The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-11-06
SELECTMEN'S LOVE FEAST
RURAL WARDS TO YOTE ON CON-
S0LIDATION NOVEMBER 90.


Contracts Awarded for the Improvement
of fMiddletown nAvenue-Selectman Forbes
and the Tomlinson Causeway waIk-New
Layout for Tryon street-Many Appiica-
tions for Soldiers Headstones.
The selectmen had one of their old
fashioned love feasts last night, the
meeting developing into very lively
session, every member participating in
the discussion that ensued on even the
most trivial matters. The ball was
opened by taking UP the matter of
awarding the contract for the improve
ment of Middltown avenue to the low
est bidder
zSelectman Brown moved to award
the contract to John A. DooHttIe, and
Town Agent Baldwin seconded it.
Selectman Cunningham wanted to
know if the town would have to furnish
an inspector for the work at So per day.
For his benefit the clerk read the law
on the subject, where it was stated
that he work should be done under the
supervision Of the state highway COM
mission.
Selectman Bretzfelder said the board
ought to reject all the bids. The whole
matter was big farce. Middletown
avenue was repaired last year at an ex-
pense of $4,000 and was now in excellent
condition. There was no need of spend
ing twenty-five hundred dollars" say
sixty-five hundred" interrupted Select-
man Forbes-on road as good as that
Selectman Brown stated that he had
examined the road recently and Mr..
Bretzfelder was wrong. The road was
full of holes, some being eighteen inchi
es deep.
"Those holes are made by muskrats,"
said Mr.. Forbes, "and no highway COM
mission can ever repair them. Another
thing, Mr.. Chairman, the town must
furnish the crushed stone for the COM
tractors and the town gets no credit
for it,
Engineer Hill stated that the road
would have four inches Of crushed stone
laid on the old foundation and eight
inches on the new part The price
named by Mr.. Doolittle for the work
was much less than the average for
similar roads in the state.
Upon the question being put to the
board Mr.. Doolittle was awarded the
contract.
A petition was received from Jesse w.
Starr, who has recently purchased the
old nut factory in Westville for the pur-
pose of manufacturing bicycles, to have
Tryon street regarded. 1t was referred
to the committee on roads and bridges.
The coming election by the residents
of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth wards to decide whether they
will consolidate with the city was then
taken UP. Mr.. Baldwin moved that the
election occur on the 26th Of NovemberI
The motion was carried and a commit
tee composed Of Messrs Baldwin, Lud-
ington and Forbes was appointed by
the chair to attend ito the selection of
polling places. advertising, etc.
Mr.. Forbes then asked for a report
from the road and bridge committee on
the sidewalk on Tomlinson bridge
causeway. Chairman Ludington said
the committee was not ready to make
a report.
"Well, it's about time you did," said
Mr.. Forbes
"Oh, you're on a committee that has
MT reported for months" retorted Mr.
Ludington.
Nov, you're a-settin' there and a.
telling suthin' that amt So" exclaimed
the member from the annex.
"How about that Norton street mat
ter?" quietly asked Mr.. Baldwin, and
the board smiled heartily.
Mr. Cunningham fastened to throw
himself into the breach, and "a dual ex-
PLANTATION was offered iii instal1mentss.
and Tomlinson bridge WIS lost sight Of
in the argument.
Mr. Forbes finally moved to have th5
walk built and the motion was put by
Chairman Stahl and lost in four sec-
onds
A motion to adjourn was offered, bu9
before it was carried Mr.. Bretzfelder
rose to object to the "ungodly number
of applications for soldiers head-
stones put into the board. The meet.
s,.a- y -, at Il