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VOLUME II, NUMBER 30. ATONAH RECORD. A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE HOME INTERESTS OF NORTHERN WESTCHESTER. ^ATONAH, WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N. Y., THURSDAY, DEC. 1911. SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS. ANNUAL REPORT ON COUNTY JAIL Sheriff Doyle Has Reduced Cost of Living There, and . Gives Statistics. TOTAL COST FOR YEAR WAS $6,403 LOSE AT BASKETBALL Katonah Go Down Before Ramblers at White Plains. The annual report o f the care o f prisoners by Sherif f William J Doyly t o th e State Commission o f Prisons fo r the fiscal year Just ended wps tlnishc d Friday It shows that n t the close o f the year there are 116 male and 12 female prts - oj-jrs , and that the cost\ per week to boar d these prisoners i s J1.09. Sherif f Doyle having reduced the cost 1 7-10 cents during the pas t year. The tota l cost fo r feeding the prisoners during the year was $0,403.87 and the prison ers have been well fed . There were, a t the end o f the year, awaiting tria l (iU males and 7 fetna'ps. convicted were 39 mutes and 3 females. Admired to the jai l during the year were 2.704 males and 21 5 females and discharged were 2,77 1 males and 21.\) females. The fact that more were dis charged tha n wero received is brought about by there being some prisoners held over from last year. There were 2,477 white males and 140 white females admitted during the year, 29 1 colored males and 15 col - f ud females, 1,515 native bor n males and 13 0 native bor n females, 1.21P foreign bor n males and 8 5 foreign born females, C05 married males and 101 married females, 2,15 9 single males and 11 4 single females. Of those who can read and write c th<y>ij^were 2,504-males-and 191 fe males\ and 25 7 males and 2 3 females who can neither read nor write. These figures show that in this county the greater number of prison ers are white, more married than single men, more native bor n than foreign and more who can read and write than there are illiterate . Crime seems t o have heen greater as tho unfortunates i v.i.ct-c! li. years, since there were onl y 14 males and . females under sixteen >t:u >, ill initios and 10 females between sixteen and twenty-one, 90C malts and lOU females between twenty-one and thirt y years old, bu t there were 1,596 males and 9(i females over thirt y years ol d The occupation i n lif e apparently di d not keep the people fro m crime since there were people fro m many differen t walks o f lite , although the greater number are o f unskilled labor - er a o f which there were 1,102. There wore 1 8 bakers, 24 barbers, 2 8 bar tenders, S bellboys, 1 8 blacksmiths, 4 2 bricklayers, 10 butchers, 5 5 carpenters, SO chauffeurs, 7 5 clerks, 3 8 cooks, 1 editor , BP gardeners, 3 hod-carriers, 3 lawyers, 5 2 machinists, 10 merchants, 85 painters, 2 5 plumbers, 15 sailors, 1 sexton, 15 shoemakers, 25 tailors and 40 waiters. There \^er e 2 5 who had ro occupation. JURORS DRAWN FOR DECEMBER TERM. List of Those Who Will Serve as Members of Grand and Trial Jurors During the Month. The men who wITt scve as members J o f the Gran d Jury and as tria l juro . s lor Supreme Court Parts I and II, walc' i wil l convene a t the County Cour t House on Monday, l)pcem'u<r 7ti, follow — Gran d Jurors. Hon Martin .1 Keolgi, presiding Bedfo\d—Hall 13 Waring Cortland*—William J Charlton} Ferris D. Oakley F-astchester—Benjamin