by Mr. Linx- weiler and his bar-keepers in Gambrinus Hall, South Norwalk. The ball struck Linxweiler over the right temple, felling him instantly. For some hours it was thought he would die, but after regaining consciousness he began to recovery-and is now doing well. Rose narrowly escaped lynching, it is said, but was rescued from the mob by the police and placed under arrest. Brother Bollcs, of the New Milford Ga- zette, will no doubt cheerfully admit the possibility, even “in the best regulated family,” of an awkward blunder being made, which may be more inexplicable than embarrassing. His observation, if not his own personal and_ professional experience, must have taught him that fact during his somewhat extenswe career and the process of his own evolution from what he was, up to what he is, “the Country Editor of To-day,” in which ca— pacity he will pose, undoubtedly with grace, ability and originality, before the weekly press association at the meeting in New Haven next Monday. On Sunday last the propeller City of Norwalk on its down trip, stopped at Oyster Bay to take on board a team of valuable coach horses and two or three vehicles belonging to a Mr. Cowden, of New York, which had been kept at Oys- ter Bay during the summer. The incline on the deck was steep and slippery and extra precautions were taken to get the horses aboard safely. The first horse came down all» right but the other slipped just as it reached the gang—plank and struck against a heavy door which had been placed on the side of-the plank for protection. The door was knocked out of place by the shock and the horse fell back- ward off the gang plank into the water. It at once started to swim around the dock, but just before reaching the cor_ ner, around which it could easily have gained the shore, it turned in betWecn the posts supporting the dock, and being en- .' cumbered with its harness was unable to extricate itself from the close quarters un- der the dock. Meantime the boat’s crew had procured ropes and finally succeeded in fastening one end to the bridle and towed the struggling animal to the shore. Just as the shore was reached, however, where the water was hardly two feet deep, the horse, now thoroughly exhaust~ ed, keeled over and died. It was a noble animal, a heavy gray and a perfect match for the horse that was successfully taken aboard. Captain Peck and his men did everything .in their power to rescue it, and no blame can attach to them for the result. . The special borough meeting called to be held at the Town House, on Wednes- day afternoon, to consider the matter of macadamizing West avenue, drew a large crowd of borough tax-payers to the old rookcry. Warden Coolidge explained the object of the meeting, gave interesting facts and figures concerning the present cost of road repairs and construction in the borough, and a resume of the investi- gations of the highway committee looking to the adoption of the macadam roads. Goold Hoyt submitted a motion that a committee of three be appointed to further investigate and report at a subsequent meeting, Senator Hill spoke briefly and in a vein that had the sympathy of the voters present. as was evidenced by fre- quent bursts of applause. He had con— versed with Engineer Hill. of New Haven, on the subject of the four inch macadam- ized road, and was not encouraged to adopt it without knowing more about it. He proposed to watch the experiment now being made in South Norwalk and get the benefit of her experience, just as she had profited by our experience in the matter of sewers, water-works, etc. He favored a heavier road than four inches and had learned that in New Haven they had put down roads six and eight inches thick and that a six inch" road could be put down for forty to fifty cents a square yard, whereas the estimate submitted to us is sixty-five cents a square yard for a four inch road. It is evident the matter needs more investigation and he offered an amendment to Hoyt’s motion, that the committee of three consist of Messrs. Thomas S. Morison, John H. Lee and Ira Cole, and that they report at a special borough meeting to be called by John H. Lee, warden-elect. some time in 1890. Fred. Mead seconded the motion as amended and E. O. Keeler spoke briefly in its favor. Chairman Morison of the borough highway committee made a brief statement concerning the four inch mac- adam road based on his inspection of it as used in Bridgeport, where in some places, it had been down five years, and where it was found so satisfactory that the people of that city had laid over fifty miles of it. The motion was then put and carried by a . practically unanimous vote, it seeming to be the general sentiment that another year of “investigation” would be of mate- rial value in the process of the ripening of the project.
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