The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-06
wAIEryeFoRD NEVIS.

Last Night--The Votes Passed-A Suit
 for S1O,OO0--A House Struck by Light
 ming Yesterday Afternoon-other News.
 Burgesses Backes and Phelps we've the absentees at the meeting of the board of burgesses last evening. \ Auditor J. B. Kendrick presented to M the board his report of the investiga. {! ton of the accounts of Collector Aus ! tin, as requested as previous meeting, { for the lists of 1893 and 1894. The report gCof the auditor was accepted, fN Collector Austin was present with his books ready to turn them over to the new collector. There was considerable sg discussion as to the manner ot '1ispos- ~ ing of the same. After researches of \ ithe borough charter and upon Attorney Al Fowlers advice the following vote was # passed:
 N Voted, That the books of Collector M Austin, with the balances reported by z the auditor, be received and turned TX over to the new colle 3tor. M Voted, That the auditor be instruct ed to audit the books of the treasurer W and report to the board. va Superintendent Davis of the board ol |{lwater commissioners appeared and sta N ted that Edward Malley of New Haven 63F desired to have the water main on Elm WY street extended south tc his property fson South Elm street and that he was thready to pay 10 per cent. Of the cost or 0Aextending the same.
 W Superintendent Davis recommended IYtthe laying of s four-in pipe Instead fpr continuing the two incn ppe now iEE si. the street sou.a of Ward street. # Voted That the matter be left with Efthe water commissioners, they to use 'kAheir discretion regarding the necessity {Stof the same.
 " Voted, To lay a twelve-inch sewer In . Main street from Prince to Pine streets Efand fifteen inch sewer on Ward street sEffrom Main street to Whittlesey aVe- EEhue.
 EA The matter of increasing the water Elmains on the plains was referred to the .ktwater commissioners. Ef H. F. Hall appeared with 8 petition . ito have a special meeting of the free- |Fmen called to vote for the second time ! lon the electric light question; that is, l fthe borough owning and conducting Hits own plant for the lighting of the l tstreets.
 M Voted, That a meeting of the free fnen be called on Saturday, May 23. to kfyote by ballot on the electric light ques- 
 B8& Request of Thomas Pickford and oth- M tsrs to have pile of stones left by J. Nv. Blakeslee on the corner of Whittle- Essey avenue and Church street several fmonths ago removed at once; referred Ito the warden.
 Complaint of the sidewalks on Consti- Eftution street that need repairs; referred |sito sidewalk committee. NJ Drain layers license granted to s. J. fD'Neil and permission granted to con- Shect two buildings of John Downey on Elthe corner of Cherry and Quinnipiac lstreets with the Cherry street sewer. $ The matter of the curb line on the
 torner of Elm and Academy streets 6fwas discussed, but no decided action 1fWas taken.
 H Adjourned.
 |F A certificate of attachment was filed Fast evening in the town clerks office bn property of Maltby, Stevens & Cur fis company and notice given by Attor 3hey Henry G. Newton of New Haven, tounsei for James Doyle, of a suit for al10,000 damages for injuries received Jpy the plaintiffs son, Martin Doyle, in shn elevator in said factory on Decem- lber 19, 1895. The case is returnabIe to ahe superior court in New Haven the first Tuesday in June. The boy in Auestion, against repeated orders to the eontrary, was fooling around a freight Elevator and was caught between the
 Elevator and floor and his left leg was
 crushed so badly that it had to be am putated.
 The house of D. s. Parmelee on South Main street was struck by lightning Eiuring the shower late yesterday after
 boon. Some of the shingles and clap boards were torn off, but no serious
 aamage is reported.
 Louis Donder's horse ran away on
 Hall avenue yesterday afternoon and rubbish along the street. No serious
 Iamage was done.
 Tie committee appointed at the meet
 ng Of the Central school district to
 ook up a suitable site for a new school
 house have four lots in view. One 200 By 200 feet, on the southeast corner of
 W ara SIT66It3 dLlG w IllCtlSScy dVeuuG, price s, ,000 owned by H. B. Hall. One
 in southwest corner of same streets,
 5x200 feet; same owner, $500. Another
 an west side and adjoining above lots,
 00x20O feet; $2,500, owned by Jacob
 foab. One lot, i42x258 feet on Whittle-
 ey avenue, $2,200; owned by Mrs. Fred
 Warehouse H. B.. Hall has another
 ot on Randolph avenue, 150x263 feet;
 brice $3.000 The committee has decided
 o report unanimously in favor of the
 Hall and Joab lots combined on the
 vest side of Whittlesey avenue at a
 ost of $3, 300, which will make front
 ge on Ward street of 245 feet and 200
 eet on Whittlesey avenue.
 Goodrich's circus is booked to show on
 he Colony street grounds May Il and
 D.
 Dr G. H. Craig is in New York at-
 ending the fifty-fifth annual com
 1encement oe the University of the
 tity of New York.
 Reserved seats for the Ramblers'
 hinstrels will go on sale tomorrow.
 c. F. Wooding has the contract to
 uild A. D. Judds house on Whittle-
 ey avenue.
 Mrs Julius c. Maitby will start to-
 borrow for Old Point Comfort, Va,