B Riley. Green burgh—Wesley Brown Harrison—Peter Witzel Mantaronock—Charles M Baxter, VERDICT SUSTAINS MRS. BAILEY'S WILL. Sister of Widow Sought To Have Pre/visions of Will Set Aside in Second Trial|. A jury i n Part II o f Supreme Court hr-re Wednesday evening returned a verdict sustaining the will of'the late Mrs. Ruth Louisa Bailoy, o f Mount Vernon, whose «ister, Mrs. Anne Isa - be'le Hutcninson, o f Bridgeport, Conn. , brougdt an action to have the wil l set aside. ' K v ? The $4,000,00 0 estate o f too late showman, James A Bailey, o f Bar- num & Bailey, and lof t by his widow largely t o her brothers, Joseph T . and Theodore McCaddon, wa3 Involved i n the action which WM tried fo r eight days before Justice Keogh and a jury. Tho jury was out just fifty minutes. The contestant, Mrs . Anna Isabella Hutchinson, i s 7 0 years ol d and she get3 an annuity o f 510,00 0 by the wl H She c.iarged that her brother, Joseph T. McCaddon, who Inherits a largei par t o f the fortune, unduly influenced I Mr<3. Bailey t o prevent her *rom filiat ing i n the residuary estate, wuile the contestant's sons, Charles jxnd Fred erick Hutchinson, were cut off wltU - nu t a cent. The executors proved that Mrs.- Bailey when she made her wil l was M t Pleasant—William .1 Kmger Mount Vernon—George Sc luster New Itochelle— John R Dillon . C arle Kammermeyer, James K Van brunt. Opining—H A Cornel'. J r Rye—Alexander H \ S lerman. C lenient Arc.ier , Calvin A Lyon White Plains—Joseph H Mead Yonkers—Lelancey B. Smith, Rob ert H. NevSll , William Whelan. David Kieln, Edgar U. Reynolds, Thomas Quirk , Edwin S. Torrence. James D Mc Intyre. Tria l Jurors, Part I . Hon Marti n J Keogh, presiding Cortlandt—Alexander Sarles. Lem- ue 1 H . Broadie, Patrick Fox. Fre. i Brlggs, Absolom F S.ierwood, Alon-. o Lamb, William Nelson Eaetchester — Fe-rM I Meigs Louis A Ebling, William Ne'son Greenburgh—Samuel Co.ien . Thom as E . Renner, Michael Lawlo\. John ; McGenity. Stephen W Jackson. Jos eph M Tougas, Frank Coleman, Wal te r G Nichols Harrison—Joseph J. CaMelli Lewisboro—Edward Brady . Danic' ;i Todd Mamaroneck — Har-y Goodliffe , t .latio s M Bellon. Mt Pleasant—Louis Romer, S r . Everett Ryder, Arthur Sutton, Jerry Mead. Mount Vernon—Thomas B Whilf - fen, William J. Shalvey. Roben C ( arter New Castle—William II C Schultz. Wilbur Ont'iouse. Samuel Lewie, Jos eph Von Tassell. New RochcUe—Philip Rtiskin , Ja cob VolU North Sa'em—James Rooney, Hen ry S Bailey Osslning—Joseph Fisher T'e'ham—Pliny Riggs. Poundridge—George E Knapp Rye—Frank Ottman, Chester C vrown Sramdale—Thomas II Wlggin White Plains—George Cla-k. Chas. Sahro, Peter Hope. Yonkers—William H. McMlnn. Wi Ham L. Richmond, Fred S lA?igh- ton, Ctarence G Laweon, Dennis Sul - l.van , William Hastorf Yorktown—Munson Perry, Clarence .loake Trial Jurors, Part II. Hon Isaac N Mills , presiding Bedford—Ernest Waite Cojtlandt--Bernard J McGuire. John F Finnerty, Herbert Odell . John E. Bergsten, August Burkhardt. Roland A Curti3 , Enoch J Tompkins, Tarnet B , Requn, Fowler Chase. Eastchester—Charles Hondeson Greenburgh—George W Field, Geo. Coffin, WMam H Young. Wra . Carpenter, Adolph Kurz. Lewisboro—Wm. H Peck, Edward i S. Greene, Chester R. Fitch. Mamaroneck—George Swift, George Webber, Leonard S. Clapp, Sam uel Dy Veau. Mt. Pleasant—Charles WasLiburne , Pau' Pilla, Chares Sanderman, Wil liam Patterson. In a faRl pla>cd game of baskct- '.all Snturda) night, the Humbler* or White Plains defeated the West c icnte - Independents o f Kutoiui h b y ili c scon- of t () 21 TUP game «u< luaveil at White P'ain<- .anil it .'