Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-08
WHAT THE TOWN MEETING DID.

Passes the Customary Annual votes
Talk About an Elevator for East
Rock Park-An Appropriation OF
$4,000 for Park improvements
and One of $4,000 to Drain Beaver
Pond Region.
About 200 people attended the adj
journed town meeting held yesterday af-
ternoon in Music hall. Town Agent Gar
rity called the meeting to order and
Attorney Wolfe was the presiding officer.
The chairman announced that the town
agents report was before the meeting. j.
J. Kennedy inquired about the sale OF
COW by the town farm authorities. Mr..
Sanford said the COW was sold before his
day at the farm, and the question was
then summarily dispensed with and the
report was accepted.
1t was then voted to lay four-and-a-
half-min tax.
Salaries were then voted-same in
amount as last year-$2, 800 to the town
agent, 81 500 for town clerk and $500 for
| the town treasurer.
Appropriations were then made for the
ensuing year as follows: To the New Ha-
ven dispensary, $1,000; to the st. Francis
Orphan asylum, $4,000; to the New Haven
Orphan asylum, $4,000.
Next resolution came up, which called
for the appropriation of $4,000 for the
use of the New Haven park commission,
and some istle opposition appeared. Owen
Colwell objected to the passage of the res
olution, saying that New Haven was now
ahead of any other city in the matter Of
parks, and he thought it was useless ex
penditure.
Mr.. Matthews arose and moved ar
amendment that So, 900 of the appropria
ton shall be used in the construction of ar
elevator up to East Rock park. Anothe.
resolution was read which provided tina
81 1000 of the $40, 900 should be used TO
the improvement and draining of the Bea
yer ponds and the remaining s., 900 for tn
Improvement of the other parks. Owel
Colwen arose and moved that the Who'll
matter be indefinitely postponed.
| Mr. Colwell insisted on talking, and was quit
breezy. Mr.. Colwell was ordered to sit down
| and he did so.
Town Agent Clarity explained that the Beave
pond property was SO located that it could nc
, be drained and improved until some of the &C
appropriation would have to lie dormant until
| sufficient sum was reached to purchase this al
joining property, in order that the improv
| mants on the park may be continued.
> Mr. Matthews amendment was voted dow
( and then rising vote was taken upon usir
: 81, 600 Of the appropriation for the draining
Beaver pond and it was passed. The $4,000 WI
| then appropriated.
Y The meeting then appropriated $4,000 f
| the use of the New Haven school district for Il
: purchase of free text books and stationery f.
| the schools.
/ Andrew D. Kdston, John A. Richardson, Sal
+ uel A. York, Benjamin II. English and Gardn
Morse were elected trustees of the town depos
q ! fund.
|, The meeting instructed the selectmen to a
thorize the registrar of vital statistics to prepa
ia a general index Of his records from the date
the last general index to the pre- sent time.
81 AS committee on oyster grounds Hudson
| Forbes, George H. Lindsey, James P Lander
| Anson T. Moulthrop and Albert Rowe we're q
IL pointed.
The selectmen were authorized to appoint &C
}. | stables and patrolmen to the number of r
~ more than thirty, and ordered to have the reg
y trar of vital statistics prepare general index
the births, deaths and marriages from the de
| of the last index up to the present year.
y resolution was introduced changing the til
| for the town meeting from afternoon until ev,
ing. The motion was lost on viva voce vo
a. | Mr.. Matthews questioned the vote, and on a
| vision the resolution lost by a vote of
ae | to IS.
The resolution providing that q by law sho1
of be passed prohibiting the riding of bicycles w
tbs sidewalks of the town limits came up,
VI could not be considered. there no by
drafted for the purpose.