The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-05
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES or THE RIVER.

Tablet Placed in Old Stone Chureh-Mr.
Features OF the Plan Proposed-Many
Items of Personal Interest.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of Georgia, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Hardy, to Truman sherman
Foote. The ceremony will take place at
the Grand avenue Congregational
church on Wednesday, February II, at
II a. m. The wedding reception will be
held Wednesday, March II, from to
9 p. M, at 81 Fountaine street, West
vile.
THE Little Workers." a mission cir
Gle connected with the Grand avenue
Congregational church, gave a pleasing
entertainment in the Sunday school
room, Wednesday evening. An excel
lent program had been prepared by
Mrs. Wallace Hurlburt and Mrs. l.. l..
Bradley, the latter being the leader OF
the mission circle. The operetta of the
Sleeping Princess" was followed by
several miscellaneous selections, and
the entertainment as a whole was a
great success.
At the Old Stone church in East Ha-
ven, hymn tablet of considerable his
torical interest has been placed on the
walls at the right of the pulpit. The
material for the tablet was taken from
an oaken panel removed from the pull
nj of he oh hot ctr on
green The panel was presented by
Leverett Bagley to the pastor, Rev. l..
j. Clark, who had it made into the
tablet and gave it to the church. The
panel is thought to be about ITS years
old.
During the present week several hum
dred loads of snow have been carted
from the principal streets in this vicin-
ity, A great amount of snow has been
carried to Quinnipiac park and to the
open lots on River street.
There was a hearing yesterday before
the committee on interpretations on the
joint resolution incorporating the East
Haven Cemetery association. 1t is un-
derstood there will be no opposition to
the bill
AT the concert to be given by the
New Haven Press club at the Hyperion
theater. February 90, Mrs. Hetty Brad
ley Kelly will be the principal soloist.
Mrs, Kelly will probably go abroad in
July, and if she does, will sing at the
triennial concert in Chester. England,
at which Nine Nordica will be one of
the artists.
A. Nice. MatheWson, clerk Of the shell
fish commission, and one of-the chief
promoters of the measure for consoli-
dating the governments of the town
and city of New Haven, is of opinion
| that the people Of the outlying wards
should accept the plan now pending in
the legislature. In referring to this
measure, yesterday, Clerk Mathewson
said;
Under the bill the residents of Fair
Haven and of the other outlying wards
are offered more than generous share
of benefits. The bill provides that the
tax shall never be more than four mills
on a dollar, and when they consider
that the present debt Of the town is
about $1,175,000, and at any time it may
be necessary for the town to raise much
larger taxes than at present, the pro-
vision is indeed very liberal. The resi-
| dents of the wards which are affected
are taken into the city only in part
They are not compelled to come in
! as a whole. The present bill if not ac-
cepted, would prove strong argument
| upon which to base any future fight
| upon this question. AS framed, the bill
is an excellent guarantee that the peo-
| pie of these wards will be left just as
! long as they desire without accepting
and paying for city improvements
such as police and fire protection. The
| people of Fair Haven east would still
! retain their borough system, while be
coming one of the city wards and theil
| taxes would not be increased The city
must have some relief from it's triple
headed government, and as long as the
present state of affairs exist there viii
be a continual fight for consolidation
If the city gets within it's limits a sin.
| gle-headed government it will have al
the benefits it could ever ask for L
will consolidate the school district un
| der the new charter certainly. I
comes to the question of whether the
! residents of the outside districts vii
accept a generous and safe bill ant
| end this fight, or wait until the figh
is continued, and get a measure not a
all to their advantage. In Fair Haver
the expenditure last year for roads wa:
| larger than the town tax for that sec
ton, and there might come a time wher
town meeting would vote to make
only the necessary highway repairs
Under all the circumstances it is for tn,
interest of the outlying districts to &C
cept this measure"