Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-10
BOARD OF sELECTMEN.

Townsend Avenue Distractions to be Removed - Assessor Dunn,s BiI - Registrar Doherty Requested to Re. sign. A regular meeting of the Board of Select men was held last evening. Present, Select men Tyler (presiding), Treat, Klenke, Beecher, Feldman and Brown.
 Edward Connors asked for permission to connect his premises with drain that crosses South Quinnipiac street and empties into Quinnipiac river. Permission was granted so far as the town con- trols any part of said drain. A portion of the drain is on private property.
 The sons of Thomas Burns appeared and asked that petition be signed to the Pro- bate court that coaservator be placed over their father, who, they claim, has become incompetent to care for his property.
 Assessor Thomas K. Dunn appeared be- fore the Board and asked for extra compen- sation, over and above his salary, for pre- pairing the grand list book.e The Board laid the matter on the table temporarily.
 The matter of removing obstructions on Townsend avenue near the copper works was taken up. Engineer Butler read from East Haven town records, showing that the ave nue had been ordered laid out fifty feet wide and the town had agreed to work the avenue if property owners would give the land. Al ter discussion the Board voted to instruct the Committee on Roads and Bridges to em- ploy Engineer Butler to give the layout as far as the Cove House and to proceed in a legal way to have the avenue widened and Instructions removed where needed.
 MI. Treat said last week that he made the statement that Registrar Doherty continued to overcharge for marriage licenses. Some of the papers had said that Dr. Doherty denied this. Mr. Treat also said that Dr. Doherty had called upon him and said it was false and that he would make him (Treat) prove it. told him that I should be glad to prove it and have done so. I have with me affidavit of party who paid one dol lar for a marriage license, which will ask to be read. The affidavit was as follows: STATE OF CONNECTICUT,
 COUNTY OF NEW HAVEN,
 NEW HAVEN, June 8, 1885.
 I, Alfred c. Edele, on oath depose and say that on May 31, 1885, the wife of James JS Doherty, registrar of births, marriages and deaths in and for the town of New Haven aforesaid, did unlawfully and wrong fully charge me $1 for mar riage license and that she collected and received from me said sum of $1 for said license and still retains the same.
 ALFRED c. EDIBLE
 Subscribed and sworn to this eighth day of June, 1885, before me-.
 HENRY C. WHITE,
 Notary Public.
 After the reading MT. Treat said he would renew his motion made a few weeks ago re- questing Dr. Doherty to resign.
 Mir. Tyler said that at the time that mo tion was made he asked for delay in order that if possible the Selectmen might secure 8 return of money due the town for over charges by the registrar. He had under stood that T. Doherty had said that he was found due by Mr. Morse's in vestigation of his books, provided he could be allowed to s'work it out" which he thought he could do by the first of October and at that time he would resign.
 MT. Treat said he did dot believe the tax payers wanted dishonest official in their employ, even though he had by his dishon- esty become indebted to them.
 Mir. Feldman expressed similar opinions to those of MT. Treat.
 The motion to request Registrar Doherty to resign his position was then taken and passed unanimously. The clerk was in structed to notify the registrar of the action of the Board.
 The payment of the bill of Assessor Dunn for making the grand list was taken from the table and the Board voted to pay for the cost of the book ($2O), but declined to pay for the work on the book, which they considered should have been done within the time for which the assessor re- ceived his regular salary. The bill for work was $500 and for the book $20.
 e-ectmen Treat and Brown were appointed ? committee to see tho railroad authorities and ascertain if the town can get the privi- lege of 8 driveway across their land in the Annex so as to make a direct route from East Grand to Prospect streets.
 It was voted that the junk dealers shall pay 20 cents each for their wagon signs and 90 cents for store signs
 Bills were approved as follows: A1mshouse, s1, ,751.21; roads and bridges, $551. TO; con struetion, $180.64y salaries, $20; general ac- count, $27.90; outside poor, $421.15i new farm, $S5.56. Adjourned.