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SPECIAL cm MEETING.
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v-T' he Sum of $12,300 Appropriated
for Purchase of Water Rights.
Condemnation Proceedings Or— V
. dered.
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About. sixty voters assembled in the
dusty and cobwebby room known as
the Town Hall, Tuesday afternoon, in
response to a call 'for a city meeting for
the purpose of taking action on the fol-
lowing matters:
1. To make the necessary appropriation of
money. if deemed advisable. for the purchase
or condemnation of the water and mill rights
between Grupe’s Reservoir and the City of
Norwalk, for the purpose of laying a water
pipeof larger size than the one already laid.
:2. To change the roadways where necessary
for the purpose of increasing the water supply
of the city, and to make the necessary appro-
priation therefor; and _
3. To appropriate the necessary money to
lay a pipe of sufiic1ent dimensions to bring an
adequate supply of water from Grupe’s Reser-
voir to the city.
The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Keeler, and city clerk Lock-
wood read the call.
Water commissioner Mead was pres-
ent and stated that the board of water
commissioners had investigated the
matter of water rights between Grupe’s
reservoir and the Union factory in this
city, and with the exception of the
right claimed by the Union Manufac-
turing company, had secured what they
believed to be the lowest figures ob-
tainable from the owners to secure the
rights wished for and that they aggre-
gated $14,250, and that they had been
unable to make any bargain with the
Union company.
Mr. B. W. Maples moved that the
offers of each of the owners of the
property desired be taken up and acted
upon separately. He objected to the
money being appropriated in a lump.
The city was entitled to a full supply of
water and ought to have it.
A. E. Austin inquired as to what
would be the benefit of securing all of .
the rights without being able to get
those of the Union Manufacturing com-
pany.
Commissioner Mead said that he had
talked with Mr. Bishop, president of
the Union company, and it was his
opinion that the rights could not be se—
cured unless by condemnation proceed-
ings. Said the city of course had the
right to put down whatever size pipe it
chose but would be forced to pay for
extra supply of water.
Mr. A. H. Byington asked if the
commissioners had made any estimate-
of the expense for the entire cost of a
greater supply of water, and was in-
formed by Mr. Mead that the entire
expense would be about $54,000. He
said that when the water system was
first introduced here, he at his own ex-
pense secured an engineer from Hart-
ford, who suggested that the ground
near Daniels’ mills was the better fitted
for a dam than any other and the sup-
ply could be increased from time to
time as a greater supply was needed,
but the suggestion was not acted upon
and another site was chosen. He be-
lieved that enough water was wasted at
Grupe’s dam at certain seasons to fill
the scarcity in the summer or dry sea-
son. He said that he had visited
Grupe's and found the pond had fully
ten feet of mud at the bottom. Thou-
sands of dollars had been squandered
on the present works. The city had no
money to fool away but water 'wasa
necessity and we must have it. That
when water was most needed was just
the time when there was a scarcity of
the same. He believed in getting a
first-class engineer to investigate and
report before a large sum of money was
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expended. He meant nodi‘sparagement
to the ability of, Engineer Wood or the
"water commissioners in making the
suggestion. \
Gen. D. N. Couch said that the city
now had duly a right to use a twelve
inch pipe from the Grupe reservoir and
he was in favor of a sixteen- inch or
even larger pipe if necessary. He did
not think the price asked by the owners
of the water rights needed as being ex-
cessive. -
Engineer Wood said that the location
spoken of by Mr. Byington was a good
one, but that if it had been selected it
would have entailed an expense of $150,-
000. He had in company with Engineer
Van Buren visited different sites and
they both practically agreed that the
one proposed was the better of all.
Mr. A. C. Arnold asked as to how
much water was needed for a full daily
supply. but was not fully answered.
Engineer Wood said that more than
a 12 inch pipe was necessary; was in fa-
vor of a 16 inch pipe instead of a 24 inch
pipe. The latter would cost double,
and the interest on the difference in the
cost would amount to enough in twenty-
five years to lay another 16 inch pipe.
Thought it» a good plan to run pipe di~
rect to the head of Belden avenue, and
the overflow would be sufficient to fill
the reservoir. He was of the opinion
that. the mill owners were benefitted by
Grupe’s reservoir. '
It was voted that the meeting proceed
to consider the prices asked by the
mill owners, separately.
