The Newtown bee., 1890-09-26
STRATFORD.

there was little adverse criticism, par
that the article was only guess at the
situation, because no one in Stratford
hardly any in New Haven, knew, really
just what the company intended to do
''fhe plan you outlined on good authori
ty reads very nicely" said a Stratford
gentleman, "but have reasons for know.
ing that it will not be adopted as an en-.
tirety. 1t Is not a new scheme, but is
one of probably 20 that have been talked
about by the railroad men. Now, don't
you see, if Main street is carried under
the tracks, as you say, and Harris street,
as you call 1t, Is brought out to Main,
there's going to be a heavy grade, diff
ference of eight or ten feet? How can
you get over that2 And where are you
going to put the hew depot? 1 was told
In New Haven that the depot would be
east of Main street. As it is practically
a foregone conclusion that it will be
north of the present line, this might
bring it into the vicinity of Charlie
Stages house. But all this is mere con-
lecture. The whole matter Of those cross
ings really rests upon the disposition of
that at King street. The railroad wants
to close it and l think that the town, if
voting intelligently upon the question,
would agree to this; for it is compare
lively unimportant crossing" From
further information received by the re-
porter, he is still inclined to think that
the plan of extending Harris street, as it
is called on the railroad maps, to Main
street is feasible, is the present design of
the company and that it will be carried
out, unless circumstances warrant a
change of policy. As to the location of
the new depot, he understands that the
plot now occupied by Edgar Osborne has
been looked upon with kindly eyes by
the railroad pressed too hard, it is not al
all impossible that it may put up "A de-
pot on the land it owns, some little dis
lance east of Main street. This woulC
be hardly as convenient, but the roat
would lose little, if any. Even if thu
bllGh bG CAbCnutt
to the village, the road could, by putting
down the fare to sc, easily hold its own
But no one really knows about this.
understand that agents of the road have
been looking at property along the soutl
side of the line, where the additional
tracks will be laid. They must be pu
there in order to avoid bad curve at thu
cemetery"
A BEE reporter who strolled down tt
the stone crushing plant on StratforC
avenue found the machinery working a
full speed, while farm teams were draw
ing field bouldeTs and remnants of stone
walls to one side of the crusher and 9th
er teams were taking away the crushed
stone. Selectmen Lewis and Curtis were
in charge and were actively supervising,
not only the work of crushing and spread.
Ing the stone, but grading, widening
Strengthening and preparing the road bed
in advance. Twenty men are employed
about half of them at the crusher and the
others hauling stone and grading. Work
was begun, August % and has been car.
ried forward as brlskly as possible. The
capacity of the crusher is 80 to 60 tons
per day and it is run ut its full capacity
nine hours n day. The 60 loads which
have been carted daily have covered q
space about $50 feet in length by Is il
width, each day. The lower road, STRAIT
ford avenue, upon which the town Ii
now engaged, is to be macadamized fol
the distance of q mile and third; o.
this, about a quarter of a mile has beer
done at the eastern end, running ives
from Main street, and two sections
which were united, Saturday, to make :
half mile more, at the other end. Will
good weather and no hindrances, thi
road can probably be finished in fort
night or so. When asked il the uppe
road would be begun, this Fall, the Sc
lectmen smiled and said, Crown election
comes soon, you know; can't tell" Tn
road Is Of uniform width of 30 feet
being widened In some places, particu
larly near McDonald's, as much as II
feet. Near Perry Beardsley's, where ar
the engine and crusher, the road will b.
filed in considerably and will be brough
about 10 feet to the north. Among tn
teams engaged in this work are those o
Selectman Wood (horses and oxen), Sc
lectman Lewis (mules), John w. Beach
Perry Beardsley, G. E. Stage, John Nc
Donald, +. b. Roberts, Michael Kaniff
John Moran. "we do not screen tn,
stone as we crush it," said Selectmal
Lewis, "because we have no convenien
means of doing so and beca use we hav,
been informed by those more experienced
In the business that 1t Is not really nee
essary, unless the finer stone or screen
ings may be needed for top dressing
but here we have no lack of gravel for
that purpose. Yes, we crush boulders
almost exclusively, for they, especially
the smaller ones, are the only suitabl,
material to be found. The stone from
this ledge, which we opened as quarry
proves not at all suitable; 1t Is too soft
brushes too easily and will grind to pow
der beneath the wheels In a remarkably
short time. But we can use 1t somewhat
Tor Killing and grading, with plenty o.
good stone above"
The selectmen have been grading ant
gravelling the lower swamp road.
The choir of Christ church holds Sat
urday evening rehearsals.
Edgar Osborne has started his cidel
mill and ground several hundred gallons
though the apple crop ID short.
DIR Northrop of Philadelphia has visit
cd Stratford friends.
=. s. Beardsley Ia in Stamford.
Lovers OF line music hope that the cho
raj society, which added so largely Il
Inst Winters social enjoyments, ma,