The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-29
WALLINGF0RD HAPPENINGS
THE BOARD OF BURGESSEs ORGAN
 HE'D FOR BUSINESS.

Bremen Elected-Fuueral of E. Miner
 Pomeroy-Reoeption to Bishop Coadjutor
 Brewster-Other Items.
 The board of .burgesses met Saturday evening and organized for business. Every member was present. The first business transacted was the swearing in of Samuel Hodgkinson, the new bur gess.
 The next business in order was the ballot for seniority of the burgesses, and they are made up in tho following order: Charles Tooth, w. l. Todd, J. E. Downes, G. w. Backes, F. H. Darrigan and Samuel Hodgkinson.
 The clerk read applications for posi- tions as patrolmen from the following: G. H. Reilly, D. O'Reilly, J. w. Hurley, Nicholas Downey, Francis Carrignan and George J. White. | A petition from members of the fire | department, asking that John F. Dow ney, foreman of Wallace Hose compa- ny, be appointed chief engineer of the fire department was then read by the clerk.
 Judge l.. M. Hubbard was appointed as borough attorney, with retaining fee of $75.
 The balloting for special constables resulted in the election of George J. White, Daniel O'Reilly, L. A. Northrop, Timothy Sullivan, J. B. Brogden and J. W. Hurley.
 The balloting for night patrolmen re- suited in the election of George J. White and Daniel O. Reilly, who are to receive the same compensation as they did last year.
 | Voted, That the warden be authoriz- ed to appoint special officer for patrol duty on Saturday afternoon.
 Voted, That the petition from men- bers of the fire department be received and placed on file. The balloting for the officers of the fire department resulted in the election of Theodore F. Michaels as chief en- gineer with salary of $100 a year; William T. Bridget first assistant, with a salary of $50 a year; William J. Ho- gan, second assistant and clerk, with a salary of $25.
 l The bond of Charles D. Morris of $5,- GOO, with D. E. Morris as bondsman, was read and accepted.
 The committees appointed are as fol- 1 lows:
 Roads-Warden Hall and Burgesses Hodgkinson and Backes. Sewers-Downes, Toothe and Todd. l Fire-FIodgkinson, DoWnes and Dar- rigan.
 Sidewalks and street lighting-Todd | Toothe and Warden Hall l Police-Warden Hall, Toothe and Backes.
 Health-Toothe, Downey and Darri- l gan.
 Voted, That the warden and clerk be authorized to sign orders on the treas urer for the payment of all bills which may be accepted and ordered paid by the court of burgesses. | Nicholas Bridget was appointed sewer inspector.
 Voted, That the clerk be empowered to pay booth-tenders, checkers and oth- CTS who of1iciated at the recent borough | election.
 l Adjourned.
 l The body of F. Miner Pomeroy will 1 be brought here on the 1:47 train this afternoon from Westffeld, Mass, for in- ternent The deceased was formerly a 1 resident of this town and was a brother i of the late Lueien Pnmeroy He is the | last of a large family of sons of Judge F. M. Pomeroy, all of whom are buried in the Center street cemetery. He was sixty-nine years of age. He was a member of Compass lodge No. 9, F. and A. M, and the lodge will attend the burial.
 l Workmen from the Berlin Bridge company were at work yesterday put ting in position the new bridge over the railroad tracks on South Colony street. l A new six-inch water main is being laid on Washington street, batween Hall avenue and Quinnipiac street, to replace the four-inch main. Frank Dondero and Miss Teresa Ro- venia will be married in New York on l Wednesday.
 The Meridens play polo here this eve ing and the New Britains will be here Saturday evening. George J.. White is now one of the regular night patrolmen in place of J, w. Mooney, who has been dropped from 1 the list of special constables. | Clerk Hale passed around box of fine Havanas to the board of burgesses Saturday evening. The reporters also were among the favored ones for a choice cigar. Later bag of peanuts was brought in, as Warden Hall is not smoker.
 Arrangements are being made for a game of basket ball in the armory Sat urday evening between the Ramblers' Cycle club team and Company E of New Haven.
 Bishop Coadiutor Brewster will be given an informal reception in St. PauPs parish house on Saturday even- ing, and on Sunday he will preach at the morning service.
 H. c. Arms and Mrs Samuel Hastings of Couth Deerfield, Mass, are the guests of L. M. Phelps. 1 Weak, Fired, Nervous