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iVOL. 49 NO. 48
BRIDGEPORT, CONN., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1913
PRICE TWO CENTO
BENNETT CONFIRMED TO
SUCCEED J. H. M'DONALD
Vote of Senate Is 31
to 3 to Confirm
Appointment
ISBELL'S FUTliFEFFORT
TO DELAY FINAL VOTE
Three Republicans Cast
Their Votes Against Con
firmation ' of Governor
Baldwin's Appointments.
(By Our Staff Corres.)
Hartford, Feb. 6 By a vole of 31 to
8. Charles J. Bennett, Superintendent
of Streets of Hartford and a civil en
gineer of standing- and repute was to
N day confirmed by" the Senate aa the
successor to "James H. MacDonald as
t TTirHwnir nommiafiioner .for the
four years term beginning- July, 1911.
There were two reports from the
committee on executive nominations.
The majority report in favor of the
Governor's nomination ' was presented
by Senators Landers of New Britain
, and McCarthy of Ansonla. The min
ority report also .favored the confir
mation of Mr. Bennett was presented
toy the Republican member of the
committee. Senator Isbell or New Ha-
ven. The minority report while at
testing to the fitness and competency
of the Governor's nominee contained
many recommendations for the -consideration
of new laws to govern the
department of highways .which would
necessitate ' the further postponement
of the question of confirmation. Sen
ator Isbell was at great pains to ex
plain his attitude.
Senator McDonough of Naugatuck,
' reply IU UCUOll u cut-
fireary speech, which in substance
was a criticism of the Democratic
party for its attitude towards the
State Highway department. Bald the
warning so generously given to the
majority toy Senator Isbell was more
needed by the minority.- He recalled
that two years ago what is now the
minority had -been the majority. They
bad their warning then, and failed
to take advantage of it. They then
""had an opportunity to make change
in the department of State Highways
hut failed .to do so. The people ot
Connecticut, ever watchful of . their
interests, decided' this - Question on
Not. 5. last, when the' minority of
2 years ago became the majority of
today. - '
Senator IteDonougn added that the
question . of Mr. Bennett's confirma
tion was so vital and open that with
all due respect to the committee .on
Executive Nominations ' he believed ' it
never should have been referred to
that committee at aim-that the Sen
ators themselves were well able to
liave taken up the nomination of Mr.
' Bennett the day it was presented by
the governor, and that it could and
should have been confirmed without
any delay. Every - possible attempt
had been made he said to drag it
along, an, no doubt, In hope of de
ferring action that the present in
cumbent might .longer repose in that
office. Senator McDonough said
there had never been an audit of the
state highway department under the
present incumbent, that it had been
.run in a rampant sort of way for 18
years. The speaker said- that he had
not made any attack upon the in
' tegrity of the present highway com
missioner but he believed 'that the
conditions were such that an immedi
ate change in the personnel of the
commissioner is required.
Senator McDonald said that no man
In Connecticut has any right to' say
that Gov. Baldwin has preferred any
charges against Commissioner Msoo-
donald and emphasized the fact that
" no one in Connecticut had any of
ficial knowledge that such was the
case.
Senator Pnreell of Hartford said
that Senator Isbell could have ascer
tained all that his report contained,
last week, and the Senate could have
been so much further ahead in its
Duslness. xie cuaea me xew naveu
senator for attempting to still further
delay the question.' He paid a high
tribute to the ability of Mr. Bennett
as an engineer, road builder, an exe
cutive and a citizen and said he. had
the confidence of the civil engineers
of Connecticut.
He said that while historically Mr.
Bennett was a. Republican he is not
a politician and that under his guid
ance politics, which has played a
prominent part in the conduct of the
department for many years will dis
appear entirely. He said that like
many of his type he is in accord with
tke true progress of the times and
this fact accounts for his having sup
ported in the recent elections the wise
leaders of ' the Democratic party,
sanator F. A. Johnson of Uncasville,
Nw London county was one of
the Democratic senators to opnose the
confirmation of Gov. Baldwin's first
Choice. William H. Cadwell -of New
Britain, spoke highly of Mr. Bennett's
qualifications and said he was glad
to be in a position to support him and
said he hoped that the new man would
reorganize the department. He be
lieved however that the system of
laws governing the highway depart
ment Bhould be changed to- strenghthen
the new commissioner in the adminis
tration of his duties.
