Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-04
BOARD of sELECTMEN.

A Property Holder Complains Because
He Don't Get WORK From The Town
Registrar Doherty's BS0lts To BE
Examined icy An Expert.
A meeting of the Board of Selectmen was
held last evening. Present, Selectmen Tyler
presiding), Tfeat, Beeeher, Klenke and Field
man.
Martin McGarty appeared before chs
Board and complained that the Town Agent
would not give him work. 1t came out in
the course of the questioning by the Select
men that Mc0stt5 owned the house where
he lived and there was no hacftgage upon it.
This proved to be the reason why he had
been refused work by the Town Agent Nc
Garty stated that there were other men who
got work from the town that owned houses.
When pressed TO- give their names he gave
the name of Barney Bo5lan, also of Rose
street. The Selectmen. told him
that they would look into the
matter and if the facts were found to be
true Boylan woui@ receive no more town
work. He was informed thet only those who
did not own houses and lands or Other prop
erty could receive work from the town.
Tie Committee on Taxes reported that they
could not fsc6,nmend an abatement on the
tax against Harvey 3. Leste, and the petit
toner was given leave to Withdraw.
The same committee recommended a
deduction of 1884 in the taxable list of prop
erty belonging to St. Boniface church, there
being manifest error in the figures in the
assessors office. 1t was 80 ordered.
Selectfnan Treat from the committee to
| whom was referred the bill of Registrar
Doherty, stated that they had found that the
registrar had presented bills for 20t more
| births than had been returned to the State
hoor1 vii al StatiStipS the matter of
| deaths the bill IS zssade out for 324 more
| than returned.
In conclusion Mr. Treat presented the
| following:
/ As there is an apparent discrepancy in the
registrars quarterly bill presented to this
| board for payment, requiring more or less
research of the records going back to the
year 1880.
Voted, That the committee to whom said
bill was referred for adjustment be empew-
cred to procure ths assistance of an expert to
examine the records on fifs in the town clerks
office. Also the certificates returned to the
State bureau of vital statistics, together
| with the bills on file in this office from Janu-
ary LIST, 1880, up to january LIST, 1875.
Resolved That the registrar of vital stats
| tics be requested to return to this Board the
names of all physicians and midwives who
| make their monthly returns as required by
| law, snd that the registrar be requested to
exhibit all such return certificates with his
| quarterly bills for verifeation of the same.
The votes were passed without discus
| sion.
| The committee to look after the Tomlinsdh
bridge bill and the Tyler City Home bill
now pending before the legislature report
! ed progress. The committee were continued
| The Board were invited by letter to meet
the Board of Public Works this "wednesday
evening to select a tender for the Quinnipiat
drawbridge.
Bills were approved as follows: Outside
| poor, $S1990; assessors, $500; roads and
| bridges. s805 33; new farm, $3.50; aims
| house, S345. SO; construction, $3.50; general
| account, $40 80; salaries, S4S7. 48.