Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-10
Board of Selectmen.

A Lengthy and Somewhat Bofsterous Session-The State Objects to the Tow n Enrolment, and the Soleetmen Arrsi Sn Registrar George R. Bill.
 The regular weekly meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held last evening. Present, Selectmen Andrew (presiding), Reynolds, Hugo, Feldman, Cooper, Hart and Craw- ford
 communication was received from the Court of Common Council regarding the ap- pointment of janitor of the City Hall for the ensuing year. The Board voted to meet the city committee on Friday evening" Nov. 12, to select janitor.
 The committee who were appointed to con- fer with Assistant Adjutant General Fox in relation to the military enrolment reported that they had held one or two sessions with that gentleman and had not been able to ar rive at any satisfactory arrangement regard ing the matter The claim of the adjutant general was that according to the census about 200 names should have been added to the enrolment as persons on whom the town should pay tax.
 It was stated that a compromise had been proposed, but this had not been accepted, and if no agreement was reached the matter would be placed in the hands of the State at torney The books showed that 259 names were exempted on account of disability where it was apparent that no certificate of disability had been presented, and these the State claimed the tax must be paid on with out question. The remainder of the 1,200 the State claimed by right, as shown by comparison with the census.
 Mir Crawford and Mir. Reynolds thought the bill had better be paid.
 After hearing from Assistant Adjutant Gen eral Fox it was voted to refer the matter to Town Agent Reynolds with power to settle with the adjutant general After consultation with Colonel Fox MT. Reynolds reported that lie had agreed on the part of the town to pay the State tax on six thousand and nineteen names as compromise This action was ap- proved.
 Francis Wayland, William D. Mossman and others appeared before the Board with list of persons that they objected to as not suitable persons to receive licenses. The list was as follows: Charles w. Bradley, Florence House; F. H. Lucas, 143 Union; George W. Langdon, ST Union Max Kalt- schmidt, 325 State; H. l.. Spencer, 9 Union; A. Traeger, corner Chapel and Church Herman Gomall, IS Wooster; Thomas Shay, "A George; Louis Damman, 566 State J. Stark, 15 George; John Leary, 94 Grown; John H. Tyler, GA George; Au- gust Sutter, 32 East Mrs. Nellie M. Tyler, 6 Union Marcus Schwed, Custom House Square; Adam Wagner, 107 Ashmun John Donovan 163 Elm Patrick Mcklernan, 15 Congress avenueand 115 State; James Whate- ley, A Putnam.
 Francis WayIand said that the Society for the Prevention of Crime desired only to ob= feet to houses that had violated the law or who were known to keep disreputable places. If persons kept within the law they had no objections to their having licenses.
 Rev. Mr. Mossman said, in reply to ques- tion, that all they desired this evening was that a time should be set for hearing on the cases objected to by the society, when they would bring forward their proof. The Board stated to Mir. Mossman that they would give the society hearing at some future time.
 lectmen ordered name placed on the Third ward registry list, and one of the registrars (Mr RilD refused to put that name on the l list He desired the Board to decide whether the registrars were over the Board or the
 Board were over the registrars. Mir. Andrew said that if MT. Bill had un- dertaken to override the ruling of the Select men he thought it would be well to let the offending registrar wait for the money due him until the Selectmen were ready to pay him.
 MT. Cooper moved that Mir. Bills bill be laid over until future meeting. The motion was lost Selectmen Cooper, Andrew and Reynolds voting in the afhrma- tive, and Selectmen Hugo, Feldman, Craw- ford and Hart in the negative. This did not end the question, however. Town Agent Reynolds said he proposed to fight the bill of Mr. Bill inch by inch. He had a feeling in this matter. MT. Bill had usurped the rights of the town and the State of Connecticut, and he would not as mem- Der of this Board submit to it. He desired that his opinion in this matter should be l given to the public.
 The bill of Thomas Colwell, registrar of | the Third ward was then ordered paid The bill of George R. Bill was then taken up. and Selectman Reynolds moved that the | bill be laid on the table.
 SeIectrnan Feldman moved that MT. Key noIds' motion be laid on the table. SeIectman Reynolds said that such mo l tion was not in order, but afterwards with drew his objection.
 The motion to lay the bill of Registrar | Bill on the table was then carried by strict
 party vote.
 The opinion of Colonel D. R. Wright on 1 the bill of Registrar Doherty was received | and laid on the table to be read at a future meeting l a committee to take an inventory of the
 aImshouse property.
 1 After signing large number of bills the Board voted to adjourn until this evening, l when they will meet for the purpose Of slgn 1 ine recommendations for licenses, there being about 150 of them requiring their attention