Senator Keeney of Somers, Rep.,
said he would have to vote against
Mr. Bennett not because he regarded
him as incapable but because he be
lieved that there should be a three
headed commission instead of a single
headed commission.
Senator J. MacAlpin Johnson of
Hartford paid a high tribute to Mr.
Bennett. He said he had known him
for a great many, years ami had bus
iness relations with him when he was
In the employ of the New Haven load
and that he was regarded, at that
Continued on Page Two)
ARREST THREE
LAB0R1EADERS
Miss Flynn Locked Up
With Others Today
at Paterson
Silk Industry of That City Para
lyzed by Strike of 4,000
Workers
t .
Paterson', N. 'J., Feb. 26. Elizabeth
Guriey Flynn, famous I. W. W. or
ganizer. Carlo Tresca and Patrick
Quinlan, of New York, were arrested
and ordered out of town, today, when
they started- to address a crowd of
silk factory strikers. They refused to
leave and . Were locked up on the
charge of disorderly conduct. - The
strikers were greatly angered at the
action of the police, as a meeting has
been arranged to be held in Turn
Hall. The police broke up the gath
ering by arresting the speakers.
It was estimated, this"- afternoon,
that 4,000 workers had joined . the
strike but since the' leaders , are held
in jail, it is considered unlikely that
any -demonstrations would take place,
today. ' t
Word wasf received that William D.
Haywood, national organizer of the I.
W. W-, was on his way here from Cin
cinnati. It was announced that he
would not be permitted to stay in the
city. A special 'detail of detectives
was assigned to watch for him and
notify him he was not to remain.
The silk weaving and dyeing indus
try of this town was paralyzed, today,
when between 2,000 and 3,000 'work
ers in the shops of Arohnson & Blum,
S. J. Arohnson St Company, and
Dougherty & Warsworth, went; on
strike.
The men are demanding an 8. hour
day and -a minimum wage scale of $12
per week. Twenty-six. firms are ex
pected toi be clDsod awn before tht,
day is over. 1 - . . . ...
The walkout of the---weavers lthe
second labor Aisturbanee Here, in six
months. Last .August more than 3,
000 men were called' out by' I, W. W.
officials who forced the employers tc
their terms. A week ago, 400 men
at the Henry Dougherty Company
plant left their looms when they were
required to operate . three and four
looms, instead of two. The spl it of
discontent has grown. At last night's
mass meeting, Elizabeth Guriey Flynn
and others made speeches. It was
decided to call a general strike, to
day. It is predicted at strike headquart
ers that the dyers will leave their
hops, in sympathy. ';
DEMOCRATS
NAME TOBIN
STATEJUDITOR
East Hartford Man Wins on
Second Ballot In
Caucus
(From Our Staff Corres.)
Hartford, Feb. 25.-- The Democratic
members of the legislature caucused
this afternoon and on the second bal
lot elected James P. Tobin of East
Hartford state auditor. The vote on
the first .ballot was: G. N. Nevius, New
Fairfield, 23; John J. McPartland,
New Haven, 24; James P. Tobin, East
Hartford, 55; Frank E. Soule, New
Mnford. 19; A. L. Iamb, West Hart
ford, 1. The second ballot showed
Nevius 20; McPartland, 19; Tobin, 66;
Frank E. Soule, 14.
. Tobin having a majority over all he
was declared the choice and the nom
ination was made unanimous. The
Fairfield County members supported
Nevius, of New Fairfield, who was
their . candidate. The position carries
with it a salary of $1,500 a year.
Both Democratic and Republican
parties have state auditors.
NEW HAVEN ROAD
TO HAVE OFFICE
IN WASHINGTON
New Haven, Feb. 25 That Vice
President Byrnes, of the New York,
New Haven- & Hartford railroad will
leave Boston and open'- an office in
Washington, D. C, as a' representative
of the New Haven road's interests
was affirmed here, today. He "Will
take the place of a special legisla
tive agent there and will have a large
office force, including W. A. Riggs,
formerly of the New York Sun, now
the road's .publicity agent.
Paris The hobble skirt is going and
the ladies' tailors say that the .win
ter sports killed the fashion, the hob
ble interfered with athletic sports.
