The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-17
ANOTHER BREEZY SESSION
SELECT1TEN HAVE 4 MEETING BUT
 ACCClTPLISH LITTLE.

T. IT. Macdonald Appointed Assistant
 Clerk-Long Discussion Over Outside
 Poor Matters-Town Interests to Come Up at Hartford Frday-Other Business. The "town fathers" held another
 spicy meeting last evening, at which all the selectmen were present and
 Chairman Stahl presided. Town Coun- sel Goodhart was also present, and on motion of Selectman Cunningham was instructed to give his opinion to the committee on fences in reference to the boundary lines between town and private property
 Chairman stahl next appointed Se- 1ectmen Ludington and Forbes com mittee to inspect the condition of the roads in the Westville district.
 About this time the usual weekly tilt between the republican majority and the democratic minority was pre- cipitated upon the broard by Selectman Bretzfelder He said: 'At this time have a few words to say in reference to the subject of the outside poor com mittee. Notwithstanding an agreement between the town agent and this com mittee, the town agent is giving out twenty work tickets a week on his own responsibility and the committee gives out about the same number. The men appointed by the town agent in clude owners of real estate and can furnish, if desired, names and dates.
 "Men are entitled to only six days work in twelve weeks and yet Town Agent Baldwin has listed men con- tinuously, rain or shine, ever since January 25. I suppose the charges are cast up to the poor account. Just look at Roadmaster Harrington's account for the last two weeks. He has charged S35 for his teams He also has about fiften men under him, and has to keep their time and endorse their checks and yet he can neither read nor write. We have heard a great deal lately from the town agent in reference to competent men. Now I ask is this a competent man for the work. In view of all these circumstances now move that hereafter no appointment for work be made except by the outside poor committee, unless in case of great such, for instance, as an overwhelming snow drift in the annex or a sudden caving in of some town roadway"
 This motion was promptly seconded by Selectman Cunningham. Selectman Ludington opposed 1t, saying that he did not see the necessity for any such motion and that when he thought men should be put to work on the roads he would put them to work without the outside poor commit tee.
 In reply to the statement of Select man Bretzfelder, Town Agent Baldwin said "I don't wish to reflect on MT, veracity, but don't think l he can show that the hire of the men | chosen by me is charged to the out side poor account. It Is charged to i the road and bridge committee"
 "Where are the envelopes with the | tickets in them, MT, Clerk" queried | Selectman Bretzfeller.
 q don't know" replied Clerk Perry
 Assistant Clerk Macdonald has them" said Town Agent Baldwin.
 "Well, produce the envelopes" said | Bretzfelder, ''and I'll prove my statements But how about liar bill of $S5?"
 "We needed extra teams at the stone so I hired his," said the town agent.
 well. where are we at?" said Select nan Brown, "Mr. Clerk, will you please ,end MT. Bretzfelder's motion again" The motion was read and lost by a vote of 4 to 3.
 Next the members of the board took ID the question of the payment of the pill of two police officers for killing logs They were represented by At orney J. Blrney Tutttle, who stated Q the board that about year and a lalf ago the two officers killed twenty even dogs and by the statute are en- tiled to a dollar a head for each dog.
 would like to know what the board Intends to do about the claim or are you for further proof?
 "Well. the policemen did not send n the tails of the dogs as evidence" aughingly said Selectman Bretzfelder "It was then the all hot season. which may account for the absence of he tails" rejoined Selectman Brown.
 Selectman Cunningh Well, here fter it will be far cheaper to kill the dogs by trolley cars. Amid enera1 laughter the claim was re- erred to khe committee on finance, On motion of Town Agent Baldwin, by Selectman Brown, Theo- ore H. Macdonald was appointed as- istant clerk in the town agents of- I ce. 2 Town Counsel Goodhart advised as : lany of the selectmen as possible to e present in Hartford Friday when he consolidation and reassessment ills will be discussed. In reference ) consolidation the town counsel was t lstructed to advocate that the ques- V on of consolidation be submitted to a opular vote, the twelve wards of the ty to vote on the question at one me and the three outlying wards of T le town at another. q