Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-05
ELI WHITNEY, JR., RESIGNS

Is a Commissioner of the Board of Public Works-VariOus Reasons for | His Action Commissioner Leigh | Absent. AS soon as Mayor Sargent called the lew board of public works to order last light Commissioner Eli Whitney arose and aid he had already handed in his resigna- ion as @ commissioner to @ member of the board of aldermen and that this should nave been presented at their last meeting, but it had not. He did not wish to take part in the meeting.
 Mayor Sargent told him that he was member of the board until his successor was appointed, and asked the commission CT to sign the regular bills, which in the absence of Commissioner Leigh-who has declared he will not attend meeting or act with the newly elected commissioner, T. H. Sullivan-lacked one signature of the required four for approval.
 Commissioner Whitney stated he would sign some of the bills on the next morn ing, but he would not approve the bills for the increase in the salaries of the superin- tendent of streets or superintendent of parks, for he considered the increase to be illegal, as no appropriation had been made to cover the increase.
 Commissioner Atwater remarked that Commissioner Whitney had signed the salary bill of an illegally elected assistant superintendent of streets for year past
 Commissioner States laughed loudly, but Commissioner Whitney took no notice of the remark, and a moment later left the room.
 To reporter MT. Whitney stated there were various reasons for his resignation, which he will make public later. He would not say whether the advent of Com missioner Sullivan was among the princi- pal of these, but it is generally considered that Commissioner Whitney is disgusted past few months, and wishes to withdraw from it's deals and counter deals and wranglings.
 Mayor Sargent administered the oaths to the newly elected commissioners, Todd and Sullivan, and the board proceeded to business.
 Commissioner Atwater stated that the board, with Commissioner Whitney's seat vacant and Commissioner Leigh's seat in practically the same condition, was some what crippled for business, and moved that the limit for the reception of bids for the years supplies be extended to March 15. This motion was passed.
 On motion of Commissioner States, E. L. Hitchcock was placed in charge of the city's stone crusher, temporarily, st 8 salary of $1O0 month, and the superin tendent of streets was instructed to pro ceed with the work of crushing stone. Commissioner States said the West Haven horse railroad company intended double-tracking it's road from Howard avenue and thought the work of building the new sewer, ordered from the Boule yard sewer through Kimberly avenue tc the railroad tracks should be done at once On motion of Commissioner Atwater the board voted to build this sewer frs of the next lot of sewers to be built. Commissioners Atwater and States wer' appointed committee to examine the an nual report of the board and present it t, the common council.
 More Skating at Lake Whitney. The cars of the Whitney avenue lin
 were crowded yesterday with people wh' were bound for the lake for days spor on the ice. The skating is excellent ant while it remains so the horse railroad com pany will run extra cars frequently to ac commodate the many people who wish t. enjoy it.
 Consolidated Road. BRIDGEPORT, Feb. 4.-E. B. Monroe, tn | Southport millionaire, mas presented to tn Consolidated road tract of land on tn | north side of the railroad tracks in tha town six hundred feet long and forty fee | wide. The company took the land to ru1 l it's line over instead of through the cente | of the millionaire's premises. A wall vii l be built of brown stone five hundTe ed fee
 in length, fifteen feet in height and fv | feet in width. The tracks through tn town will be raised eight feet from thei present level. The improvements by tn
 railroad company in the towns of South port and Fairfield will cost over $1 ,000
 900.
 I Married at St. Johns Church. l In St. Johns R. c. church yesterda
 morning Miss Eliza J. Reilly, daughter o
 the late Bernard J. Reilly, was married t.
 James w. Kennedy, superintendent of tn
 Branford lock works. The ceremony wa 1 performed by Rev. FatherSBray. Benja l min J. Dillon was the best man and Mis-
 Mary c. Dillon bridesmaid. A high nup | tial mass was celebrated, with Father Bra,
 as celebrant, Father Sullivan as deacon
 Father Dolan sub deacon and Father Rig
 ney of St. Patrick's church the master o | ceremonies. After the ceremony 8 wed 1 ding breakfast was served at the residenc l of the brides mother, after which the happ, couple left on wedding tour to Washing ton and Old Point Comfort. Personal. President Dwight of Yale spoke at tn Boston Yale alumni meeting. Miss Edith F. Adams, teacher in Room | 9, Eaton school, is ill at her home, 120 St John street.
 George Bell, formerly proprietor of tn | Fulton eating house on State street, ha l returned from Texas.
 Capt. Bradnack, of steamer 8, is stil
 confined to his home, owing to fall o,
 the ice while going to fire.
 A very pleasant surprise party was give1 l Miss E. Maynard at her home, 100 salton l stall avenue, Monday evening. William Dexheimer, who has been indis posed, is back again at his place of busi | ness, having recovered his health Judge Lucius F. Deming will lecture o, "Our National Parks" at the Cong1ega l tional church in West Haven this evening Mrs. J. G. Smith, at her home on tn heights, Tuesday evening, gave a yer, | pleasant party for number of her younl | friends.
 Thomas Booth of the Providence Ma hogany palace, James D. Stuart and P. F | Masterson, both of Providence, were in tn city yesterday.
 Joseph Whipple, an esteemed residen
 of Windsor Locks, died Tuesday, aged "A
 He held many offices and twice represente,
 the town in the legislature.
 Builder David H. Clark has been re
 elected president of the Mercantile club
 J. M Peck, vice president, and Henr,
 Shelton secretary and treasurer.
 Mrs. John Kicks, wife of John Kicks 0
 Crescent street, Westville, died at 6 ocloc
 yesterday morning. She was sister O
 Court Officer John F. Nettleton.
 Dr. J. J. s. Doherty, formerly of thi
 city. has been elected one of the tow,
 physicians of Hartford, defeating Dr. J. ]
 Morrissey, who held the position last year
 Dr. J. H. McNamara was also elected
 town physician.
 City Auditor Lake yesterday received
 letter from Miss Mamie Donnelly thankin
 him for the engrossed resolutions sent he
 by the city in recognition of her braver
 in rescuing an old man from fearfr
 death on the rails year ago.
 Davenport church has elected the follow
 ing officers: Deacons, Frederick H. Brow
 and Merwin T. Landfear; clerk, J.D. Wood
 bridge; treasurer, G.. F. Burgess; des
 conesses, Mrs. Booth, Mrs. Bryant, Mrs
 Dayton, Mrs. Gower and Miss Beach, an
 trustees, J. F. Douglass, c. E. Hart, F. W
 Pardee, A. G. Shell and w. L. Peck.