. P&ssaie, N. J. John M. Campbell
forwarded to Chicago by parcel posts
the fliet of 25,000 bricks to be used in
building a house. The building will
be on exhibition at the Clay Products
Exposition.
DIE OF GOLD
AND EXPOSURE
Two More Lives Sacri
ficed in Antarctic
Exploration
Members of Mawson's Scientific
Expedition That Set Out
in 1911
Sydney, N. Z., Feb. 25 The toll of
human life exacted by the Antarctic
was increased by two, today, when a
wireless despatch from Adelie Land,
by way of Macquarie told of the
deaths of Lieut. B. E. S. Ninnis, an
English army officer, and Dr. Merz, a
Swiss, members of Douglas Mawson's
Antarctic scientific expedition.
The other members of the party of
50 were said to be safe but Dr. Maw
son, an Australian, and six of "hie
companions, were forced to spend the
winter on Adelie Land because they
missed the expedition's ship, Aurora.
The vessel could wait nd longer be
cause of the ice and Is now bound
northward with all but Dr. Mawson
and his immediate party and the two
dead men.
Dr. Mawson's expedition set out
from Tasmania, in December, 1911.
The message from Adelie was re
ceived by prof. Davis, who was a
member of Sir Ernest Shackleton's
South Pole expedition of 1909. The
wireless said:
"Dr. Douglas Mawson and several
of his men missed the Aurora, which
had gone to fetch them under the
command of Captain J. . K. Davis.
This happened owing to -unfortunate
circumstances. V
"Lieut. B. E. S." Ninnis, of the City
of London regiment of Royal Fusil
lieres, and Dr. Men,' who was ski
champion of Switzerland in 1908, mem
bens of the expedition, are both dead.
All the others are well.
"Dr. Douglas Mawson and, (six oth
er merrrbers of his party probably will
winter in Adelie Land.
"Some very successful sledding . ex
peditions were made during the so
journ of Dr. Mawson ani his compan
ions in the Antarctic."
The main object of the expeditions
was to map '2,000 miles of coast 'be
tween Adair and Giessberg. -.Dr. Maw
son had served with. Snejekloton, '
The last previous message from the
Aurora, was on Feb.. 17. It said that
all members of the expedition Were
aboard the : vessel which was then on
its way to pick up the . party under
Dr. Wilde. They had been left in 1912
at the base of Termination Glacier.
From the wireless "received by Prof.
Davis, it was surmised therefore that
Dr. Mawson, with some of his com
panions, must have made another
landing on Adelie and gone on an. ex
pedition from which they did not re
turn in time to board the ship. It
was supposed that the Aurora could
not wait longer without being frozen
in . the ice. - She is a sailing vessel.
ROBIHSOII TO BE
G. 0. rVCHAIRMAfl
Former Senatorial Candi
date Slated to Succeed
Percy C. Farwell
J. A. H. Robinson will be the next
chairman of the Republican town
committee, if plane, of the Gl O. P.
leaders are carried out. Percy C. Far
well, the present chairman is to ten
der his resignation ,at - a convention
to be held Saturday night, at party
I headquarters and his successor will
be elected at that . time. Mr. Far
well's resignation is due to press of
business that will keep him from 1 the
city, it is , given out.
Mr. Robinson, who is line to get
the Job, has twice been defeated for
State Senator in the 3rd district. He
has been active in party work for
some years and is very close to the
powers of the present administration.
It was reported that A. J. Northey,
of the "Warner Eros, company, was
slated for the chairmanship, hut Mr,
Northey said today he wouldn't take
the Job under any circumstances.
CAPTAIN SCOTT'S WIDOW
HEARS OF HER HUSBAND'S
DEATH BY WIRELESS
Birmingham, Eng., Feb. 25 Lady
Scott, widow of Captain Robert F.
Scott, the dead Antarctic explorer,
has heard the news of her husband's
death and is herself in good health,
according to a wireless despatch, re
ceived, this afternoon, by her brother,
Dr. Bruce.
The wireless was . sent . from the
South Pacific where Lady Scott is on
her way to Chrietchurch, N. Z. She
sailed from England in January to
welcome her husband on his return to
New Zealand and was five days out
from San Francisco when word came
that the explorer and his companions
were dead. i
The first stop was to be Tahiti, and
ineffectual efforts were made to reach
her by wireless from Hawaii.
