ANTI-SALOON REPUBLICANS

The Cortland News, Friday, September 10, 1886.

CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS.

SPECIAL MEETING. Aug. 5 1886.

   All being present. It was moved and carried that a proposition of Mr. C. P Walrad to grade the extension at Lincoln ave. at an expense of the village of $50, to be paid at the acceptance of the work by the Board, be accepted.

   A petition asking the placing of an Electric light at the corner of North Main and Adams [Groton Ave.] sts. was referred to the committee on street lighting.

   On motion, Mr. Schermerhorn was appointed a committee of one to take measures to secure the removal of the frog [common crossing of two rail lines--CC editor] of the E. C. & N. Co.'s R. R. track from Owego St., and the President was authorized to take the necessary legal step to compel the extension of Elm-st. across the track of the Company.

SPECIAL MEETING, Aug. 17, 1886.

   A resolution was passed requesting the residents of Maple-ave. to trim the shade trees opposite their premises to aid in the proper lighting in that street.

   On motion, Messrs. Cobb and Stevenson were appointed a committee to consult with the officers of the Homer and Cortland Gas Co. as to the conditions of extending their franchise.

   A resolution was passed authorizing the President to procure the burners upon all the street gas lamps to be reduced to a uniform capacity of five feet per hour.

   A resolution was passed directing a crosswalk to be placed across Main-st., opposite the Second National Bank, upon the bank paying $25 towards the expense of such a walk.

SPECIAL MEETING, August 30th, 1886, all being present.

   A resolution was passed authorizing the letting of Firemen's Hall tor election purposes, at the coming election, at the price of $15.00.

   It was moved and carried that the proposition of Mr. Twiss to build extension of bridges on North Main-st. at $595 be rejected.

   On motion, Mr. Stevenson was appointed a committee of one to negotiate with Commissioner Morehouse to do the necessary mason work to extend the bridges on North Main-st.

   A resolution was passed giving notice of a special election on Sept. 18th, with resolutions to be submitted to raise the sum of $1,500 to widen and extend North Main St., and directing the same to be published three weeks in all the newspapers of the village and posted as bylaw required.

REGULAR MEETING, Sept. 6, 1886.

   The reading of the minutes of the last meetings being suspended, the order of the transaction of business was waived to proceed to the auditing bills.

The following bills were then ordered paid:

A. B. Springer, St. Com,                 $52.00

John Kane, labor on the streets,    $30.59

John Flood,     ”      “         “             $29.68

Michael Butler,       “         “             $32.52

Michael Foley,         “         “             $25.88

George Petrie, street labor w/team $81.20

Andrew Stout, labor on streets,      $63.60

John Hays,         “        “      “           $71.10

Patrick Garrity,   “       “      “            $69.60

John Colligan,    “       “      “            $28.38

Frank Bowen,     “       “      “             $5.00

John Quinlin,      “       “      “            $27.76

George Vincent,  “      “      “              $9.00

J. D. Haynes,      “      “       “             $9.75

Peter Van Bergen, bal. services as police, $15.03

Geo. Cleveland, services as engineer, $50.00

H. & C. Gas Co., gas for engine house, $6.00

"       “    “           , gas for streets, $4.00

“       “    “           , coal for engine house, $7.00

W. D. Tisdale, electric light for August, $166.65

Martin J. Shuites, lighting, lamps,  $8.00

George Snyder,      “             “      , $6.00

S. H. Strowbridge & Co, printing proceedings board six months, $25.00.

   On motion, meeting adjourned subject to the call of the President.

F. Hatch, Clerk.

CORTLAND AND VICINITY.

   Dryden fair September 29th and 30th.

   At Cazenovia yesterday the Cortlands [baseball] defeated the Caza-Novas 9 to 1.

   Emerald Hose company went to Ithaca on Tuesday to participate in the annual parade of the Ithaca Fire Department.

   Messrs. Bates & Johnson, of Syracuse, have nearly completed the putting in of the heating and ventilating apparatus in the Normal building.

   The village schools opened on Monday with a large attendance. The number registered the first day was 575, an excess over any previous term. Additional seats were required.

   Some of our citizens misunderstand what the appropriation for bridges is to be used for in case it is carried at the special election. It is not for the purpose of making new bridges, but to extend the old ones to the sidewalks.

   A number of boys who are old enough to know better are in the habit of robbing fruit trees about town. The officers have been warned to keep a lookout for them and if caught they will have the privilege of spending a few days in jail.

   The second race between the Emeralds and Serviss Hose of Amsterdam was held at the latter place on Saturday the 4th inst. Serviss Hose was successful, making the run in 42.4 seconds against the Emeralds time of 45 seconds.

   A boy by the name of Graham, who resides near the sand bank, was arrested Monday, charged with throwing stones at passenger trains on the S. & B. road. One of the missiles Monday crashed through a window and struck a woman occupying a seat near it in the face, seriously injuring her. Graham was examined and held to await the action of the grand jury.

   The following books have been added to the Cortland Circulating Library for the month of September: John of Barneveid, Motley; Poor Boys who Became Farmers, Bolton; Earthquakes and other Earth Movements, Milne; War and Peace, Tolstoe; Trial and Death of Socrates, Church; White Heather, Black; The Iron Cousin, Clark; Taras Bulba, Goyol; Spun from Fact, Pansy; The Long Run, Rose Cleveland; My Friend, Jim, Norris; Jo's Opportunity, Lillin; Children of the Park Tavern, Humphye.

