The Press., 1884-12-11

ing boiled. The names of officers elect are given below. The clause 'sto see if the borough will instruct the court of bur- gesses to provide food and lodging for tramps" was passed over without action. It was voted not to have copies of borough charter and ordinances printed. A tax of l five mills was voted, and a meeting called for Dec. 16, at p. m., to vote whether to have the borough charter so amended as | to provide for the election of warden for two years and two burgesses each year to hold office for three years, thus putting two new men upon the board each year: Warden-Anthony Adams. Burgesses-W. A. Comins, J. M. Lord, c. F. Harwood, John J. Sullivan, Albert O. Eaton, Wm. Fl. Smith.
 Clerk and treasurer-Freeman F. Patten. Collector-JeremiahJ J. Galivan.
 Bailiff-Daniel F. Mullin.
 Assessors Il. Cushman, Thos. 0. Lathrop, Andrew Whiton.
 Board of relief-A. Adams, s. W. Page, M. P. Hanley.
 Haywards- c. Parkess, E. Ellithorpe, T. c. Lathrop.
 Registrars Sweetser, J. W. Chandler.
 Wood inspectors-W. A. Comins, A.. c. Eaton, e. Fl. Baker, l.. w. Crane, Freak Parker, A. Whiton, J. M Lord, E. E. Butter field, A N. Nichols, J. W. Chandler, w. R. Small, F. J. Chandler.
 Tything men-J. V. Squier, s. w. Page, D. F. Mullin, John Brosnan, J. A. Medbery, A. N Nichols, c. G. Ellis, Jas. Wood, F. W. Preston, F. N. Crane, T. c. Lathrop.
 The warden, burgesses and treasurers report of the borough show for the four teen months period covered expenditures as follows
 Bills of 1883 paid by the board, s 459.4O Highway repairs, 1,7SS.S5 Fire department, ... 1,s329S Street Street lights, s47.4s sewer, 94236 Miscellaneous, 419.34 Total, s5,s7o.57, There was received from the town treas urer, for highways, $500; from the tax collector, $1, ,561 97; licenses, ,$56. 25; other sources, $63 O5. The present borough lebt is $4, 560, which is more than bal snced by assets, such as borough building, lire apparatus, etc., but more properly to be counted as such is $53 cash on hand, S400 assessed for sewerage betterments, and about $45 uncollected taxes. The re- port is unusually full, the burgesses having l taken explicit pains to leave no unpaid bills to be presented to their successors. The past has been year of extraordinary expenses, and, with but 2a mill tax laid, considering which facts, the financial con- dition of the borough is quite satisfactory, much of the outlay being for permanent improvements.
 The school house bell is silent because of 8 break in the wheel, which will make | uew one necessary.
 The Vt. Central road has made con- siderable reduction in the pay of it's en- ployees, including those of the N. l.. N. 1 road.
 Episcopal services at Bufcap at 3:ao l on Sunday. Marshal Bolieau this morning missed two blankets, one new, the other nearly SO, costing SIS. Charles had the curiosity so feel the bags of two Italian rag plckers, who spent yesterday in the village, and were about to go north on the boat train, and the experiment led him to open the oags and fish out the blankets, also his overcoat, which he hadn't missed. The rag pickers were locked up.
 The Marcy auction sale at the Street is postponed on account of the administra- tors summons to jnry duty at Springfield. Date will be announced later.
 WEST STAFFORD.
 A CORRECTION the notice which ap peared in last weeks issue, concerning the gifts presented to the newly married couple, lnintentional injustice was done to some of the donors. It was stated that the hand some hanging lamp was presented to MT. md Mrs. w. by MT. Henry Luher, where IS Mir. L., as one of the donors, acted in behalf of MT. Whitaker's fellow machinists, who shared in the gift. B.