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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
BURR & KNAPP sax A6AIN ST. Bridgeport Conn.
zssa1E OF CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF BRIDGEPORT, s., PRQRATE COURT.

DISIHICI OF' BEtADlEEiF OEtIs BS., PROBATE COURT.
 October 17th, 1912. Estate of Charles I. Hawley, late of the town of Bridgeport in said District deceased
 The Court of Probate for the Dis trict of Bridgeport hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for Creditors of said Estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Those who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recov- ery. All persons indebted to said Es- tate are requested to make irnrI-e Giate payment to
 HENRY E. BISHOP,
 ExecutOr,
 274 Fairfield Ave, G Is s~p Bridgeport, Conn. R.~n., yxr.u+ Ade rro,.a
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BOYS DEPT. Y. M. c. A.


 The work in Bible study is now in full swing. The schedule of the va rious divisions is follows:
 Employed boys group, Monday ev- enings at eight o'clock
 High School division, Friday at six o'clock.
 9:30 on the gym floor. This group is led by Boys Physical Director Say age.
 Last Monday evening 42 attended the Employed Boys classes.
 Repairs about the building have now been completed, making the building assume more pleasing aspect than it has had for long time f.
 Saturday a chestnut hunt to New town is in order All desiring to go should be on hand for the ' o'clock train also bring your lunch.
 Patient-"How badly am I hurt?
 Doctor-s'Depends on whether it was in a football game or on a railroad D New York Sun.
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RRTDGEPORT MAN HoNORED
 BY A. O. U. w. GRAND LODGE

New Haven. Oct 18.-The annua, Lodge, A O. U.s w., here, yesterday. elected the following officers: Mas ter workman, G. H. Bishop, of New Haven; foreman, w. c. Johnson, Hartford; overseer, A. Currans, Hart ford; recorder, George Stroh. New Haven; receiver, J.H. Slant, Meriden; guide, P. s. Mix, Bridgeport; mem Der of finance committee for three years, Edward Mix, New Haven; rep resentatives to supreme lodge, G. $: Brightman, Stonington, E. IN. F'arren, New Haven, and F. B.. Clark, Millj- mantle.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
.SLAvONIANS WILL
 LAY CORNERSTONE
 OF CHURCH SUNDAY
Sighdy New Structure to be Reared on Site of First East Bridgeport Catholic
 Church

1. Upon the site of the First Roman Catholic church ever built in East
 Bridgeport, Rt- Rev. John J. Milan,
 bishop of the diocese of Hartford will lay the cornerstone of a handsome Catholic church to be built by Sla- vonian Roman Catholics of this city, at the intersection of Church street and
 Crescent avenue Sunday afternoon.
 societies EHie aafliated ed with the church participate in a parade through the principal thoroughfares of East Bridge
 port which will precede the corner stone lying. The parade will move l from the church at 1:30 and will return l in time for the opening of the cere- mony at o'clock.
 Bishop Milan is expected to arrive here shortly after o'clock. He will l be met at the railroad station by Rev. Ma thew ankura, pastor of the church and will be conveyed promptly to the There will be two divisions of the l parade The Coast Artillery Band will head the first division which will form in Crescent avenue, fronting on
 Society of St. John. NeponucK: AS
 Sy esR oe Na Marth 1d the fbe eoeisfy of St. Johns Greek Catholic church; Society of the Holy Trinity; Assembly
 No. sgof the Catholic sokol;, Society of St. Nicholas; Society of St. George; Greek Catholic Sokol; Catholic Sokol ! of St. Michael's; Assembly No. B of the Catholic Soko1 of Ansonia.
 The Second division, also headed by a band, will include about dozen branches of the Catholic Slavonic Un- | ion The line of march will be from Pembroke street to Barnum avenue, to 1 HalIett street, to Stillman. to. Penn broke, to Arctic, to East Main, to Stratford avenue, to Pembroke street, to HaIlam, to Hallett, to Church, to Crescent avenue
 The church will be completed, ac- cording to present plans. by next Esas- ter. The structure will cost about $60, 600. It will seat 1000.
 T. R. Lynch, No Deering, Maine,
 says that during the winter and spring of 1911 he was afflicted with a cough and tried many remedies with no relief until he purchased bottle
 of F'o1ey's Honey and Tar Compound.
 He says that relief came quickly af- ter taking 1t and he has had no re-
 turn of the cough since." F. B.
 Brill. S5
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We oRer. subject to sale. the foiIovv- ing or similar
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
Notice