The first was that of- Isaac W. Daniels
who asked $1,000. Commissioner Tread-
well thought the price reasonable and
the Commissioners were instructed to.
purchase the same.
The second was that of Blancharu’s
mill, (so called) for which the sum of
$3,500 was asked. It was voted that
the Commissioners secure the same of
Franklin A.‘ Smith for $2,500 or else by
condemnation proceedings. ‘
Mr. Charles Olmstead asked as to
probable cost of condemnation proceed-
ings and was answered by Mr. Warner
that it would perhaps cost $750.
The third right was that of John W.
Buttery who wanted $3,500. It was
voted that the Commissioners purchase
the same for $2,500 or' secure it by con-
demnation. _
The fourth was that of William W
Austin he wanted $1,000 and the com-
missioners were instructed to purchase
the same.
The fifth was that of Henry Guthrie
who had two mill sites. He asked $3,-
000, and the commissioners were an-
thorized to secure the same at the fig
ures asked. '
The sixth was owned by William H.
Davis and the price asked was $2,500
and the commissioners were instructed
to purchase the same for $2,500.
As each right was brought up the
value of the same was fully discussed
by Messrs. Isaac Selleck, A. H. Camp,
A. H. Byington, A. E. Austin, Dr. J.
'G. Gregory, B. W. Maples and others.
The seventh and last was that of the
Union manufacturing company. Com-
missioner Treadwell was of the opinion
that concessions would be made by the
Receiver in time. Gen. Charles Olm-
stead was in favor of condemnation pro-
ceedings. Mr. Byington was in favor
of getting some definite offer from the
company. Mr. Maples thought that
nothing would have been accomplished
by the meeting if some decisive action
was not taken in this matter: said he
owned 35 shares of the Union manufac-
turing stock for which he paid the mu-
nificent sum of two dollars.
After some further discussion rele-
vant and irrelevant, it was voted that
the commissioners be authorized to
bring condemnation proceedings for
the acquirement of the rights desired.
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On motion of B. w. Maples it was
voted the sum of 312,300 be appropria-
ted to secure the rights voted upon and
the city council was instructed to turn
over to the commissioners the money
needed as fast as the rights were ac-
quired. The vote was by ballot and
stood 4G for to 6 against.
The meeting then adjourn'ed without
having acted upon other matters incor-
porated in the call for the meeting.
Recent Deaths. ' -
‘ The following deaths have occurred
in town since Saturday morning:
Julia Heinze, wife of James J. Shea
died suddenly Saturday noon: aged 20
years, 11 months and 29 days.
John, the 5 year old son of John Sey-
mour, died at his home on Hoyt street,
Saturday.
George A., son of George H. and
Elizabeth Whitlock, died on Saturday,
aged 3 months and 21 days. p
Arihur, the infant son of Thomas and
Catherine Fitzmaurice, died at his
home on Railroad Place, aged 1 month.
.Ann 3., daughter of John and Mar-
garet_ German, died early Saturday
morning, aged 1 year and 2 months.
Leo V., son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
McGinn. died on Sunday, aged 2 years.
Mrs. Bridget Welch, died at her home
on Cross street, Saturday, aged about
60 years.
Edwin Ball, of Newark, N. J., son of
Edwin and Sarah E. Ball, died at the
home of his . grandmother Mrs. E.
Crowther in Winnipauk, Sunday night,
aged 4 years and six months.
A 6-months old son of Richard Dun-
char, died at his home in South Nor-
walk this morning.
John Murray was drowned at South
Norwalk Saturday night aged adout 25
years.
, Death of an Inventor-
Simon Ingersol}, mention of whose
death at Glenbrook was made in these
columns on Tuesday, was the inventor
of the Ingérsoll rock drill. His invent-
ion caused a sensation when he placed
it before the public many years ago,
and today it is considered among the
most useful of the appliances used in
railroad building. Mr. Ingersoll was
born in Greenwich, Conn, and enjoyed
the friendship of many of the noted men
of the time. He lost his fortune years
ago and died a poor man. At the time
of his death he was at work on an inven-
tion for reducing friction on the shafts
of ocean steamships and hold. that he
had practically perfected it. By the
appliance, he said, much greater speed
could be obtained with greatly reduced
consumption of coal. The deceased
was 75 years of age, and was a brother-
in-law of Charles W. Hoyt,.of this city.
