Bridgeport Ordinance Creates City Sealer of Weights and Measures
The May 20 1912 ordinance amends city rules to establish a city sealer of weights and measures under state standards. The appointee will serve a one year term, receive 1500 dollars annually, post a 1000 dollar bond, and act as ex officio public weigher with a 20 cent per weighing fee split equally. The sealer must report annually by October 1 and aid police, with records and audits to the state superintendent.
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Common Council of
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Bridgeport
Common Council
Connecticut
General Assembly
Weather Prophet Predicts Cold Spell to June Tenth
Horace Johnson of Middle Haddam told a Journal-Courierman in New Haven that an early summer will be cool and frosty until June 10 with a hot dry period to follow. He cites earth equilibrium shifts and coal and mineral weights as causes, but blames overall unrest on careless habits. Johnson, age 89, says no politics interest.
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Horace Johnson
Middle Haddam
New Haven
Journal
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Summer social notices and church events in Newtown
Newtown residents host visitors and plan gatherings at Castle Renald and local venues. Elizabeth Blake arrives from New York for summer. the Wheeler couple open their summer home opposite the Inn. a Ladies' Night of the Men's Federation is set for May 31 with Rev Otis W Barker speaking. A union memorial service will be held Sunday at 4 pm with Custer Post G A R and denomination ministers. {continued} Activities include first communion instructions for St Rose's parish children and garden offerings by Adamson and Johnson. Town officials meet to pay current bills. Danbury Grange visits Pootatuck Grange on May 28. Rev J H George hosts a Men’s Club meeting at the Inn with Bishop Johnson and Mr Warner in attendance.
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Elizabeth Blake
New York City
Castle Renald
Dwight C. Wheeler
Bridgeport
Wesley F. Hayes
Men’s Federation
Otis. W. Barker
Hartford
John F. Brown
Loretta Shanley
William Egan
Martin Houlihan
Jersey City
Custer Post
C. O. Wright
St. Rose's Parish
Adamson and
Johnson
Alexander Steele
Frederick Leiss
Frederick Bennett
James M. Blackman
Danbury Grange
Pootatuck Grange
J. H. George
F. F. Johnson
H. G. Warner
W. R. Curtis
W. H. Burr
Westport
Pond Point Beach Development Sees Low Prices Offered
Milford Conn shore property plots at Pond Point Beach by Jas Jay Smith Co are advertised for sale at low prices. The hillside lots offer sound views with water gas graded streets and shade trees, with monthly payments to good people. Prices are expected to rise as shore property becomes scarcer.
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Milford
Conn
Jas. Jay Smith Co
Shore Properties
Pond Point
Pond Point Hill
Health ordinance on protecting meat and fish in Bridgeport streets
Bridgeport officials pass an ordinance prohibiting transporting meat or fish through city streets without proper dust protection. Violations carry a fine of up to fifty dollars upon conviction. Attest Stephen F. Boucher, City Clerk.
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Bridgeport
Common Council
City of
Ordinance Fixes City Engineer Salaries in Bridgeport
The Bridgeport City Council adopts salary scales for the City Engineer and staff. It sets annual pay for first to third assistant engineers, draftsmen, transit men, and subordinate workers, with daily limits and authority to hire as needed. The ordinance outlines duties, maps custody, and repeals conflicting ordinances.
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Common Council
City of
Bridgeport
Board of Assessors
Stephen F. Boucher
City ordinance requires private fire alarm box for large theatres
The ordinance mandates private fire alarm boxes on stage for theatres with 300 or more seats in Bridgeport. The Fire Commissioners will assign a number and connect the box to the city system at city expense. Violators face fines up to 100 dollars, with each month’s delay as a separate offense.
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Board of Fire Commissioners
Stephen F. Boucher
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