Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-12
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

+4 -ss s 5ssL FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
 The Borough Election Yesterday-l The Omcers Nearly the Same as Last Year-Aceident to Chief Day | ton-Goneral News and Gossip. At the annual meeting of the borough of Fair Haven East, held yesterday, these officers were elected: Warden-William A. Wright. Burgesses-John J. Dayton, D. A. Gran miss, Isaac L. Bradley, Henry M. Shannon, Russell G. Davis and F. W. J. Sizer.
 Treasurer-O. A. Rose.
 Clerk-C. E. Bray.
 Assessor Charles w. Hemingway.
 Bailiff-Charles N Mack
 Collector-C. A. Bray. c. A. Bray presided as moderator of the meeting. The ticket was the same as last year, save that the name of MT. Sizer for burgess was substituted for that of Benja- min Slone. There was only one ticket in the field.
 John J. Dayton, chief engineer of the Fair Haven East fire department, lost the ! end of one of his fingers couple of days ago by catching it in the joint of a folding | chair. The end of the finger has been re- placed with the hope that it will grow on. It is very painful injury, but does not | incapacitate the chief from business. In the board of councilmen last evening 1 several petitions for public improvements | in Fair Haven came up for consideration. A number of sewers have been petitioned | for, and in localities where there is real demand for them. For the sewer in Chapel street between Lloyd and Poplar streets the petitioners are W. H. Bradnack, Mat thew Campbell, William Weber, Dennis Splane and James Bedding. The petition l for a sewer in Blatchley avenue between Saltonstsll avenue and Chapel street is signed by Matthew Campbell, Dennis Splane, W. H. Bradnack, Mrs. E.. J. Beers and Patrick Welsh. Another improvement petitioned for, and which is much needed, is the erection ot two gas lamps in Richard street: The petition has been signed by G. P. A. Kapitzke, Mrs. Emma Wilson, Mrs. M O'Day and James I Croghan. And the petition is for side walk on both sides of Blatchley avenue, between Chapel and River streets. There is a great demand for an electric light on l Ferry street, near the Shore Line railroad crossing. Such light would not only give much desired light for that section of the street and sidewalk, but would render the railroad crossing much safer at night. Those who have petitioned for James tss light t 1ss Esean, '09n n D H. Male4s MGers Allen Seaman, John Hennessey, Fred J. Prelle, John Coyne, John F. Coyne, L. J.. McGuire, M. Robinson, Rev. Patrick Null holland, Rev. Burdett Hart, Patrick Doyle, Emily c. Munson and Julius c. Cable. When the hearings are held the petition CTS should be present to urge the granting of the petitions. At the meeting tonight tho board was asked to concur with the aldermen in appointing Henry Cloux spe- cial constable. He wishes to act as Sun day watchman at the rolling mill. He is l F. N. Kelsey, general superintendent of the Kelsey Signal company of Florence, Mass, and recently of this place, was in town last week. He came down to order castings for his manufactory. He says the business of the Signal company is on the increase MT. Kelsey is the inventor of safety signals for drawbridges, crossings and other localities on railroads. The company is erecting one of the signals for the Consolidated road at Middletown and have s1s,ooo worth of work oontrscts a0n New Ha1s1 a1s1 eapitalissa oq having stock in the company are Hon. James Graham and J. O. Peck. MT. Kel- sey says that the company will probably increase the stock, owing to the increase of business, ere long. Since MT. Kelseys stay at Florence, Mass, he has invented a window blind fastener, which, when the blind is open or closed, fastens it without the aid of catches. He has six men en- gagged in their manufacture.
 "Once a Week. has cut representing the recent collision between the brig T. Towner and the schooner Carrie G. Hart off New York harbor.
 From tho owners in the Fair Haven flat 1 of coal schooners it is learned that coal orders are scarce and rates are weak, and } still declining. Freights for Boston are as follows: From New York sixty cents Philadelphia eighty cents, Norfolk and Baltimore. There is hope that the Maine ice freights will soon make a de- mand for additional tonnage. Large quantities of ice have already been sold and few more warm days will give de- cided impetus to the chartering of vessels in this trade. Eleven vessels have beer chartered for ice from kennebec, nine tc Philadelphia at fifty cents per ton and several to Richmond seventy-fve cents ) and to Washington at sixty cents per ton ) The schooner Nathan Easterbrook jr., haf been chartered from Asheppo river,S. O., te Baltimore with phosphate rock at $1. 7s ! been chartered from Savannah to Portland Me-, with lumber at $5.25 per thousand feet.
 Two new business enterprises on Grand avenue is photograph industry located ir car on the open lot near the head oi Fillmore street, and loom for the manu facture of rag carpeting near Railroad ave nue. The weaver works the loom in z small store and the operation can bt watched from the street. Samples of tht work in gay colors is exhibited at the from of the store.
 Any persons desiring to secure sitting in the Second church should apply to th' clerk of the church, Charles A. Bray. Int chart can be seen at the store of Charle! W. Hemingway.
 Architect c. H. Stilson has finished thu plans for William Webers new house or Lloyd street. It is to be two stories high 30x53 feet, and contain two tenements o five rooms each. The interior is to be fin ishsd in ash and cherry. All modern i'm provements will be used. The cost will b. about $5, 900. Michael Carroll has the ma son contract, John Lowe the carpenter and Clerkin & Mcdonald the plumbing. II A reception will be given next Thursday evening by the Y. P. S. c. E. of the Granc avenue Congregational church to the New Haven union of Y. P. s. c. E. and the Y. M. o. A. There will be musical anc literary selections and refreshments will be served.
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