The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-18
WALLTNGF0RD.


 experience in matrimonial matters yes
 terday and came out of it like a hero
 Late Wednesday night he was aroused
 from his slumbers at his home by col
 ored couple from Meriden who were
 anxious to be married, but as they were
 not provided with the necessary license
 they were informed that they must wait
 with patience for the break of another day and then provide themselves with
 the marriage license and the rest would
 come easy. Yesterday morning the
 same couple presented themselves at
 Judge Martins office, and Town Clerk
 Martin issued the customary paper and Judge J. A. Martin, after procuring an | Episcopal prayer book, soon made the
 couple happy, and they returned to the | Silver City on the electrics. The story told by the marriage license is: William Arthur Powers, twenty-seven years of age, divorced, and Mrs. Luna Thomas,
 twenty-nine years of age, widow. Charles G. Hull has accepted a posi- tion with the Meriden Photogravure l company, and begun his duties yester- | day.
 The condition of Mrs George Carr of Hall avenue last evening was reported | as extremely critical and her death is liable to occur at any hour. James Slowman's condition yesterday was extremely critical and there is very little chance for his recovery. He is a member of A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R., and served during the rebellion in Com pany B, Twenty-seventh Connecticut Volunteers.
 The Sons of Veterans will give dance in the armory on Washington's birth day.
 The Iorsemen have decided to use the East Center street park for speeding their horses, instead of the lake, and will roll down the track and put it in fine condition, and at an early date will have race open to all Meriden and Wallingford horses, with prizes and other regularities.
 The cage of monkeys that have been the attraction for three weeks in J. M. Cannon's window was shipped yester- day to Syracuse, N. Y, and long suffer ing Pratt Is happy to be relieved of his great care.
 c. F. Paden and T. F. Fitzgerald will take in the athletic contests at Coney Island tonight.
 There was large attendance at the special borough meeting. Senior Bur gess Thomson presided in the absence of Warden Botsford. The call of the meeting was read by Clerk Hale. H. F. Hall was as usual the first speaker to open up on the subject matter, and aired his views regarding the borough's getting the franchise for electricity from the next general assembly. The speaker soon drifted into a disparaging way of discussing the gas company and finally called upon Judge Hubbard, Rep- resentatiye Newton, Colonel Leaven- worth or any member of the gas com pany to state their views on the sub ject
 Judge Hubbard arose and stated that when the matter was properly brought before the meeting by some suitable motion being made he should be pleased as citizen and taxpayer to express his views on the question.
 F. W. Richards arose and began tirade against the last legislature for passing the bill regarding the procuring of the electric franchises for boroughs, towns, etc, and denounced every rep resentative who voted for the bill. There was little wordy argument be- tween the speaker and H. F. Hall, but finally MT. Hall welcomed Richards CO., operation.
 A motion was made by II. F. Hall that committee be. appointed to draft amendments to the borough charter re- garding the boroughs use of electricity, etc. The vote was passed without much discussion.
 The following were selected as the committee: Fl. F. Hall, chairman; D. p. Morris, J. T. Kimberly, o. H. D. Fow- Ter, c. A. Harrison, G. W. Woodhouse, F. w. Richards, M o. Callahan and Michael Downs.
 Voted, That the board of burgesses be instructed to call a special meeting of the freemen to vote by ballot on the proposed amendment.
 The water rental question was next brought up and Fl. F. Hall was again first on his feet and favored the reduc- tion of the water rents to the manu- facturers.
 Judge Hubbard favored the reduction of the water rentals to the large man. and thought the excessive charges were detrimental to the best of the borough and quoted the case of the Metropolitan Rubber conn pany, as recently printed in the "Cour- fer" in which the company had decid- ed to locate it's boot and shoe depart l ment in New York instead of in Wall lingford, as was at first intended, large ly on account of the evident disposition | of the powers that be in the borough to against the manufactur- CTS
 J. J. Redmond spoke against the pro- posed reduction of the water rent, which | he stated was as low as in any city or l town in the country with but two ex- captions, the rates being at the rate of | five cents per 1000 gallons.
 D. M. Judd spoke in favor of the | abatement of the charges and present. | ed some cold facts that could not be | disputed, quoting the fact that several | 1f the large manufacturers had already | given up the use of the water and gone | to pumping, and thereby largely reduc- | sd the revenues of the water fund.
 Colonel Leavenworth of R. Wallace & Sons expressed his views on the sub ect and showed that by using the pump | ,he expense of water was not over one-