.i s . it- fourt h straigh t wi n fo - the Itamb - 1-. C. and was Li e mo« t notab'e vie - li y of IU' season, IH th e l.i.leppn- df-nts lav e t.ip reputation o f hvi l g tie fastest team in Northern \\c*it . che-ter Wit h Sarlr n and Allen at forwards an d .lones at center, tiey .iail a n ol - 'ense tiiat in o f the best , but ! i e all a oun I pitting o f th e White Plains champion', pinwd to o nmc. i for them Tli e Katonah team pi'eil u p a lea d of 10 t o 2 in t. i e lirM live minutes 'if pla>, bu t before tie , i n I\ e ule d fee •otals le d b y th r •.cot e o f 1(. t o 10 In the second hal f tii e Ramblers .-cored 2 i l o the visitors 11. •\anllin was the star of the game for tiie w inners T i e bi g center made the tip-olT o n Join' s in prartica^l y eve-y play , and started wome fine t<'ani wor k He figure d in most o f t i e pl.iy« an d two of li s baskets we-p (<f die «en..ationa i variety He caged tiie ball fou r time\ Williams and Smith each bad tnree 'laskets to their credi t Tie guards. Hauclt . Sayman, n.or e and Hunt di d some star defen - bi\e work, and rontrilmtvd five ha-s- ketrt t o the score The lineup DRAMATICS AT SALEM Independent Team ot St. James Players Score Another Hit In \What Happen ed to Jones.\ PUT UP GOOD BATTLE TO SHOW AT BREWSTER REVIEW IN GREENBURGH Iiamb'-org Williams F Smit. i F Cantli n C nauck. COT (! Saynian, Hun t U Ha-,kvt*- CaiUm . bmiti i ;. Sa> man 2, ( i -p Sarh? s :!. Alle n o n Fouls—Williams l\. Katonah Allen Sarles Jones Gregory Carlson I. W i Hums I. Hauck, Hunt, Jones Carl- Jones 7 SITERVISORS HOLD BRIEF MEETING. Bonds of Newly Elected County Officials Are Approved and Con tract Awarded to Yonkers Firm. l.n'-t Fridav cnpnlng abou t J' n \» r- Min-- witnessed the present it m, th e three-ac t farc e \What lluppiuetl t o .linns li> the Dramuti i Club of S t lames Episcopal Chun h. ill tu e paris h hall Salein I'ente r From th e lirst rins e o f the curtain unti l it s fall at the close \I the third . KI . tin- —onml of lauglner could lie heard Every botl\ came wit h a desire fo r a couple >t h nrs ol In n an d fro m th e in.tin words o f prais e an d congiatul.itin is nhe :i t o the dllfvr'n t members ot th e cas t we imagine e\ervbodv ^nt what tie .'• came afte r It should, liowe\er b e understoo d i> the public tha t this i.ine What Hapi'ined to Jones was i.ir nori <ni' I'I u\ t o pnsent tha n vas th e bein 'i fill ilrama ' F>tneriln . i w i < ! i thi s cat <l iilavers pies. m< il ln- i v|»ritu Tie ropidit y with which the lin« < r « i actions were ne<s ssar\ I >be ,i\'ea made tl u wor k douhl v hard in ti\ s pla\ I '.itl with nli the n> < CS- b.i- e tot on. ' i.ieinbM' i t the caVi r• 1 111 r« I ]\>!\•., • 11 .1 ti^ whi i i .-peak s w dl fo r tie- -trer.uotui wotk .f the lector Mr Hd'tll t >' III w. etitirel \ res |ii >l.-lbl l fo r the 'i.iiniti, o. th e < a- l To him a s eMended ii r < !>• rongratulH t •<••• , m l i n II. i «h t a id Mr- I a n '•. \n il\ us. !'\.ri> :'. i.iv.'* to r 'h* i - ahh as\ tan\ \- i• I • inii - i I In ret • ipfs were atiui , $|fid Tuesday eveniii/ DP< •>! i th e ca.