Milford chronicle., 1888-03-02

"WoN'T the CHRONICLE preach q
sermon about this - said VIM. I.
johnson on Sunday evening last after
the gasket OF the steam chest of the
electric light-engine blew out. Well.
no. The CHRONICLE has text Of fal
wider scope for a sermon on this same
subject without picking up petty ac-
cident that is liable to happen at any
hour when the plant is in operation.
The inconvenience Of Sunday was not
oyera half-hour's duration; and affect
Ell the churches principally. The
moral of such happenings is, keep
your lamps trimmed aud ready for
burning, so long as the electic light
plant of Milford has only one boiler,
one engine and the two dynanos.-
The electric light is necessity for
our homes and must be be sustained
for this reason ifno other, and we be
lieve it has no warmer friend than the
CHRoNIcLE. We object to bombast
and adjectiYes that are calculated to
mislead people into expecting more
from the incandeseent system than 1t
is capable of measuring up to, aud
have pointed out such errors. We
have gone further aud pointed out the
mistake made in overlooking the ma
ehinery with lights. Public works
like public people, are open to cTiti-
cism, aud criticism is not always
mark of disrespect. What we want
is a permanent electric light ofthe first
quality, and we wish il prosperity.
"WELL done thou good and faithful
servants" might well be said of the
Town Council of 1875. and as its
members, with the Treasurer auditors
and invited guests sat at the annual
supper in the pretty dining room Of
Kramlioh's new hotel the best OF
good fellowship was shown in appre-
citation of the services rendered. The
table was we'll laid with delicacies and
luxuries, and their good appetites
evInced the fact that the labors of
neither Councilman or Auditors had
been of sufficient magnitude to impair
their appreciation Of the good things
bounteously spread before them. The
retiring president, H. w. McColley, in
response to TheO. TOwnsend-whOe ex-
dressed the sense of the public by
congratulating the board upon the
manner in which it had made im-
provements and at the same time
kept the expenditures at the mini
mum-took occasion to congratulate
the secretary of the board for his
prompt attendance and efficient dis
charge of his duties. The electric
light he claimed had been placed in
the streets at small increase OF ex'
pense; but the service had been more
than doubled He spoke of the har
mony in which the board worked
and the complete elimination of poll
tics from its deliberations. n. J. Pier
| son SPOKE OA ttlG BOuOAtA S"bA9AsfN''O'
the present council had given to the
public, and DEPRECATED the idea q
changing even one member; in which
he was vigorously seconded. The sec
retarv. Chas. TuthilI SAID that aside
from 5000 of bonded debt the Town o
Milford has not one cent of liabilities
outstanding, and thought the treasure
had made record for himselfthaI hi
successors may well follow. Tn
meeting expressed itself in favor
water works; for the reason that III
town was growing TOO large to run th
risk OF fire with nothing but wells t.
get water from. Jos. NJ. Davis, H. w
MeColley, w. r. Watson, II. L. Hyn
son. james Russell, Frank Rickard
and TheO. Townsend spoke in favo
of water works. The arguments wer
as "a preventive of large cOnfiagratiohs
for better drinking water, and 70
health The major part of the oil
board will be reelected, and Jos. NJ
Davis of the South side, will be for
certainty.