Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-22
WALLlNGFORD.

O1ncef Ec1ne"an IL EteliCVeo IFO"
Duty and Daniel O'Reiily is APP
pointed in His Place - Burgess POr-
ter Withdrew His Charges Against
officer Luke Martin Complaints
are Made of Sad Neglect of Cattle
schools VIII Close TO.Day-Burglar
Layman's Brother Taken TO Mil
ford.
The board of burgesses was called to
o'clock last evening, Burgess higgins bsing
the only absentee, but came in later. The
first matter to come up after the reading
of the minutes of the last nesting by Clerk
Hale WAS the report of the committee on
]. D. Williams claim, which report was
accepted. The details of the report, by re-
quest of the warden, were not taken for
publication. The committee on Octave
Odett's claim for damages for slipping and
falling on Ward street recently, breaking
one of his ribs, report that in its opinion
there ia no cause for claim of damages
that the borough Is liable for. The report
of the committee was accepted The mat
ter of the North Orchard street sewers and
other assessments was discussed and con-
tinued to another meeting. Burgess Bar
tholomew reported scale of fees to be
allowed the police, which was adopted.
Attorney o. h. D. Fowler appeared with
petition asking for the board to rescipd
the vote passed at the last meeting reltev-
ing J. A b. Heineman from duty as night
pstrolman and appointing Daniel O'Reilly
in his place The petition contained the
- n11kf Id IT,
planned his reason for presenting the petit
ton snd stated that the signers were we'll
aware of the object of the came when they
signed it, and that the previous petition
contained names of sixty who were not
voters. The petition was accepted. Bur-
CESS Bartholomew made q motion to res
cind the vote taken at the last meeting,
which was seconded by Burgess Luby.
Warden Newton ruled that the motion
was out of order, as the member making
the motion voted against the motion at the
last meeting, and consequently by parlia-
mentary rules could not make a motion
TO Iescind.
The question az to sustaining the warden
in his decision was voted on and resulted
in a tie. Warden Newton then stated that
he would put the question if Burgess Bar
tholomew desired. The question was put,
and resulted in a tie. Burgesses Bsrtholo- |
NEW, KavanaRh and Luby voting in favor |
of the resembling and Burgesses higgins,
Thomson and Porter voting in the mega
tive. Warden Newton decided the vote in |
the negative, which leaves the vote as
passed at the last meeting, which relieves
points Daniel O'Rsilly in his place |
to go on duty on March 1. Burgess
Bartholomew introduced another motion,
which had the same intent as the former
one, which was decided as the last. Bur
CESS Porter gave notice that he wished to
his charges sgsinst Officer Luke
Martin A letter from Officer Martin, CON
taiuing a statement that retracted the
charges that he had made against Burgess
Porter, which was satisfactory to the party
most interested, Burgess Porter, and it
was voted that the board allow the charges
to be- withdrawn Sundry bills were Or
aered paid and the board adj ourned.
Complaint has been made to State
gent Thrall of the Humane society that
number of head of cattle owned by Law
yer H. F. Hall and kept on Halls farm on
Cook hill, west of Almon Doolittle's, had
been sadly neglected and were unprovided
With proper shelter and were literally
to death. Yesterday Agent
rbrall came down from Hartford and
With Sheriff Rod Austin and N. F. Ingra
lam Went on tour OF 1nspect1on |
,ver on Cook hill He reports that
,e found that the fact of the
,ase were even woree than represented.
Vine head of cattle have been left during
errible cold weather of the past few weeks
nth only an old broken down shed for
heller and without any apparent source
# feed excepting few hundred weight of
,oor hay in q stack that was found about.
md not within reach of the cattle. The
leiehbors state that the cattle are nearly
tarved to death and as thin as fence
all, in fact one of the creatures fell down
rom utter exhaustion- from lack of food
md exposure and froze to death on the
round. The other cattle have now left
he old sheds and are running wild on the
mountain in an almost famished condition.
Jesse Caples, an old colored man, lives in
he old house on the farm, but has been
confined to the house nearly all winter by
heumatism and applied to Selectman
'ones for aid several months ago. Agent
,hrsll says the case Is the worst one he
as encountered since he has been con I
ected with the Humane society. He will
10 In town again TO- day. |,
The schools will be closed today on &C.
cunt of the birthday Of the father Of our
ountry.
Tho postofacs will observe the usual