The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-10
WAELINGFORD.

The selectmen have called a special town meeting for next Saturday even ing at 7;20 o'clock in the town hall to take action on making an appropria- tion for the improvement of the high ways and to determine what section the money shall be expended upon. AL so to take action on increasing the sal ary of the collector and treasurer. The collectors salary is now only $500 year, and the treasurer's S1O0, The lat ter has to furnish O. $25. 5.O00 bond.
 There has been considerable discus sion of late on the matter of the sala- ries of our public officers, and it is the opinion of many that it would be better policy for the town as well as the Borough, to be more liberal in the com- pensation of it's officials and that it might be reasonably expected to receive a better service. As it is, in several cases the salary is so small that it is not fair to expect the actual amount of work that should be done by the officers who cannot devote sufficient time to do it themselves, and the remuneration is not enough to pay for the services of an
 
 assistant.
 The highway question came up last fall and at that time it was decided to begin the improvement on the roads on Colony street, beginning at the Meriden line and work south. The advertising for bids to do the work according to the specifications called for by the state law, which was macadamizing etc., was nnrs0 nr1x aff 6n1 "A 1nWnct bidder was some Meriden man, but be- fore the contract was awarded it was decided to put the matter over until spring. The amount Of the state and town appropriations figure $3,OO0, and at the figures of the contract it would build only about half a mile of road. There seems to be difference of opinion at this time as to whether 1t would be the wisest plan to begin op- erations at the point decided upon last year. as it is a well known fact that the road in question, from the Meriden line south to the culvert at least, is all ready one of the best pieces of road in the town owing to the improvements made on it by carting the gravel and clay from the excavations made in the grading for the electric road west of the Yalesville depot, and many are of the opinion that some other point on the line of the street that is in poor condi- tion, and there are many such places, should be the field to begin operations upon. The matter will be discussed at the special meeting, and it is hoped that some wiser course will be adopted than the one advocated last season.
 Henry Baney of Washington street claims that the recent freshet done nearly $75 damage to the rear of his lot by the washing away of the filling in tne had recently done by the flood wa ter that came down the gully from the east side of Cherry street.
 Vice President John Clulee entertain ed the members of the Ramblers' Cycle club at his home on Church street Sat- enjoyable one to the many who at tended
 Addison T. Hall of New Haven, for mlerly residing in this town and well known here, is in the hospital suffering from blood poisoning, said to be from wearing black stockings.
 The Wallingfords are now in the lead in the bowling contests between New Haven, Bridgeport, Meriden and Wall- ingford teams. The score is five games won and only one defeat.
 The coming promenade concert and reception of the Ranblers' Cycle club in the armory Monday evening, Febru- ary IT, promises to be one of the great events of the season, and the committee is devoting all it's energies to make the affair success, and eclipse any pre- vious effort.
 Mrs. Caroline Miskel Hoyt will ap- pear in the title role of "A Contented Woman in the opera house Saturday evening. The company has just com pleted five weeks engagement in Bos- ion.
 MT. and Mrs. w. F. Whitney returned Saturday from ten days visit in St. Stephens, IN. B.
 The adjourned meeting of the board of burgesses will be held this evening.
 R. Wallace & Sons will put in two new water wheels at the factory this spring or summer.
 The stockholders meeting of R. Wal lace & Sons will be held to-day
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