The Newtown bee., 1893-10-06
Fairfield County News.
FAIRFIELD.
THE TOWN MEETING.

The election on Monday was a surprise. A clean sweep was made of all the dem- ocratic boards. A great deal of scratch ing was done and many local questions helped to bring about the result. AL though good number of voters were out at the town meeting, nothing very eXcit- ing occurred. The business meeting was held at p. m., opening with the reading of the report of the selGctmen, which was approved and accepted. A motion made recommending the laying of l6-mill tax, but an amendment was put for l4-mill tax. A motion was made and carried to appropriate $l0, 700 for the schools for the ensuing year. Selectman Jennings made an estimate for the ensuing year of che towns expenses at $39, ,465, which with a l6-mill tax would make $39, ,460. motion was made to divide the roads in three districts to be left under the su- pervision of the selectmen. Lawyer k. Livingston Wells offered a resolution that that the town money be kept in South port national bank, instead of at Bridge port, which was accepted. A motion made to appropriate S2S, ,76O, for the eX- penses for the ensuing year and to lay q tax of lG mills. An amendment was of fered to lay a tax of II mills, which was carried, when an amendment was offered to reduce the estimate of Selectman ,Jen- nings one eighth, which was carried. William Burr made a motion to reduce the salary of town treasurer to $lOO, to which J. D. TOOmey replied that they did not get enough now to compensate them. After one or two amendments the mat ter was dropped. A motion was made that the selectmen be instructed to em- ploy only citizens and voters to do the
 work on the roads, which was carried. A motion made that $30,000 of the float
 ing debt of the town be bonded at 1 per cent. An ramendment was offered to
 bond it at l-2 per cent. o. T. Sherwood and A. R. T. Nichols were of the opinion that owing to the present condition of the money market that it would be i'm possible to dispose of it if bonded at per cent. However, it was voted to author ize the selectmen to call a special town meeting the first Monday in January for the purpose of bonding the floating in- debtedness of the town at 1 per cent. The vote;
 Selectmeu, Conrad Buckingham 32G,
 Rufus B. Jennings 33S, Richard B. Jen- nings d 23l, Henry Horn 273. Town clerk, Fillmore $. Banks 2Gl,
 Francis NJ. Pike 33l.
 Town treasurer, Frank F. Sherwood I l39, Francis l.. Sherwood d l55. Collector of taxes, ElmOre 5. Btnks T 2Gl, Francis NJ. Pike d 333.
 Assessors, Andrew B. Wakeman r 303,
 Michael B. Lacey r 303, John II. Smith d | 2777, Edward NJ. BulkIey d 29l. Board of relief, Nellis H. Sherwood I 3l7, Levi F. Sherwood r 3l3, Patrick Lee d 274, Seth Wakeman 2S3.
 Constable, Elmore $. Banks 3l7, Will liam J. Sherwood 3lG, Frederick Dis | brow 3l3, John F. Warehouse 3l5, ! James Mooney 27G, Michael E. Casey d 279, James Smith d 277, Frederick Feibel d 2S0.
 Grand jurors, Henry H. Perry BIO, Simeon P9ase 3l3, Nellis H. Sherwood | 3l5, Sherwood Banks r 3l5, Edward M
 Bulkley d 274, John Dallas 270, James Smith d 279, James Finn p 277. Treasurer of school society fund, Frank 1 P. Sherwood 362, William Burr 240. Treasurer of town deposit fund, Frank | F. Sherwood r 392, William 240. School visitor, Moses Edson Banks I 311, William Strothcr Jones d 2S5. Registrar of voters, Andrew E. Wake
 man 275, George Smith d 2S0. Auditor of town accounts, Oliver T | Sherwood 3l5, George T. Horn q 2S2 Consolidation of schools, yes l94, nc