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FRIDAY. JULY 21, 1893.
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[Ente‘red in the Post-Office. as a Newspaper.]
on motion.
A Resume oi the Proposed City
' Charter.
A Great Improvement on the Bor-
ough Charter.
'Agreeably to our promise of Satur-
day last, we present to the readers of
the GAZETTE a synopsis or resumé of
the proposed city charter. The‘docu-
ment is quite a 'long one,—sixty-six
sections of lawyer’s jargon, but yet a
great improvement on- our disjointed
and scattered borough charter. '
Section 1 incorporates the borough
as a city;section 2 relates to the city
boundaries which are identical With
those of the borough; Section 3 pre-
scribes the requirements necessary to
become a city voter, which are the same
as the borough voter, except that a
residence of but four months is re-
quired; we reproduce section 4 :
“The annual meeting of said city
shall be held on the first Monday of
October in each-year, at which time
the electors of said city, by a plurality
of ballots cast as hereinafter prov1ded,
shall elect the several officers'herein-
after designated, and said meeting for
the transaction of business other than
the election of said officers, shall stand
adjourned until seven o’clock and thirty
minutes in the evening of the first
Monday of March next follow1ng, at
such place as the common. council may.
appoint, and notice of said adjourned
meeting and of the several appropria-
tions of money recommended to be
made by the common council and of
other business to be transacted there-
at, shall be published on or before
Wednesday of the week next preced-
ing said meeting, in a newspaper pub-
lished in said city, if_ any ‘there be.
otherwise by posting said notice on the
signpost in said city.”
The essentials of Section 5 are:
-» “Special meetings of said city may
be called and held in such manner, and
at such times and places as the ordi-
nances of said city shall prescribe, and
the callof such meetings shall specify
the object thereof. . Any such Special
meeting maybe adjourned from time
to time, and all votes and questions
shall be decidedby a majority of the
legal voters present and voting; but_at
no special meeting shall any appropria-
tion exceeding the sum of one thousand
dollars be made, except the yote there-
on be taken by ballot. And in case any
proposition to vote- money for any spe-
cific purpose is defeated at any special
meeting, no special meeting to appro-
priate money for the_ same purpose
shall be called, within one calendar
year of the'date when such proposition
is defeated except by a two-thirds vote:
of the common council, but this shall-
not prevent action being taken by the
next annual meeting upon such propo-
sition.” . , ,
Sections 6, 7, 8. and9 relate to the
registration of voters and are the pro-
visions of the borough charter repeat-
ed; section 10 provides for the city offi-
cers which are: a mayor, treasurer,
collector, city sherifi‘, auditor,'six coun-
cilmen, members of registration and
inspectors ; all these officers hold office
from the first Monday of January fol-
lowing their election. This section
also provides how the new board of
water commissioners shall decide the
length of their terms etc.; section 11
prescribes the official oath; section 12
provides for vacancies in city ofiices;
section ‘13 defines the powersaud duties
of the mayor; section 14 prevides the
penalty for “monkeyihg” with the
mayor; section 15 relates to the city
clerk whose duties vary but slightly
from those of the borough clerk; sec-
tion'16 defines the duties of the trees-
urerifiection 17 relates to the collector
and is the exact language of' the bor-
ough charter, mumtis mutandis; sec-
tion 18 covers the duties of the audi-
tor; section 19 relates to the city sher-
ifl’ who takes the place of the borough
bailiff ; section 20 requires certain city
ofi‘icials to give bonds; section 21 re-
lates to the meetings of the city coun-
cil and the procedure where the mayor
is impeached; section 22 gives the
council power to make ordinances, and
candor compels us to say, that the fu-
ture councils cannot complainof a lack
of legislative power to enact ordinances
covering every conceivable point. This
section contains nearly 2,000 words;
section 23 relates to the publication of
the city ordinances ; section 24 provides
that neither the mayor or councilmen
shall receive any salary in excess of 325
per annum; section 25 provides for the
appointive officers who are the same as
under the borough; section 26 consti-.
tutes the council a board of health, as
the court of burgesses is now ; section
27 is so important and sensible that we
give'it in full :
“The common council of the city of
Norwalk shall, on or before Tuesday of
the week next preceding the adjourned
annual meeting to be held on the first
Mondaty
therea tor on the Tuesday next prece
mg the first Monday of March, make
and prepare a detailedestimate of the
amount cigmoney which, in their judg-
ment, will? be necessary and requisite
to meet and provide. for each of the de-
partments of the city government for
the next ensuing fiscal year ; and shall
causejg'auch estimate to be published in
full ill anewspaper published in said
city abduct three days before said an-
nual meeting, and shall submit such'
estimates-“nth such explanations and
suggestions ‘ concerning . the same as”
they sb‘sll deem preper,"to' said control
of March, 1894, and annual‘liv‘
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meeting. Said annual meeting shall
take action on said estimate as it may
deem expedient, and make such ap-
of the city government as may he deems
ensuin fiscal year. No money appro-
priate by said annual meeting shall
be used or expended for any purpose
other than that for which it was appro-
priated ; and any uneXpended appropri-
ation shall be covered back into the
treasury of the. city at the end of the
yearlfor which it was made.