^t \. ill ap l ea r in tli. tjwn hall at llrew . ster )» r tbo ben< i< o f the Fpi *(0 |idl < hurch o f Brewster, and S\ Jnmes Parish. Nortl i Sa,'e.r . and endeavor t,» ai;i'in < r*pertain the people <\ e Hrewster K 'id . ii ',it> in i '. am e r a -r b 'e t e tl'i :<''(,ition »hin t 'lie^ lttahi'd v l t ' rr . i i, ' ' i • •• la- t '[inn J. The • i >\ begi n prmipt .i v <> • loc k TRYING TO DODGE TAX City Making Annual Effort in Court to Have Assessment Reduced. I o n i .-e l f'>r Walur l \e\ t . an d John 1 1 Lauren roinp i isitiL, In I'.nar.l f \-lse -MH-, of I ie l'o«n oi (, ( U n Ini y i oil Ft ida. hi. il tin retur n HI the writ r ,n< d out Ie I,II ( il \ ot New \ or k in w mil liny a^lo d to r a revie w o Hie a--it-sii n nt ia (Irei 'i i burn !i The a*>-->ess'irs put a \atnatioi i of *.\III N S'J'i o n tie propert y owned In 'ie < it\. the < it> a'liiedii ' t proinrtv, l.iat i s i i t .ie Town o f Urei'uburg. i an 1 maintain tha i :i i . a lai an d jii 'St \alualion ot th e im pmpertv l'he> a-K t ia' t .ie writ lie il l -.nil* - i .1 icr e i.-. no .b < i-uin a- >• i < outise l lot tin ' n\ a l eg. t nit IIK propert\ K a s sed at inn ,ier lll'llt ot Us vulitutio u .in I tun ot.it\ ,iropert \ in t ie ...inn o in .hnrliond a»-.-e---eil at mil\ pet < • nt o f t.ie •-eal valuation The con t ait io n t', ia \e th e a-sess- '•lent reduce I i- || • annual • Holt of t u t it \ ol \« w N ork to ivicaiie JI much as pi.-.-ihlc pa t inetit oi tn\<\' o n prop i rt> n»iu I in tin - om it ) an d used lo r water it d pu pose. (I eon bur n 1 is onh one ol Hie man. towns I lat K O in'o ' onr t .illii i i;i 1 \ to innrli .it . ie « it v ill it - 'lion to k. 1 linn an- i Miints reduce d ^OIIUI s II.IK, I > e ^latest valuatio n o' Ne w ^ or k ( it \ -irupertt an d woul d ii nffct tcii tie Ii a-t b v a r.ilei ti ill while 1 i e -anitlli - nuv i- in th e uor'l i erti part o f tae <iuint\ where tie city property makes up practically aal f o f the tota ' valuation ar c ta p oms w i o suftet Hie most in t'le \educttoTlM .f tlii'j are made COURT DECIDES FOR LEWISBORO Appellate Division Reversed In Damage Suit for In juries to Ferguson Girl. NEW INTERPRETATION OF DAMAGE LAW n ,'l r tea r t a am n U; i!i w ,', e Harlem J.n \i«•»..! m.i lb, In 2 s train fro m l'-rewster In in cal l h PREDICTS REALTY BOOM IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY. Thx- Hoar d o f Supervisors in a bnpf meeting Monday li\ei l the binds <fi two o f t.i<? county official s who take office o n .lantmr j I ol next yea'r Tacy approved t.io bond of Willia. u Arc he\ o f Mt. Vernon. County T.-«<t- sarer-e'ect, fo r $-00,000 and that ot Robert A. Pattrson, o f Tarrytow.i, L i e new County Comptroller, fo r $1 i,- 00 .1 The Star Iron W'o-k^. of \ nnker^ , .lamp s () Coch\an. proprietor , wis iwarded HIP con'rail t o n ;iair (.;•' ^onkir-. A mors a t a eosl of ' The sujiervso > J o f Sihu>ier Con i- t> idit il cop> o f a resolution adopled I ler e asking fo r n gelation l iat wou l | Slve t.i e towns wherein hui.'ing lie ensot t ure issued one-hal f o f the fees rii e w ao'e lee now KOtti t o tli o State ( observation Coninil.-sio n The com inuuicati t n «a< filed and no action uue taken A t the conclusion o f t.ie meeting Supctvidur Allvn. o f t.i e Committed < n Kipiulizati o l o f Taxation and At.