Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-15
Board of seIectmen.


 Several Matters That Created DIscusslon Town Ice Houses COnsidered-Other Matters oK1nterest. e7E
 A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was held last evening, all the members of the Board being present.
 The Board farther considered the abate- ment of the taxes of Peter R. Carn which was laid over from last week.
 Hobart L. Hotchkiss, chairman of the tax was the only case where the committee had recommended large abatement of taxes In this case they thought that as MT. Carll had done so much for the city in erecting the spacious opera house which bears the name, and under adverse circumstances, the city, town and school district would not be the loser by the abatement of Mir. Carll's taxes. He had lost largely in the erection of the opera house and the property had been assessed above it's worth. He thought the public would be wifing and even glad to free the property from taxation. The committee were satisfied that the benefit would inure to Mr. Carll alone and that in future he would be able to pay his taxes.
 The application of Town Clerk Sinister for permission to complete the indexes of the land record, which was laid over from last week, twas further considered.
 After an explanation by, Mir. Shuster the matter was referred to the former committee having it in charge, consisting of Messrs. Feldmsn and Reynolds.
 MT. Sinister thought the work could be done for $350, the same as before, and when done 1t would be 8 great saving to parties xuI,< bad koc ou0It ha O1edG The straightening of the river running through the new town farm from the point where it leaves the stone arched bridge at the entrance to the farm was considered. It Is proposed to build an extra arch to the bridge and then straighten the river for distance 1 of l46 feet, which would prevent damage to the bridge from freshets in the future. Selectmen Cooper and Feldman were ap- pointed committee on abatement of taxes Selectman Crawford reported bad hole on the Grand street bridge over the Quinnipiac | river.
 | street Gin the Annex) was referred to the | committee on roads and bridges with power 1 to act.
 The Town Agent was instructed to notify dealers that proposals will be received for a l certain number of tons of coal for the alms- | house the same to be taken from the yard by | the town as wanted. It is thought that 300 | or $50 tons will be needed for the year. It was voted to visit the stone crusher on Friday afternoon at o'clock.
 The abatement Of taxes of Peter R. Carll | was again brought up and discussed at length. Mr Crawford thought the matter should be looked at in business light He could not see bis way clear to vote for the abate- ment. In other claims he thought there was l justice in them, but in this he did not so think
 MT. Feldman suggested that if any of the members had any scruples about the matter 1 that it lay over for 8 month.
 Mir. Crawford thought the Board shou Id know just how much mortgage there was on the property and what MT. CarlPs interest in the property is.
 Other members of the Board thought the matter should receive due consideration.
 The motion to lay on the table for one week was passed.
 The matter of erecting an ice house on tn: new town farm for the storage of ice was taken from the table.
 SeIectman Beecher said there was no use ir going into the ice business unless they built four or five houses that would hold several thousand tons each
 Selectman Cooper said he did not under stand that Superintendent Sanford wanted te go into any regular ice trade, but he wanted an ice house large enough to supply the almshouse and if there was any surplus to sell it to merchants and dealers. | D6leCtnHh D66CQ0r Sa1Q u6 was ODp0SeO tC the town going into an ice OF other specula ton.
 MT. Reynolds said he supposed it to be thu duty of the town to reduce their Legitimate expenses as much as possible, not by being parsimonious with the poor people but get ting as much out of their industry as possible ) This he thought was in the interest of tn } taxpayers He thought this policy was wha they wanted to adopt and the future would take care of itself. If the town could say, $500 or $1,OOO they ought to do it in the in terest of the taxpayers.
 Selectman Beecher said there was no guar antee that there was a dollar of profit in thu ice business.
 Selectman Cooper said he had heard a bus mess man say to day that he would rather have the products of the pond than all thu rest of the town farm.
 On motion of Selectman Crawford it wa voted that the Committee on Construction and Repairs erect an ice house on the new farm of a capacity of two thousand tons.
 Bills were approved as follows: Aims house, $2o3. IT; roads and bridges $426. .O3 outside poor, $321. 25; new farm, $129; con struction, $49.67; general account; $14. 93 temporary loans paid. $60,OOO; interest $1, 121. 5. Adjourned.