The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-23
FAIR HAVEN NOTES.

Fair Haven East, to four mills. The 1 present tax is five mills. It is under stood that no new improvements are | planned for the coming year and it is intended to run the borough as eco- nomically as possible. Whether a tax of four mills will raise the necessary funds, remains to. be seen and the prob- ! lem has not yet been quite solved by the finance committee. There is a debt on the borough, but it is not intended to reduce it very much the coming year, That will be a legacy to hold over for the city of New Haven, when the borough goes into the city, just as the Quinnipiac drawbridge became a legacy of the city when the annex was carved from East Haven and added to the city. It is stated that the bor- ough taxes have been quite well col lected the past year and that the borough finances will be in pretty fair condition, when the annual re- ports are made to the voters one week from next Monday night at the annual meeting. There will be the annual re- port of the Treasurer, Orton s. Rose, who has made this report for a good many years. The warden does not al- ways have formal report, but 1t is understood that he will have such a report for this meeting. It is possible some of the committees will also re- port and there will also be a report of the committee appointed last week to go to Hartford and inquire if legisla- tion can be obtained at this session of the legislature providing for the sprinkling of Quinnipiac street and this report may occasion quite debate, for the residents along the avenue are very anxious that the thoroughfare should be sprinkled regularly the com ing summer. So far as could be learn ed last evening there is nothing new on this sprinkling situation, for the committee has not yet been to Hart ford to consult the Legislative commit tee. It Is understood that there will not be any project requiring a new and < additional expenditure to be considered at the annual meeting, for the voters are not in favor of any extraordinary expenditure and the plan of the finance committee to limit the tax, will be ap- proved by very many voters.
 Slight flurries of snow were in evil dence yesterday. Just think of it! Snow on May 21.
 The management of the ladies guild wish large attendance this afternoon at 9:30 in the parlors of the Grand avenue Congregational church, when an- nual reports of treasurer and secretary will be presented and plans for the mite box opening social to be held in June, will be made. The annual tea will be served at six.
 Between Granniss Corners and Light house Point, the trolley road is to be double tracked and work on the im- provement has already commenced. As objection is made by cottagers to double track In the narrow street at the cove, the track will be single there and then join the present double track south of the Pequot. It is hoped that aG least portion of the double track can be put Into use when the rush sea- son begins.
 Charles F. White has purchased of I Julius Lederer a house in Pierpont street, with lot having a frontage of 35 feet
 l The regular meeting of East Rock council, F. B. L., was held last even ing.
 I. Carlson sailed from New York re- gently for Europe where he will re- main for the next three. months visit F ing relatives. sss@ @e
 T. H. Linahan and family of Ferry street will remove to the Anderson place, Sumac island, in few days af- ter some necessary repairs are made to the cottage. MT Linahan recently purchased the island.
 On Saturday evening a large party of young friends made surprise visit upon Miss Josephine Henderson of Vel street, the occasion also being the fif- teenth anniversary of her mothers marriage
 The members of Perseverance coun- cil, D. of L., will have whist at A. o. U. hall, preceding the regular meet ing of the council this evening. Whist will also be played in the evening af- l ter thelcouncil meet.
 Major George Albee has a fine pow- CT boat this season, his improved craft having been launched Monday after the installation of a ten. horsepower engine, which was substitutedfor lighter ma chine, The new engine promises to give the boat the additional speed de- sired
 Rev. c. w. Jackson who was for sev- eral years pastor of the Montowese Baptist church, has accepted the pas torate to parish in Brandon. He has just resigned his pastorate at Bellows Falls. He is a graduate of Yale.
 Mary E. Moore has purchased of Eli- zabeth A. Bristol, @ plot of ground 19O feet front with the buildings, at Cove street, Morris Cove.
 Even the dogs will have to fight shy of the speeding autos in this vicinity when the drivers are attempting, to smash records. Monday afternoon, a | large and valuable bull dog was struck 1 by an auto in Blachley avenue and was killed almost instantly. The driver did not slacken his pace and the mere kill ing of a valuable dog did not cut any lee at all with him.
 The funeral of Matthew Bomster of il Salonstall avenue will be held at St. Francis church tomorrow at g a. m. MT, Bomster was aged 65 years and had been i'll about three weeks. He leaves a widow and several children.
 MT. Bomster had been employed as
 watchman for the National Wire cor l poration.
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