The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-06
G0ODHARTS SECURESAPLACE
APPOINTED TOHN COUNSEL BY
 SELECTMEN LAST NIGHT.

No Assistant Superintendent to be App
 pointed for Springside-TOwn Will op-
 pose Several Bills Pending Before the
 General Assembly-Oth Business.
 Attorney Jacob P. Goodhart was last
 night at the meeting of the board of selectmen elected town counsel for the ensuing year. The appointment was
 made by Town Agent Baldwin, and the
 election made by the members of the
 board The ballot resulted in Attorney
 Goodhart receiving four votes, each of
 the republican members voting for him,
 while the three democratic members of the board retained a stoic like silence.
 All the members of the board were present at the meeting. After the ap- pointment of Town Counsel Goodhart had been made, Town Agent Baldwin again read from his little book the name of John M. Bishop for the position of watchman at Springside home, and this appointment was made by the same vote as in the case of the town coun- sel.
 Next came up the question of an ap- pointment of an assistant superinten- dent at Springside farm. Town Agent Baldwin reported that Miss Woodeock had been appointed to assist Superin- tendent Gaffey at the home. At this point Selectman Cunningham asked if he meant to be understood that Miss Woodcock had been appointed assistant superintendent at the almshouse,
 To this query Town Agent Baldwin replied that no such intention was in- tended to be conveyed, and that so far as he had been able to ascertain there was at the present time no need for an assistant superintendent at the aims house, and that until the necessity arose he should certainly make no ap- pointment He also said that he had been watching the conduct of affairs at the town farm, that he had spent considerable time there both during the day and evening, and that so far as he could see there was no necessity there | for an assistant superintendent Tn de- l fining Miss Woodcock's duties he said | that the work she did had been former ly done by an inmate of the home, and | that the work was not satisfactory.
 Town Agent Baldwin called the atten- | ton of the board to the fact that with | in few days there would come up be- | fore the general assembly at Hartford | for action petitions for the change of | the boundary line between the towns of | New Haven and Orange; also a bill pro- viding for the diverting of the receipts from licenses, so that 50 per cent. would go to the state, 25 per cent. to the county, and the remaining 25 per cent. to the town of New Haven. Other petitions were those for a new court house at Waterbury, and the petitions of the several electric railroad com- panies of the city for permission to ex- tend their respective lines.
 Tn this connection the town agent explained that the change in the boun- dary lines between the towns of New Haven and Orange would seriously af- feet New Haven, as 1t was more than probable that the United States govern nent would order a drawbridge where the Kimberly avenue bridge crosses West river, and that in, the event of the between the two towns being it was more than probable hat New Haven would be compelled to pay for portion of the bridge.
 In view of these circumstances the own counsel was instructed to appear before the general assembly and oppose my and all of the foregoing petitions.
 Town Counsel Goodhart was also in- 3tructed to appear before the legisla- .ure and oppose the bill providing for he consolidation of the city, town and jchool governments, and also the bill for the re-assessment of prop .rty in the town of New Haven. In speaking of the latter, Town Agent Baldwin said that it would cost the own $1S,000 if the bill passed in it's pres mt form, and he favored the board of assessors making all assessments in tead of special commission.
 It was also unanimously voted that he town counsel be present at the meetings of the board each Tuesday vening, and after Charles Farren of he Fourteenth ward had been appoint d town constable the board adjourned l