The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-01-08
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will celebrate It's ninth anniversary this evening with a banquet in the armory. Dancing will follow, Preceding the banquet an attractive program will be given as follows;
 overture-Opera house orchestra, Address of welcome and explanation of the objects of the order--J. J. Red mond.
 Piano solo.
 Vocal selection-Miss Annie Callahan. Recitation-Miss Mabel Grobel. Vocal quartet-David Hawkins F, Flaw kins, R. E, Hall, F, Stafford. Ventriloquism--Si Becroft. Vocal selection-Miss Barbara Kenney Bass solo-zora Bramble . The collection taken at the Union meeting at the Baptist church for the Red Cross society amounted to SAL l., M. Benham has go to work in Terrelrs cafe in NTeriden.
 Miss Margaret Hickey of West Hing ham, Mass, is the new teacher at the Colony street school.
 Dr. O, E. Powers and family are home from Hollis, N. H.
 The W. R. c. officers will be installed this afternoon.
 Yesterdays snow upset the calcula- tions of the many skaters.
 Real estate transfers recorded are 10, Ross Bishop to Robert J. Clinton, two acres os land in Clintonville.
 Warden Morris called to order the board os burgesses shortly after 8 o'clock last evening. Burgess Luby was not present. The first business of the evening after the acceptance of the clerks report of last meeting was the report of Warden Morris regarding the action on bank account, which was acceptable to all parties interested. The warden had also been to see Valen- tine & Linsley regarding the amount of water used at their factory, and they expressed themselves as surprised at the amount used as recorded by the meter, and it was thought that there was some mistake.
 E. w. Newton appeared regarding the damage to his property on Orchard street. He occupied considerable time In making the statements, and was finally informed by the warden that
 
 mittee.
 Henry Barry presented petition re- garding the overflow from the gas house and asked that the board con- slider the matter The petition was re- ferrec. to the health committee.
 4 communication was received from Mrs Franz Milcle of Academy street regarding the curbing near her prop erty on corner of Elm street, of which complaint has been made. The com rlaint said that it extended too far into the streea. Mrs. Milcke stated that the curb was laid under the su- pervision of Horace Botsford, while he was warden of the borough, who gave the line. The matter was dis cussed at length, and referred to the sidewalk committee.
 The usual bills were ordered paid.
 Chief Engineer Martin appeared be- fore the board with the names of can- didates for fire police. The names were as follows: Thomas F. Daly, captain; Richard DoWney John E. Downes, AL fred Hampton, J. A, Downey Thomas Callahan, Michael Doody, P. II, Cur ran, James Kenney, H. Ryan, C. Gan non and M. Hanlon. The names were accepted by the board. J. H. McCor- mack was granted drain layers li- cense.
 Clerk Hale read letter from the Con- solidated Railroad company regarding the complaints made as to the blocking of the crossings at the stations by freight trains and stated that orders had been issued to the freight conduc- tors to see that the crossings were kept open and requested that if any more complaint was made that the board notify the company of the same and state what day and hour and train was the cause of the blocking
 Chief Engineer Martin recommended the purpose for the department fire extinguisher such as is in use in other towns, for use in small fires and also a net to be used in case of burn- ing buildings to save life. The matter will be considered.
 Baggage Master James Stewart and SIN. Edmonds were appointed as spe- cial constables to act about the rail- road station, without compensation from the borough.
 A communication was received from Mrs. J. H. Osborne asking for a curb line on the east side of Elm street, The matter was referred to the sidewalk and road committee.
 The matter Of the settlement of the costs of the Patten case and the pay ment of $57.6S by the board of burgesses was recommended by Attorney Fowler one of the committee appointed at the public meeting to settle the claims and take the case out of court. The mat ter was discussed and 1t was voted that the sense of the board was that the water commissioners draw an or der for the payment of the bill in question and should the water com missioners decline to do so then the warden is authorized to draw an order on the treasurer to adjust the same.
 The matter of the qualifying of s. J. Hale as collector, who was elected at the last annual election and has de- clined to qualify as such, was referred to the warden for investigation.
 The matter of repairing the lamps on Simpson avenue was referred to the warden.
 It was voted that the warden be authorized to borrow of the Dime Say ings bank an amount of money not to exceed $, 900 at interest not to exceed ] per cent.
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