The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-30
HAVE NO TOWN COUNSEL.
SELEOTlIEN HATE NOT FILLED THE
 EX-PoWN OOUNsEL'S PLACE.


 Important Business Transacted Last Night by Town Fathers--TOwn Agent Baldwin's
 Bonds sApproved-H -Hiller Reelected Presi-
 dent of the Library Directors.
 The selectmen met last evening. All the members were present except Chair man Stahl, who was detained at home by illness. selectman Cunningham was elected temporary chairman.
 A petition was read from the park commission asking the selectmen to have the town counsel appear before the legislative committee on railroads and bridges and argue against the granting of franchise to any electric or other railway company to operate cars in Quinnipiac Park or on West Rock unless the layouts are submitted to and approved by the park commls- sion.
 Selectman Brown moved that the pe- tition be referred to the town counsel This caused Selectman Forbes to re- mark that owing to the fact that Town Counsel Pardee's resignation had been accepted and no other appointment made, the town at the present time had no counsel.
 Selectman Browns motion was pass ed and the town agent was instructed to retain counsel to take care of the present case.
 On recommendation of the town board of finance the town agents bonds of $25,00O were approved. The sureties are Henry F. Peck and Frank lin Hart The bonds of Lewis & May cock as town undertakers and Jmes R. Mckenzie as contractor for supply ing Springside Home with bread were also approved. Lewis & Maycocks bonds are $500 and are furnished by John M. Blair and Frank o. Kinney, while McKenzie's bonds are for a like amount and Lewis c. Bates and Herbert M. Tower are his bondsmen.
 An application was received from Dr. Paul s. Robinson of GA Grand avenue for appointment on the staff of town physicians. The application was put on file.
 Next came up the old matter of the acceptance of Civil ngineer Sanford's map of the oyster grounds in the har- bor, against the acceptance of which a remonstrance was filed with the board at it's last meeting. Civil En- gineer Bogart stated that he had re- ceived from Washington that there had been no United States government sur vey of the boundaries of the oyster grounds in the harbor. After a lengthy discussion, on motion of Selectman Brown, the matter was referred to counsel to ascertain whether the boun- daries would have any effect on the rights of private property and also whether the payment of the bill for the may, amounting to $100 would signify an acceptance of the map by the town as accurate.
 LIBRARY DIRECTORS ORGANIZED.
 The members of the board of library directors met for the first time this year last evening and organized. The members are Mayor Hendrick, A. | Maxcy Hitler, J. Rice Winchell, Virgil l r. McNiel, Alderman John F. Shanley, | Samuel R. Avis, Michael Sonnenberg, | Rev. E. S. Lines, Councilman D. c. Coolidge and Benjamin R. English.
 Officers were elected for the ensuing | year as follows: President, A. Maxcy | Hill, reelected; Benjamin R. English, | J. Rice Winchell, treasurer, and Elley c. Coolidge, assistant secre- | tary. The several committees of the | board were also announced as follows: Executive committee, Sonnenberg, Shanley and English; library commit | tee, Hilrer, McNiel and Lines; finance, | Avis, Winchell and Coolidge,