The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1901-04-12
BETHEL.
A LIVELY BOROUGH MEETING.
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BETHEL.
LIVELY BOROUGH MEETING.
The adjourned annual borough meet
ing was held in the Town hall, Mon
day evening, at 7.3O O'Clock, E. Romine
Barnum in the chair. The minutes Of
the last meeting were read by Howard
S. Gilbert, clerk, and accepted. The
report of the borough accounts for the
year ending, March 81, 1901, were read
by George II. Hickok, warden, and &C
cepted. The borough treasurer's re-
port was read by Howard H. Wood
man and accepted. The water COM
missioner's report was read by A. w.
Twiss, secretary, and accepted by the
meeting. The treasurer of the water
fund, Samuel S. Amber, not being
present his report was read by the
clerk and accepted. A tax of 10 mills
was laid and made payable September l.
The hall was crowded and there was
considerable excitement when the mat
ter of settlement for the building of
the dam at Mountain Pond was
brought up by a person in the back
part of the house who made motion
to pay Edgar T. Andrews the full
amount of his bill for the construc-
ton of dam at Mountain Pond. The
motion was seconded. There was OBJ
jections to the motion and the chair
man declared the motion out Of order.
It appears that there has been a diff
ference between the figures of Engi-
neer w. W. Starr of Bridgeport and
the contractor, E. T. Andrews. The
latter claims that he has done more
work than he has credit for and the
engineer claims that his figures are
right. The contract called for sc
much per square yard of dirt for cut
and fill and SO much for rock cut and
so much for mortar work and clearing
the land, etc. The water commission
ers claim that they have no other al
tentative whatever than to go by the
engineers figures or until Mr. Andrews
can prove that the engineers figures
are wrong. So the matter stands. MI
Andrews has brought suit against the
borough for a thousand dollars anC
more for extra work. Hence the mo
ton to pay the cOntrac tors sbill in full
which motion was declared out of or
der. Silas II. Hickok offered a motion
to leave the matter out for arbitration
and the motion was carried, the
borough to select a man and Mr. An
drews to make a choice and they t(
call in third person. The borough
then made choice of John w. Bacon OF
Danbury. The meeting adjourned.
William Daily, the milkman, moves
from the John Todd place at the foot
of Hoyt's Hill to the Ferry place or
Taylor street. south of the railroad
depot.
Daniel Hickok Smith is building !;
bank wall in the rear of his house anc
barn. Mr. Smith, who is considerably
past the three score and ten mark, is
doing young mans days work.
Mrs Rebecca Osborn and son Rich
ard, Of Richfield, have been spending q
day or two at their old home in Plum
trees. Mrs Osborn has rented he,
farm this year to Howard. Banks, ;
resident of the place.
Mrs Sarah Stone now occupies part
of the house formerly owned by he1
father, the late Hiram Benjamin, an(
built by her grandfather, DAME
Hickok, more than century ago.
The late rain storms have left the
ground in very wet condition. Yer,
little blowing has been done thi
spring.
The reservoir and Mountain Pont
are filling up with Wateragain. 1t look
now as though there would be a full
supply for the next six months.
Hating is dull, this week. The
heavy storm, Saturday and Sunday
gave "black eye" to the Easter re
tail trade.
Ammi Carter VI u the road machine