The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-01
WbLLINGFORD HAPPENINGS
IMPORTANT MEETING OF BOARD
OF BURGESSES.

L. NJ. Hubbard Elected Borough Attor-
ney-Polioe and Fire Departments
The Com mittees-Other Business of
Note.
The adjourned meeting of the board
of burgesses was called to order Satur
day evening at S:12 by Warden Hall. All
the members were present. The first
business was the reading of the appli-
cation for different positions on the po-
lice and fire departments. The first in
formal ballot was for borough attorney,
and on that ballot L. NJ. Hubbard had
three and o. H. D. Fowler and c. A.
Harrison one each. The formal ballot
resulted in the election of L. NJ. Hub
bard. There was a tie between Hub
bard and Fowler, and Warden Hall de-
cided in favor of L. NJ. Hubbard. The
next ballot was for first patrolman,
and stood as follows: George J. White,
8; Daniel O'Reilly 8. The formal bal
lot resulted: George ]. White 8, Daniel
O'Reilly 8. Warden Hall dissolved the
tie in favor of White. The formal bal
lot for second patrolman stood: Daniel
O'Reilly s, w. S. Fogarty l. The clerk
was instructed and cast a ballot for
Daniel O'Reilly. The informal ballot
for Saturday night and Sunday patrol
man stood, P. J. Hogan 8, Francis Car
rigan 8. The formal ballot was the
same and Warden Hall decided in favor
of Carrigan. The appointments for
specials We're r. e. Hall, John J. Hur
ley, w. S. Fogarty, James Hennessy, M.
J. Kelly, Thomas Kenney, James c.
DAILY, P. J. Hogan, the same to be with
out pay, were nominated by acclama
ton.
David McCune was elected as chief
engineer, the vote standing McCune 4,
Downey 2.
The informal ballot for first assistant
engineer was E. c. Gardner 8, Charles
Cannon 2, ]. F. Downey /.
The formal ballot resulted in the
election of q. C. Gardner, who had four
votes, Gardner one, Downey one. The
formal ballot for second assistant en-
gineer resulted in the election of David
Ross, who had four votes and J. B.
Gavin two.
The other officers elected were: Sewer
inspector, Michael Downs; plumbing in
spector William e. Becroft; janitor or
borough office, John M. James.
BY vote on the motion of Burgess
Newton it was decided to have the NOM
nation of janitors of the various hose
houses left to the chief engineer, and he
to report the same at the next meeting.
The various committees appointed
were: Health, Hodgkinson, Callahan,
Peterson; sidewalk and street lighting.
Tibbitts, Newton Morris; sewers, New
ton, Callahan, Morris; fire, Hodgkinson,
Morris Peterson; police, Warden, Hall,
Newton, Callahan: roads, Warden Hall,
Hodgkinson, Tibbits; electric light,
Morris Warden Hall, Peterson.
The retaining fee Of the borough at
torney was the same as in the past, $75.
There was the usual motion regarding
the power of the warden and clerk to
attend to the employees of the borough
as to the duties and payment for the
same.
After some discussion regarding the
electric roads work, etc, on Main street,
the meeting was adjourned until the
regular meeting on Tuesday evening.
The semi-annual water rents are due
to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Pixley are home
from Great Darlington Mass.
Collector Quinn of the Central school
district was rushed with business Sat
urday evening as it was the last day
of grace to save interest being added.
There was great rush of taxpayers,
many of whom had ought to have call
ed sometime before to avoid the rush,
but waited until the last hour and had
to wait their turn.
'The Flag of Truce is to be produc-
ed under the auspices of Wallace Hose
company. The play will be under the
direction Of w. M. Casey.
This afternoon at the lecture room Of
the public library will be held the reg
ular meeting of the Woman's club. The
programme for the afternoon will be in
charge of Mrs. J. T. Barker, the book
to be under consideration being Haw-
thorn's t'Iouse of Seven Gables"
=, The continued case against Mrs. AL
phonso Guide for assault on Oscar
Dorce in the borough court was again
continued for two weeks because both
Mrs. Guida and Dorce were unable to
, appear in court.
! Next Wednesday evening in the par
Tors Of the Congregational church there
will be sale Of fancy articles at tbs
o'clock Refreshments, including hot
oysters, will be served from o'clock
throughout the evening.
Miss Mabel Fowler will return to-day
to her studies at Howard seminary,
Bridgewater, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Newton are home
from Vermont.
G. w. Woodhouse and sons leave next
week for Pasadena, Cal.
Tax Collector Quinn of the central
district will be at his office in town hall
all Of to-day to receive taxes.
Wine, Wimen and Song" will be the
attraction at the opera house Wednes-
day evening December 8.
Compass lodge, No. 9, F. and A. M,
will hold its annual communication for
the election of officers this evening.
Work has begun putting up the troll
ley wires on Main street.
The open season on quail woodcock
cartridges and gray squirrels is now
closed until next October.
T. Fred Bulls leaves here this morn
ing for New York, where he has secured
a. -rnsition with the Brewster Carriage