The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-08-08
BRIDGEPORT.

Col Stevcnson's latest musical compo-
sitOn, the Gavotte minuet, is to be used
by Miss Eager in her next kirmess.
Rev DIR IIovey and wife are at Avon
by-the-Sea.
Shoe Merchant C. Ii. Bennett and fam
lily are in Rhode Island.
Ninth c. V. reunion at Seaside, Tues
day.
Chief Beardslcc of the fire department
has been presented with gold badge,
surmountcd by two acknowledged eagles
and the 32d degree masonic emblem, by
officers and members of the department.
Horace NJ. Booth, injured at kiefer's
furniture factory, last June, died on Sun
day, 6S years old.
Commencing with the September num-
Der, the Independent will begin the pub
LEGATION of historical narrative of
Bridgeport, divided into five epochs, each
epoch containing several articles, begin
ing with the first epoch, or when the city
of Bridgeport was known as ''The village
of Newfield' in 1898, containing only
about us Inhabitants, and continuing up
to the present day. The article is from
the pen of one of Bridgeport's citizens.
than whom none is more thoroughly con-
versant with the history of the city. The
first three articles of the first epoch will
be published in the September number,
occupying the first three pages of the
paper.
CEMENT OR vITRIFIED PIPE.
L.
gard to the kind OF sewer pipe best to use in
this city. In some of the articles on the sub
Ject, 1t Is very evident that the writer had
claim that the vitrified pipe will last forever,
which may be true. Whatever streets it is
laid in, connections would have to be left for
every house or barn ever to be built on the
street. Should these connections not be left,
then the vitrifed pipe would be OF no use, for
it is nearly impossible to make new con
nection into a vitrified main sewer without
cracking the pipe, which of course must ruin
that length OF pipe, for, should "a connection
be made on the other side of this length, the
pipe would go to pieces and have to be re-
placed by new at an extra cost. Again, if Wit
rified pipe were laid and connections left,
should these not be extended inside the walk
OF each property holder for fear that, il only
the connection be LETT at the main, so many
would have to be left in every block one or
more of these would be imperfect and, after a
heavy shower or rainy spell, would cause a
street. Some horse might get injured, the
city must pay for the horse, If ruined AS has
ond best in a lawsuit
On the other hand, we have the cement
pipe, made in our own city, which has given
perfect satisfaction, / should say, from the
tact that saw piece taken out of a sewer in
Fairfield avenue which was laid % years ago
and to-day is in perfect order and from all
appearances, should last many 25 years long
er. Now anyone who has had any practical
experience in the matter knows that, if our
mains are laid with good, well made cement
pipe, there is no need OF leaving connections,
as cement pipe can be cut into at any time
without danger of cracking it, saving the an
noyance and expense of connections being
left when the main is left. The writer has
seen thousands of feet OF pipe laid and for
years has seen sewers opened for the purpose
of making connections or to clean them of
stoppages- do not think there is any differ
ence in regard to stoppage, but, in such case,
if it is necessary to take out several pipes, the
easiest and cheapest must be the cement pipe,
but we have in our city government compe-
tent men whose business it is to attend to
this matter and the public should leave it in
their hands, trusting that while they are in
office they will work for the best interests of
the taxpayers and not for th e interests of any
friends in this matter.-[A. S. NJ.