The Newtown bee., 1897-10-22
LitchfieId County News
WATERFOWL.
A CITIZENS CLUB ORGANIZED.

Town hall to organize the Citizens club.
The object Of the elub,as will be seen by
the bylaws which are printed In this
column, Is for the promotion and carry
ing into effect of general needed improve
ments In our village. The meeting was
called to order by John L. Scott, acting
chairman, r. L. Hitchcock, acting Sec
rotary. The following are the bylaws
with the names Of those who joined APP
pended.
Section 1. This club shall be called
The Citizens club of Watertown, Conn.
2. The object Of this club shall be to
promote the welfare Of the town of Wa
tertown, by the careful consideration of
such improvements as may from time to
time seem necessary, and by taxing such
measures for their realization as the
members of the club shall see fit to pro-
mote healthy public spirit of loyalty
to the town, to encourage progress on
conservative lines, aiming at all times to
secure harmony and 30 far as possible
unanimity, In every step.
8. The membership of this club ahall
be made up of representative men, resid-
ing, or having property near the center
~ tho eEaon hn
proposed and seconded at any regular
meeting, and balIoted for at q subsequent
meeting. Five black-balls shall exclude.
4. The officers of the club shall be a
p president, vice-president, secretary
and treasurer, who together with two
con ,raEttet men, shall constitute the ex-
ecut i've committee Of the club. These
officers shall be electe d by ballot at the
annual meeting, and sha u hold office til
their successors are elected.
3. The annual dues of the eias shall
be 81, payable in advance, at the cakae os
the annual meeting, bat the club @aay
vote additional assessment, not exc, @d~
Ing $l per member. for the benefit of H. .
club, or for the promotion of public inn
provements. One notice of the pro.
posal Of such assessments shall be sent
to the members at least three DAYS before
the meeting at which it ia to be levied.
and it must be voted by two-thirds vote
OF those present. Members three months
In arrears may after due warning be
striken from the roll of membership.
+. The annual meeting shall be held
on the second Tuesday of October, and
regular meetings shall be held on the
second Tuesday Of November, December,
January, February and March. The ex-
ecutiVe committee may alter these dates
or postpone the meetings as they may
see ut, or may appoint additional meet
ipgs. The executive committee shall be |
responsible for the success of the meet
ings, and shall be expected to do all In |
their power to keep up the active and
Intelligent interest of the members.
Open meetings may be held at any time |
at the order Of the executive committee. |
z. All matters not otherwise specified |
shall be In the care Of the executive
committee.
8. Twelve members shall constitute a |
quorum for transaction of business of
the club.
.. These bylaws may be altered, re-
peaied or amended by q two-thirds vote
at any regular meeting, bat notice of
proposed change must be given at a pre-.
vious meeting.
The club then elected the following
officers: President, Horace D. Taft;
vice-president, Hollis B. Bagg; secre-
tary, II. L. Hitchcock; treasurer, Henry
Ell. Bartlett; executive committee, Buell.
Heminway and William j. Munson.
The following subscribed their names
as regular members Of the club: Jerome
81. Woodruff, II. Heminway, L. &.
Hitchcock. Fl. T, Dayton, B. L. Atwood,
Charles 81. Atwood, Theodore Atwood,
John Evans, Otto Roeske, H, D. TAFT, r.
B. Noble. Hollis b. Bagg, r, T. Lewis,
Paul Klimpke, =. W, Wheeler, r. v,
Magee, Fl. n. Cunningham, H, q. Hem
inway, B. Fl. Nation, e. T. Lewis, Jr.,
James 81. O'Donnell, Thomas Shields.
John A. Buckingham, G. B. NATION, B.
Heminway. 81. NJ. Hickco1, @. H. Wood
ward, Morgan L. Cooley, A. Seymour,
a. n. Bartlett, Charles p. Lockwood, 3.
e. Heminway, p. c. MarggraA. The
next meeting OF the clnb win take place
on the SECOND Tuesday in November,
1897.
A NEW REAL ESTATE DEAL.
A real estate transaction that promises
much for people desiring to buy building
lots at nominal price, took place near
Charles W.sAtwood. b. H. Nation and
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