Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-10-27
Board of Selectmen.

Report of the Tax Committee Approved
Enrolling Officers Appointed and
Their Salariet FIxed-aiiis Approx
Other Matters.
meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held last
evening. Present, Selectmen Andrew (presidingl,
Reynolds, Cooper, Hugo, Beeoher aud Sperry.
The report of the Tax committee recommending
the abatement of the taxes of Fanny Kern, St. John
street M. E. church and Elihu L. Mix were approved
The Board received notice of the grading and
curbing of both sides of Elm street, from Sherman
avenue to Norton street, portion of the land be-
longing to the town referred to the Committee
Roads and Bridges with power to act.
Town Agent Reynolds reported that he had In
structed surveyor Butler to give grade for sidewalk
elake street and ascertain the names of property
owners
The committee to arrange the pay for enrolling
Off a aers report sd the e following: sao ,
$40 Fourth ward, $40; Fifth ward $so Sixth ward,
wsra sss Tenth a ward $50 Eleventh Ward ssa
Tweth ward, 500; Thirteenth ward, $40; Fourteenth
ward, $40 Fifteenth ward, $40.
For the compiliug, $3.50
Enrolling officers were appointed as follows
ward. Thomas W wailace Fifth ward, William Sui
william Engiehardt Eighth ward. James Kane
Mint" ward. John I. McGrAth Tenth ward Michael
Twelfth ward, F. ank Harrison thirteenth ward E.
l. Hitchcock Fourt. zenith ward John Il. Case Fiji
teenth ward, Wlett Johnson
Frank M. Lovejoy was appointed compiler.
seleotman Beecher moved that committee of
three be appointed to wait the property owners
on Blake street and ascertain if some amcabe
cannot be made in regard to damages aud
benefits.
After discussion Mr.. Beeoher withdrew his mo-
tion
The janitor's salary was made the last year.
$3.50
BILLS were approved follows Construction, S128.-
rs; roads and bridges 1882 outside poor $3.50 As;
farm S2i general account, $500 OF insane poor,
s2s as assessors, $141.75. Adjourned
Artemus Ward and the London Cabby.
"Reminiscences of an Old Bohemian.l
Artemus Ward, the prince of humorists,
positively reveled in what think he was the
first to dub "goak." L remember, late one
night in the fall of 1866, Arten,us, dear little
JEFF Prowse and my humble self were left
alone in the club-room at Ashleys. Artemus
proposed an adjournment to the Aihambra.
Prowse and self joyfuIly assented. Artemus
asked jeff to charter cab. The vehicle
soon drew up. 1t was clear night, and the
hotel and street lamps shed bright light,
which gave us a full view of the drivers
face. He was grave and stolid-looking, and
evidently self possessed. Artemus seemed to
study the mans features for brief moment !;
then he intimated to me in whisper that he
was going to have lark with cabby AS
Stunning grave air, which sat SO marvelously
we'll on his face, he addressed the man in
| slow, measured accents. ''My FRIEND" he
said, "you look to me a man of thought and
| experience, in fact, the very man likely to
| decide most important and most difficult
question which has arisen between me and
my friend there" pointing to jeff, who
| looked slightly puzzled. "Do you take me
| Will you be arbiter between us2" Cabby
looked SO dubious at first that I thought hi
was going to say, Cannon" or ''Shut up,
| or something of the sort. However, SO won
drously intent did Artemus look, and SO SUI
pernally grave was his manner, that the mani
suspicious faded away from his face as snow
will under a hot sun. He gave half grunt