Connecticut western news., 1900-03-29
GREAT HARRINGTON.

The annual town meeting held at Ct. Burlington Monday was largely attend ed, 9l2 votes being cast. The articles which called for the proposed change in the depot and the purchase of certain land for the use of the same were prin- cipally contested ones. The voting on this question was done by ballot and the town accepted the proposed plan by a vote of 570 to 294. A committee of Farley A. Russell, w 0. Hinman, John Chadwick, F. H, Wright and Harry Douglas was appointed to carry out the vote of the town. The selectmen together with R. H. McDonald, Harvey Shufelt and M. A. Lennon were ap- pointed to investigate the abolition of the grade crossings at Housatonic and report at the next meeting. A. O. Col lins, W. W. Norton aud John Viola were appointed to secure new site for the present lookup, and place steel cells in the basement of the town building temporarily. P. A. Russell, John Chadwick and John Beebe were ap- pointed to provide for public dump ing ground. The town voted to accept the report of the selectmen in regard to laying out Parley,s Russell, and Everett Streets. The treasurer was authorized with the approval of the selectmen to borrow S20,000 in the anticipation of taxes. The selectmen were instructed to spend all money for their appropria- tion only; to build cycle path along Main street; to fix up the Olympian park with the money received from the sale of hay from the same and to fit up the ante room in the town building to be used for voting. The compensation of the tax collector to be 1t per cent. P. A. Russell, H. O. Joyner and 0. J. Taylor were appointed to adopt and establish town seal. Appropriations contingent $4,500, poor $6, 200, schools SIG, 500, highways and bridges $7500, Memorial day $200, free library 5000, police $500, town officers S30O0. watering streets $500, cemeteries S250, paving Railroad street $3500, school su, perintendent $1200, sewer in Housaton. ic $7OO, widening Cottage street, $400, to repay part of the license money paid by T. F. Kennedy S400, public ! dump $500, land damages for Reuben Brewer $2S50, tree warden $200 The | following officers were elected: Mod orator, Charles Giddings; clerk, O. J. Burget; treasurer, H. T. Robbins selectmen, John Chadwick, G. H. Cook, John l.. Larkin; assessor. Eugene s. Thatcher; school committee, Theodore Giddings. P. A. Holohan; board oi health, O. W. Lane; overseers of the poor, Fl. O. Joyner, W. I. Walker, Will liam McDonald; tax collector, F. H Briggs; auditors, O. R. Sabin, W. B. Sanford; constables, E. E. Barnes, L. O. Rsifstanger; license, yes 467; no 332 Henry 0 Warner. life long resident of this town, left Tuesday for his future home in New York.
 James K. Parker has stated that hi son James S., who is now at Washing ton, D. 0 has purchased the w. B Sanford property north of Hotel Miller
 B. 5. Hines, real estate agent O Spring g6eld, has been in town for ths past few days looking over the Charles Kellogg farm.
 The remains of Mrs Rhoda Bristol who died at North Hampton Sunday were brought to Housatonic Tuesda, for burial. Mrs Bristol was formerly resident of this town for many years She is survived by a son Fred O Bridgeport.
 O. W. Baldwin has purchased tn, Berkshire resturant and will combine i with his bakery business.
 John Nicoll, superintendent at tht Stanley works, has rented the Fellow place on Pope street and will move there April l.