Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-08
ANNuAL rowN mREr1NG.

A Fax of Five HIIIIs Laid-varIOus
 ApprOprtaGIOns-LegI 60 be
 Secured for she Issuing of Bonds to
 Pay for the New Almshouse-RepOr
 of the Architects.
 The annual town meeting was held at
 Loomis' Temple of Music yesterday after
 noon, Mayor York presiding. The report of
 Town Agent Reynolds was submitted and
 adopted.
 Maier Zunder moved that 6 tax of five
 mills be laid to pay the current expenses of
 the year. Several thought this was not
 enough, but the resolution was finally car ried.
 It was voted that the sum of $2,300 be ap- propriated from the towns treasury to pay the salary of the town agent for the coming year, $1, 800 for the town clerk in addition to the fees of his office, and $500 for the town treasurer.
 It was voted also to give g, ,O00 each to the ! New Haven and St. Francis orphan asylums. An appropriation of $1 ,OOO was made for the support of the New Haven dispenssry. ! A resolution was introduced to allow the ! selectmen to borrow money in such sums as \ they saw fit to pay current expenses, pro- | vided they should not borrow more than \ $125, 1000 at any one time. Attorney White \ objected to this and wanted an amendment ! offered so that the money thus borrowed would have to be paid of the taxes when col- ! lected. The amended resolution was carried. The meeting appointed John B. Robinson, | Andrew l.. Kidston, James E. English, Gard | ner Morse and Alexander Emery managers of ' the town deposit fund. The selectmen were authorized to appoint such patrolmen and constables as they deemed necessary, not ex- ceeding thirty.
 Attorney John 0. Gallagher moved that \ Messrs Sanford and Coogan be re-appointed pound. keepers; but Town Agent Reynolds \ intimated that as the incoming board of se- | lectmen might desire to make some changes, it would be we'll to let them appoint their | own pound keepers. It was so voted. The following was passed:
 VOTED, That the selectmen be and they are
 hereby instructed to the necessary legisla- ing ing due hUs July I, 1889. ---- -----e -
 VOTED, That the seleetmen be and they syz,,s,e are
 hereby instructed to procure the necessary legsla
 tion for issuing bonds to the amount of to
 Building. that amount having been appropriated by \ vote of town meeting, December. 1885. James Reynolds, Louis Feldman and James D. Dewell were appointed members of the \ almshouse building committee in place of Judge Morris, Henry o. White and John F. ' Futile, who had resigned.
 Michael Coleman, Albert Rowe, George A. Lindsley, James Landers and Anson T. Moul- throp were appointed an oyster ground com mittee for the ensuing year. The same citl- zens as offciated last year were appointed managers of the town deposit fund. The following report was made by Allen cS Tyler, architects for the new almshouse: I In accordance with your request we, the undersigned, have prepared sketch plans for workhouse, the estimated cost not to exceed Y $25, ,000, and respectfully submit the accom- : panying plans, together with the following \ explanation: The design is for brick build- \ ing. The trimmings are of bluestone, roofs slated The officers quarters and the prison part of the structure to be two stories high. \ The workrooms, lavatory and prison kitchen \ department are to be one story in height. \ The keepers quarters occupy the front por- ' tion of the building. The first story contains 1 the keepers office, reception room, dining room and kitchen, and the second
 story the bedrooms for the keeper and his assistants. The workhouse or prison is directly in the rear of the keepers quarters, and is divided by a corridor into separate
 rooms for the male and female inmates There is to be one tier of cells in these
 rooms, which will accommodate forty prison CTS all told. The height of this portion of the building is such that two additional tiers of cells can be added in the future, which will make additional accommodation for eighty more prisoners. Adjoining the prison rooms are work rooms, and at the side of the work rooms lavatories containing bath tubs, sinks and closets. At the rear of the prison is located the prison kitchen, with sewing rooms, pantries etc. The laundry adjoins the kitchen. The boiler and fuel rooms are
 located in the cellar under the kitchen.