The common council may make a
further appropriation of an amount not
exceeding the sum of one thousand
dollars in any one year for any depart-
have published a notice for at least five
days in a newspaper published in said
City, giving. the details of such propos-
ed appropriation and the
of said counci . ,
tion of said notice, by a two-thirds vote
of all the members of said council,
present and absent, determine to make
such further appropriation. 0 other
appropriation shall_be made. except at
a special city meeting. called for that
purpose, the call of which shall be pub-
lished in a newspaper published in said
city at least five days before said day of
meeting; and shall specify, approx1-
mately, the amount. of and for what
purpose the appropriation is required.
Correct accounts shall be kept by the
treasurer of all receipts and expendi-
tures of the city during each fiscal
year, in proper books of account ar-
ranged in such manner. and under such
heads or branches of expenditure, as
to exhibit accurately and completely
the financial condition of said city and
the several departments thereof; and
said treasurer shall report to the coun-
cil annually, or oftener, 1f the council
require, the amount expended up to
the time of said report for each of the
departments of the city government.
It shall be the duty of the treasurer to
certify on each bill before presented to
the comm on council for payment,wheth-
er or not the appropriation for the de-
partment to whichsuch bill is properly
chargeable is sufficient for its payment;
and if such appropriation is not suffi-
cient, such bill shall not be ordered
paid until an appropriation is made for
its payment.”
Section 23 relates to the tax which is
not laid until after the completion of
the list, viz. : the first Monday of March;
section 29 relates to the assessors, and
gives them two months, instead of twen-
ty days, to attend to that important
duty; section 30 defines the duties and
powers of the board of relief; section
31 relates to taxable property, and fol-
lows in the main the language of the
general statutes; section 32 relates to
deeds and leases of city property ; sec-
tion 83 relates to the police department
and confers the customary powers of
the police regarding arrests, etc.; sec-
tion 34 covers the fire department, and
section 35 the fire police; section 36
relates to street railways, but was strick-
en out by the legislature, as the general
law covered that point; section 37 em-
powers committees of the council to
summon witnesses, etc.; section 38 pro-
videsfor the division of the highway
money between the’ town and city in
- about the same language as the borOugh
charter; section .39 relates to building
lines; section 40 relates to the care and
maintenance of the highways, the open-
and shall, at tbe
' ing and discontinuance, etc., of the
same. The reading of this section gave
us “a tired feeling,” but we presume
so many words are necessary to make
the section legal and effective; section
41 provides for the paving and macad-
amizing of streets; section 42 empowers
the council to compel property owners
to make gas, water and sewer connec-
tions before macadamizing or paving a
street; section 43 relates to harbor lines;
section 44 relates to appeals to the su-
perior court from assessment of bene-
fits and damages in highway cases;
section 45 relates to liens for sidewalks,
etc.; section 46 grapples with the side-
walk question in a more thorough and
effective manner than the present bor-
ough charter; section 47 provides col-
lecting or filing liens for sidewalks
built by the city; section 48 relates to
obstructions placed or allowed to re-
main upon the highways of the city;
section,49 provides for, the collection of
benefits due the city; section 50 em-
powers the council to care for existing
~ parks and purchase new ones, provided
a city meeting authorizes the purchase;
section 51 disposes of the sewer ques-
tion in the customary language; sec-
tion 52 relates to the filing of liens
after a decree of court; sections 53 to 63
inclusive, relate to the water commis-
sioners, and are the existing provisions
of the borough charter, except that
Ridgefield is included in the list of
towns where land can be condemned;
section 64 keeps alive all the rights and
privileges of the borough until the city
gets settleddown tobnsiness; sectiOn
65 provides for the first city meeting,
and section 66 is the “ submission ”
clause. " ‘ ‘
Blather Gray’s Sweet Worm Powders,
Mother Gray, a nurse in. the Chil-
dren’s Home in New York, has for
years treated children successfully with
a remedy, now prepared and placed in
the drug stores, called Mother Gray’s
Sweet Worm Powders. They are sold
by druggists at 250 a package. They re-
move all worms, are harmless as milk;
pleasant t6 take and never fail. Valu-
able for feverishness, constipation and
headache, even if no worms are pres-
ent. Ask your druggist. '
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'A One-Legged Cycling Champion.