For forty-six years we have been conSuctans, fsrEiness at tho same old location, corner of Main and John Streess. Bridgeport, Conn. and our Private Bank has been esta bHsne1 shere continuousIy. We have received ana paid out on demand without no. fice millions of dollars Of money de- pomtted with uB and we cOnttnue t0 receaya money subject to depositor's s check st sight. on which we allow three per cent. per aunu1n. cFeo.seo z TO each account m10ntllly- We sOHc1f the accounts of individuals, business nzsn. firms and corporations. and all wEs8 sxn kzs A@ uauk account where they md leave 1t for one day,o1le week. one msnfIl or one year. and draw interest c nft for any time 1t fs left with us: He give to the business our careLMs rrr-srnal attention as the oldest firm of private bankers in this state.
 T.eL WATSON 6 co.
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TWISTED MAN CRUSHED
 TO DEATH BY HIS HORSE

winsted, Oct 1s.-ChrIstopher Staid, aged O. whose home was in Sandis- field. just over the Massa chusetts state line, was crushed to death last night by his horse. When he did not return home, his wife started out to look for him, and found him in a small wood road. The horse had evidently stumbled and fell upon Staid crushing out life instantly.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
Fresh Vegetables

You will always find our Vegetable Department we supplied with all the Native and Hothouse spe- cialties such as Boston Head Lettuce, Green, Wax and Lima Beans, Celery, Cucumbers, Escarole, French Endive Mushrooms, Oyster Plant and Ro- mane, Bunch Beets, Carrots, Cress and Mint, Hub bard and Marrow Squash, Greening and Baldwin Apples, Pears for canning Cantaloupes, etc.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-10-18
CONSUL KITCHENS SUICIDE
 CAUSED BY ILL HEALTH

Teneraffe, Canaries Oct. 18-IH- f1ea1fh was given today as the reason for the suicide of American Consul W. w Kitchen, who shot himself at La Lagona, last evening.
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Grocery Bulletin

Evaporated Apricots. 1sc per ID Eyaporated RaSpberries. BOG ID Good Mixed Tea 200 D., 51z
 ID $l-OO lbs. Rolled Oats. . .25c Alice Rose Brand Succotash, Fancy Maine. =. .1Oc per Can
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
CEMETERIES, PARKS AND
SQUARES.

Brunswick, Ga, Dec, 80, 1911.
Honorable Mayor and Council of
Brunswick, Ca:
Gentlemen: 1t is gratifying to your
Committee on Cemeteries, Parks and
Squares to be in position to report
that the ordinary expenses of this
department has been operated at a
reduction of more than 100000 over
the previous year. An extraordinary
expenditure of $2,O0625 was necessi-
tated by the purchase and improve
ment of additional burial ground for
colored people. This was absolutely
necessary as the old ground Lad be-
come Inadequate.
All Of the cemeteries are in very
good condition and 1t will require very
little outlay for improvements next
year.
We have had the band stands in the
parks repaired and painted and all OF
the parks and squares are in fairly
good condition.
Respectfully submitted,
j. Fl. Hopkins, Chrm.,
J. n. Lee,
A. H. Boyle.
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REPOFT or TIE COMMITTEE ON
POLICE, FIFE AND BUILD
ING PERMITS.

