The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1905-04-21

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strongest indicator of your town.
When Mr. Hayes came to me with the
plans he thrust them into my hands
and said: "Take 'em! take 'em!
don't want to see them again." Here
some one shouted that he was getting
off from the question and Chairman
Wiltshire ordered him to speak to the
question. 81 have it from good law.
yers," continued Mr. Dayton. THAT
the contract signed with Mr.: Hurlburt
is perfectly legal and will hold.'
Here Gordon Tyler interjected re.
mark: "Set down spell and let some
body else have show"
F. P. Hayes: The selectmen ap.
pointed a building committee, to be
sure, but they didn't consult the Sc
lectmen. They saw us and said, Gust
sign your names here"
| want to build a structure outside OF
the hall. That is not so. I am work
ing for the interests of the town in
opposing vault.
A. T. Minor: May ask question:
Do we know. how much this other
building is going to cost? Will they
bring on their specifications?
George Peck: I saw Comptroller A..
w. Mitchell the other day. He said
be thought it would be foolish for the
town to rescind the vote. He opened
the Woodbury. vault for me, and every
thing was perfectly dry. A safe will
get damp as we'll as a vault.
Gilbert Williams: A house divided
against itself cannot stand. am op-
posed to building on any addition to
place for our records We should have
one. A small building to house that
safe can be constructed for $500.
w. j. Hunt: The best Of us make
mistakes. About the time Mr. Dayton
came to town it was said he would run
the town in debt. We have got to
pay this debt.
WHO IS GOING TO PAY THE TAXES?
1t is the men who bought these farms
in good faith who have got to pay.
Let us be just before we are generous
Town Clerk Jonathan WoOtten:
have lived in the town for so years and
have always worked for the interests
of the people. Can't we come in here
and discuss this question like gentle
men? Let us have a hall that is re-
spectacle. tell you it will be credit
to us to build on to the hall, instead of
putting on wart. The selectmen
have not treated us as intelligent lnen.
[ ask to-day if the people have got any
rights or are selectmen dictators and
rulers? Are we going to keep "Old
Jumbo?''
Gilbert Williams: If majority of
the citizens say build on to the hall, l
will cheerfully pay my share.
"TAKE THE sELECTMEN OUT TO THE
WHIPPING POST"
shouted a man in the rear of the hall.
"And will furnish whips" retorted
Frederick Thompson.
J. w. Smith: The selectmen have
been authorized to sell this safe. Why
don't they do it? This is zone thing
that hasn't been mentioned. If this
addition is built on we are going to
have beautiful school-room. am
one of the heaviest taxpayers in town
and l want to see this addition built
on to the hall. Putting a ''wart" on
the side Of the building will only de-
face it. l think the selectmen have
been actuated by spite. that is the
plan truth in regard to the matter.
Frederick Thompson: AS three of
the committee have signed the con-
tract it is legal and Mr. Hurlburt can
hold the town responsible for damage.
A. o. Mitchell: We have got the
safe and it cost, say $500. It seems to
me you people are foolish to throw it
away. l cannot see why you want to
build vault and throw $500 away.
w. @. Bovee: Inasmuch as we had
an honest meeting, honest and above
board, and voted to build on to the
hall, the selectmen are not treating us
right when they refuse to abide by our
decision.
Edward Allen: Why can't you put
this safe right into the Town hall?
William Hurlburt: Another thing
to be considered is that you will have
better place for your library. The
books will not be exposed. That is
worth a considerable.
J. D. Dayton: There is no such
thing as spite on our side. The fact is
the selectmen bought this safe with
out consulting the taxpayers. 1t was
a pre-conceived plan on their part.
Edward Allen: Judge Hickux said
that this
NEW SAFE WOULD LAST THE TOWN OF
BETHLEHEM 800 YEARS.
Before the question was put William
Hine swore he had more than $3.50
allowed to vote. Ellis Stackman was
allowed to vote, claiming he had not
moved all his goods to WATERFOWL.
On the question of reconsidering the
former vote the Hayes faction won by
the close vote of 81 to 40.
On the question of resembling the
votes of the previous meeting the re-
suit was 40 to AZ. A. T. Minor moved
to lay the whole question on the table,
but this was defeated 40 to AZ.
1t was moved to indefinitely post
pone the whole business, which was
defeated 46 to Al. 1t was then voted
to adjourn without date, the questions
of the town Indebtedness, the building