$500,000 WEDDING GIFT
Chicago, Feb. 25 Blair Lodge, worth
$500,000 will be John O. Shedd's wed
ding present to his daughter, Laura,
who became Mrs. Charles H. Schwepp,
last Saturday. '
New York Mrs. Sarah Rubin de
manded the arrest of a cow which
opened her front gate, entered the
yard and ate half a valuable rug that
hung on a clothes line.
DEANE'S IDEA
OF NEW B. 11 S.
School Superintendent
Tells What Building
Should Provide
Gymnasium, Baths and Big As
sembly Hall Included in His
Recommendations
Following a conference with Princi
pal fiimonds of the High school and
his subordinate teachers. Superinten
dent of Schools C. W. Deane has sub
'mitted to the board of, education an
outline of whatwill be required- in the
new high school building. A copy
of Dr. Deane's recommendations was
given James Gamble, Rogers, the arch
itect, last evening, and ,from this out
line he will prepare his - preliminary
sketches.
Dr. Deane's recommendation fol
lows: .
Class or registration,, rooms for 1,600
students.
Teaching rooms of all kinds for . 60
teachers.
An assembly hall, seating at least
1,600.
Gymnasium and baths.
The, class rooms should seat 48
pupils, and measure 25 feet,1 4 inches,
by 33 feet, this size class room to be
taken as a unit of construction in the
laying out of the building. Recita
tion rooms 24 feet by 1 feet are rec
ommended, and Dr. Deane urges one
large study room seating 100 or more
students. Thirty' two class rooms and
28 teaching rooms in recitation rooms
"are asked. .
The requirements on each floor of the
proposed building. - measured accord
ing to the class room nnit, follows:
, FIRST FLOOR
Principal's of&ce, one unit; superiri
dent's office, one unit; board room and
offices, three units; supply department
and vault, two units; teachers' room,
one unit; study room; two units; seven
class rooms, seven units; six recitation
rooms, . three units.
SiEJCOND FLOOR.
' Library, two units; fourteen class
rooms, fourteen units; eight recita
tion rooms, eight units.
THIRD FLOOR.
... Chemical labratpry, two units; store
rooms, one unit; recitation introduc-
i tdry science room, one unit; two physi
cal laboratories and recitation rooms
one and one half units; biological
laboratory and recitation room, one
and one half units; physiological labo
ratory, one unit; commercial and other
class rooms, eight units; four' recita
tion rooms, two units.
: ' BASEMENT.
Kitchen .and lunchroony two and
one-half units; domestic . science " de
partment, one and one half units; sup
ply "- department; two. units; store
rooms, two units; woodworking de
partment; two units; machine shop,
two units, forge room, two units;
boiler, engine and coal, three units.
The board instructed Dr. Deane to
include in his recommendations that
the, large-' chemical laboratory be
ventilated by fan and air shaft lead
ing Into cupola.
In including bis recommendations,
Dr. Deane says:
"We are not quite settled on the lo
cation of ' lockers, whether to place
them in the basement or to provide
on each floor for the number required
for the students occupying class rooms
on that floor. ' As to toilets, we
should recommend- without question
that they be provided for each -floor.
"If the Board 'Should see its way
to use the house now situated on the
lot for an administration building, the
floor space of the High school build
ing could be reduced by six. units, or
two to each floor.
"An equal reduction could be made
if necessary, providing at this time
for only 1,200 students in registration
rooms.. These rooms could easily be
added later. The same reduction,
however, ought not to be made in
the assembly hall. In the foregoing
scheme no account has been made of
closet and small room requirements,
as they are details that will be taken
care of naturaly in the elaboration of
plana."
The recommendations of Dr. Deane
were accepted toy Mr. Rogers as a
good basis for his work, and he will
prepare sketches in accordance with
what officials think the school needs
The provision for a swimming pool,
if the money is available made a
big hit with many of the members of
the board.
A contract with Mr. . Rogers will be
executed as soon as the city attor
ney draws up the document. He will
receive 6 per cent, of the total cost
of the school and will provide and pay
a ventilating . and electrical engineer
to take charge of that part of the
work. Mr. Rogers first sketches will
be ready in about two weeks. "Work
ing plans. for the building cannot be
completed inside ' of. three months'
time.