A Legal Decision.
The estate of Wilfiam Hawley of
Ridge-field was settled in the probate
court last week. Mr. Hawley died
about 1867 and left to his son ,William
K. Hawley a trust of $5,000. In 1886
Hawley entered the Home of the
Friendless in Philadelphia and after-
wards assigned his property to this insti
tution. The hearing before the Ridge—
field probate court was on settlement of
trustee’s account, showing how much of
the income Was due-to W. K. Hawley’s
assignee, the Home of the Friendless.
The trustee claimed he could retain
various sums the home contested. The
Home representing W. K. Hawley’s in-
terests disputed certain items and the
court has ruled in favor of the Home to
of this city was the attorney fer the as-
signee and George B. St. John of Nor-
walk the trustee.—-Danbury Dispatch.
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Sudden Death.
William H. Tremper, for 18 years
connected with the New York News
00. died very suddenly this morning
at the home ,of his nephew Charles A.
Havfland on Lincoln avenue, this city.
The deceased arrived here from the
Catskills, Saturday, and complained of
not feeling very well. For the past
fourteen years he had spent a portion
of his summer vacations here. He was
about 40 years of age, and the cause of
his death was heart disease. '
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Released from Jall. ,
Mrs. Amanda F. Keeler of Bridge-
port and formerly of Norwalk, who was
charged with fraudulently receiving
pension money in the last term of the
United States Court, and who was fined
twenty-five dollars and costs, amounting
to about $130, was released from the
Hartford jail Saturday. She took the
poor debtor’s oath.‘
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glass. Bottles Extract Magic Iron-
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bottle makes a quart of the
best Iron, Tonic Syrup in
the world. Delicious
in ice water. Will
keep indefinitely.
Does not affect
the teeth.
.rcn SALE nv
onvcclsrs PM) cowrccrlo‘nms.
the extent of 3200. Howard W. Taylor
‘ Housatonic river,
as A MAN
Will! Hill BHElilitllSM
FOR 23; YEARS.
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Had Rheumatic Fever Eight or
Ten Times.
The Bissase Entirely Driven But
By Six lefties of Allen’s.
Mr. ELLIS B4USHER of Bonny Eagle,
Maine, whose case has become well
known for miles around, and whose re-
lease from this terrible disease is consid-
ered almost a miracle by all who know
him, is now a. well man, and considers
Allen’s Sarsaparilla the most wonderful
medicine of the age.
BOXNY EAGLE, ME. Gentlemen : —-
Your Sarsnparilla has been of untold
value to me. For twenty-six years I have
suffered from acute rheumatism; have
had rheumatic fever eight or ten times,
' and have hardly been free froui rheumat-
ic pains for many years until about sev~
en months ago. For the last six or
eight years I have suffered terribly. I
have spent hundreds of dollars for doc-
tors and medicine, but could get no ben-
efit. I tried all the remedies known, in-
cluding two kinds of sarsaparillas, but
continually grew worse, until I was an-
able to do even thelightest work. I
could hardly move around. I was in
this condition, and had been so for over
a year, when I began taking Allen’s
Sarsaparilla. I have now taken six bot.-
tles, and have har'dly felt a twinge of
rheumatism for seven months, during
which time I have been doing a man’s
work every day. I can now do as much
hard work in a day as the majority of
men, all of which is due to Allen’s
Sarsuparilla. ELLIS B. USHER.
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ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.
Enoc S. SMALL, of Windham Centre,
Me, writes :—For some time I have been
very sick with kidney disease and was
given up to die; in fact. I did not expect
to live much longer. I was all bloated
up to nearly twice my usual size, and
had a continued pain in my kidneys and
liver. I tried doctor’s medicine in vain,
took two bottles of a. very well-known
sarsaparilla, without receiving any ben-
efit, and at last .began taking Allen’s
Sarsaparilla. The first few doses made
me feel worse, and I thought I should
have to give it up, but I continued its
use and had not taken half a bottle before
Ibegan to feel very much better. I con-
tinued to improve and now I consider
myselfcured. I have no pain, the sore-
ness and weakness are all gone, and I
am gaining strength every day. I
think Allen’s Sarsaparilla saved my
life, and I am glad of an opportunity to
speak in its praise and to recommend it
'to Others. ‘ I
A BETTER .MAN.
