The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-03
WALLINGFORD NEWS.
Board of Burgesses Meet-Business Trans
acted-Bills Accepted and Referred.

Board of Burgesses Meet-Business Trans
acted-Bills Accepted and Referred.
Every member of the board of bur-
gesses was present at its regular meet
| ing last evening.
The usual batch of bills was accepted
and ordered paid.
| The bills for gas used at the Hub
bard and wallace hose houses were re-
ferred to the fire committee for inyesti-
CATION, as both bills showed large adj
dition in the amount rendered.
| A letter was received from II. L.
Hirons stating that, owing to unfore-
seen circumstances, he desired to re-
sign the position of collector Of the
| borough taxes. The necessary action
| in the matter was taken and r. FL.
| Cowles was appointed collector.
| By a vote of the board the warden
was instructed to procure suitable
| desk for the collector and locate the
same in the borough office, where it is
proposed to have the collector make his
| headquarters.
| Voted, That the sewer assessments
lOHS SlIlCe uue nc piuCeu oii Liz iCu5St
and credit to ex-Collector Leonard what
he has collected and close up his ac-
count, and what is remaining charged
up to the Individual accounts, which
the clerk Is empowered to collect.
Voted, That the clerk be instructed to
make out and send to the property
| owners bills Of expense for clear
| ing, under the direction of the bailiff,
| the snow from the sidewalks in front
of their respective properties.
| The appointment of an engineer to
care for the steamer was discussed and
was referred back to the fire commit
tee for further investigation.
The matter of having an extra police
man on duty on the plains Saturday
| nights was discussed, and it was the
sense of the board that the expert
ment be tried for a while at least, and
as the warden has the authority to at
tend to the matter it is safe to say
that it will be attended to.
| Henry Strauss was present regarding
his claim for compensation for digging
and laying the Main and Ward streets
sewer, and the matter was again dis
cussed Mr. Strauss offers to dig up
| 100 feet of the trench and have it meas
ured. guaranteeing that it will show an
average width of four feet. Engineer
Mckenzie claims that the trench is not
so wide. 1t was voted to accept the Of
fer of Mr.. Strauss to open up fifty feet
on Main street and fifty feet on Ward
street, at his own expense, when the
ground is settled in the spring, and the
| fc do To
ton in dispute.
The matter of the electric road COM
panys snow plows throwing the snow
from the car tracks onto the sidewalks
on Quinnipiac street on FL. F. Halls
sidewalk on Chittenden hill was dis
cussed, and the warden stated that he
was going to Meriden to-day to see SUI
perintendent Bristol about the matter
Adjourned.
{ OTHER NEWS.
! Albert Klink, who came here a month
ago from New York and went to work
for Clayton, the baker, was arrested
yesterday afternoon by Officer Reilly
for stealing $1S from his room-mate
The money was found in a little bag
tied around his neck. He confessed to
the theft after the money was found
and was brought before Judge Hub
bard, who fined him S. and $500 costs
and thirty days in jail. Officer Reilly
took him down at ABS.
Recorded real estate transfers are
NJ. F. Kennedy to Esther l.. Stone OF
Cheshire, lot on Ward street Mrs
John E. Dooley of New Haven to Jo-
seph Higgins of Cheshire, a tract OF
land on the west side. Selah A. Hull OF
Meriden to Bernard J. Ames of Meri.
den nine building lots, 50x150 feet, OF
North Colony street.
Mrs. F. C. Bartholomew is visitins
friends in Springfield.
| Miss Pearl Collett of Whittlesey ave.
nue. is ill with the mumps.
late issue of Munsey's magazin,
contains a fine picture and sketch o
Miss Brandon Douglas, who appears il