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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
BIDDERS TOO LATE
Three Sent in Estimates on Vaults After Time Had
 Expired.

Biss were opened yesterday by Controller Rowe for tho building of the new vaults which are to be built in the space now taken up with the north stairway In bhe city hall. The tlnie advertised for the closing of the bids was ii o'clock. When that time came but two bids had been submit ted, one by Donald c. Carmichael for s7SS4 and the other by the G. M. Grant company, which set its figures of $I79T. Shortly after the bids had been opened three other firms sent in bids being under the impression that the time did not expire until noon in- stead of II o'clock. They made no complaint when informed that they were too late and two of the late ones when informed of tho Carmichael bid stated that their figures were higher. anyway, go that they would not have received the contract, and the city would have saved nothing if their bids had been on time.
 The result of the bidding was an- nounced to the board of finance last evening by Controller Rowe and the board authorized him to award the contract does not include the fitting contract does not including Che fitting up of the vaults, being only for the erection Another contract will have to be made for the other work which Is estimated at about $T.ooo or $S,0oe. The board of finance last evening gave Controller Rowe authority to adver- tise for bids for this part of the con- struction also.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
NEWS SUMMARY,
GENERAL.

GENERAL. Mrs Bradley Jury Considering Case. Reaction Due and Inevitable. ThaW Trial Postponed. Karl Hau's Life Spared. Sec. Metcalf Wants Four Warshfps. Tobacco Trust Secrets. No Action in Baker Case Supreme Court Against Scalping. No News of French Airships 800 Passengers On Wrecked Ship. No Hope for Entombed Miners.
 STATE. Left Estate of Nearly Half Million. State Board Grants One Pardon, Sunday Cases Postponed in New Britain Change Artist Arrested in Naugatuck. S200,000 Power Plant for Glastonbury. Conductor Dillon Out on Rail. Governor Woodruff Will Attend. Atty. Thomas Runs Down Aged Man.
 CITY. Four National Foundry Claims Pass Estimates s41,)0o More Than Last Year. Hearing on Estimates Next Friday, Four Boy Thieves in at Grand Avenue. Malley Has Building Line Approved. New Haven Man on Yale Courant. School Bonds of $100,000 Voted, Three Vault Bidders in Too Late. Fire Alarms Now Exceed All Records Winslow Falls from Sargent Porch Two Small Inventories in Probate Court Death Results from Fall Down Stairs Dr. Grenfell Speaks on Labrador. Shelf Wins Interdepartment Debate. Major Weeds Resignation Read. Tad Jones Very III In New York. French Catholics Dine at Tontine. Answer to Peck's Attack. Fitzmaurice- Kelly's Last Lecture.
 SPORTS. Murphy and Goodman Refuse to Fight Moir Literally Cut to Pitces. Aim Wins at New Orleans. Hart Has Record of Sixty Goals. Entries Closed for sarstield Carnival. Sparring Methods at Armory. New Britain an Easy Winner. Hartford Defeats Park City Team Wagner High Man in E. A. Q. League.
 EVENTS TO-DAY. Second Symphony Concert West Haven Borough Election. Fire and Police Boards Meet. The Fatal Card at the Bijou Julius SteEer at Poli's. David Kessler at the Hyperion "Deadwood Dicks Last Shot" at N H
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
FOUR BOY THIEVES
It Was Juvenile Day at the Grand Avenue Precinct
 Yesterday.

Yesterday was boys day at the Grand avenue station, there being four under twenty-one as the main offering of the precinct for the days work. James McGuinness, of S3 Mill River street, who Is fifteen years of age, was arrested by Officer Walsh on war rant for the theft of an overcoat. Mo- Guiness was arrested as recently as last May for the offense of burglary.
 The other three in the quartet are Michael o'Connell, of 1sS Wallace street; Joseph Lucknan, of 284 East street, and James Hoist, of 1126 State street. They were also arrested by Off, f1cer Walsh. I'm trio came in on the same charge. They are alleged to have stolen some S14 worth of brass from the foundry of Patrick o'connor and to have later sold the same to a junk dealer for cash. The boys range from fourteen to twenty years of age. All are charged with theft.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
FOUR CLAIMS PASS Hearing of Creditors Against National Steel Foundry
 Company. TOTAL ALLOWED $2,187 Further Hearing on Other Claims is Set far De-
 cember 16.
TOTAL ALLOWED $2,187

A hearing was held yesterday before Henry c. White on disputed claims against the National Steel Tot ldry Go. lof this city. The hearing was held in the Superior court room cd for several hours, there being both a morn ing and afternoon session The follow ing claims were heard put no decision was made upon them yesterday, the claims of the creditors being taken for consideration: McIagon Foundry com pany Of this city, Miles Bennett Pond company of New York and the Reynolds & Go. of this city
 The claims of the following creditors with slight notifications were after further examination allowed without contest with the following amountsi The Bayonne and New Haven Trans portation company, $s5l.s4 The Chicago Pneumatic Tool compa- ny, $111Oo5
 General Electric company, s77B05.
 New York Betting & Packing Co.,, s50.40.
 Several other claims were continued until 10 o'clock Monday, December 16, when they will be taken up for con- sideration,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
s15o,ooo BELOW LAST YEAR
Years Building Expected to Fall on,
 Despite November Jump.

