The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-26
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 The new board of burgesses met Sat urday evening and organized. Ex-War den Treat was present and swore In thu clerk. warden, Burgesses Luby, Hasset and Phelps. Every member of the board was present and the first meeting was 6 successful one from a business point of view. The first business was the ap' pointments.
 L. M. Hubbard was elected borough attorney by a unanimous vote. with a retaining fee of $75.
 Letters received from Luke Martin and George J. White asking for appoint ment as special constables were read.
 The board proceeded to ballot for special constables. The first ballot showed D. o'Reiily 1. Luke Martin 1. John Whalen 1. Dan O'Reilly was elect ed on the second ballot James Mooney received unanimous vote. Voted that Daniel o'Reiliy and James W. Mooney be appointed as night patrolmen with wages the same as before. The ballot for special constables re- suited in the election of George H. Reil- ly.
 Chief Engineer Smith, First Assistant Lamphere and Second; Assistant Mi chaels were elected by exclamation as officers of the fire department.
 Burgess Barber stated that Chief Smith had informed him that owing to other business relations he could not accept the position for another year.
 It was decided by the board not to take any action on the matter until later date.
 The committees appointed were:
 Health committee-Warden Botsford, Burgess Barber.
 : Sewer committee-F. W. Phelps, Will liam Hassett.
 Sidewalks-Backes and Thompson
 Roads-Warden Botsford, Burgesses Luby and Barber.
 Fire-Luby and Hassett
 Police-Warden Botsford and Thomp- son.
 Sundry votes were passed authorizing the clerk to draw orders on treasurer for wages of patrolmen, laborers, etc., when the bills are duly signed by the warden.
 The matter of lighting the streets was brought up and discussed and the original contract with the gas con- pany drawn up in 1878, but never sign ed, was brought out and read by Clerk Hale for the edlfcation of the board.
 Voted that the warden and Burgess Hassett be instructed to draw up a new contract and submit 1t to the board for action at future meeting.
 Clerk Hale stated that Colonel Leav- enworth president of the gas company, had stated that the company was will ing to place ten or fifteen more lamps on the present line of pipes for sub stantially the same cost as at present The matter of having the borough take charge of the lighting and putting out of the gaslights, instead of having the gas company do 1t, was discussed and seemed to meet with favor by the board. No decided action was taken on the matter.
 Bill of Meriden Republican for prlnt- ing borough reports, $32. 40, accepted and ordered paid.
 Bill of J. G. Phelan of $3 for services as checker was sealed to $2 and ordered paid.
 The bill of D. O'Rellly for $36.25 for two weeks services as night patrolman ordered paid.
 sundry minor matters were disposed of and the meeting adjourned.
 The Locust club, with two substitutes Doyle and DeMills, went to Meriden Saturday afternoon and played football with the Silver City club and were de- feated by a score of to o. The Locust club claims the Meriden team was a se- lected on from the High school and the Y. M. c. A. teams.
 The ninth annual concert and sociable of Court Windemere, A. o. F., will be held in the armory Thanksgiving eve, November 2S. Music by Hill's orchestra. Prof. Harry Mitchell, prompter.
 Rev. J. J. Blair officiated at the fun eral of Mrs. James H. Harrison Satur- day afternoon. The bearers were w. H. Newton, G. P. Stevenson, G. K. Caring ton, L. M. Hubbard, o. I. Martin and H. B, Todd. The burial was in, the "In Memoriam" cemetery. d
 There is some talk of having polo games in the rink this season, but as yet nothing definiW is settled upon. .
 Chief Engineer Smith has declined to accept the re-appointment as chief of the fire department, and 1t is understood that Second Assistant T E Michaals