JACK JOHNSON'S
ILLNESS PUTS
HIS TRIAL OFF
- Chicago, Feb. .5 The trial of Jack
Johnson, negro pugilist, under two in
dictments for smuggling and violat
ing the Mann white slave act, was
continued, today, because of Johnson's
illness with pneumonia.
An agreement was reached to con
tinue .the case indefinitely and have
a definite date set as soon as Johnson
is able to be out.
Johnson will be tried first on the
charge of smuggling and then on th,e
white slave charge.
PERSONAL MENTIOX.
Miss May Sieler of Lafayette street
has accepted a position in the millin
ery establishment of Miss E. G. Mur
t)hy East Main street.
DEDUCTIONS
First District (Resident)
First, District (Non-resident).
Second District (Resident)..
Second District (Non-resident) ......... 162,895
Soldiers' exemptions
Total . ............ . . . . . $1,167,609
ADDITIONS
Second District (Resident).... $ 17,729
Second District (Non-resident) .......... 23,643
Total $ 41,372
Net Reduction .$1,126,237
Bevised, Grand List ..... .... . . . . .$105,937,747
Appeals heard, 333; allowed 190; not allowed,
136; added, 7.
TEXAS TROOPS
READY TO GO
INTO MEXICO
U. S. Consulate at Matamor
as In Danger of Attack
By Mexican Soldiers
Uncle of Madero sand Other
,Followers of Slain Presi
dent Reported to Have
Been Executed.
.
' Austin, Tex., Feb. 25 Believing the
United States consulate ln.Matamor
as,v across the Mexican - border - from
Brownsville, Tex., was in danger ot
attack by Mexican soldiers, now, loyal
to the - Huerta-Diaz administration, ;
Gov. Colquitt, today, was prepared to (
send infantry and cavalry of the Tex
as National Guard into Mexico.
The governor's request that Consul
j. H. Johnson, at Matamoras, leave
his post and cross into Brownsville
was not complied with and Johnson,
in his answer, stated that he expect
ed military protection. ,
Four companies of national guards
men arrived in Brownsville, today,
under orders from Gov. Colquitt to be
ready to cross .the border if harm be
fell any citizen of Texas or anyone
at the American consulate.
Reports from Brownsville - stated
that the Mexican commander In Mat
amoras had demanded that Johnson
give up General Francisco Estrada,
a follower of Madero, who sought
refuge in the consulate when the Mat
amoras troops went over to the Diaz
side. ' . '
TO SEIZE ESTATES
OF MADERO FAMILY
El Paso, Feb. 26 Alberto ' Madero,
uncle of the former president, Fran
cisco I. Madero, has been executed in
the City of Chihauhua, according to
an unconfirmed report received here,
today.
It Is also reported that the Abra
ham Gonzales, the Maderista governor
of Chihuahua, who has been under ar
rest hi the capital for a week, has
been executed.
Advices from Mexico City, today,
state plans have been made for seiz
ing by the government of the entire
estates of all of the Madero family
in Mexico. The seizure will include
not only the personal fortune of the
late president but that of his father,
brothers and uncles, amounting in all
to considerably more than 100,000,000
pesos.
EXECUTION OF 95
FEDERAL SOLDIERS
El Paso, Feb. 25 Official confirmation
of the reported execution of 95 federal
soldiers at Suez, a few miles below
Juarez, was lacking, today, but much
credence wag given to the story. Act
cording to the report the soldiers had
shown signs of revolt when they heard
of the killing of Madero and Siuarez.
They were reported to have - been
lined up before a firing squad, march
ed one at a time to an adobe wal and
shot down by a separate volley for
each man, the customary form of
Mexican military execution.
DIAZ OR DE LA BARRA
TO BE NEXT PRESIDENT '
Mexico City, Feb. 25 (Via Galves
ton) The next president of Mexico is
likely to be either General Felix Diaz
or Foreign Minister Francisco De La
Barra, with the chances favoring the
nephew of Porfirio Diaz as the Mexi
can people now appear to see their
only salvation in a military ruler.
This is the consensus of opinion, to
day, among natives and foreigners in
closest touch with the new govern
ment and the voice of the populace.
