Litchfield enquirer., 1878-12-05
LITCHFIELD.

The County Commissioners are in town preparing their annual reports.
 -Messrs McAllister and Mclean exchang- ed pulpits, Sunday morning.
 Mrs. Dewez has rented and moved into Mir. Robert Williams new house.
 -Bramans Five Cent Counter continues to attract crowds of buyers.
 Lords Block has been repainted, outside, and presents greatly improved appearance. Mir. OrvilIe Adams has rented and moved into the west half of MT. Robert Williams residence on West St.
 The Circulating Library will be opened on Saturday next. It is opened but once each fortnight during the winter.
 Abigail Birge has sold thirteen acres of land with buildings, in Bantam, to Eliza Moss of Morris, for $500.
 Mir William Richards, son of the late Geo. Richards, formerly pastor of the Congre- eationaI church here, preached in the Chapel, Sunday evening. His sermon was very able and we'll delivered.
 Go. H, was mustered and inspected by Maj. c. E. Doty, Brigade Quarter Master, of Gen. Smiths staff, on Thursday evening last He expressed himself satisfied with the ap- pearance of the company, and the condition of their arms, clothing and equipments.
 Attention is called to new advertisement OfE. E. Champiin. The Chief of folice dis penses groceries at fearful reduction of price, as he claims and has a new, enclosed desk, lighted day and night in which he ''sets for'' delinquents.
 Last week the southeast side window in St Michaels Church was replaced by a neat floral window in memory of Miss Maria Sey- mour The lily and the passion flower are prominent in it's design, and there is border of morning glories-her favorite flower. The memorial was procured by friends, her family iknowing nothing of the project till the win dow had arrived. Too often the Church re- wards in this way the mere benefactions of the ''cheerful giver." In this instance it is the love and labor of lfetime-only too shert- that are thus appropriately commemorated.
 VILLAGE MERTINa IMPORTANT ACTION LOOKING TO THR CONSTRUCTION OF SRwERs.- On the 18th day of May 1872, the Village of Litchfeld held it's last meeting till Saturday when, after six years interval, there was another election of officers, and the transac- ton of important business. For some years the Village Improvement Company has taken village interests in charge, and has accomplish ed most valuable work. That Company has, however, none of the legal powers that are conferred by charter upon cities, boroughs, and villages. This has been felt to be the chief difficulty in dealing with the vital question of sewerage. There is general determination to have something effective done, but very limited legal powers for dealing with the sub- ject The Board of Health is town beard, with considerable power of preventing or pun ishing individual nuisances, but without dol lar of money at it's command, and utterly pow erless to form or carry cut projects dependant upon combined action for success. The old Village charter gives that corporation no con- 1rol of the parks nor of the matter of sewerage Saturdays meeting was called, therefore, to consider the question of asking from the legis- lature an incEease sf power to enable the Vil- lage corporation to deal with these subjects.
 The meeting was much larger than we had anticipated. Nearly every lawyer in the vil- lage, most of the physicians, and very full representation of our business interests were present. After the reading and acceptance of the Treasurer's report Chewing balance of $4s.9O in the treasury), and the election of officers for the remainder of the current year, the following resolution was offered by Geo. M. Woodruff, Esq:
 Voted, That Origen s. Seymour, William Deming and George A. Hickox be and they are hereby appointed a committee to procure from the next General Assembly such amend. ment to, and alteration of the charter of this Village, as in their judgment the necessities oi the Village require.
 There was some discussion of the question of the construction of sewers, and questions were asked regarding the effect of the propos- cd amendments of the charter. In reply, Mir. Graves stated that enlargement of the charter powers would not be effective without further action of the Village. An amendment would merely authOrizcthe Village te appropriate mon- ey for, or te take other effective action regard ing. the important questions in issue. He said that. for one, he believed the building of the sewer necessity and should favor the appro- priation of money for that purpose. He agreed with previous speaker in asking 6 frank ex. 1. .pressien of opinion on this vote. Those who were opposed to any action should vote aga,ns the resolution, since it would be useless labol to procure from the legislature additional pow seFs the Village never meant to use The reso Aution was adopted unanimously and the meet Eng adjourned without day.
 TAs result of this meeting certainly indicate Sa the matter of sewerage is to be thorough, de NG with sn this village. With good Villag cha. Ter giving the usual necessary powers owe thiss Es5aetysad efficient action taken under it there Np tae a0 danger of recurrence of tn fever of de past season.
 The E flowing is 1le list of officers elected Ppesiae w--Gee c. Woodruff.
 Clerk ar, C Treasurer A. Hickox.
 BalifIs.- F. U. Champlin, E. P. Cheney Fire Wan. am-Geo H. Baldwin, Josial c. Beckwith. q. $. Sedgwiek. A. B. Shum way.
 inapectors of Ladders, Fire Buckets, &c., Robert Stevens, GOrnelius M Allen, Leonard Stone.
 Inspecsors of Gaspes.-S. e. Beach, Geo M Woodruff, E. B. Sanford.
 Committee on FMaA s. Sedg wick. William De. vsng. William c. Buel.
 West Cornwall.
 On the 20th nit. AaceR Beebe, sf Sharon