The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-02

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 Transacted.
 Selectman Brown was the only mem Der of the board of selectmen absent from last nights meeting, but notwith- standing this fact little business was transacted. A communication was re- ceived from the board of education ask ing the town to appropriate $13,O00 for matter be included in the call for the annual town meeting The request was unanimously granted
 communication was read from the residents and taxpayers on Cherry Ann street. portion of which is located In the Thirteenth ward, requesting that the board have the street repaired ard bridge built over brook which cross- es the street, so as to make it passable for the travelling public, The communi- cation was referred to the committee on
 roads and bridges.
 Attorneys Deming and Futile, in be-
 half of their client, John J. Doran, pre-
 scented claim for $20O bounty and ac- crued interest, the whole amounting to $1 $50. The matter was referred to the | finance committee of the board, Just before adjournment Selectman Cunningham remarked: Gan the town agent tell us why no one was present l in the superior court last Friday to an- swer for the town when the important case of Beecher vs. the town of New Haven was called?"
 q am sure know nothing about it," replied Town Agent Baldwin, 'other l than that Town Counsel Goodhart told
 me that the case was claimed for trial, and that's all I know about it. l Selectman Cunningham-Well, the case is a very important one and when | it was called in the superior court the other day there was no one there to an- swer for the town. I saw eX-Town Coun- 1 sel Pardee in reference to the case and | he told me that he had offered the pa pers in the case to Town Counsel Good | hart, but that the latter had not taken them. He did, however, take papers in other cases. A case of the importance of the one .n question ought to be dis posed of at once, and I will move that | the town counsel be instructed to pro- ceed with the case at once. | Selectman Bretzfelder-My under standing of the facts in the case is en-
 tirely different from that of the town lagent I understand that MT. Goodhart has not claimed the case, and it looks
 very much as though this was the cor
 rect version, especially since he did not
 take the papers in the case from MT. Pardee I therefore second Selectman
 Cunningham's motion.
 Selectman Forbes-Well, it looks very much to me as though Beecher had claimed about all there was in the case. 1 Selectman Stahl--Do I understand
 that the case is still in the hands of Mir.
 Pardee?
 Selectman Forbes-No. He has let go of it because he had to.
 Seectman Bretzfelder-Do you think it would be a good plan to leave it in MT Pardee's hands, MT. Stanl? Selectman Stahl-Well I don't know
 It would seem to me if MT. Pardee has the papers the case must still be in his 1 hands.
 Selectman Bretzfelder-Oh, no. Par dee has the papers and Goodhart the
 case That's the difference.
 Town Agent Baldwin-It doesn't seem
 to me that it would be proper to pass
 any such vote tonight The case in question has been pending for a long time and there has been no apparent | hurry about the matter, and yet to- night, when Town Counsel Goodhar!
 has only had the case under advisement
 a short time there is a great hurry to pass a vote instructing the town coun-
 sel to push the case immediately l Selectman Cunning but the case is an important one and ought to | be decided I would make the same mo. ton were the case still in ex-Town Coun-
 sel Pardee's hands. Now, the case is ready for trial, and there is no one tc l try it.
 | Town Agent Baldwin-The case has | been hanging fire for long time and | nothing has been said about it. Now l you want to push it and have it settled in fifteen minutes. This seems to me to | be inconsistent.
 | Selectman Forbes-Do you think MT | Baldwin, that Town Counsel Goodhart ] will try this case before the coming
 election?
 l Town Agent Baldwin, am sure
 don't know anything about election. l Selectman Forbes-Well, in my opin- ion that will be an important factor ir | this case. The truth of the matter is | Goodhart don't want to try it.
 | Town Agent Baldwin-You are cer. tainly entitled to your own opinions MT. Forbes.
 At this point Selectman Stahl made one of his characteristic humorous re- marks, which caused all hands to laug,7
 heartily, and peace was once more re. stored A vote was then taken on the 1 motion of Selectman Cunningham and resulted in a tie by a strict party vote In announcing the result Selectmar Stahl said: "Well. the vote is tie, and I guess we will leave the matter where 1 it is-tied up''
 l Selectman Forbes then made his usual motion to adjourn, which was unani.
 mously passed, and the agony was over
 POLICE COMMISSIONERS SESSION l At the meeting of the police commis- sioners last evening it was voted tc l inspect the police supernumeraries some
 evening this week and the inspection l will be conducted by the committee on
 efficiency, which will subsequently re- l port to the board what men, if any