C. Y. FULLER, Blacksmith, East Un-
ion, Me., writes :—For four years I have
had kidney disease, which has been con-
tinually growing worse, although I took
medicine that claimed to be a sure cure.
My trouble consisted of a severe pain in
the lower part of my back and hips, am}.
also a complete loss of appetite. I be-
gan taking Allen’s Sarsaparilla, and two
bottles have cared me '1 he pain left
my back and hips and has not returned
since. My appetite is complete, for the
first time in years.. Allen's Sarsaparilla .
is decidedly the best medicine I ever
used, and I will recommend it to all. It
sures.
Four Tracking the Consolidated,
For two years an average of 1,100
men have been at work making a cut
through the rock at Mont Vernon. The
work has cost more than $1,500,000.
The New York Sun says:
The officials of the road say that they
cannot prophesy with any degree of
certainty when the four-track system
will be completed, because it is impos-
ible to estimate the delay which will be
occasioned in securing the property and
the privileges needed in the cities of.
Stamford, South Norwalk and Bridge-
port, through which the road runs. The
work in the cities will be left till the
last, but as the remainder of the work
is now pretty well advanced it cannot
be delayed much longer.
The first section of the four-tracked
road to be constructed was the stretch
between New Rochelle Junction and
East Portchester. This was begun 10
years ago, and has been in operation a
long time. Other sections completed
and in operation are those. between
South Nor-walk and Bridgeport and
between East Bridgeport 'and the
The section from
Glen Brook, just east of Stamford, to
South N orwalkwill soon be finished, as
will also that between the Housatonic
river and New Haven. In this section
the road will go straight through the
hills, .w hich were avoided with the
curves in the original construction.
The section from Greenwich to Stam-
ford 1s nearing completion. One of the
most expensive and bothersome parts
of the work has been the raising of the
tracks . at Darren and 'pther points,
where it has been necessitated by the
fact that the roadbed is so near the tide
level that intersecting highways cannot
be depressed and run under the tracks.
_ rename is'After Thorn.
The assertion that it is thephysicians
standing highest and having the best
practice who; most frequently violate
the laws, has received added proof by
the state of affairs discovered by Attor-
ney G. E. Hill, the new County Health
officer. That official has set about cor-
recting the abuses that exist and this.
morning was found busily writing let-
ters to delinquent disciples of Escula-
plus. .
Among the state laws is one regard-
ing the registration of births. It pro-
vides that physicians who have charge
of such case's shall during the first week
of the month next following the birth
present [to the town clerk of the town
in which he is practicing the facts con-
cerning the birth, giving the names of
the child and its paterta together with .
the date and place of its birth.
This rule has been more honored in
the breach than in the observance, all
over the country. l‘hysicians seem to
he possessed of an idea that if the reg-
istration is made at any time within six
months, the requirements of the law
,are‘complied with. In many cases,
however, even this' has not been done
and there are children in all the larger
towns whose birth is not entered on
the records. This negligence might be
of great injury to some of them in the
future and Attorney Hill is taking vig-
orous steps to prevent its continuance.
The law provides a penalty of from
$10 to $25 for violations and examples
may be made of some of the delin-
quents. .
And She Left Hlm.
Tony Frontz, an Italian in the employ
of McLaughlin & Donohue, at Stam-
ford, is wondering where in the world
his wife has gone to and why she left
him so unceremoniously. _ They had
only been married about a month and
had been keeping house on Pacific
street, where Tony had furnished apart-
ments and had done everything, he says,
to please his wife. The Advocate says:
He first met her in Norwalk,
where she was known as Jennie
Feniene. She is a young Italian
woman of prepossessing appearance,
but, if reports are true, has a mania for
going through the marriage ceremony.
It is reported that she also has a. hus-
band in New Haven, one in Newark,
N, J., and still a third one somewhere
else while the love lorn Tony makes
No. 4.
Norwalk it did not take long for Tony
to 'pop the question, and the couple
proceeded to Port. Chester, where they
were united. Everything went well un-
til Tuesday, when, on returning home,
Tony found that his wife had ‘ ‘flown the
coop,” taking with her $15 in cash, a
gold ring and other articles belonging
to her husbhnd, She had left the key
of the apartments with one of the
neighbors. Tony made inquiries and
went to Norwalk, but could find no
trace of his missing wife, and the rumor
has it. that she met No. 2. of Newark
and accompanied him to that city.