Emilio Vasquez Gomez, reported to
be trying to win the support of Gen
eral Orozco for the presidency. Is not
considered seriously. His main claim
to recognition now is the ingratitude
shown him by Madero and he is not
regarded as having a chance.
Meanwhile, the work of pacification
- being conducted by the new tem-
RELIEF CUTS
1.126.237 FROft
3,450
150
757,324
243,790
porary government with all possible
dispatch and firmness of purpose.
AMERICAN CITIZENS ' ,
' ARE SAFER AT PRESENT
Washington, Feb. 25 American
citizens in Mexico ' City, today, are
safer than during the period imme
diately preceding the revolution which
resulted in the overthrow of the Ma
dero government, , according to con
sular despatches to the state depart
ment and Assistant Secretary of State
Huntington "Wilson. Mexico City of
clal advices show great activity on the
part 'of Huerta's military forces which
are policing the capitol, preventing
disorder- and forestalling any attempt
at hostile gatherings.
This condition. Assistant Secretary
Wilson said, appears to exist through
out the entire country with the ex
ception of - three disturbed ' points:
Nuevo .Laredo, Chihuahua and the
southern territory where Zapata is
operating.
SNEAD FOUND
NOT GUILTY OF
TWO KILLINGS
Vernon, Tex., Feb. 25. John Beale
Snead, slayer of Al Boyce, was found
not guilty by a. Jury, today.' The 12
men deliberated 55 minutes.
Only one ballot was taken by the
Jury. When the words "not guilty"
were ' read, Snead' leaped to his feet
and shouted. Judge NaborSj fined
him $50 but immediately smiled and
said he would not compel Snead to
pay.
Boyce was a son of Captain A. C.
Boyce for whose murder in the lobby
of the Metropolitan Hotel in Fort
Worth, in January, 1912, Snead was
acquitted December 3, last.
Both killings were the direct result
of the elopement to Canada of young
.tsoyce ana Mrs. sneaa, wno nan Deen
placed in a sanitarium by her ' hus
band. Snead charged that Al Boyce, aided
by his family, secured her- release
from the' institution. Toung Boyce
was a sweetheart of Mrs. Snead be
fore her" marriage.
The nominal defense was insanity
but the unwritten law caused the ver
dict of not guilty.
MOTHER PERISHES
III FIRE WITH HER
THREE CHILDREN
Huntington,Pa.,Feb. 25. Mrs. How
ard Fisher and her three children
were burned to death. In a fire which
destroyed their home near here, today.
The children were alone when the lire
started and Mrs. Fisher is said to
have perished in attempting to rescue
her youngest child.
The fire is supposed to have been
started by the children playing with
a fire in the range while the mother
was at a grocery. The mother made
frantic efforts to enter the house
through the front door, but was re
strained by neighbors. Finally, break
ing loose, Mrs. Fisher dashed to the
rear of the house where she broke a
window and climbed in, but, over
come, fell beside the bodies of the
children.
PEASE REALTY CO SUED
BY LUTHER W. BROWN
Luther W. Brown of this city ha3
brought suit against the Pease Real
tyl Co. of this city and has asked
the common pleas court to allow him
to foreclose a piece of property on
Scofield avenue. Brown claims to
have rendered services and furnished
materials for the company. In addi
tion to the foreclosure he wants $150
damages.
OBITUARY
Frank Murphy, a former resident of
this city, died today In New York.from
an accident the details of which have
not reached relatives here. Mr. Mur
phy was a cousin of Lieut. Killian of
Engine company 3, The body will be
brought here for burial. '
The funeral of Llewellyn C. Bar
num was held this afternoon from
the home, 42 3 John street, and was
private. Burial was in Mt. Grove
cemetery .
lb i,
Main Sireet Properly
Assessments AreRe
duced $506,000
n:w grand list
, IS $105,937,747
Board Finishes Its Two
Weeks' Work By Report
ing 190 Appeals Granted,
which, Exclusive of Sol
diers' Exemptions, Cats
. Grand List $882,447.
Just at-' noon today, the Board of
Relief finished its work and made
public its report on the 332 appe;s
heard from the valuations of the as
sessors. A grand total of $1,12,13?
had been cut from the grand lit in
the two weeks' session of the boarJ.
