The Newtown bee., 1901-06-14
TOWN TOPICS, LARGEST TOWN MEETING HELD
 IN YEARS.

TOWN HALL ON SATURDAY CROWDED
 TO THE DOORS.-PROPOsITION OF THE
 FABRIC FIRE HOSE CO.,, OF WARWICK,
 N. Y., ACCEPTED.
 THE BEE's prediction that the town meeting of Saturday last to cons idle the proposition of the Fabric Fire Hose Co. of Warwick, N. Y., would be the largest attended of any similar gathering in recent years proved cor rect, the Town hall being crowded to the doors. All sections of the town were represented, and the number of voters in attendance must have ex- ceeded 500. The meeting was opened at 2.O9, Town Clerk M. J. Houlihan reading the warning. Attorney W. H. O'Hara named Aaron Sanford for moderator and he was elected without opposition. Thomas J. Corbett moved that the warning be accepted and adopted, which was carried.
 Minott Augur then arose and offer ed the following resolutions, which were carried with mighty shout, only a feeble negative remonstrance being made. The resolutions adopted were as follows:
 Whereas, Since the closing of the factory of the New York Betting & Packing Go. in December last, the pop ulatiOn of the town of Newtown has decreased more than five per cent, and the real estate situated in Sandy Hook in said town has decreased in value approximately more than 40 per cent and the revenue of said town from licenses granted to trade in Sandy Hook has decreased more than B per cent, and | Whereas, this depreciation in popu- lation, property and revenue will con- tinue unless some manufacturing con- cern can be induced to locate and car ry on it's business in said factory; | therefore be it Resolved, That Levi c. Morris, John F. Houlihan and Thomas J. Bradley, the selectmen of the town of New town, be appointed a special commit tee for and in behalf of the town of Newtown to negotiat te with and induce the Fabric Fire Hose Co.,, of the town of Warwick, in the state of New York, to move it's manufacturing business from said town of Warwick to said factory of the New York Betting & Packing Go. in said town of Newtown, and to locate and carry on it's manu- featuring business permanently in said town.
 Resolved, That the town of New town and the selectmen of said town and their successors be, and they are hereby authorized and empowered for and in behalf of said town, to pay to the Fabric Fire Hose Co. of the town of Warwick, in the state of New York, out of the funds in the treasury of said town, sl, 900 on the first day of Octo- Der, 1902, and S1, 900 on the first of each October thereafter until and including October l, 1911; provided that said Fabric Fire Hose Go. maintain and keep in good repair to the satisfaction of the selectmen of said town'of New town until October 1, 1911, the high way fronting said factory of the New York Betting & Packing Go. from a point where said highway is crossed by the New York & New England rail- road at the Sandy Hook depot of said railroad, to the east end of the iron bridge near the store of Messrs Taylor, Curtis & Go. in the village of Sandy Hook, and provided further that the said Fabric Fire Hose Co.,, within the next six months move to and locate it's manufacturing business in said town of Newtown and maintain and carry on it's business in said town of Newtown until and after October l, 1911; and provided further that the said Fabric Fire Hose Go. on or before July l, 1901, notifies in writing the selectmen of said town that it accepts the proposi tion contained in this resolution and that it will permanently locate it's manufacturing business in said town and that it will maintain and keep in good repair said highway as described herein, and that it will accept annual payment by said town in full discharge of the expense, material and labor re- quired to maintain said highway in good repair as aforesaid
 Voted that resolutions be accepted and adopted in full.
 Some one suggested that as w. T. Cole, representative of the Fabric Fire Hose Go. of Warwick, N. Y., was present he be invited to address the meeting. Moderator Sanford then called on MT Cole to speak
 MT Cole spoke briefly, making very favorable i'm pression on the minds of all who heard him. He said in sub stance that he was business man, a manufacturer not of fine speeches, but of goods for the mercantile trade. He said he represented one of the oldest firms in existence in this country in the manufacture of fire hose. The idea of having this town meeting was that the people of Newtown might give them an expression of their well come. We do not care to come unless you are friendly. We are not coming with brass band. But we propose to come if you invite us in business-like way and hold out the friendly hand.
 We shall bring a DOrtiOn of Our 1abOr