- -lossnient . called a meeting o f li. s oinmittee fo r the purpose o f consi. l erlii g the efjualizatlo n table H. •H. E. The Katonah Camp Fire Oirl s (Tu b i;: beit m or?ai ize. 1 tit present b> Mi Ethel (JrevT Nearly al l the girl s in town have ha d some e\perlem e in ciupitig an d are aciiirilntci wit4i- it s pleasures and it s duties Ou r nauni.' surroundings should help greatlv to make tiio ne w organization a -ucie^s and a help to it s members a s an ed u talional branc h o f sound mind and that ehe told wlt-| Mt. Vernon—William Jewell, Geo. [lessee the Hutotiinson boys should B. Washburne, Nicholas Mars'iall. rot have a cent o f Iter, estate. If , New Ca^tie—Warren Outhouse Mrs. itutchinson had succeeded in. New Rochelle^—Thomae F Dyer, breaking the will she would have in-'George W. Eyerie, Jean W. Barned! herked more than ?500,00 0 instead o f Joseph Ruhl, Byron Wall Andereon. the annuity. x j North Salem—George Rogers. O^sinin g l-dwl n Iiirington, Sr , William Fisher, William H Romair.i-, Ralph PartPiow. Adlor d Genett. Pe'iiam —William Heisse\ Poundridge—Wilbur Hunt. Scarsdale—Cornelius B Fis h Somers—Caarlcs H Curry . John i? Merrltt . Thomae H Quick . White Plains—David L Birch , Pet er Mul In, Richard Dickson, Elmer M Kond , Step.ien D Reynolds. YonkerK—Frank Squazo, John L. Hyde, Stewart D Pope , John D Uartwell. Patrick Murphy, F\an k V Kruppeabacher, Ernest V. Connelly. William Daniel, Lurter S Relter, Carles Gillen , John W Erb. Yorktown—Arthur F. Sout'.iard . L. Ward Prince Says that Real Es tate Is (Jetting Ready for I 'nusu- al Prosperity. 1.. Ward I'mce. ^ecretarj of hal \ a lozei i real e tale < ompanioi. , genvra, '.\ rrroupe 1 und . r the name o f tae itobe t I' Farley Organization le- oares tha t a . udden and riMtiarkaLno prospcrit v i« liein g evinced in West- c.iester County \T.i e renewed activities in tu Westc 'i ^stcr suburban market during tie In—t two weeks are reull y oulte maiked. ' n o tol d il vpo'l.T this week I ln 'tp \e '.hat the •oidde n ocn- in g is due t o the moral eflcit o f i l f opening o f tn e Federal Reserve lla.ik , nhic .i IN raisin g tie spirits o f b.i i •io.«^ men o f ever > descriptloa. t iroiig lout \mctica We know, oi coarse t i.i t it too early 'o r any rea l linani lal 'fleets l'\om the gove\:i- tiient'-i action. >.i t o b e fell Kina n cia l p-o»ipe-it\ , iiowever. ta ,o laig-.'.., psycholo^iral So 'arge'.y a matter of f.i 'tii a n I credit tiiat merely 'o r busi- ne~s mei t o kno w tha t the IVdeul Hank .i open, i i enoug-'i t o start a i m<. ui )ii( roa'.K .-iirp r isin g t.iin g in - e - ctnt sales whii i I lave pcsonally tiotii-ed oi t'e Scaisdule Ksta-tee, i s tiia t several o f tiie m are on an a'l- . a-h ha 1^ Thk . is an unusual cji - enmstance in rea l estate circles, even I., inoie normal times tberp'ore. o f en,il- I t i-nillewliat «l|-p-isillg ti.i t mo'ie> *-' eiiiN ^o free juyt no,\. w ic n t.ier e ia« ' een so^jnuc' i .jes^i nnMi i tiilK <>ne section o f this pu _ - tnulai p-operl\ .i .is te n nouses going ut> at present. <o-ting from $T,ooo to j SlJ.'iOfi M) i er final experience u n i iluiiliii 1 11 v i- dii,. Heale d ')>• tha t of oi l - ,1 -al e --iat e me l in this par t of i,ie w o d The-efnre, it seems to bi an ini OIII rowrtlbie fact , that auba \ ban real .-tale-at leas t i n WesK'n^ IVT Coiinn - II - getting ready fo r un •••.mil prn-.pi rll y At the tei|ue--t o f Mis s Powles. Cou n t y President o f the W C T I . the f'edfor d Hill s I lio n has arranged to r a «roup meeting o f the uiilo:' • i • < '1 for d Hill Mm t K 1 (- at -I K..| i ill. ':. . Hi' 1 ' . • .' r.- \ .'I C,, | d . K l \ '. I 'OC 10 a t ; p. in Miss Powles wil l speak o n the •'Stat e Convention\ and hopes that a large delegation from .Katonah wil l re spond t o the Invitation to attend. PLAN COl'NTY PENITENTIARY Special Committee ol oHard of .su pervisors Recommend New In stitution at Sesttrda>'s Meetinu. T ii lioaril o! '-iiliervi or s in nieel - .