Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-03
Board of selectmen.

Protecting the AlmshOuse From Fire
 Routine Business Disposed Of.
 The Board of Selectmen held their regular weekly meeting last evening. All the mem bers were present.
 Sarah M. Langdon applied for license to sell liquor. N. W. Rood appeared in favor of the application. She was refused license by the board of last year, and had not sold any liquor since. Her application was grant, ed by 8 vote of four yeas and three nays.
 The committee appointed at the last meet ing to investigate the matter of abating the taxes of Mrs. Jane 0. Blakeslee reported that they found that Mrs. Blakeslee owned house
 on Humphrey street said to be worth $4, ,0OO
 or more, which was mortgaged for $2,0o0.
 The matter was deferred until 8 later day for further consideration.
 At the suggestion of Selectman Andrew a committee of three were appointed, namely,
 Selectmen Andrew, Reynolds and Feldman,
 to confer with New Haven Water Company
 with regard to laying water msinst to the alms-
 house. as protection from fire. As the
 mains are now laid, there is but eight pounds pressure to the square inch, as the main runs l to a dead end. At the time of the fire which burned the barns last fall there was 8 lack of water. It was suggested that the same com | mittee confer with the fire department oth-
 cials with regard to obtaining fire hose to be
 located at the almshouse. to be used in case of l an emergency.
 Selectman Feldman was appointed a con- | mittee to inquire and report regarding bill submitted by the New Haven Water Company l for water furnished the contractors who built the new aImshouse building. The amount
 was $27. It was the opinion of the mem kI,1 k1,okkl o0kr ot1r pay such charges.
 Patrick Reilly, the town road master, peti-
 toned the Board for an increase of pay. The 1 petition was referred to the Committee on | Roads and Bridges.
 1 Dr. George O. Stearns appeared before the l Board and asked that the taxes assessed against
 him be abated. It is 8 tax laid on the doctors | business that of dentist. Itwas referred to
 SeIectmen Andrew and Feldman to inquire ! and report.
 Ellen 0. Hargin presented bill of $54 for
 services rendered in lighting danger lanterns | during the construction of the Long Hill cul- vert at the rate of $2 per week for twenty | seven weeks. The bill was referred to the Committee on Roads and Bridges with power | to effect settlement.
 A communication was pre- pared by the Board | offering tract of land amounting to forty
 acres to the State of Connecticut for the erec- ton of State Insane Hospital. The land is l located in Westville.
 Selectman Crawford was authorized to as- certain the dimensions of the city 'tMonitor"
 water cart for sprinkling the Telford pave
 ments in WestvilIe, and to contract for tank | at price not to exceed seven cents per gallon. l The following bills were approved Sala- | ries, $354. 16; groceries, $471.75; shoes, | $69; coal, $397. 50; transportation, $4 ; | miscellaneous, $18580 assessors, SIPS :;
 road and bridge account, $229.48; outside poor, $24O; constructions, $7446; Hugh
 Daley, prosecutions and inquests, $52 85. The Board have borrowed the sum of $3,- | 900 on demand note at the rate of per | cent. interest.