Bruniwick Ga, Dec. 30, 1911.
Honorable Mayor and Council Of
brunswick, Ga:
Gentlemen:
POLITE.
Your committee begs TO reDort that
the expenses Of this department as
comrared with last year. show an in
crease IF about EIGHT hundred and
fifty dollars $3.50 oOl Thie Is 49,
counted for by our buying both sum-
mer and winter uniforms the present
year and an Increase in nv. begin
ming with October, when the force
was reoreaniZed in accordance with
an amendment to the CITY Charter
r'sc'ng the entire control Of the po-
lice force in the hands ~ the Mayor
and the Police Committee. It Is
hoped that th'a chance will make for
better discinl'ne of tho department
and its welfare generally.
FIRE.
The department has beSn EFFICIENT
" MANAGED during thA nasf wear at
an evnendiFure Of "hcut twnuty- seren
huuJrsd dolIsrs (eo7nnn0 Tess than
lsst wear. The danart~-ont "a we'll
emf 7ped WITH rerhone the execution
of tI'orsand foot NJ now hoee need-
ed sometsr.a d-r'ro en- co-,'rg year
pvrrT ZINC r,r~~EyTc
Tho re~c-d NJ n.-'tS'u~ na-rnIts FIR
fho vror 1o11 Is * - a,'~',aa worlr
c~~e-i-,~ 80 e+rt1ctpr~g ~ = tntaJ coet
~ so- enp.nn 90 so'l~.--- VIZ
srr-cc-4s'q h,-ilSi-~- -~v f11saA
2 "c-e--,+'to ,h,,irS'~~s ~
r"'-e $4,000
s Mercantile huiid'n0s ID
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REPORT OF THE FINANCE CON-
MITTEE.

Brunswick, Ca, Dec. 80, 1911.
Honorable Mayor and Council Of
Brunswick, Georgia:
Gentlemen: In the report of the
mayor just read. and in the detailed
financial statements to follow, is he
gratifying information that we have
been able to visibly reduce the float
ing debt over four thousand (4,00000)
dollars, and make substantial improve
ments and progress on practically the
same tax rate as last year for, as
has been pointed out by His Honor,
the taxes from the extra ter cents
levied for educational purposes has
already been paid over to the Board
of Education, although there is near
lyly oIe-fourth Of it. as yet uncol-
lected, which is an advance to the
ooard in that sum. The taxes from
the extra five cents Intended as
neucleus for the sinking fund has
also been paid over the Commission
ers, and nearly one-half as much more
from our ordinary revenues, making
a total Of five thousand (s5O0QOO) dol
lars. From the detailed statement of
coating debt you will notice that our
outstanding bills PAYABLE on Decem-
Der 20. 1911, are $40.572.0S, as against
$50, o63.23 on the same date last year.
1t is the hone of tire Committee to
save tfat interest on difference during
coming year by not allowing our out
standing notes to exceed their present
sum. For years past the city has
been carrying taxes for one year for
ward into another, with the result
that the city has had to borrow more
money than she ought to in order to
meet pressing demands, purely for the
accommodation of delinquent taxpay-
ers. This practice IS Of long stand
ing, and your committee does not de-
sire to appear IS criticising any par
ticular administration. but the policy
which cost the city roughly over a
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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON
PUBLIC WORKS.

Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 30, 1911.
Honorable Mayor and Council of
brunswick, Ca:
Gentlemen: The City Engineers re-
mort gives the COMPLETE details of the
improvements made in this depart
ment, and reviews ifs entire work.
'ngs. and an extended report by your
committee is unnecessary at this time.
1t 1as been the ro1icv of vour com
p1ittee tn make the characte~ of our
improvements ne a nrrnanan. nature
wherever possible Tho Monk street
rlip has boon thorouoblv cleaned ont.
deenened and stone staps construct
ed. and with or6inarv care ard at,-a.-
zion this will ronuire no+hino fur
Their at orr hands for MANY wears to
come We have ra~Tacod the wooupn
cvlverts on tho Poulpvard With CON
crete and arc doing a-vcv with frame
bridges &c fast &c noe~'hIe A seri-
the SCARCITY of navine material which.
coupled with the fact that we have
such a tremendous street area and
everyone clamoring fer improvements
Of necessity makes our progress slow
We have extended unwards or Ave
thousand doIlars on shells and rocl
IN rebuilding and building new streets
and could easily have spent az much
again had the funds been IN sight.
Your committee has under advisement
a project to rave with vitr'fod brick
the business portion NJ the city. and
with a view Of ge'tjno an onIn'on
from the p-operty owrers Interested.
we addressed coununn'ca tions to
those in the area unSer consideration.
OF he renorts received silent mo-
iority js in fhe Affirmative and wa
hone before tho nevt voa- Is or. -
have the work convicted or thor
oUo'1ly under wav.
The Pictmond street sower which
has been ewing we tro',hIa 81 re,.-,.
years gave wav dur'r1 mo ep-,-,,or.
and in order that there m,ght not
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REPORT OF THE PURCHASING
COMMITTEES '---'.'-

Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 80, 1911.
Honorable Mayor and Council of
Brunswickk, Georgia:
Gentlemen: This committee desires
to report that the purchase during
the past year were made by our
chairman at our request, and the
custom has ht zen followed of making
whatever purchases were possible
from local merchants. We have Sc
cured competitive bids whenever the
warranted, and the city
has in, OUT opinion received full value
for all purchases made under the
direction of this committee.
Respectfully submitted,
M. 3. McKinnon, Chrm,
j. n. Leo,
A. J. Nicholson,
Committee,
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been made in a number of years, and
the committee is to be congratulated
upon it.
You will note also from the report
of The Finance Committee that at the
close of the year there was only two
thousand five hundred and ninety -four
dollars ($2,594.0O) of unpaid vouch-
ers; at the same time last year they
amounted to almost four thousand
dollars ($4,0O0OO). A number of the
payees of these vouchers are indebt-
ed TO the city for taxes, etc., but it
was impossible to get a settlement
with them before the close of the
year; if such settlement could have
been had, the amount of unpaid
vouchers would not have exceeded
fifteen hundred dollars. This report
shows that you are keeping in close
touch with the current bills and ac-
counts of the city and not allowing
them to accumulate as has been the
practice heretofore. This is com
mendable upon your part, and l trust
that during the coming year you will
make diligent effort to pay off the
current obligations as soon as posi-
BILE after they become due.
As you know, we have made no spe-
cial appropriation to the Board of Ed
ucatiCn this year, neither was there
a special appropriation last year.
With the exception of last year, for
a number of years past a special ap-
preparation of five thousand dollars
has been made to the board last
year, for. some reason, this appropri-
alton was not made, and this year the
necessity therefor was obviated by the
educational tax, which amounted to
over thirteen hundred dollars
($1,500.00) more than the special ap-
preparation usually made.
In my opinion two of the most i'm
rent changes that have been made
e. city government during the
IT s yea, was the charter amendment
Authorizing the conversion of the
Town Commons into fee simple prop
erty, and the amendment abolishing
the old civil service law controlling
our police force The Town Com
mons amendment should not be re-
gardod as a political achievement at
all. 1t was a forward step, and will
be advantageous TO the city, the Board
of Education and the property own
ers. The abolition of the civil serv-
ice 1ule governing the Police Force,
is another forward step; it places the
Police Force directly under the con-
troll and management of the mayor
and the Chief of Police and the Po-
lice Committee of Council, and will
no doubt be of great benefit to this
department of our government
The reports to be read to you show
that each and all of the various de-
partments of our government are in
the hands of competent men, and have
been economically managed during the
past year.
In closing this report, | desire to
thank each of you, and the various
City Officers for their uniform cour-
tesy and kindness to me during the
year, and to wish each of you most
happy and prosperous New Year.
Respectfully submitted,
EUSTACE c. BUTTS,
Mayor.
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be a recurrence of this nature, iron
lipes Were substituted for the entire
block from Mansfield to Howe street.
This did not belong 70 our depart
ment as the departments are at bre~
ent, but the work was done with the
working force of our department and
the expense charged to the Sanitary
Department, to which it belongs. In
this connection your committee begs
to recommend that the Sanitary De-
partment be consolidated with the
Public Works Department, saving and
excepting the pumping station which,
in The opinion of your Committee,
should be under the direct supervis-
ion of either the Mayor or the Chair
man of some department specially
created therefor.
Respectfully submitted,
J. H. Leo, chrm,
c. T. Calnan,
L. Ludwig,
Committee.
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Brunswick, Ga, Dec. 80, 1871.
Honorable Mayor and Council Of
Brunswick, Ca:
Gentlemen:
Z ss SANITATION.
The expenses of this department as
compared with 1910 show a saving of
about fifteen hundred dollars (s15OO)
and included in the expenses Of this
department is the sum of $873.12, the
cost of laying a new iron sewer on