   The excursion train on the E. C. & N. road to Gettysburg Tuesday afternoon carried about three hundred people.

   Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Fitzgerald gave a large party at their residence on Tompkins

street last Thursday evening. The grounds were beautifully illuminated. Awnings were put up around the spacious piazzas, and excellent music furnished the impetus for those who desired to dance. About 350 people sat down to supper at 11 o'clock. Among the guest were Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Lamont, of Washington.

   Some years ago Mrs. Chloe Smith who resides at the lower village, had the misfortune to stick a needle into her wrist so far that she was unable to get it out, but she received no trouble from it and thought nothing more of it. Last Sunday the needle came out in her mouth, it having taken it the period of sixty years to work from her wrist to that spot. The needle was nearly as bright at the point as new, but the rest of it had rusted so that it was nearly black.—Cincinnatus Register.

CORTLAND COUNTY PEOPLE AT GETTYSBURG.

   An associate press dispatch dated Gettysburg, September 8, says that about 300 excursionists representing the 157 and 76th N. Y. Regiments arrived here this morning to participate in the dedication of the monument to the 157th N. Y. Regiment on the first day's battle-field. Col. J. C. Carmichael, who recruited and commanded the regiment, and who in this battle was prominent on General Schurz's staff, delivered a brief oration and handed the tablet to the Battle-field Memorial Association, Vice-President Buell receiving it.

ANTI-SALOON REPUBLICANS.

   A meeting of prominent Republicans of this place, who are opposed to the power the saloons bring out in all political contests, was held at the office of Lewis Bouton in the Keator block last Saturday evening for the purpose of choosing delegates to represent this county at the Anti-Saloon Convention in Binghamton on Tuesday.

   Hon. R. H. Duell was made chairman of the meeting and Wm. H. Clark, secretary.

   After the objects of the meeting had been fully discussed, the following delegates were chosen:

   H. C. Gazlay, Dr. H. A. Bolles, Rev. Dr. Cordo, Rev. C. C. Wilbor, Rev. J. L. Robertson, A. Leroy Cole, James S. Squires, W. D. Tuttle, John S. Samson and Wm. H. Clark.

Resolutions of Respect.

   At a special communication of Cortlandville Lodge, No. 470 of Free and Accepted

Masons, held at its lodge rooms Sept. 2, 1886, the following proceedings, among others were had:

   WHEREAS, The Supreme Grand Master in His infinite wisdom has removed from our number our worthy and esteemed brother, Rufus H. Graves, last Senior Warden of our lodge, and in the decease of Brother Graves, a good man has fallen and a great loss to the fraternity has been sustained;

   Resolved, That we treasure the memory of his unassuming self sacrificing life of usefulness as one of our most valued possessions;

   Resolved, That we consider ourselves fortunate to have associated with him, to have had the inspiration of his example, and we feel that in his decease we have each met with a personal loss;

   Resolved, That in his loyalty to the principles of our order, his thoroughness of preparation, and careful attention to his duties to God, his neighbor and himself, his life is a model worthy of our imitation;

   Resolved. That we tender to his family our heart felt sympathy in their great bereavement;

   Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the records of the lodge, that a copy of the same be sent to the family of our lamented brother, that a copy of the same be furnished to the Cortland and McGrawville newspapers for publication, that the lodge as a body attend his funeral at McGrawville on Sept, 3, 1886, and that the furniture of the lodge be draped in mourning for the space of thirty days out of respect for his memory.

GEO. L. WARREN,

J. R. BlRDLEBOUGH,

I. W. SUGGETT,

Committee.

Page Two [Opinion]

   The meeting of Anti-Saloon Republicans in this place last Saturday evening showed conclusively that the better class of Republicans are in favor of the movement.

   Until the recent speeches of Mr. St. John [Temperance Party presidential candidate—CC editor] in Maine there were a great many Republicans who believed that gentleman honest in what he spoke. Since then, however, a change has come over such, and they are fully convinced that Mr. St. John was a tool of the Democracy in '84.

   What has been done by the Democrats since they assumed power in the nation, to carry out the profuse promises of the platform of 1884? They have not equalized the tariff or amended it, or intelligently tried to. They have fooled with the silver question till it is in a worse muddle than ever. They have taken only half-way measures about the navy, and refused to follow even Tilden's conservative advice about coast defense. They really have touched only one matter, and their meddling has only tended to demoralize that. Just so far as they have made changes in the post-offices they have impaired the postal service. They have not improved the working of a single custom house, but have seriously deteriorated the business routine of some, and when it comes to the railway postal service, they have hurt by every charge. This is the whole net result of their reform.

   There is some opposition to the proposed scheme of the trustees to raise $1,500 to pay for widening North Main St., from Benham's corner [junction of North Main St. and East Main St. to Homer Avenue—CC editor] to Adams street, and it is within the possibilities to say that the proposition will be voted down. Those who are opposed to it should take a trip up that way and see the benefits that will result from the widening of the highway. For years the trustees have been at work to get the land belonging to the town from the property holders on either side and now that they finally succeeded without the expenditure of a dollar, it seems as if the penny-wise contingent would be satisfied to raise a small tax to put it in proper shape. The estimates are low, and the work is being done rapidly and well, so that long before the bad weather sets in there will be a road over which it will be a pleasure to drive.

1876 Cortland road map: http://www.historicmapworks.com/Map/US/14995/Cortland/
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