The Newtown bee., 1890-01-10
STAMFORD.
SATURDAYS TOWN MEETING.

SATURDAYS TOWN MEETING. The element working for improve ments in Stratford have aroused interest enough in the matter to secure large attendance at the town meeting. Stiles Judson, Jr, presided with firmness and quick perception of parliamentary law that kept the meeting well in hand. The subjects considered were the stone bal lasting of the two main roads to Bridge port and lighting of the streets, both of which were adjourned for four weeks, to Saturday, February l, ? p III, when Rob- ert W. Curtiss, II. F. Stagg and J. Hen- ry Blakeman are to report on different systems of street lights, what streets in Stratford need lighting, how many lamps are needed and their cost, while Charles E. Curtiss, ,Anson II. Blakeman, John W. Beach, r. J. Beardsley, Albert Will coxson will report on what ballasting is needed and it's cost.
 The road question was first considered and, if there had been some one to clear | ly explain the matter and it's cost, It might have been carried in some shape. John w. Beach, who fathered the pro- ject, said that Mir Pierce of Bridgeport told him that it would cost from $l50O to 5000 mile to ballast road 16 feet wide with four inches of stone, after which the road could be kept in order for S25 mile per year. It would be eco- nomical to ballast, for now several hun dred dollars are spent yearly and these main roads are growing more and more full of holes and gullies. Lewis Coe thought that if the horse car line was soon to be extended to StratfOrd, it would be folly to put road into first class shape, as it must then be torn up. John Wells wished the lower road only ballasted, but Selectman D. c. Wood said that the upper road needed ballasting more than the other. Frederick J.. Bearislcy champiOned examination be- fore acting on so large an expense and tellers had to be appointed to settle the sense of the meeting, first F. J. Boards lev and Samuel Lewis, then D. C. Wood and F. C. Beach. The meeting was quite oAAN matter and postpOning present action, St to 76 at first, then 94 to g and, finally, 80 to 5S. This eXasperated John w Beach into saying that Stratford was 2S years behind other towns of the State The petition for lighting the streets was signed as follows:
 F. C. Beach,
 Dr W. E. COgswell, C. c. GunthCr,
 A. Skaats,
 Francis Baxter J. F.. C. Leavitt,
 w. \. Ely,
 Jw Sterling cstatc.by R.w .Bunnell
 George II. Spall, w. H. Rogers, NJ. Fryer, | F. Sammis,
 George Bartram, Herbert Bartram, 1. L. Belden, William Nash, , II. J. Curtis,
 VIM. Peck, | W. II. Smith,
 H.w. Van Voorhis, Frank K. Sammis,
 Wilson French, l Robert H. Russell,
 Horace II. Judson,
 Preston II. Hodges,
 G. W. Fairchild, | F. II. Allen, | k. l.. ClarksOn, John E. Holmes,
 Henry c. Evans, | Charles E. Curtis,
 William Barrymore. These signed the petition for ballast ing the two main roads to Bridgepor . from Main street to the Bridgeport line
 John w. Beach,
 l.. II. Todd, a Philo Osborne,
 J.W. Thompson,
 r. E. Reed,
 J.w. Dutour, - J. W. Collins, e IT, G. Wheeler f c. E. Curtiss,
 R. l.. Clarkson, John J. Park, I' c. H. Dorman,
 NC Amber, .- Henry Booth, e J. E. Thomas,
 J.W. Chichester F. Benjamin, t Edward B. Roberts, ? Edgar Osborne, . W. M. Peck,
 Charles l. Judson, i D.. c. wohlgemuth, l, John Erickson, c George. .Bartram, a P. Beardsley,
 Charles A. Lowell,
 Fred s. Doolittle, U C. Edwin Dufour, c I. L. Belden, l. William Curtis,
 W. B. Emerson,
 T. II. Munson,
 S.J. Whiting,
 s. c. Dickinson, s John D. Wells,
 Frank Lally, s l. W. Powell l. Jerry Downey, e William c. Morehouse, h W. II. Holmes,
 William Byington, W.C. Lewis, r. Emory E. Judson, s J. Henry Thompson, , George K. Wilson,
 D. W. Lillingston,
 F. Beardsley, George W. Cradduck, d W. II. smith, e F. W. Judson, |, E. J. Peck,
 Otis E. Curtis,
 NE. Wilcoxson, Be Franklin F. Ambler, )f WV. Latin. q William M. Perry, ,o Burr W. Cosier,
 George D. Butcher, Winfield l.. Curtis, t- William E. Bristol ,s ]. B. Dibble, VIII. Crauford, a- NJ. Fryer,
 George k. Chavelle, eu Lucius Judson Jr, u Jehu Burritt, James Plumb, " William Hughes. |