Bantam, Connecticut. Here is the elected governing body of Bantam, including both Democrats and Republicans. This council meets the first Monday of every month in a little room just above the post office. From left to right: Burgess George Perrett of the Perrett Lumber Company; Burgess Harold Cox, owner of Cox's Garage; Clerk Arthur Morey, who has an insurance office in Litchfield(Morey's is an appointive job); Burgess Leonard Doyle, an unemployed engineer; Burgess Willis Bennett, engineer in charge of the Bantam powerhouse, and Warden James L. Doyle, brother of Leonard, whose position corresponds to that of first selectman in small incorporated towns. Sourced from the Library of Congress.