Deducting from this the 1243,730 mot
diers exemptions, allowed under lr
each year, there remains $382.44X ac
tually cut from the grand list.
The report of the board of rfr'.i-i
caused big surprise in munictpal !r
cles generally and chagrin in the of
fices of the asst-esors. Mem!r of
the latter board were open in th-ir
criticism of, some of the reductions
ixiide. .
Approximately $506,8 79 was cat
from the assessment of Main s'rt
property owners. The reductions, to
gether with the amesaon' figures t -r
these properties, follow:
- Reduc- Ass(-
Ownere. tlonn. menti.
D. N. Armstrong 5,500 I 79,032
H.A. & S. W. Bishop 23,432 387,71
Budau estate ..... 25,000 141,73
M. L. Burritt etal.. 5,600 59.21,
Clark & Nichols 2,185 4. 211
L. F. Curtis est.... 10,000 215,287
Jewelers' Corp. ... 5,000 139,702
F. H. & N. P. Downs 2,780 84,0 50
Anna Gorman et al 4,000 7,0'
Wm. Hall est 29,1500 20$, 343
. y? Harral- . s . . . 5,000 HI. US
C. jH. Hlnman et al 4,785 53.'S
Jotfes ,& Burroivghs . 4,400 25,755
Pat'k Kane (2 pes.) 4,635 4H."2'f
Isaac Moss 3,350 8 2.14 9
Musante & Pastlne 4,000 72,5'0
W.J & M.L. Nichols 11,000 i74,74
Sanford est. -4 6.910 4 67.03?
C. B. Seeley et al.. 27,000 179, 3i
Seeley & Marshall.. 15,200 110,377
A.C. & W.B. Wheeler 4,800 147,722
E. E. Wheeler 8,500 84.29
N. Wheeler est
(Read's) ........ 83,000 50.459
Wheeler heirs ,. 10,000 - 396,156
Samuel H. Wheeler 25,000 985, $0
S. Z. Poll 10,000 293, 8i
James Rothwell est
(Meigs) 62,700 379.05?
L. J. Sturdevant 5.000 139,111
As will be seen from the foregoing,
the abatements on the ronr corners -t
Main street and Fairfield reno
amounted to $210,300. The proper
ties are owned by the Rothwell estate,
(Meigs" Corner), Budau Estate (Rad
ford Smith corner). Wheeler estate
(Read's corner,) Hall estate (Davis it
Savard corner).
The only manufactory to get a bisf
reduction was-'the American Tube tc
Stamping Company which was r)'j--ed
$150,000 on its list of $1,272,262.
The American & British Co. tax wa
abated $35,000 and the Columbia Nut
and Bolt Company, $20,000.
This reduction makes the grand list
now $105,937,747.
TAX BOARD IIOLDiHG
ITS FIliAL SESSION
Bate for Year Seems Likely
to Be 17 Mills or More
With the report of the Board of Re
lief, cutting the grand list by some
thing over $1,100,000 before thpm," th
members of the Board of Apportion
ment met this afternoon at 2;?'
o'clock to complete appropriations for
the coming year. The reduction
made by the Board ot Relief caused
some comment, the members ppr
ing surprised at the extent of th rut
President "A. M. Cooper prosi'led at
the meeting, and a full board was lit
attendance. Mayor Wilson was aJso
among those present.
Prospects of a tax of 17 mills or
over seemed certain in view of th
Board of Relief report and the
of the departmental estimates for th
year.
The board voted to hold monthly
meetings and to receive detailed state
ments of receipts and expenditure
from each board. Mayor Wilson r'
emmended this as he claimed it wrroM
prevent Jockeying with accounts. In
the future the Tax board and not th
city auditor will have to grant per
mits for transfers of accounts.
When the estimates for the yr
were takenn up the amount ajiked by
the Board of Assessors, whW was
originally $12,727, was cut to $11,757.
USHER SUES FORf'EB
ATLANTIC HOTEL CVIIH
Edward Fiher, formerly an empliy
of the Atlantic hotel, has brought rnll
against Marie t'allaghan and ths At
lantic hotel Co. for $7i0 darnr.
Deputy Sheriff Wleler attch'l thi
liquor license and a quantity of mer
chandise at the hotel. Fifher a ti
that there Is $925 due him for wrvlff.
The action Is returnable to the court
o common pleas, March term