Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-11

ing three cheers were given for him, and the convention adjourned.
 The delegates were empowered to name their own alternates, and this will be done in few days.
 Just before the close of the convention there were calls for ex-Senator Eaton to make speech, but he had retired few minutes before from the theater.
 Among those who occupied seats in the boxes were President Read of the state eenate, Representative A. Fl. Walker of Hartford and other distinguished men in the party.
 WALLINGFORD.
 Doings at the Burgess, Meeting Last
 Nixht-VariOus Improvements-Gen-
 eral News of the Town.
 Burgess Bartholomew Kavanagh and Clerk Jones were the absentees at the meet ing of the board of burgesses last evening. Burgess Thomson was appointed clerk pro tenn. The first business of the evening was the report of the committee on rules and regulations to govern the police officers. The rules were principally to govern the officer who is on duty on the plains. The hours of duty shall be from 6:30 to ,11:30 p. m. on week days and from g @. m. to il p. m. on Sunday. The other instructions were to patrol the vicinity of Center and Colony streets and other DOT tions of the borough when ordered by the warden to keep the corners clear of loungers, etc., and to visit tho railroad de- pot at the evening trains and to also see that the laws of the state and borough be rigidly enforced. The report was referred back to the committee to change so as to include the duties of the officer, on the | hill. The matter of Beaumont avenue came up next in order and letter from Samuel Simpson stating that Elijah Beau mont was ready to work the road at his | own expense, provided the board would | accept the street and order a sewer laid. The matter of the sewage nuisance from the house owned by the late o. D. Hall, on l the hill, was discussed. It was voted to notify MT. Beaumont that the street would
 be accepted and sewer laid provided he would satisfactorily guarantee that the
 street would be put in proper condition afterwards.
 The Hall avenue sidewalk was discussed. Warden Newton was of the opinion that
 the laying of new sidewalk on it's present grade would be great mistake and favor
 ed cutting down the sidewalk to g proper grade with the street before the walk is
 laid. It was voted that the road commit
 owners between the rink and Com
 munity bridge regarding the change
 of grade and report at the next
 meeting of the board. Burgess Big
 gins reports that William Hassett declines
 at this time to give deed of the few feet
 in front of his property on Quinnipiac
 street near the railroad, but is willing tc
 lay sidewalk and curb in front of his owr
 property at his own expense. No action
 in this matter was deemed necessary and
 the committee was discharged. Burgess
 reports that he has an engineer, Walter
 Steele, at work getting things in working
 order, and it will be in condition for busi
 ness by Thursday. The application O.
 NJ. J. Redmond & Go. for drain
 layer's license with bond of $500, witl
 G. T. Jones as surety, was granted
 as was A similar one from J. H
 Mccormack & Co.,, with bond the sam
 with J. H. Mccormack as surety. E. c
 Lane asks that the footbridge over War tons brook and the sidewalk east of tn
 brook in front of his property be raised
 about two fact to prevent the overflow 0
 water at various seasons of the year. Thi improvement is to be at his own expense
 with the exception of raising the bridge
 which is to be borne by the borough } The matter was referred to the road com
 mittee for investigation. A petition iron ' the property owners on Fair street askin
 that the fence of the Yale Brothers on Fai
 street be moved back. The matter was re
 ferred to Burgess Bartholomew as com mittee for investigation. At 10 o'clock tn board was still in session, with prospec
 of another hours business.
 Charles c. Treat lost the ends of thre
 fingers in 8 planer at tho wheel shop yes
 terday.
 The selectmen have decided to call
 town meeting Thursday evening, May 1e
 to take action on the abatement of Backe Brothers taxes.
 Pinta council, K O., will hold it's ar
 nual meeting for the election of officer , l this evening in Temperance hall. Thomas Feelsy is home from the Ne' l Haven hospital.
 Rosemary hall will close June 10 for tn f l summer vacation.
 Jared T. Kimberly, who holds a mort gage on the house of Philip Heary, now i 7 jail awaiting trial for burglary, ha a l through his authority, O. H. D. Fowler
 instituted suit for foreclosure. The Young Republicans club room i Wallace block will be opened up mex l. week.
 . At the borough court yesterday Judg Hubbard disposed of two cases for intox Q cation by the fine of $3 and costs. G. E Dickerman paid up the expense in Charle l MacIndo's case, and Thomas Quinn, g driver for the Strauss Bros, was not 8 :, fortunate, and will be taken to jail thi I morning by Sheriff Austin.
 yI Officer Dan O'Reilly captured the fou f runaway boys from the state reform schoc ! about 2:30 yesterday morning in Williar 8 Purcell's barn on the north plains, an 3 took them to Meriden on the 7:05 trai 2 l yesterday morning. The state pays r liberal reward for the capture of runaway from the reform school, and the result o yesterdays early morning work will g l far toward paying Officer Reilly's house K hold expenses for sometime.
 The series of outdoor concerts by tn National band will probably begin mex Tuesday evening. The first will be ur , 1 town.
 I Robert Allen has started on an extensiv : business trip in the interests of C. w. Bul lock & Go. of Springfield, Mass, and vii , l visit many of the large cities in the south ; 1 west and Canada before returning home. 2 Over 300 dogs have been registered, an yet there are 200 more that should follow J. Randolph Hall has completed his du ties as inspector of the water interest 7 about the borough, and to-day will com pare notes with Superintendent Davis. 5 Company K will have it's spring parad and field day at the range on May 21. 3 Accanant lodge, I. O. O. F., worked tn