Notwithstanding the phenomenal in- crease in November, permits granted as already reported, the building as a whole will fall below last years mark For the eleven months of 1907 permits have been issued amounting to $2,715,- 900, while in the twelve months of 1906, the figure was $S,O1S,S90. In December of ast year but $179,260 in permits was granted, and 1t is thought that this months mark will fall below that fig- ure causing falling off over last year of perhaps $15O,oo6 Should the permit for two structures now in the archi- tects' hands be applied for the falling off will be small.
 Last years high figure was due to the Yaie university library, and the figure for April, 1906, $47S.ooO, is the highest made recently. The month of May of this year reached $37s,OOO. the high mark for 1907.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
PUBLIC HEARING SET FOR FRIDAY Aldermen as a Whole Will Hear Opinions on Esti-
 mates as Sub-
 mitted.
BURKE BLOCKS ANY
 ACTION ON GARBAGE
Health Board Wants the Same Method as Last Year Fender Hearing De-
 cember 10.

The December session of the board of aldermen last evening was one of the shortest regular monthly meetings in 9 long time. There were very few mat ters that came up before the board for action and these did not consume much time. The estimates for the year 1908 as adopted by the board of finance officially last evening were presented and a vote was passed to re- fer them to a committee of the whole for public hearing, the date ofawhich was fixed as next Friday evening at the hours of 8 o'clock
 Announcement was made in a com munication to the board of public hearing which the state railroad com missioners will hold on Tuesday morn- ing, December 10 at 10 o'clock, for the discussion of lenders for use on the trolley cars in this city. This is the result of the agitation attending sew eral accidents In this city in which the coroner has held that the present fen ders were not as good as might be hoped for. The mayor took the matter up and as a result the matter has come to the public hearing stage.
 A communication came up from the board of health asking that the alder men allow 1t to adopt the same meas ure as last year in the collection of garbage what is known as the private collection system. The health board represents that this system which was tried for the first time during the year just past has resulted much better than the old system of advertising for bids and wished permission to contin- ue the same for another year.
 Alderman Burke at once moved to re- fer to special committee of five for a public hearing. Several of the other aldermen thought the matter should be disposed of at once and on a vote on Burke's motion 1t because apparent that he, was alone In bis stand.
 An attempt was then made to act on the matter at once which required unanimous consent Alderman Burke
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
MAKES NEW RECORD
Fire Alarms for 1907 Have AL
 ready Surpassed Any Other Year.

With the complete returns of fires in for the month of November, the fire record for the city has been broken, there being up to date, and including the alarms sent in Sunday, 5T7 alarms for the calendar year. The highest record evor made before was STA, which was recorded two years ago and which was at that time considered the great record which would not be sur passed for many years to come The month of November had twenty-nihe still alarms and fifteen bell alarms, which brought 1t just one over the 1905 record for the greatest number of alarms ever received in single year, and there is still the menth of De- cember to hear from. There seems to be a large probability that the number this year will go over 500, Last year s record was surpassed at the end of Oc- tober, there being in 1908 524 alarms.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
WEED RESIGNATION
Second Company, Governors s Foot Guard, is Officially
 Notified.
SPECIAL MEETING SOOl
Appreciation of Retiring Ma jor's Services to the Com
 mand Expressed.

At last nights meeting of the Gov ernor's Feot guard the company was officially notified of Major Smith Weeds resignation as It's cornmandant Foot guard armory was crowded to the doors. No official action could be taken by the guard, but speeches setting forth the high regard in which Major Weed is held by the company which he has com manded for three years occupied the evening.
 By order of the adjutant general of the state, who was notified by Governor Woodruff of his acceptance of the res- ignation presented ten days ago, spe- cial meeting will be called within ten days to elect the new officials Until this election Captain F. w Brown is senior officer of the Second company, and the majorship rests between him and Adjutant Albert w. Mattoon. The main address of last evening was made by pr. Watson L. Phillips, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer and chaplain or the company. Ills deolar- atlon of the pride taken in the record made by Major Weed during his three years service as commandant, and the regret felt at his resignation Is signif- cant of the general feeling throughout the armory.
 Major Weed, whose leadership of the company ends to-day, expressed his sense of the cooperation given him, and his determination to remain with the guard in an unofficial capacity. Ills increasing business responsibilities are given as the reason for his retirement at this time, coupled with the feeling that it is due the officers in line of pro- motion that his stay as leader should not be over pretraoted.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
VOTE SCHOOL BONDS
Finance Board at Last Au- thorizes Issue for
 $1OO. 900.
CONTRACTS MAY BE LET
Action Gives Educational Board Chance on Greene Street
 Building.

