The Newtown bee., 1900-10-05
Town TOPICS.
Town Election, Monday.
LEVI G, MORRIS CHOSEN
FIRST SELECTMAN.
Some Sound and Sensible Reso-
lutions Adopted at Town
Meeting.
THE VOTE IN DETAIL.

treasurer and treasurer of the town de
posit fund. These we accepted al,
ordered on file. Then the question Of tn
working OF the roads came up and Attor
uey W. J. Beecher offered the followjn,
resc luton, which was passed:
Resolved, That the roads be worked b,
contract for the ensuing year, and tina
the time and place of letting be adver
tiaed in The NEWTOwN BEE suitab,
time before.
Inc next question to be considered wal
the laying OF tax. Mr. Beacher Il -1el
q resolution that the laying of tax be
left until the second Saturday in March
W. j. Brew offered an amendment tina
II mill tax be laid, saying that it had
been the custom to lay tax at this time
but the meeting voted two to one against
The amendment, and then adopted the
original motion.
c. II. Peck yielded the chair to Town
Clerk Houlihan to offer resolution thai
the OK up be closed against tramps the
)ming winter, and addressed the meet.
ing on the subjec1. Mr. Peck said it was
tt ne o call halt and to begin to curtaiI
| expenses. Mr. Brew interrupted to ask
| how much the lookup costs q year,
| whereupon Mr. Peck retorted that he
| would give Mr. B ew 81 if he would fl d
out from the town report. Mr. Houlihao
put the motion and d. clared it lost. NJ 7
Beecher then came forward with the j.
lowing series of resolutions, the value of
which we're 80 patent to every taxpayer
that the di cuskiOn YVES short and the
vote decidedly in their favor. The reso.
lutions as carried we're as follows:
Resolved, That the selectmen draw no
orders until proper bill has been pre-
sented to them and passed by all the
members of the board, and that no order
be issued until signed by all the mem
bers Of the board.
Resolved, That the selectmen meet at
the town clerks flee on the last Satur-
day of each and every month to transact
town bushes s, and that orders be drawn
there and no where else.
Resolved, That no order be cashed or
honored by the town treasurer until en-
dorsed by the party in whose favor it is
drawn.
Resolved, That the selectmen ir cor
porste into their report for the Fl .cal year
Of 1900 and 1901 the names of all persons
receiving aid from the Town during eaid
year.
Resolved, than all books and papers re-
latipg to the STAIRS of the Town be kept
in the vault in the town clerks flee, &C.
cessible for inspection by taxpayers at
all reasonable times.
Resolved, That a special appropriation
be made for each subject of expenditure
and that the selectmen be directed to
keep the expenditures within the special
appropriation therefore as provided by
law.
Resolved, That the collector be
directed to properly enforce bis warrant
for tt e col ection of taxes d that the
I'll ctmen be dire C. ed to pr mptly settle
the collec' or's book.
The last business to be done by the
meeting was to ass set Of resolutions,
as presented by Mr. Beecher, regulating
toe pay of various officers. H. re they
are:
Resolved, That the fist selectman re-
ceive salary in lieu Of all other compen-
sation for S services, and that the same
be $3.50 per scar.
Resolved, That the second and third
selectmen rece We salary in lieu Of all
other comper sation for their rervices and
that the same be $3.50 each, per year.
Resolved, That the salary of the town
treasurer be $3.50 per year.
Adj urnment was then made to the
second Saturday in March, at 2 O'Clock
in the afternoon.
AT or the meeting was out expressions
we're heard on every hand ct satiefaction
at the orderly and business like way the
meeting passed off and OF Satisfaction
over the various resolutions pas cd, The
value of which was plainly apparent. 1t
was a taxpayers meeting and shows that
the people we're aroused to their duty.
Town Clerk Houlihan was moderator
of the electors meeting.
The total rumber Of ballots cast on
Monday was 634, the result being as fol-
lows:
Town treasurer and treas urer and
- "a R,,~
Northrop, d, 331; Frank Wright, andr,
295
Selectmen: Levi G. Morris. csni r,
1923; Thomas J. Bradley, d, 321; Timothy
Costello, C, 213; John F. Houlihan, d.
3O3 Minot Au9ur, r, OIL
Assessors: Samuel A. Blecknan, d,
$50; William ]. Brow, d, 1926; Hermon
Il. Peck, aid +. 800; James Coles, c and
=, 293
Board of relief: John Lesvv, d, 329
Simon Corey, d. 1923 John Donlan. C and
r, 299; Charles E Beers, C and r, 295
Grand Jurors: Daniel Camp, d, 33l;
Frederick B. Lake, 4. $50; Hobart B
Camp, and r, 295; Van Hayes, and r,
294
Ccnstables; John q. Rlackman. Z, 1872;
James A. Donovan, d. $3.50; John @ linr,
d, 1928; William q. Glover, d, 1928 Josiah
A. rIson, and r, 301; Edward J. Bots
ford, and T, 300; Tn mas F. Cava
naugh, and r, 299; Charles B. Johnson,
C and r, 300
School visitor, William J. Brew, d, 327;
Charles S. Plat, C and r, Sol.
Tax c. Hector, Robert A. CLARK, d, 1884
William A. Leonard, C and r, 1917,
Registrars: Fret district, Thomas F.
Bradley. d, 329, Charles B johnson,
and r, 292; Second district, John F Keat-
ing, d, $50, John L. Sanford, c and r 3Ol
Auditor, William N. Northrop, d, $50;
Charles M. Beresford, and r, 300.
Among the local people at the Danburv
fair on Wednesday were Mr. and Mrs
George F. Taylnr, Mr. and Mrs Mipott
Augur, Mr. and Mrs Philo Nichols. Cu--
tbs BostwicF, Mr. and Mrs r. q. Beers,
and Miss Mary Warner.
Henry johnson of Zoar is quite poorly.
George Tugnot and b. F. Orgelman