Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-07
WALLINGFORD.

Board of Burgessess Meeting-Several
Matters Attended to-Banquet of the
Simpson Hooks-Other News-Per-
sOnal Notes.
The board of burgesses got together a
quorum last evening, Notwithstanding the
rain. Burgess higgins put in an appearance
at $40, which made up the quorum. War
den Newton, Clerk Hale, Burgesses Porter,
Kavanagh and Luby having been on hand
at 8 o'clock. The matter of the extension
of South Orchard street was brought up
and discussed, as the notices on tho prop
erty owners had not been served nothing
could be done on the matter which was
put over until later in the evening.
L. B. Scranton appeared before the board
in reference to his claim for work done for
the borough and upon which there was q
question regarding q claim by the borough
against him for sewer assessment. The
amount of Scranton's bill was ordered paid,
less the sewer assessment. Scranton
claimed that he did not owe the assessment.
The board voted to pay the bill in full,
S79. 50. The matter Of the sewer assess
ment will be attended to later. The ques-
ton is complicated one, and it is ques-
ton as to whether the present or former
owner of the property is liable.
A petition was received for gas lamp
on Washington street above the bridge.
Voted the petition be granted. Burgess
Kavanagh was appointed a committee to
locate the lamp.
Voted to layout and build sewer on
Meadow street.
Voted that the clerk be instructed to
advertise for bids. the same to be open IN
til December IS, at o'clock p. m.
]. B. Brogden appeared in reference to
the bad spot in the sidewalk on corner of
Yard and Elm street, and that
his boy fell on the spot November
Is, dislocating his shoulder and
had since that time been disabled from
working and thought that some remunera-
ton should be granted by the borough for
the same. Warden Newton and Burgess
Luby were appointed to take the matter
into consideration.
The South Orchard streat matter came
up again and 1t was voted to rescind the
vote taken at a previous meeting, and a
similar resolution placing the date for the
property owners to appear and be heard to
December 20 was passed. Sundry bills
We're ordered paid and the board sdjourned
for one week.
The delegates from the Congregational
Y. P. S. G. E. to the session in Meriden on
Friday evening are the Misses Mary A.
Martin, Clara Pattee, Bessie Thompson,
Dele beers, Mr.. ana MIS-. GEORGE Y pson,
Charles Freeman, A. L. Judd, G.. M. Judd,
Howard Parker and Frank Shipman.
Mrs. Annie Waterhouse has sold to
Henry Hirons lot 50x14S feet on corner
of Ward and Orchard streets.
The body of Thomas Reynolds, a brother
of Mrs. Thomas MCCARTHY, was brought
here from Hartford for burial yesterday
afternoon.
Harmony council, A. L. of a., will elect
officers this evening.
The phonograph is now located at STAN
ley Botsford's on Main street and later will
be on exhibition at the Central hotel on
Hall avenue.
Willie Kennedy, aged seventeen years,
died yesterday afternoon at the home of
his aunt, Mrs. Downey, on Colony street.
The Simpson "Hooks" have voted to
celebrate their annual Wednesday evening,
December IA, by banquet in their rooms,
to which the chief engineer and assistants
and the warden and board of burgesses
will be invited. Owing to the limited
quarters 1t will be impossible to invite the
other companies of the department, as
they would like to do If there was loom
to entertain them.