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Two full page columns on election results broken down by ward.

2 x 3", taken from scan of paper

Two full page columns dedicated to the celebration of Danbury's new status as as City and the aftermath of its first elections. Descriptions of how each neighborhood was decorated.

The Fire Committee report states that, "...the department statnds to-day reorgianized, remodeled, and in an effective condition. Discipline once more controls the men and the causes of discontent have been removed." The Committee goes on to detail…

Fire Committee request for Hose House No. 1 furnace approved. Petition for "...steamer and sufficient hose, etc., was referred to the Fire Committee." Also, "It was voted that the people now occupying the house in rear of the Fire house, on Ives…

1 pg from ledger

Howard Stevens presented a bill for work he had performed on the fire steamer. The fire committee, despite great contention between Stevens and Chief Meyers, accepted the bill and ordered it paid.

2 pgs from ledger

35 fires since the founding of the City between April and August.