Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-16

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 STATES IS PREsIDENT. The Board of Public Works organ. ized Yesterday-The Mayor Dis- solved Two Ties-CommitIees Alp. Pointed-The Boulevard and East Street Sewers to be Repaired-Other Business Transacted.
 The meeting of the board of public | works yesterday afternoon was decidedly interesting. Promptly at o'clock every member of the board was in his seat, the oath having been previously administered to Commissioners Bishop and McGann. Mayor Sargent presided in order to be able to carefully look after the democratic end of organization.
 As soon as the board had been called to order the first contest was precipitated over the question of organization. Con- missioner States moved that the mayor ap- point committee to bring in nominations. This motion was amended by Commission or Brown, who named Commissioners Johnson and NcGann as the nominating committee.
 Then came the contest. A vote was talk on on the amendment resulting in tie, | the three republican members voting for | tho amendment and the three democratic members against 1t. The tie was dissolved | by the mayor voting against the amend ment. The vote on the original motion, to have the mayor appoint the committee was then taken and resulted in another tie, tho democratic contingent voting in favor and tho republicans against 1t. This tie was again dissolved by the mayor, who voted this time in favor of appointing the con- mittee himself.
 After having decided tie last tie the l mayor announced as the committee Com miseioners Bishop and McGann. These gen.
 tlemen retired to the safe and sacred pre-
 cincts of the vault, and for few minutes
 endeavored to make up list of nomina
 ttons. In this they were unable to agrss
 until after both had held several confer
 ences with the other members of the
 board.
 While the democrats were caucusing the
 mayor was present and took part in ths
 deliberations. This caused one member o1
 the board te make the remark: "Well, il
 1t looks like another Big Four,'" and thu
 other members apparently agreed with
 him.
 After having worked hard over the ap
 pointment of committees, etc., the com
 mittee reported the following nominations
 and they were unanimously elected: President-James N. States
 COMMITTEES
 Np otroeta road roller and orl1ahor-J N States, James Bishop, William Malsy. On parks. trees and telegra raph poles-J. E. Nc On sewers-R. H. Brown, J. E. McGann, Will On ncontfacts-william Maley, R. H. Brown, J
 On sidewalks and curbs-L H. Johnson, J. States, James Bishop
 On supplies-L H. ohnson, J. E. McGann, E
 On fnance-R. H. Brown, L. H. Johnson, Wi ! Ham Maley.
 , The dilapidated condition of the boule P yard and East street sewers was mex
 brought to the attention of the board b Commissioners States and Brown, and tn l. city engineer was instructed to make sue :. repairs to the boulevard sewer ss may b r necessary to properly protect it, at a COS
 not to exceed 5000. Action on the ma . ter of East street ee Wer was postponed { Il
 6 City Engineer Kelly was instructed | B advertise for bids for supplies for the d.
 partment for the ensuing year. It was voted that all unfinished businef - | in the hands of the several committees | Q l referred back to the board SO that it ca z | again be re-committed and thus keI
 alive.
 II On motion of Commissioner States + | was voted that the superintendent a streets be instructed to hire his own hel > for public works without reference to an ' of tho members of the board. This is r r. adoption of the vote passed in exscuh, e session, September 19, 1893.
 a Commissioner Maley, Clerk Bassett an s Superintendent Doyle were appointed B ! committee to be present at the next mee |. ing of the board of finance and confer vii e the members of that body in reference d l the payment of bills carried over from u e last fiscal year.
 s The communication of the Edgewoe e Street Railroad company asking that tl Il city take immediate steps toward makir ,- the bridge at Edgewood avenue over We r river, safe was referred to the court of COT
 mon council.
 ooI WALLINGFoRD. d The Town Meeting Takes Actio ,. Favorable to Securing the Locatto ,, of the Proposed New Silver Goo, 2, Factory in the Town-Details of tl MeetinE-General jews of the Tow ,,' Judge Hubbard presided at the epecl Ia town meeting in the town hall last evenil t. with o. I. Martin as clerk. The hall " 1t well filled, and the resolution adopted D. the citizens' meeting last Friday night @, , printed in the COURIER was read. G. ' E. Hull stated the object of the oitizsr and called upon Henry E. Biggins, vi
 stated to the meeting the intentions of t
 proposed new company regarding its , ture actions, that naturally the Bridgepo
 stockholders desired to locate the plant
 their own city and that inducements h' . been offered to locate in other places, b 10 that he was a resident of the borough a, n interested in it's welfare and desired tn r. the businsss be located in Wsllingford a, 'e 'e that an option of g track of land near t
 railroad had been secured, and an sgre
 ment reached that if the company locat
 here that ten new houses should be erect n by the company on the building lot ne Is the factory within 8 space of Ave year D. and if the action of ths meetings we favorable to the request made that wol would be begun as soon as the weath = would permit.
 n The resolution for abatiug the taxes .e ten years was passed by 8 unanimo, vote and the meeting adjourned sine die.
 The borough meeting was called to ord
 at 8:3O by Warden Treat and the call the meeting was read by Clerk Hale, Gs ~oo tho folIow{pp roeo1ntiop.4 IS Voted, That in case of Henry E. Biggi
 and his certain associates shall, ss pr n posed by them, organize and locate in th l. town, joint stock manufacturing copor
 tion with @ capital stock of at least S5( n 900, and said corporation so organized ar a. located shall begin manufacturing in th
 borough on or before July l, 1894. thu d for the period of ten years fro ,- this date, or for 80 long r, n time within said period as sa p corporation shall continuously fro
 the time of its beginning to manufs et ture as aforesaid, carry on msnufaoturil 3; in this borough, all taxes which shall o assessed by this borough against said c1
 poratlon in all it's property, both real ar
 personal, owned and held by it for tl
 purposes of its said manufacturing bul
 ness, shall bs abatsd, and all renta y charged sgsinst said corporation by u borough for the use of water for the carr
 ing on of said business for the period K five years from the date of their beginni, D. to manufacture as aforesaid, or for so lol 10 | e time within said period of five years
 said corporation shall continually fro s- said date of beginning csrry on manufs