The Newtown bee., 1891-10-09
FAIRFIELD.

Goulden. 1t is said that Mrs Otstot and
daughter will occupy the rooms he va
Gated.
Rev Mr. Curtiss of Yale preached in
the Congregational church, Sunday
morning; in the evening, Rev Willis P.
Elwood of Green's Farms gave an inter-
esting missionary address on India.
The conservation meeting of the Y. p.
S. G. E. was led, Sunday evening, by F.
I'll. Brewer.
Prof Brewers Fairfield academy is in
fiourishing condition; II pupils at the
house, 16 others. Prof Brewer is now
fully established in his new home, the
former "Lindens" of Rev DR. Mallory, in
which he has made alterations and inn
provements and has also fitted up gym
nasium.
A meeting of those interested in the
movement to secure night police for
Fairfield village was held at E. W. Har-
RAILS, Saturday night and Messrs Harral
and Rowland appointed committee to
make further arrangements. Seven or
eight hundred dollars has been pledged
and a couple of men will be secured at
once.
A man under the influence of liquor en-
tered Mrs Hinckley's house, one night
last week and frightened the ladies so
that one at least tainted. He escaped be-
~
The BEES synopses of the town re-
ports have called forth many expressions
of appreciation, one Brooklyn gentleman
saying that it was as good as the full re-
port and even better, because it was
shorter.
The Y. p. s. G. E. paper issued by the
local society has made its appearance
and is neat little sheet.
Smith Brothers, John H., G. o. and G.,
Jr, the progressive carpenters, are busy
with the new eight-room cottage for John
Conway on Sasco point. This is now
ready for the mason, Fl. c. Van Tassen.
While he is at work there, Smith Broth
ers will do work for Col Stevenson and
others. They do good work and their
success is not surprising.
Rev l.. w. shey of Bridgeport preach
ed at st. Paul's, Sunday morning.
Oliver L. Sherwood and Francis II.
Brewer, the special committee appointed
at the annual town meeting, October,
1890, to examine the accounts of the
town for the fiscal year preceding. inves-
tigate the alleged discrepancies between
the auditors report and the treasurer's
accounts and prepare the books so as to
make possible true and complete show
ing of the expenses and receipts for the
time in question and carrying forward
the balances for the next year, have
found: Balance as per auditors report,
$3S35 20; balance as per corrected re-
port, slap IS; difference, $2363 90.
The difference in the balance forward,
stated as a credit balance of 1927 81, in
stead of debit balance Of $3.50 81. This
discrepancy appears to have arisen by
the substitution of the amount handed
over in October of this year, when a new
treasurer was elected, for the amount on
hand at the commencement of the fiscal
year. A comparison of the accounts for
the year 1SS7-1SS9 shows that that year
closed with debit balance of $3.50 81,
September 6, 1888 and that in October
the amount handed over to the newly
elected treasurer was 1927 "a. The diff
ference of $50 10 in the item of taxes and
interest. This appears to have been the
result of number of minor errors in adj
dition, etc., together with difference in
the matter of the dog tax of 1858. A diff
ference of $61 SO in the item of sundries.
Certain small amounts of cash appear to
have been received from various sources
and deposited without having been cred
tied on the books of the town. A differ
ence of $3.50 10 in the item of roads. In
the summary for the year, it appears
that the amount expended for roads is
$7753 II, but footing of the items in
detail, as they appear in the earlier pages
of the statement, show them to be ST.
$50 OS. Two further differences of $40
and .0l appear to have arisen through
misleading of the figures. A difference of
$1249 SO in the account of bridges. This
amount was expended toward building
the iron bridge over Mill river and does
not seem to have been noted at all in the
accounts. A difference of $l75 in the
item of interest on floating debt. This
amount was paid as interest upon GER
tain note and does not appear to have
been entered in the accounts. In the
matter of the discrepancy of the notes
outstanding, two notes listed among the
items of floating debt did not at that
time exist These notes were a note
made October s, 1888, for $1,000 and
note made November Z, 1888, for $500;
the first was paid August s, 1888 and the
second August s, 1889. The committee .
says further: ssIn compiling the above
report, we have been embarrassed by the
fact that no complete set OF accounts OF
any value whatever in ascertaining the
true condition of the funds of the town
have been in existence for the two years
preceding September, 1890. Records Of
receipts and expenses, to q certain ex-
tent, have existed, but there has been no
approach to completeness or accuracy
and the books have not been balanced
with the cash in bank during that period.
There is no question whatever, but that
each cent of funds has been deposited
with iscrupulous honesty, and voucher,
in the shape Of an endorsed check, exists
for every item Of expenditure. The err
rors and complications have been matters
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