The Newtown bee., 1903-11-27

IS Woodbury citizens; not as up town )r down. If you do this thing there is not one here but that will thank God he helped Hotchkissville. There are some people who want to keep the mechanic out of Hotchktssville, keep out the stranger and keep out the capitalist. Thank God I am a Woodbury man, from east to west, north to south, from Hazel Plain to Pomperaug. Let us unitedly vote to help Hotchkissuille to prosper by giving her this engine.
 J. G. Dowd was next recognized by Chairman Clark and spoke with his old time earnestness. He said: "Now you have heard the Irish side," 'No, American side," said MT Skelly, jump Ing to his feet.
 "I don't claim to be an orator." con- tinued MT Dowd, "and want to pre- sent the right of this question. As my Irish friend said" "You must avoid personalities" thundered out Chair man Clark.
 'sWell, continued MT Dowd, "Wood- bury has the right way and furnished their own fire protection by organfz- ing fire district and taxing them selves. If Wood5ury Street people had asked Hotchkissvllle to help pay for their sidewalks wouldn't Hotch. kissville people have kicked? guess they would. Yes, put your engine in Hotchkissville, put one in Curtissville, put one in Minortown, and then what? You talk about being protect ed against fire. Are there any build ing better protected than those of the American Shear Go? Its office is stone with an iron roof. And yet my elo quent friend, Skelly, will get up and Say we must have more taxes, more taxes. It doesn't look right to me be, fore God to ask the poor farmers tt protect the rich bondholders. Why ] don't they organize fire district uI there? If the American Shear Co., will head subscription paper for 8 good amount, I will circulate il l around and we will raise this none! | without taxation. l am sick of this continually raising the taxes. I be- lieve it is wrong for the Hotchkiss vile people to ask the town to do this thing. Do the work yourselves HOtchkissville ought to protect itsel the same as Woodbury village ha' done.
 1 Albert Winterbourne: If anything should happen to the 'Ville shop q good many men up there wouldn't have farm to fall back upon. If Vt had had a chemical engine two or three years ago the houses of James Osborne and Theodore Judson might have beer save from burning.
 1 Edward Cowles: We had fire start in the grinding room at the Shea shop,, about. two weeks ago. Two greasy coats came in contact with ; lamp and a lively blaze started. It wa' put out with one of the small extin guiShers, a larger size of which it,i proposed to place in the 'Ville. I Edward Boyd wanted to know what was the capacity of the engine it wa' proposed to buy.
 MT Dormitzer said it consisted O. two copper cylinders laid side by side about four and one-half feet long mounted on two wheels. Its would throw a stream 16O feet from the cy finder. It weighs about 1900 pound. and can be drawn by two men.
 John Martin said he had a pile. o rubbish in his yard, and he thought il be good idea to see the engine tested before buying, and thus adjourn the meeting.
 A vote was called for and it was carried with rush. By it the select men were instructed to purchase the engine and have it stationed at Hotch kissville.
 | An adjournment was made after the meeting had voted to approve the ac tion of the selectmen relative to the purchase of a small strip of land of Mrs | Graham.