The Newtown bee., 1897-10-08
Local Affairs.
The Annual Town Meeting.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET MAKES A COMPLETE
swEEP.-CITICENs TICKET THROWN
OUT AS ILLEGAL.

ASAS WOAO NlSeOAAOAo
The polls were opened at 8 o'clock. A
dispute arose at the opening as to who
should name the moderator. SelectmRn
Hubbell and Town Clerk Wright held
that they had the right, and accordingly
named e. l.. johnson.
The democratic representatives claim
ed the registrars had the right. Regis
trar Sheehan accordingly tipped up
cent, but G. B. Johnson, the republican
registrar, would not act with him in the |
matter. However, Mr. Sheehan claimed
the tossing was in favor of the demo-
Gratis, and Justice NJ. j. bradley was
named as moderator. The vote came in
early, and there was little confusion In
casting the ballots.
The annual business meeting of the
town was held at O'Clock. Town Clerk
Wright read the warning and George
| Winton was named as chairman. The
| reading of the reports of the selectmen
and town treasurer were dispensed with,
and after some debate they were accept
ed and ordered on file. Mr. Corbett
4 ny VIC IuC5GlOu Vi IklS Town re-
port and thought the number,,of the,order
and the date at which it was drawn
should be included in the report. he
referred to the "parsimony of the present
administration" This brought out the
quick retort from Lawyer Beecher "That
parsimony was what was needed in this
town till the debt of $23, 900 was paid
Selectman Hubbell then took the floor tt
explain in regard to the report. HI
stated that he had given the matter, care
full study; and believed that the repor
r was gotten out in the best way possible
In regard to the expense he stated tina
he obtained figures from New Milford
Bridgeport and other places for printin,
= the report, and finally gave it to TIL
t Bee Publishing Co., as their figures wer
:. the lowest. In reply to q question of Nj
Corbett as to the cost, he stated that tn
:, reports cost $1,000 per thousand, agains
about $42 for 500, last year, when M
Glover gave the work to New York pal
ties. Mr. Corbett again inquired of M
!. Hubbell as to the number of outstandin
= orders. Mr. Hubbell gave the amount q
about $3.50.
Various motions were introduced as t
the time of laying the annual tax. Th
general opinion seemed to be that
II ought not to be laid till it was know
!. what the liabilities Of the town were t
u be. A motion was finally carried tina
. when the meeting adjourn, it adjourn t
the second Saturday in March, 1898, at
p. m. Mr. Corbett wanted the meetin
held at 7.3O in the evening, as this woul
favor the workingmen, but his amend
ment was defeated.
J A motion was introduced by Mr. Coz
bett that the schools should be kept 4
weeks, instead of SO as last year, whic
was carried. A motion was introduce
that the town treasurer should give
list of outstanding orders on Septembe
o 10, but this was lost. The bushes
meeting wsS then adjourned.
Att o'clock Moderator Bradley d.
D. clared the polls closed. Mr. Johnso
i also declared the polls closed. AS til
- counting of the ballots proceeded, M
r johnson remained, but took now part i
the proceedings. Mr. Bradley acted g
moderator and declared the votC
During the progress of the count tn
question of the legality of the citizen
tickets with the name Of Daniel G., Beer
l on then came up. Moderator Bradle
10 called on Mr. Lynch, of the law firm {
e; Toomey & Lynch of Bridgeport, to e.
L. pound the law on the matter. He did 81
and on his construction of the law, N
Bradley declared the ballots illegal. N
Beecher appeared and argued that as N
johnson was moderator of the tow
meeting, he alone must decide on til
ID legality or illegality of the ballots. e
commended that Mr. Bradley was onl
moderator!of the electors meeting, an
could only act in the counting of tt
vote for the constitutional amendmen
n. Mr. johnson, however, made no decision
i Mr. Bradley continued to act as MOI
orator and announced the vote on IL
policy outlined by his counsel, Messl
Toomey & Lynch. 1t was nearly !
O'Clock when the vote was announces
By the throwing out of the citizen
:. ballots, Daniel G. Beers the republics
candidate for school visitor, was d
feated. The vote was as follows, the &
tails for the citizen candidates not inclu
- Ing the number of ballots which we
!. Illegal:
y Town clerk, Michael J. Houlihan
41s; Frank Wright 3S.
@, Town treasurer and treasurer ar
u agent of town deposit fund, Charles l
Northrop d 42S; Monroe Judson 80.
Selectmen, William FL. Glover 40
Thomas j. Bradley d 413; George
!. Sanford 80; Robert s. Tomlinson
: Assessors, Samuel Barnum Al
Thomas J. Corbett, All; Minott Aug
}, c SO, Patrick Mccarthy 80.
Board of relief, Aaron Sanford d Al