\£ W i dm s |n> !• ,i nin g a. ai I la i i ctiiilliii till lull e f a sin'i ia I I 'Oiniiitltee dial t i v coiinu Ii nl I a cmui' v pei n r« iitI.i. \ w o klunis e and .iniiiin 1 a (ounu i.irni While d'luiile ac'ion \ ,IIN p'l on • n iiil M o i lav I'n pro- jei I l.a s t ie - I I iport ol th e «up . r- visors 'I ie matier (une befor ' t iv <up- iTvitors o n \ie upon and resolutio n by a spe< lal (oinmittee o n county penitent ia\v w.ik i i-s headed by Su pp.rvisor Edward A Forsyth, o f Yon kers, whoso .\ello.v conimltteemen are SupervlHors Jenkin^. Strang Weriei, .Merz (joss an d lib ke y Mt lMirs.Mli sol d the IK -ed fo a county penitentia\ > wa> »ho»n w ic n las t summer Coiiiiumsioner o f Co l rections Kallnrine it | I.I\I - ol \i ' \ \ or k ( it.\ , relus i (I to tain priso m r.-. fro m I i... i outit ) aiul Snnifi WYIu.iii .1 Do } Ie ha d t o si o n the state l o (in 1 >ome place t o muse prisone •( s( nt t o t ie pviiitenti a \ Tae totn - ini> Inner s order was re-.( indt-d late r and the W'<'st< lifter pri-oit-n s were again sen t Jo Blaikwells l'-hind The \ aker also -aid I iat it eo.-t severa i'loii.-.ands o f dollars >parl \ t o noaid n -I 'lnri . in th e Kings County I'etnt ntia- n tiut u county p e ilte n tiai> wou'l r«lie\v t.i e rrowded dH i d'tion- o f ilic jail heri and m <Tt tie rcpiTi nn nt-^ o f die Stile Prisons ( ounu .sioti i iat ln-l 1 the ( omit, Jail Iliad) i|i ate and u l laiiliii rv fia t llm jail • in.I I b e used a n a di tentio n I\ n i m ttiiie v^<.> and p-isoners „'onig to tral a n I i iat Hi e penittnti. t . woul d i 'ow ine a it, for pnsotiei ^ to wor k an d become in pi,n splf^upiinrtiii g I n n-olulion offere d ijilel for ;-n ai i o' legislature t o b e piepa id b.> in. I.egisiativ p Committee a n I t i - -p. i nil < oiiiiuittp e and t o nv' u ' it ,II t 'ie nieiting ol IH'ienin e 1'. I'in rcso uttnn was made a -pe l lal oi I' ot biisines. . fo r Monda v text I II ide a taken u p b \ th \ - n n-i vi on. , the one that S'lenl l Willia m I liovle originated mor i t uin a v^-a ago w ic n lie fou.wl conditions in the jnil .^o irowded Mint in - a.-ke j t.i e -upirvi<opi t o make a n investigation lie, i i -IOPI t o end that lion- 7 1 and .7. I Tc determi' ' it} iiiipiAi -d o n town superinte -•\-ry IO take a comp of t I P «=tatutv. The i' case had a n\ fee t and so is 'som e solution b e t o the found W.ien t i e annual session o f the boar d started this year (Xiairnia n F. V Barrett eald that among other important matter3 this yx?a- t.ie boird mus t consider the project o f erecti.i? : u county penitentiary and the com mittee that has Juot made Us report was t.io outcome. . a \u- i » f a',' ie-t rii e court o f Appeale ,.t ajinled down a decision r* . '.ppellat e Division and t 1 i Co u t in tne action b- Helen Margatet'Ferguson , n under toii-tet-n years, tin 'i r ft ardtati. W m Ferguson agi. o7 l.ev. isbor o Henry R 1 tii law tlim of Barrett i.ppemed to r the town a n i Lin k appeared fo r the conn T iv de i Itiotl o f the Co n peals a t - u^Jde a verdict o f n r the i otiiplaiitant s und give > ,n te r iri-ia'iuu t o t i e law tha' < >• lialiilitic ; o f lowne In dan n. fo aici huts that occur on ,w Five jears ugo. wtion a < ini was being constructei' n > IP-- lti\er Town Of L«\ a , ink gult i r bridge was i • • i t' uiporarih \ io\se fel l tin 'ne iiiidg-- and the child was th ,,i, \ctioi i wa-- iroug.i t against . a and it tt.is I ii.iuus'sed In Coui t I ie case was .n tue \ppellat' Division 'i> i dgiu.'iit o ' lismissal reve \i .be -veond tnal a verdict •>) as giwn i lie l alntlffs w wi., illinnetl b> I lie Appellate ' M r Uarrct t and the Town Lewlsboro hel d they Ver& tr y ^ibl e «lnce t i e ilghway w. and county roa d and decid die case in the Court o f <\ . ie deci-Ion of that cour t re vir in g tin A.ipellate Coun ' n ^np ein e Cour t i s i u favor • ;• ii a la m t i e town, * The decision by Justice M < • ol ier in lire.-, concurring, f o I ' i plaintiff has Teco> i • uilciii in to r iiernona l injur! i o n Jni> .'1 , IlifJJ, by a dot a wooden liivewa} or approm •< a <1 iti.i horde-lng an impro > i i\ nuiiuii ) Tie town sui ' iMit 'in I received no directn i t it - low n boar d wit7i respei iu.-pi • dim. maintonanco or i priv .ii. a >p oacli< s . but , as I I (liargid tn Jni'). hud been ii I ti) l\ IOIIIII ) superintend' t i> atiuttin g owners would > them O n the brst tria l of t ' i t'ic» compitiin t was dismioaed 1 Appellate DIVIBIOII reversed t 'ii; uu-nt dWrni-sin g the complain '•'»• aroun d that . Itnouga no d 1 bi'i II inipo-e d o n t i e town sui \ den t in maintain or \epai r prl 'I' liroaitiii- o n loinity and stu wa\s. ie owed a ^enoral dut) am i sii lermt i udeiici ' under sc \t the Higawa) Law, and n> ,n Id guilt y oi neg'lgence for Kiwrmg I ie detective cond 1 f .be approach and reporting ii town iioanl l o the end that i under ,<e<tlnn 71 direct lt/s -e\ '<> iat narro w ^ IOII-.J the case » \liitted i o dn jmy on the la> 1 i m; iitiaiiimoiis ahlrraance by pellad Ilui-ioi e-tab islle a tie gi nee iii the town superla ' provide d h e was under any d ' inspection The so'e question 1 -urwvi , o n t ii'i appeal, raised (Mepu-iii t o tag charge and a i o i mrce, i^ wi.etlie r under t.n . av law an it existed at the t the a< < iden i (Laws 10QQ t i .• (on- daw- eh 25) town nn ml. ins wen under the il IH --I•••( tin g imp o\ed state and .. cln'Jib aid more speciflca Mile a; proa'lies t.iereon It i'. ot (ou v,e, conceded tl 1 al .iliti of i ie town depends 1 in giigi m e nt the town superlm » (' ' Lab <J over t o the town • t sive vi. w approach in t. us lews I '.ia.i liv e dii'iue d a part o f the 'aighway io n 2 , sub d S i By section wav- ar e ctaseiflr d as -state , r mei town according to the met! (oustruction, improvement and tvnance \rticle b and T :>egulat onitractlon. Improvement and \nance o f state and county high 'ly section 170 tho supervision control o f the maintenance^and r i.t atato and county highways is < .| in th e stale • otutiiishlon, wh o ar c inn pov.e i I . t(. adop t irope r rule'-l ..ud •emulation.- L'. lo purcjase matei- ,iN and. ! 'To provid e fo r a sy6- t'.ui o f patro l of HIKII .ug.iwavs, or niopi -nicb other -)stein as may seem • \pidi nt so dia l e.H i section O.\ - ii i highway -nail i«p unde r con dui t observation and b e effectivel y iinl - I 'onimiK al \ preserve d maiiuain- . .1 mi . r. paire d i nde r subdivision 1 di e wo I, o f ivpa.r ma\ tie perlo-me 1 l,, i ii town oi dm distric t o r coun - t . .-upcrint v lden^ as provide d b y MI rnlts and r. , nl .it ion.- of th e com- ii -» .o n Sectinii i 17J and 17 '. pro - wil e to- the rai-ing of tie towns .ire o, ti n in t of inaint'iiance > (Ii u t o hi i.aid i .