The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-11-27
WALLINCFORD HAPPENINGS
BOROUGH BUSINESS COMES TO A
STAND Still.


Owing 10 Refractory Democrats who
block the w heels-Hovy 1T Was Done
Democratic Action Much Criticiz ed
Other Doings in tho Town.
The board of burgesses met for the
first time Saturday evening in it's new
room In the town hall building. The
first business was the swearing in" of
Warden Hall and Burgesses Hodgkin-
son, Barber and Craig, which, was done
by Clerk Hale. The bond of Warden
Hall of $1,000 with Fl. e. higgins as
surety, was accepted.
Upon a motion of Burgess Hodgkin-
son it was voted to appoint L. M. Hub
bard as borough attorney, with re-
tanning fee of $75 year.
The applications of George White.
Francis Corrigan, j. w. Hurley, Thorn
as Kenney, d. OReilly and G. H. Reil-
| ~ lOI as 9pCSioi SCiASte'-
bles were receivtd. The special consta-
bles appointed were Daniel O'Reilly and
George j. White for night duty and
John j. Hurley for duty Saturday
nights and Sunday afternoons.
AT this point Burgess Hassett made a
motion to adjourn, which was not put
ana tht democratic members, Hassett
Jones and Pagnam, left the room, which
left the board without a quorum. The
| remaining members of the board stayed
at their post for nearly an hour and
discussed the situation, and then adj
iourned until next Saturday evening at
s o'clock
| The action Of the democratic members
| In leaving the meeting in the manner
they did and breaking the quorum and
blocking business, was a peculiar move
ment and subjects them to the criti-
cism of every one who is interested in
the affairs of the borough. The first
clash came when Burgess Hassett call
ed for ballot on the appointment of
officers which the charter does not call
| for, but the warden did not deem it nee
essary and put the question in the usu-
had been made by Burgess Hassett he
made motion to adjourn and then left
the room with the other democratic
| members.
| What is supposed to have been the
game was regarding the ballot If
ballot had been taken it was probably
the idea for two of the democrats to
vote for one name and one for another
and as the three republicans would have
voted for still another name the conse-
quence would have been that there
would have been no election and no tie
that the warden could have decided
and the balloting might have continued
for six months without any decided re-
suit, causing a deadlock
AS the matter now stands, there are
borough attorney and three special Off
GERS appointed, and as all the appoin-
tive officers are required to be filed al
the first meeting of the new board the
offices of chief and assistant chief Of
the fire department and the other like
offices are now vacant, as there is no
clause which provides that they shall
hold over until their successors are APP
pointed, although 1t is probable that in
case of a fire they would not hesitate
to perform the duties that would be re-
CURED of them if they had been reap
pointed.
As the other necessary business, such
as authorizing the warden to approve
bills, the clerk to draw orders and sun
dry other like matters, was not trans
acted the affairs of the borough are at
a standstil The workmen and officers
10 maid tbair nd
other business transacted which is |
situation not creditable and is brought |
about by the action of the democratic |
members of the board, who, it seems, |
have not as yet brought themselves
down to the realization Of the fact that |
there was an election last Tuesday and |
that the republicans were victorious and |
elected warden and three burgesses, |
who constitute the controlling element |
of the new board Of burgesses. year
ago the republicans were defeated and |
had to step down and out and did so
gracefully without any attempt to kick
and block the necessary business of the |
borough. They knew enough to know
that they were licked, and acted ac-
cordingly.
Saturdays recorded real estate trans
fers were: F. A. Wallace to Carl w
Malmqulst, house and lot 60x112 feet on
Prince street, Dennis OBrien to Pat
rick j. Kelly, an undivided half interest
in house and, 125x1S0 feet, on River
street.
j. P. Stevenson, secretary of the cleo
trical commissioners, received word on
from Harrisburg, Pa, that
the electric engine was ready to ship
as soon as car could be got and would
probably be started Monday.
A workman named Flanagan, who
has been employed for the past week
sxcavating for the borough, came up to-
the borough office Saturday night for
his weeks wages, which was perfectly
proper for him to do, but owing to the
'act that the democratic members of the
BOARD had left the room and blocked the
business of the board he was obliged to
cave without his order on the treasur-
N, as the clerk has not as yet been au-
horized to issue such orders. j. p. Ste
yenson supplied the man with cash
'nnuph for his immediate wants
Over two hundred from here went
lown to the football game Saturday. !,
md most of them were disappointed
rot to see Yale the winner Quite a :
lumber of bets, mostly with odds on -,
Tale, were made here.