Morning journal and courier., 1884-01-16
Board of selectinsn.


 VisItatiOns to Che Baby Rarms-An As- tempt to Settle wIth the Late Town o1erl-Talk About an Lnsane Asylum 0nd Other Im portant Matters.
 A regular meeting of the Board Of Select msn vas held last evening. Present. Select men English lpresidine). Reynolds, .Feld- man, Beecher. Faulhaber, Taylor and Treat.
 Town Agent Reynolds reported that Eli Mix had been appointed to examine the in de1es in the Town Clerks office, the price to be paid Mr. Mix being $So.
 Selectman Reynolds reported in the matter of visiting baby farms according to law that he was about completing arrangements with the town doctors to visit them at regular in telvals. He said that two of them had al- ready been visited by Dr. F.. O. White and more were to be visited, when he would make report.
 Selectman Reynolds reported in the matter of peddlers' license fees that himself and Town Clerk Shuster mad submitted the matter to John s. Beach, Esq. Mir. Beach decides that under his construction of the ac' the Town Clerk of the town of New Haven is entitled to the fees in question.
 HI HCCQGQhQC6 W1Ln H1Gs Do6Cu6 QGCAs4Ou the following vote was passed
 Voted, That the report be accepted and the balance due the ex-town clerk on his bill held in abeyancs awaiting the decision rendered be paid less one-half the expense of said decision. and the claim of the town to the peddlers' license fee be and is hereby re- IinquishedzrE E@2
 Town Clerk Hugo sent 6 communication stating that he had appointed, Terrence Key. holds assistant town clerk, which was ap' proved. The bonds of Town Clerk Hugo were also approved.
 The bonds of Andrew J. Callahan as con- stable were approved.
 Selectmen Reynolds Feldman and English were appointed committee on Tomlinson' E bridge.
 The Board discussed in an informal way the necessity of 8 new engine at the stone crusher and for other purposes. It waf stated that the present engine at the crushel was not of sufficient power to do the work. Bills were approved as follows: Genera account $49 95; outside poor $sO2 50; roads and bridges $337 25; construction $68. OO almshouse $52 50; new farm $1O9. %. Messrs. English, Beecber and Treat were appointed committee to consider the pur I vnasss oe ? new engine for the stone crushei and report.
 Town Agent Rey nolds said that next Mon 4a9 2lkue hBQea01 110St1nR WOu4N pC AaO40 S~ | farther consider the establishing 6 t6wI workhouse and he thought it desirable tn al l every member of the Board of Selectmer should be present. HethougEt if was very | important matter solar as the interests of tht | town were concerned. He thought it would 1 be great saving to the town, if the drunk ards and loafers were when sentenced, com | pelied to work during their term of sentenc' 1 by the City court to support their families instead of being sent te comfortable quarters l in tho county jail.
 selectman Treat referred to tie visit oi l the Selectmen to the almshouse and thu 1 town farm. He said that he Eas very muct pleased with everything he saw and in faci l wae happily disappointed. He thought nc one who investigated the matter would evel l complain of the treatment of the town 's poor. He said this was especially true in tht women's department. He would suggest however, that the old ladies who appeared tC him to have seen better days be separated from the demsnted class of females, and th1f 1 he thought wotild still further improve the admirable arrangements st this asylum fol the poor. Mir. Treat suggested that the land of the old town farm be sold as fast as possible and that the proceeds be used in iEaProvins the new farm.
 The matter of e&sctinE aa insaE1s asylum | that will accommodate the insane, not only l of the town of New Haven, but also of the 
 1 lsnath. There was no division of opinion in regard tu tine necessities of sach an inssitu | ton in the town. as the asylum at Middle | town was crowded, and no inmates could be l admitted there unless an equal number wal removed
 Selectman Treat moved that the mattsT sl an insane asylum be referred to Selectmer Reynolds, Feldman and Beecher to report al 8 future meeting. Adjourned
 
 Death of a Well-KnOwn Horse Trainer MT. George P. Carpenter, the well knowr horse trainer and driver, died at the Hart ford hospital Monday night. He broke hil leg few weeks ago and did not have proper care until he was removed to the hospital when be was too much broken up to rally and he may be said to have died of exhaust ion. He was A years old. He had driver in many races in this State and in not a few that oeeurred at Hamilton Park veara aoo