*o t i n count/ i i e-'i ) and dis |,,ii— i d upo n til' wrlt- ii orde r oi t ie iiiis-ioncr s Sec - IIIIII I. \• provnl . s i r ,.• (ompensa- . >n nt town sn, ' i '.i n h MH , t 0 b-> nai'l on l o f thei-ai I .u i.aiue fund , .or -'.uif. wlm i in ii. • h e di - reiiid lis the ion.ini- n.u m pertomi i le-peil lo t ie inaiiiteiia m r an d re pair of •.tali' a i J county lugiiwa;« it.iiu i i\ towns From the foregoing n appears tha t t i e town superinten- i. enn have no duty t o perform .vitJ n spect t o the maintenance and repair, or county and state highways ef . s di'ecte.l b y tne «tate commission We no w tur n 'o Article 4 , Section i7 whi r i specifically detlnee tae po w . : s an I dniiis of towi euperlnten- d> nt li \ su'idiMsion 1 a town supcr - iii' ii'l'-m is lo i .iv c the ca'e and . ip e niii'iideiit o f t ie .ijg.iway s and luidges m tin- town except as ot.ier - Lie -penally provide d In re^tion to a- orpo'atvd villaget- cities and otiiT Im a) lie.' and under subdivision \t .ie is to ' Pi i form SIIC.I other duties ..nd have «iii i el he.- powers m may •e iiupiK -i I o r ionf<rn\l b y law , o.* d n rnj> . and -emulation s o f th e coui - 'iiisi.ion, incl u lin g i ie powers and nil ie»- aeretotore e \eri Ised or DvT- 10 me n b ) 'ii.'hwav commissioners.' . ,.t se t lion iiiu'.t la. read in con - iieiiioii wit h the article specificall y dining t o im maintenance of state and count-, aighwayo Thus rea d It wn l appear tha t the nig.iways and bridg e i in the town referred t o in .•vrtto-. 47 a-e t'i e highways and • -Idpes\which\ the town is require d to ni.iir'ai n and not t ie lu^.iways whic h ire under the \Vlie.de supervision •nd iiuiiro l o f Hie s-ai e commission. I i. uiiide iiun h \ atiot. ie- provli- ,n I \ snli.livi' ion \ of sectioj 17 i , IOWII -up . ritiK'tident Is require d in .ni. sinn t a n I keep in rvpa Iiini^ am i (iiherts an d <air.-e tho A.I'I rum hedges and ( uh-ert s to be i.i jit o|.. n That subd.vision refer s oT 'mine ' \ the <8ii]. Ingaways as does -nh.liM mn 1 Section V! is the on'y ei (io n i n .(\title 4 w.iirii imposes a pel ili. dii) o n town bourds in rela - lion i o -tate anj county liigiwayt 11 niil- TiK' town saperintendent s .all (.ui- e a I ditchvo culverts anl i'iii 'T »avi. on state oJid county hlg.i - «>• to h e kep t fre e fro m obstruc tion s at all times He shall also lai.tie snow and ice t o be removed •rum th e i iiherts and waterways o f budi n.g iwa}s an d t i e expense there - ! „i hb u I 'ie paid fro m the moneys It v ii J an d i olle i t, J to r t u> repai r and \npni v inent o f ii.gliw..)- as provide d I. 'Id s ' hitpte - It -ectlo n 47 ap- ,in 1 t o al l iiipiways in t'i e town •h'-re was no need of section 3\ , and, un Ii - the peti.'-a ' rul e o f construc - uon, i i e cMiivss enumera'ion o f a sin - B i<. dut ) i >\iltnli -s others especially II view o f th e tact i.iat die general subject o f t i e care and maintenance nt tin i bi g iuii\< is regulate d by another articl . an. l is place d under tn o contro l and .-uper\islo n o f other oiliee.-s. •Section 71 prowdet . \T.i e owners ( t occupants o f 'ands sliall construct aad keep t n repair al l approaches or • irlvpways from the aigaway, under i he direction 0 f the distric t or county superintendent, and it s-Jall b e unlaw ful fo r such owner or occupant o f lands to fill up any ditc.i or place any material o f any kin d o r character in any ditch so as to i n any manner obstruct or interfere wit h the\ 1 purpos - (Continued on Page Three.)
