The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-19
CITY WILL WAIT FOR MONEY
SELECTMEN TABLE MIR. BRETz-
 FELDER,S ABSORPTION

Ordering the Town Agent to Pay the Park
 Commissioners the Sum Voted for Filling
 in West River Meadows-Theodore M.
 Macdonald Will Make the Rate Book. At the regular meeting of the board of selectmen held last evening Felix Chillingworth appeared in behalf of the citizens of the western part of the city, in the vicinity of Edgewood park, ask ing that the $5,OOO voted at the last town meeting for the purpose of filling to the park commissioners, as directed by that vote.
 The petitioners claimed that this work could be done more cheaply at this time than later in the year.
 Town Agent Baldwin, who is opposed to paying over the money at the pres- ent time, questioned Mr. Chillingworth as to whether the citizens he represent ed had not rather have the foot bridge from Chapel street to the park and the highland of Edgewood park improved with flower beds, etc, than to nave the meadow filled in. He received as an answer that the question was irrel- evant, inasmuch as the money asked for was for a specific purpose, so voted by the town, and could be diverted. Richard W. Meigs, Fred Lewis and Frank Brazos, all residents of the west ern part of the city and property own CTS in the vicinity of the West river | meadow, seconded the remarks of MT. Chillingworth.
 | Later in the proceedings of the meet l ing a resolution introduced by MT. Bretzfelder directing the town agent to pay to the park commissioners the sum | asked for and voted by the town meet ing was laid on the table for one week. This action was done by the dissolving vote of President Beecher. Messrs. | Bretzfelder, Cunningham and Farren supported the resolution.
 During the discussion of the resolu- tion Town Agent Baldwin said that he did not wish to be understood as oppos- ing the use of the money for the pur pose it was voted. He did not think it advisable to pay this money over now and run the risk of running short of cash to meet the legitimate expenses of | the town.
 President Beecher did not think that ] the money should be paid without a | formal demand from the park commits sion. He also wanted more time that l he might instruct himself as to the wording of the resolution passed at the l town meeting.
 Attorney c. s. Bushnell of Fair Ha- ven appeared for N. w. Potwin in ref erence to the damages done to his prop erty by the extension of Grand avenue. l MT. Potwin wants $25 per front foot for his frontage of fifty-five feet. The se- lectmen will visit the disputed ground on Saturday morning, after which time { price will be decided upon and for warded to MT. Potwin, who is in Ore gon. Should the offer be refused the 1 selectn1en will ask the superior court for commission.
 | Theodore H. Macdonald was award ed the contract for making the rate 1 book for this year. The only other ap- plicant was John F. McHugh, assistant tax collector. The appointment was made by the dissolving vote of the pres ident
 1 The appointment of Mary J. Grum- man assistant to Registrar of Vital Statistics w. H. Preston was confirm ed by the unanimous vote of the board.
 The applications of F. N. Sperry and A. w. Marsh to be appointed town phy- sicians were received and placed on file.