The meeting held by the board of finance last evening was primarily called for the purpose Of taking a final vote on the estimates before they were submitted to the aldermen. This was done without any change being made at the last minute.
 Colonel Ullman and Dr. Spraag from the board of education then came in and were given a hearing on the needs of the board for the Greene street school. They represented the amount of money needed for building which would be about $98,000. They wanted some action by the board of finance which would enable them to go ahead and secure bids for the school they at present relying on an expected bond issue of $100,000
 Later at the session of the board a vote was passed authorizing Controller Rowe to sell bonds to the amount of $10O,0 for school purposes in ac- cordance with authority obtained from the state Legislature. Another vote was then passed authorizing the bor- rowing of the same amount of money in anticipation of the sale of the bonds.
 At the meeting also there was adopted a motion to authorize the mayor and controller to borrow $105,- 900 for the payment for the library site. A total of $150,o00 was author ized by the legislature but the other $45,O00 will not be needed for some time yet. The site has been paid for out of money taken in anticipation of the issuance of these notes to pay for the site and this vote last evening al- lows the issuance of these notes, which will bring back to the funds borrowed from the amount taken ear Her to pay for the site before the notes were issued
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
MERWIN'S REPORT ANSWERS ATTACK Republican Warden Replies to Democratic Candidate
 by Publishing
 Figures.
TO-DAY'S ELECTION
 CENTERS ON WARDEN
Financial Report Separates Ac- counts Contracted by Peck and Present
 Board.


 Interest in the borough election at West Haven today centers on the can- didates for warden and this election premises to be the most sharply con- tested of any sn recent years. In the publication of ex-warden James H. Peck's attack on the republican board published in yesterdays Journal-Cour- fer was added new feature. But lit- tie else was discussed in the borough yesterday, followed Immediately as 1t was by the publication of Warden James D. Merwin's annual report which was the ebject of Mir recka st- tack.
 In this report the warden has separ- ated accounts contracted by his prede- cesscr, MT. Peck, from those of his ad- ministration. The report coyers per- iod of twelve months from December 1, 1906, to December 1, 1907.
 MT Merwin states that the borough roads are as whole in fine condition, though no permanent roads have been made during his term of office, except Beach street Attention Is called to the condition of sidewalks and fences repaired during the year Permanent public Improvements recorded are the extensions of savin avenue and Wash ington avenue
 It is claimed by the warden that what litigation the borough has been drawn into was due to suits begun be- fore his board came into office Mr. Merwin states that the public service corporation furnishing the town water and light also declares this the first year in history in which bills have been paid when due.
 The appended financial report of the clerk shows that a note of s1,5o0 to tho estate of Henry s. Coe nas been paid off during the year and that no money has been borrowed The warden also states a reduction 10 Income of s0Kae s1,sO0 over the previous year This 1 report E aS fol1nwQ.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
CoNnrcToR our oN nArL.

Waterbury, Dec. 2.-Conduotor John Dillon, who has been locked up since Fridays trolley-freight train collision, in which five lives were lost, was re- laesed to-day on bail, the amount be- ing reduced from S5,ooo to s2,olO. A local saloenkeeper furnished bonds. The coroner's inquest Is being continued to- day and finding is expected to be filed tomorrow.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
TAD JONES LAID UP
YaIe's Quarterback Having Water
 Baked Out of His System.


 Baked Out of His System.
 Tad Jones, the popular Yale quar- terback and captain of the baseball team, is in @ private hospital in New York under the best medical care as the result of the Harvard game at the stadium week ago last Saturday, and it is probable that he will not be able to return to New Haven for another week, and possibly not until after the Christmas holidays.
 Jones is suffering from a rather un- common trouble similar to water on the knee, except that his back, and not his knee, is affected. He was in very poor condition when he went into the Harvard game, although this was not known unt il 1t was over. He at- tended the banquet following the game, but the next day went to New York
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
NO NEWS OF A1RsH1p
Thought That She May Have Travelled
 Toward America.

Paris, Dec. 2.-In the absence of any further news tonight of the miss ing airship, army officials and aero nautic experts are specplating on the fate of the Patrie Some of them think that she may have travelled in the di- reotion of the mid-Atlantic towards America.
 The government is considering an offer made by Henry Deutch to turn over the, dirIsible balloon Vile de Par Is to the war department to replace the Patrie, pending the completion of the airship Republic, now puilding.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
BRADLEY JURY OUT
Dehberated Five Hours and Locked Up
 for the Night.