DARIEN.
The hearing before commissioners of
the Probate Court (A. J. Bell, G. A.
Carter, jr., and Edward Duffy) in the
matter of claims against the estate of
the late Julia Waterbury is being held.
The deceased left property worth $2,500,
and the heirs dispute bills which have
been presented against it. Attorneys
N. R. Hart, Michael Kenealy and Ed-
ward M. Troy are engaged in the case.
The first session was mostly taken up
with the testimony of Mrs. Waring,
who is capable of furnishing hard work
for the sharpest cross-examiner. She
had a claim of $75 for services in nurs-
ing Julia Waterbury during her illness.
Mrs. Lyon has the largest claim—$1,000
—for services. Isaac Carroll of New
York presents a claim for 8300. It is a
note given by Mrs. Waterbury to her
sister, Letitia, and by her endorsed to
Mr. Carroll. The allegation set up on
behalf of the estate is that the note
was given without consideration. The
expression “for value received” is used
in the note. No evidence has yet been
taken in regard to this claim.
4..
Seriously lll. ‘
The venerable Mr. Martin Craw is so
seriously ill that his friends begin to
fear a fatal termination of his maladies.
He is in his eightyceventh year and his
great age is telling seriously against
his recuperative powers. 'His demise
is deemed not improbable, unless a
change for the better is caperienced
within a short time.
Electric Road to Riverside.
Work was commenced Monday on
the new branch road of the Consoli-
dated system at Greenwich to River-
side. A gang of laborers were brought
from New Haven and put to work. It
is proposed to use electricity on the
new line, which is to be four miles in
length;-
‘ Sold Out.
The dry goods establishment of W.B.
Hall & Co.,of Bridgeport,was on Tues-'
day purchased by Smith & Murray of
Springfield, who have a branch store
in Bridgeport. The terms of the sale
were not given out. A. R. Logic, who
a long time been has at the head of the
establishment of W. 3. Hall & Co.
severe his connection with the concern.
Sponkn The Truth. .
Mrs. Hodsdon of Haverhill,'ll. H.,
says: “I know whereofI speak. when
Isay Dr. Kennedy’s Favorite Remedy
is a positive cure for salt rheum, eczma,
boils, and sores.
aerated sore leg.”
After their first meeting in'
It-cured me of an ulJ
NOMYSlEflY ”All. 7
In Fact, The Gold-n81: Did Spill the Water.
If you at a gold-fish in a vessel filled to th
216131?th water, why won’t the water overs
This question was o co discussed at le
by a learned society. day a plain prllgttil-1
cal man made the experiment. He found. of
coursetthat the fish. like any other body. dis-
placed its weight in water._ Thus we see 'the
danger of Jumping at conclusions. It has been '
thought that a man who takes much open air
exerc1se must. eat meat and other solid foods.
But what if his stomach rebels a ainst them ?
James 0, 091111;. of Syracuse- . Y.. suffered
agomes wrth indigestion and lost flesh fast.
Read it at he says. “In justice to Paskola I
Will say that I average about five miles of
walking daily (Sunday excepted) and eat no
meat nor fish of any k1nd.-because 1 do not
33%;? Elgmiog’as‘kpl: ilsg indeed a food and a
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minding]: too my frtifinllsg’easum m recom-
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ill-Janus??? tariffs-“iii law:
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£38??? of oger‘fogds} Lo a assists in the di-
. a vxn rnar . o oudon. ' .. ' -
"I began taking . Paskola J anuarlg' 11? leggysi
had been aick seven or eight weeks and was
so low as to be unable to be weighed: could
notfiurp myself 11(11 lgleld alone.
' y men s an e octor the
go down. The first dose of Paskollf 23:01:35:
little appetite and I began to revive. M
strengt increased so that in a week from 111%
t me I took Paskola. I weighed 83 ounds and
ping 11:31???le I weight? 88 poundp ; while in
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muffs-’1’ rst 1 have gained .0
" be encouraged. I am et ’
strength 13 increasing everyydayrefily ggdeghl
weight lS_ from 140 to 150 pounds. 1 veril be-
lieve that With the help of the good 0rd
Pas ola has done a wonderful work for me:
For years I have suffered so much with indi—
ges.1on and ‘ consti ation. I have doctored
and taken this and t at. but of no avail.
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