Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-21
THE sELECTMEN RIOITED.

A Cyclone strikes tho Board-ColOnel
White Charges superintendent San.
ford with Incompetenoy Will
There be a Clash Between Sanford
and sperrys-A Warm Discussion.
The board of selectmen last evening lis
tened to George NJ. Grant and Health Officer
Williston, who appeared as a committee of
the board of health to inquire concerning the
intentions of the board with reference to the
pesthouss on the old town farm property.
DR.. Wright thought some preparation for
caring for the old pesthouse should be made
if 1t is to be retained after the old almshouse
is abandoned. He hoped the selectmen
would not leave the pesthouse to take care of
itself after the old slmshouse property is
sold.
Selectman Cooper remarked that the board
would not do that, even if the newspapers do
paint the board badly.
Instructions were given to Selectmen
are placed in Westville. 1t was voted to re-
issue licenses to Quarrymen Miller, Fowler
and Blakeslee to continue the work of BLAST
ing at West Rock.
A communication from Lawyer Hobart L.
Hotchkiss, who recently obtained an injunc-
ton restraining the board from issuing H.
censes to quarry at West Rock, informed the
board that the injunction did not cover the
cases of Messrs. Fowler, Miller and Blakes-
lee. A committee consisting of Selectmen
Beecher and Forbes will meet a committee
from the selectmen of Orange and 60 over
the boundary between the two towns. The
report of the committee on almshouse showed
that there were now in that institution 100
males, 102 females and 8 children.
Repairs of walks on South Quinnipiao
street were ordered. The board had finished
point of adjourning when Selectman
ing resolution reconsidering certain
instructions the board voted to give
Steward Sperry of the almshouse at its last
meeting and providing for the appointment
of committee to draft a code of rules de6n-
ing the duties of the superintendent and his
subordinates at the almshouse. The instruo-
tions given to Steward Sperry, in the opinion
of some of the selectmen, should have been
transmitted to Superintendent Sanford and
by him given to the steward. 1t was feared
that the instruction would tend to produce
friction between the superintendent and
steward and that there would be two heads at
the institution. The board went to pieces at
once and things were exciting for sometime.
The bulk of the discussion was carried on be-
tween Selectmen White and Beecher, the for.
mer attacking Mr.. Sanford's management and
the latter apparently inclined to defend him.
Colonel White exclaimed: I'm heartily
sick of having anything to do with the board
of selectmen SO long as Mr.. Sanford is al
lowed to go on without doing his duty. !
am pretty much ready to prefer charges
against Sanford myself for utter incompe-
tency. Mr.. Forbes wanted to know why, II
Sanford was doing anything wrong, he was
not broaRht before the board to answer
charges. Mr.. Beecher spoke of the charges
made in the newspapers. Colonel White
said he did no. want to put on the cap and
bells for the amusement Of the newspapers.
If you have read them for the last few days
you'll see that you have done SO, replied Mr..
Beecher. I don't see as we've got much use
for Sanford anyhow, said MIR. Forbes. We
hire superintendent to run the almshouse
and then appoint committee to
tell him how to do 1t. II
there is anything that is wrong
atsthe almshouse, Mr.. Beecher said excitedly
the blame lies with this board a. the news