Washington, Dec. 2.-After deliber- ating for five hours and forty-three minutes, the jury in the case of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley. charged with the murder of former United States Sena- tor Arthur M. Brown Of Utah, failed to reach an agreement, and were locked up for the night.
 The case went to the jury at 4;17 o'clock this afternoon and it was 10 o'clock before any word was heard from the jury room.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
TO VISIT HOSPITALS

Methodist Ministers to Provide Relig-
 ious Attendance Where Desired.
 At a meeting of the Methodist Epis- copal ministers of the scity held yes terday it was decided to visit the wards of the city hospitals daily, to give the occupants of the wards re- ligtous attendance if desired.
 The work is one the Methodist min isters think has been neglected here for some time.
 A committee consisting of Rev. F. T. Brown, Rev. E. c. Carpenter and Rev. w. W. w. Wilson was appointed to look into the boxing matches being held in this city and see If they were the real thing or prize fights,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
600 LIVES IN DANGER
Steamship Goes Ashore, But Passen
 gers Are Safely Landed.

Lunenburg, N S., Dec 2.-During a blinding snow storm to-day the Cam adian Pacific railway company's steam ship Mount Temple, bound from Ant werp to St John, N. B., with 6Oe pas sengers, struck La Nave Iron bound ledges, fifteen miles south of Lunch burg and may be a total loss. The passengers are being transferred on small steamers and tugs to Bridge water, and by morning it Is expected that all hands will have been safely landed When the steamer struck the rocks there was much excitement among the passengers, nest of whom are immigrants, end t was some time before Captain BoethAy and his off, cers could convince them that they were in no immediate danger.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
A FEM wALKnn bun.

Msriden, Dec 2-Dissatisfied with a general reduction in wages at the Mer- iden Fire Arms Co.'S plant, a few of the employees walked out to-day A great majority of the workmen accept ed the cut In pay in the spirit in which 1t was made. the management says and no serious trouble is anticipated.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
ESTIMATES GIVEN TO ALDERMEN NOW
  Amount Allowed to City Departments Exceeds Last Year by About
 $41, 900.
MANAGERS CLIPPED
 NEARLY HALF MILLION
Police to Get $50 a Year Per Man Extra Those Who Will Get Pay In
 ereases.

The complete estimates for conduct ing the business of the city of New Haven for the year 1908 as finally approved early last evening by the board of finance and presented to the board of aldermen calls for total of s2,O24.lSO.61, which is $47S,832.21 less than the total which the depart ments asked and just $4O,934.93 more than was allowed by the board last year The following are the amounts asked for and those allowed in bulk for each of the city departments:
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

Washington, Dec. s--Eorecast for Tuesday and Wednesdayh--
 For New England: FhAr Tuesday and Wednesday, except snow tiufries Tues day night or "Wednesday In north por- tien; fresh west windA
 For Eastern New York Fair Taes- day and Wednesday, except light snow Tuesday in north portion; fresh west winds.
 Observations at Unite6 States wealth. CT bureau stations, taken at D. n. yAss terday, seventy-f1fth meridian time
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
HAD GUN FULLY LOADED
Emanuel Jessie Brought in With s2-
 Shooter.

An individual giving the name of Emanuel Jessie came into police head quarters last evening under the care of Officers Maloney and Sullivan on charges of being drunk and of carry ing concealed weapons. Emanuel was putting Oak street Into a furore of terror by the most reckless display of fully loaded S2-calibre Smith & Wesson revolver He looked ugly and might have done some damage if he had been left to himself for the night
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT
President Frank Miles Day to Deliver First Trowbridge Lecture Tonight.

The first of the series of the Trow- bridge lecture course will be delivered at the School of the Fine Arts, Yale university, this evening. The lecturer tonight will be Frank Niles Day, president of the American Institute of Architects. His subject will be Civic Improvement in the United States"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
TWO BOARDS MEET TO-NIGHr.

The board of fire commissioners and the board of police commissioners wifi hold their regular monthly meetings this evening,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
scALPERs LOSE
United States Supreme Court Decision
 in Railroad Suit

Washington, Dec. 2.--Tne supreme court of the United States to-day de- cided for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company in It's suit against Marcus K. Bitterman and others, in volving the right of the defendants to engage in scalping the tickets of the railroad.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03

E . n
 The board of finance in handing the salaries in the police department made general addition of just $50 a year to the pay of every man in the department from captains down to grade E men, which thay considered under the circumstances the fairest way of dealing with the matter. This Is radical departure from the sched- ule which was submitted by the police commissioners The pay roll 3f the police department is $15,OO0 more than 1t was last year. The clerk gets raise of s200 per year The niatron also gets an increase, The item of police alarm is cut $500
 Tn the fire department there is an
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-12-03
WEATHER RECORD.

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