Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Much Needed Street Repairs Com- l menced - Successfully Treated for Cancer-Class Of ,93 Entertained | Result of "a Horse Race-Dr. Adams' l Injuries. The adjourned annual meeting of the borough of Fair Haven East last evening and was attended by twenty-five men and @ dog. Warden F. W. J. Sizsr presided and Charles E. Bray was the clerk. The annual financial report showed expenditures for the year of about $5, 100, including the following: Police, g, ,163. 70; lamps, $4sO; oil for lamps, $1S4 73; electric lights, $1,- s1672; interest on loans, S1,54; water, $130; expense of assessors, $44.25; gas, $11.40; coal, $3 15; repairs, $15; salary of treasurer, $50; balance on hand, $795. When the May bills are paid there will be deficit of about $500. Last years taxes still unoollected are about $3.500, and for the year before $500. Attorney w. P. Niles said the amount of uncollected taxes was by far too large and the burgess should see to 1t that there was no further delay in making the collections. Over one half of last years taxes was still outstand- ing. which should not be the case. A tax of mills was laid the same as last year, which will raise about 5000, and the meeting then adjourned.
 In excavating for the new sewer in East Pearl street Contractor Lawrence O'Brien has struck vein of fine red sand with hardly stone. This sand would be worth quite sum if delivered where it could be | used. It Is fortunate that the excavation | is easy, because the contractor says he has 1 taken the contract at such Q low sum there will be but small margin of profit. | E. B. Rowe, who brought in 8 car load of horses some time ago, has disposed of them all, and says he could have sold another car load if he had had time to bring them in. He will probably buy 1 more horses next season.
 The coal dealers are busy in delivering | supplies for families who are stocking ur for the year owing to tke inducement ol l low prices. H. Konold & Son had twenty; eight teams delivering coal yesterday. 1 There Is quite squirt in business at tht marine railway. Besides completing the | repairs on the three-masted schooner Harry Prescott, an oyster steamer is on the rail way being overhauled.
 1 Dr. 0. B. Adams, who was Injured by al accident to his team in East Haven on Sun day, in which his left shoulder was dislo cated, was doing we'll yesterday. In addi l tion to the dislocation he has some sever bruises. His brother, Dr. M. J. Adams who is attending him, says he will be ou in four or five days.
 The town fathers have at last got t. work on the repairing of East Grand ave nue. Several men were engaged yesterda, in resetting the curb and then the roadwa
 will be hardened with broken stone ant
 the depressions along by the horse railroa'
 tracks filled in.
 The ice business has been rather slac l this season owing to the cool weather, bu
 yesterdays warm wave created an increase
 demand for the frozen blocks.
 William R. Hemingway has returne
 from Rome, N. Y., whither he went to t
 treated for a cancer on the ear. He b,
 lieves he is entirely rid of the trouble.
 The chairmen of the Fair Haven war
 committees will participate this evening i
 the election of a chairman for the republ
 can town committee.
 On Friday evening Miss Gertie Barnt l of 55 Perkins street entertained abor
 thirty members of the class of '93 of Woo
 sey school. There was music, games an dancing and the young people enjoye
 themselves very much.
 The result of the horse race at u
 Riverside park between horses of Robs
 Noble and MT. Hosley, resulted in favor the latter.
 At the entertainment to be given by tl
 ladies of the East Pearl street M.
 church tomorrow, Wednesday evenin
 the following program will be rendered.: