The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-01-24
W4LLINGFORD.

About 400 were present in the toWf
hall last evening at the special borough
meeting called for the purpose OF nearing
land taking action on the reports Oh the
electric light and the charter amend
mrent committee. The first business was
the report of the chairman, of the COM
mittee, Attorney O. III. d. Fowler, Whe
made a brief statement and read the
printed report of the engineer, Thomas
c. Perkins Of Hartford. The report has
already been printed in the Journal and
Courier, Mr.. Perkins explained the va
rious points in the report, after when
vote was taken accepting the report
Of the electric light committee. Charles
Drum presented the following resolu-
ton:
Resolved, That the borough now pro-
coed to build it's own electric lighting
| plant, pursuant to the provisions OF
chapter 231 of the general statutes OF
| 1893, as heretofore voted to be estab-
lished by the borough.
| The motion was seconded and the
electric light question was fairly before
| the people for ultimate action.
| Judge L. M Hubbard arose and made
an eloquent address and presented
facts and figures that gave the tax
payers an altogether different view of
the question from what they have here
| tofore had presented.
0. III. D. Fowler spoke in favor Of mu-
nicipal lighting.
E. M. Judd, one of the members Of
the Wallingford Gas company, gave his
views on the question end stated that
the gas company had for years stood
ready to put in electric lights, but had
never been given the chance. Mr.. Judd
announced himself as in favor of cleo
trio lights for the borough, but was OPP
posed to the saddling of $4,000 addi-
tional debt on the borough. A vote was
taken that every speaker be restricted
to ten minutes.
w. G. Bushnell of New Haven, who
has presented a bid for the franchise Of
lighting the borough, gave his views on
the subject and guaranteed that he
would give the borough electric lights
at SIS per arc light, which was cheaper
than the borough could furnish it by
owning it's own plant, and presented ar
guments to show how he could do it.
There was call for III. F. Hall from
the gallery. Mr.. Hall did not appear so
enthusiastic as formerly on the ques-
ton. C. H. Tibbitts expressed himself
Tn orc shin and
also was opposed to any hasty action
and favored continued meeting. w.
H. Edsall expressed the same senti-
ments and favored care in taking de-
cided action,
Upon a motion of f. M. Judd, it was
voted that when a vote was taken it
should be by ballot.
Burgess Hassett expressed himself in
favor of municipal ownership.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Drum
was finally carried by vote Of 266 to
Al.
1t was next voted that the borough
electric light plant be constructed I'M
der the direction of the board of bur-
gesses and the supervision of compe-
tent electrical engineer on the lines as
detailed in the report of Engineer Per-
lxins, and that the court of burgesses
take all necessary measures for the
completion and operation of the plant;
that the contract be awarded to the
lowest responsible bidder at cost not
to exceed $4,000.
1t was then voted that the court Of
burgesses call special meeting to
vote by ballot from the check list on
the approprjaton of S45000
The meeting adjourned until tonight
when the proposed charter amendments
will be considered.
Mrs. Ella Lewis of Meriden will this |
afternoon install the officers of the W.
r. c. Department President Mrs. Cor
della Brakeman of Ansonia is expected
to be present
, Emma, the young daughter of Her.
man Hammersley of South Elm street,
slipped and fell on the ice Sunday, frac-
turing her left elbow. DR.. Wilson at
tended.
Recent recorded real estate changes
are: Joseph r. and Henry j. Strauss
to the Strauss Brothers company, COX
-33 feet on Meadow street. and one acre |
IN the west side of town. c. ]. Morse
% w. I. Todd 5Ox105 feet on Park
street. Henry B. Hall to Alphonse Gen.
Iron, three lots, each 50x150 feet, on
South Orchard street.
Miss Julia Hallenbeck has gone to
Boston on a visit
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Wallace are home
rom Brattleboro, VT.
The Misses Mabel and Lizzie Huffet,
Who have been the guests of Mrs. j. r.
Connell, have returned to their home in
Orange, N, ].
Mrs. William Pratt is visiting rela-
ives in Amherst Mass.
Grace, the daughter of Luke Martin,
Who was so badly burned Sunday morn
ng, died late the same evening The
uneral services will be held this morn
ng at 9 o'clock in the Holy Trinity
hurch.
The Wallingford Athletic club and
huntington team will play basket ball
n Temperance hall Wednesday evening,
anuary Is.