Richmond street Our sewerage sys-
tenn was extended the past year in
the southern part of the city, the cost
thereof being about eight hundred
($SOO.O0) dollars. This is charged up
to the sewerage system and not in
the ordinary expenses of this depart
ment Your committee believes that
the system should be extended rap
idly as possible, and all those par
ties who are within the area should
be required to connect up.
LIGHT AND WATER.
The substitution of incanIescent
lamps for the old gas lamps, which
was made last year, has proven bene-
hc1al. The service is good and is be-
ing extended as RAPIDLY as our finances
will permit Five 90 incandescent
lamps and three (9) fire hydrants
were added to the service during
1911. Respectfully submitted,
A. n. Boyle, chrm.,
j. r.. Hopkins,
c. T. CaInan,
~, "A
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thousand dollars year as interest.
With view of putting an end to this
practice as a business proposition,
the executions against tax delinquents
were issued promptly this year at the
time specified in the ordinance, which
is the same date named in tax or
dinances for the last twenty years.
Your committee believes that con-
tinuation of this policy will assist
greatly in a further reduction of our
Indebtedness.
As the reports of the various Off
GERS and committees to follow viii
show in detail tie work accomplished
during the past year, your commit
tee will only submit the following ex-
tract showing the more prominent ex-
penditures:
Stock purchased for public
work and Fire Department. S $500
Interior alterations, repairs
and painting the City Hall 757,1S
Deepening Monk street slip,
and constructing stone steps,
net cost to city .... 6O3.35
Shells and rock for rebuild
ing old and construction of
new streets .....,... 5,661.17
Increased real estate hold
ings (tract of land first
purchased for colored Gem
etery) ee.......... 1,O41 so
Purchase and opening up
Greenwood cemetery addi-
ton for colored people :. s,o3B.S5
Sewer extensions on Wolf
street and in the South.
End ...........,.... SS3.25
Laying of new iron sewer
main on Richmond street,
from Mansfield to Howe. S73 Y
Material purchased and con-
tinuation of work on Mans
field street drain ....... 425.70
liner eased appropriation for
Hospital ......... 100000
Sinking Fund ....... 100000
TOTAL ...............$1 9,1O6.71
And in addition over $1,000 worth OF
material on hand, brick, pipe, lumber,
rock, sand, etc.
Respectfully submitted,
NJ. 3. McKinnon, Chrm,
j. n. Leo,
c. r. calhan,
Committee.
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Continues On page Tsn)
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call your attention to these ex
penditures, for the purpose of inn
pressing upon you the economical and
business-like manner in which you
have fulfilled your official duties. They
show that upon a net tax rate of
$3.50 on the hundred, you have not
only been able to pay the ordinary
expenses of the city, but, as well,
make a number of permanent, tangi-
BILE improvements, reduce the floating
debt over four thousand dollars and
add almost two thousand dollars to
the sinking fund. This is indeed an
exceptionally fine showing, gentle
men, and you are to be congratulated
upon 1t. / do not wish to be UNDER
stood as advocating a reduction in
the tax rate; you well know that this
cannot be done. and should not have
been done two years ago. The pres
ent state of our interest bearing liz
.debtedness makes 1t imperative that
the rate be held where it is until
iris Indebtedness is paid off and dis
charged, and, then, and not until then,
should there be reduction in the
rate.
The report of the finance committee
shows that the floating indebtedness
Of The city has been reduced over
four thousand two hundred dollars.
This is a substantial reduction Of the
indebtedness, and larger than has
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ditions ............... 432-O0l
1 Mercantile warehouse -. 10000
20 New dwellings ....... 26,249.0 90
a 2eapirs, to dwellings 49,. 1880
. Additions to dwellings :. 1880
Clubhouse, alteration and
addition ........ 100000
8 Miscellaneous sheds,
barns. etc. ............ $1,000
Industrial plants Guild
ings only ......, ...'.. 6O,OOO.OO
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ss7,esz.es
Also IL permits granted for build
ings now under construction. s14.e7E.
and one industrial plant doubling -
capacity, the buildings alone eostiAE
approximately 100000. and enc
church for $15,OOOOO addition.
Respectfully submitted.
c. T. calnan, Chrm.,
M. 3. Mckinnon,
L Ludwig,
Committee.