The Press., 1901-12-12
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STAMFORD SPRINGS.

K The many friends of Miss Sullivan, who graduated from the local high school and St. Edwards parochial school, will be pleased to read the following from the Canterbury correspondent in the Norwich Bulletin:
 School No. has been repaired on the interior, also equipped with 8 musical instrument and more black board. The pupils are making rapid progress under the instruction of Miss Margaret Sullivan, who is good disciplinarian.
 There was only one ticket before the voters at the borough election last Mon- day. The ticket as given last week, with the exception of A. N. Nichols as collec- tor in place of R. H. Fisk, who refused to stand, and Ii. O. Butterfield for assessor in place of A. N. Nichols, was elected. Seventylfoar votes weEs cant. and the fol- lowing Is the ticket as eIected:- Warden, Lyman Cushman; burgesses two years, F. J. Chandler, A. w. Kingsbury, H. O. Wheeler; clerk and treasurer, w. H. Heald; collector, A. N. Nichols: bailiff, Ben Arnold; assessors, A. E. Converse, M. F. J. Walker, H. o. Butterfield; board of relief, E. 0. Dennis, w. E. Hanley, H. s. Abel; haywards. A. N. Nichols, c. B. Gary, 0. w. Comins; registrars, David Bissett, H. s. Abel; wood inspectors, ". A. Comins, H.. Alden, A. Whiton, E. L. Burr, c. B: Gary, H. 0. Butterfield, Wm. H. Webster, E. E. Butterf1eld, O. M. Brown, F. J. Chandler, Burt T. Eaton, A. N. Nichols; tything men, c. E. But tertield, F. N. Crane, A. N. Nichols, C.. G. Ellis, Joshua Wood, J. c. Cleaveland, John Brosnan, J. T. Melbourne, s. w. Page, c. W. Comins.
 The amendment to the borough char ter, giving the borough power to purchase the system of the Stafford Springs Aque- duct company, and to issue bonds, not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, for the purchase of said company, and floating the floating debt of the borough, was adopted by vote of 62 for to 6 against. At the business meeting tax of T mills was laid on the town assess ment, and a poll tax of 75 cents. The matter of redistribution or the installing of additional electric lights on Highland Terrace and Edgewood was left with the court of burgesses, and was made to in- clude all the electric lights in the bor- ough. A motion to instruct the court of burgesses to adopt an ordinance fixing salaries for the borough officers; not less than $50 per annum for the warden, $25 for burgesses, $10 for assessors, and $5 for the board of relief was voted down, as 1t was the opinion of the majority present that the matter should have been in the and the voters notified before any action was taken. It Is getting to be very difficult to obtain good candidates to fill the borough offices, and continue in them. Since the borough has been or ganized the warden and burgesses have served without any compensation, except where the warden has acted as street commissioner. The service has generally been a thankless one, and there is 8 strong sentiment that the warden and burgesses should receive small salary. The annual report was accepted, and a vote of thanks was extended to Warden Brooks and the burgesses for their ex- cellent management of the finances of the borough. Notwithstanding the unusual expenses this year the borough debt was reduced $25O.
 The expenditures of the borough for the past year as compared with the year