NEW YORK, July 21.—Frank S. Beadle-
son, the one-legged bicycle rider, arrived
at the City Hall last night. He beat the
time from San Francisco to New .York by
twenty days. Beedleson’s time is 66 days,
6 hours and 45 minutes. ' ‘
Reducing Rates to the Fair.
CHICAGO, J uly,21.—:A reduction of $5 on
round trip rates between Chicago and
points south of the Ohio river was agreed
upon at a meeting oi: the southern lines.
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prOpriations for each of the departments.
ed necessary and proper for the next
ment of said city; provided, they shall.
department '
for which the same will be” required ,1;
next regular._meet.ing,
held after ‘i-the‘ exp1ra-- ~-
' the thinnest,
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DAN I'M—Ii HI'(LXCUS WlLL.“
Another sumon to u... Dre‘xel Inotltilto
to Found to Hospital.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2l.——The‘will or” A.’
J. Drexel gives to the German hospital
$100,000; to his six grandsons. the three
sons of the Biddles and the three sons of
the Pauls. $1,000,000 each: to J. W.’Paul.
J r.. $500,000; to the trustees of the Drexel
institute, 01,000,000, to found either an art
gallery or a hospital, or to use a. portion of
the income for the expenses of the insti~
tutc, at their discretion. He providesfor
the acquisition by his estate or Mrs. George
W. Child’s interest in The Public Ledger
on the death of Mr. Childs.’ . These are the
principal bequests.
He provides for thetantinuation of his
interest in the firm of Drexel, Mogan 86
Co. and Drexel. Harjes & Co. It is under;
stood that the surviving children preposc
- to contribute 81,000,000 out of their estate
i to the endowment of the Drexel institute.
The only direct and uncOnditional be~
quest madejto the Drexel institute is that
of Mr. Drex'el’s books, pictures and objects
of art. Mr. "'Drexel expended during his
lifetime $600,000 in the erection of the in-
stitute buildings, and endOWed it with 556-
curltles which are now worth fully $1,300,-
000. making his entire gift to the institu-
tion nearly $2,000,000. It is believed, how-
ever, that he contemplated placing the in-
stitute on a. still firmer basis by‘a further
unconditional endowment before he died,
but that the end came too soon for him to
carry out this intention. '
FATAL NAPHTHA EXPLOSlON.
Four Persons Killed In a Brooklyn Sweat
Band Factory.
BROOKLYN, .luly 21.—At 4:25 yesterday
afternoon a can of naphtha exploded in
the SWeat band factory of J. D. Campbell,
211 ‘Walworth street. killing four persons.
The dead are: .1. D. Campbell, Samuel K.
Campbell, his son; John \Velss,25 years
old, and Jacob Weiss. Matthew Deerlug
was badly injured. ’
The building, which was a. two story
frame structure, was completely wrecked.
There were tivelve persons employed In
the factory, but all excepting the five
named were in the basement and escaped
without injury.
The noise of the explosion was heard
several blocks away and caused conster-
nation in the neighborhood. '
Rival Judges for the Bench.
CADDO, I. '1‘., July 2l.—Governor Jones
recently'removcd the county judge of
Cedar county from office for political rea-
sons, and appointed 3. Jones man for his
successor. Judge N o. 1 refusesto surren-
der his commission and is now holding
court, while judge. N o. 2 is there and tries
the same cases. It is thought that serious
trouble will be the result, as the Locke men
claimthey will stand by the man they '
elected, and if Governor Jones sends his
militia there, as soon as they are gone he
Will hold courtagain.
Chinese Left to Starve.
Wasnixcrox, J uiy 21.——Slxty Chinese
are believed to be starving to death on
board a steamer at Portland, Qre. The
steamship llaytian Republic brought the
Chinese, but they were not allowed to
land, not having their proper certificates.
The vessel was also libeled for smuggling,
and the owners deserted her. The govern-
ment, believing the owners left the vessel
in order to saddle the expense of feeding
the Chinese on the treasury department,
refused to interfere,and the Celestials are
uncured for. _ . . . "
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An Alleged Maryland l’ostomce Robber.
NEW YORK, July '21.—-Advices have been
received from Oakland, Md., by the past-
oflice authorities that the man James At— ‘
wood, who is under arrest here as a sus-
picious person, was wanted for robbing
the Oakdale postoflice‘ and carrying off
over $500 worth of postage stamps, several
hundred dollars in money and valuable
papers. The burglary was committed on
the night of July 15.
Confedei-‘atc Statué Unveiled.
RICHMOND, July 21.—-A handsome mon-
ument to the Confederate soldiers in Not-
toway was unveiled at the court house
there yesterday. The shaft is surmounted
by a. Confederate veteran, life size, and on
the base the names of 600 soldiers are in—
scribed. General Fitzhugh Lee made the
address, and the ceremonies included a
procession, dinner and concert. Over 30,002
persons were present.
25 Cents Will Buy a Wife
or mother a bottle of Dr. Hand’s Colic
Cure at any drug store. Mrs. S. W.
Merrill, of Fairdale, N. Y., says: “Dr.
Hand’s Colic Cure is far in advance of
any remedy of the kind I ever used.
It will quiet baby when she is scream—
ing with pain.” Ask some mother who
has used this remedy about it. When
your baby is cross and , fretful while
teething apply Dr. Hand’s Teething
Lotion to the gums. Sold by all drug-
gists. 25 cents. -
. New York,
July I 7, 1893.
In these hot times don’t let
the cool seeming of clothes
deceive you. Loose woven
cheviots, for example, don’t
look particularly cool ; but the
wind blows right through them.
Nun’s cloth, black or gray, is
strongest and
coolest; but don’t seem so ex-
cept to the man that wears it.
White duck trousers look cool-
er than any other, but ar’n’t so
comfortable; as flannel or wOrs—
ted ;' same {way 'With vests _ of
white and fancy duck. . .
We have all these things,
and, now that you know which
from which, you can be cool
or look cm], which ever you
want-«or both. j . '
Our neglige shirts-«beautiful!
-.-look cool, are cool.
ROGERS, PEET & (:0.
Free deliveries toall points-within onehum .
cred miles of NewYork city. -
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worth more in Work. The variety is, of course, too large to admit of our
material worth more in style,
mentioning more than a few Specimens.
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TO-DAY WE OPEN THE
Muslin Underwear ever held in this market.
CORSET oovans.
at 35c.
Cambric corset covers,
V neck, deep
embroidery, at 25c.
25c cambric covers, high
neck, with Hamburg em- .
broxdery, cluster of tucks
down the front,‘at 250.
Good muslin corset cov-
ers,h1gh neck,tucked yoke
and Hamburg embroidery,
Good muslin corset cov.
ers,V neck,back and front,
trimmed with Hamburg
embrOidery, 47c. '
NIGHT GOWNS.
Mother - Hubbard
gown, with double
yoke, cambric rufile
at neck and sleeves,
only 47c.
Mother - Hubbard
gown with two rows
of Hamburg inser-
tion, pleated yoke,
neck,front and sleev-
es trimmed with fine
embrmdery, for 890.
Mother - Hubbard
gown, V neck, yoke
of six clusters of
small tucks and four
rows of fine lace in-
Hamburg
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and sleeves trimmed
with lace for 98c.
SKIRTS !
brie mills and four small tucks, 47c.
headed by five tucks, 490.
headed by ten tucks. 980.
SKIRTS . .
Good muslin skirts, with deep hem, 5-inch cam-
Good muslin skirts flounce of 4-inch embroidery,
Fine muslin skirts, with 6-inch Hamburg flounce,
Finer skirts at $1.25, 1.50, 1.89. and 2.50.
l l 'DRAWER'S ,! DRAWERS! !
Extra good muslin drawers, with deep hem and
cluster of tucks, only 250.
. Good muslin drawers, with tucks and cambric or
linen lace ruffle for 25c.
_’Good muslin drawers, with 3-inch Hamburg
ruffle, headed with three clusters of tucks, 49c.
‘ {Fine muslin drawers, with 6-inch Hamburg rufile
'headed by ten small tucks, 98c.
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JACKETS
In order to make room,for.;..other goods. we have decided
to close out our entire stock of Outside Garmentsj‘iuelud- ,
ing Ladies’, Misses, and Children’s Garments of all kinds. '
Ladies’ Jackets in Black, Navy, Tans and Mixed Goods,
with Cloth and Velvet Capes, Full Back and Large Sleeves. :
Misses’ Garments, from 12 to 18 years, in Plain J ackets
and with Cape's. Children’s Garments, from 4 to 12‘ years,
in. Light and dark Cloth.
and in order to do it we
ma nulacturers’ price. V
Sale
CAPES
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i Tristrdm 8' Egan’s,
2 GAZETTE BUILDING,
NORWALK .
Every garment must be sold,
will sell them at less than ..the
was unanimous i we 2
All of our New and FashiOnable‘7Capes will be included
in [this sale at just one half , our former price. All goOdst
marked in plain figures. - — ~- ' .1 I -
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