The Newtown bee., 1891-04-24
TRUMBULL.

LONG HILL VOTED MACADAM ROAD.
 An enthusiastic town meeting, called to order at } 30 by Town Clerk s. G. Beardsley, voted $6000 for macadamiz- ing the turnpike from the Bridgeport town line to Edward Platt's store. The opposition were outnumbered two to one but made a vigorous fight, A. $. Cook of Nichols taking the floor as spokesman for the minority. J. A. Treadwell was moderator and the voters were out in force, the Town hall being well filled. Res olutions to ratify the action of the town meeting, last Fall; to limit the amount paid from the town treasury to that re- ceived from private subscriptions pro- viding for the appointment of commit tee of three to act jointly with the sub scribers' committee in expending the money; approprating $60OO,if such sum should be needed, were introduced by L. c. Beers. Esq E. NJ. Beardsley offered a resolution naming Dr Seth Hill, l.. G. Beers and Wilmot Wheeler as the town committee. l.. G. Beers, Esq., also of- fered resolution to close the Canoe brook section of Pork lane. Backed by such a majority, little difficulty was had in voting these measures, l.. G. Beers, Esq advocating each as they were presented and others spoke in their fa- vor. A. 5. c. Cook raised the question of the legality of the meeting, last Fall, as soon as the resolution was read and thought that many voted for it, suppOs- ing that the intention was to macadamiZe the worst spots of the roads in different parts of town; not to build tOboggan slide so that the "lords of the soil'' on Long Hill might ride to Bridgeport with ease. MT Cook indulged in various sat irical hits at the Long Hill side of town and claimed that the regular road appro- bod hnn ,a1 lou. to for the entire town, while $6OOO was asked for three miles on Long Hill, which was not in accord with ''the greatest good to the greatest number" l.. G. Beers, Esq, said that there was no ques- tion but that the meeting, last Fall, was legal and this simply ratified it and made provision for executing what was then proposed; he secuted the idea that Long Hill would not grant Nichols an equally good road to Bridgeport in the near fu- ture and cited the $2S, 1000 war debt the town paid off in 10 years. He said that bonds could be issued and the present plans for better roads be put in effect without adding a burdensome tax. Doubt ing the vote on the first resolution, ,an ad- iournment to the highway was taken and resulted in giving 104 for, with 52 against; Dr Starkweather and R. c. Toucey tel lers. The resolution on the appointment of a committee was thought by Mir Cook to place the selectmen in a peculiar po- sition and clashed with their authority in town matters. The vote on the appro- pration of $600O brought out that about $500 was now subscribed and little doubt was had of the ability to get $60OO on the paper before the money was need ed. MT Cook strongly objected to hav- ing more appropriated than was actually pledged, though the resolution provided that DO more than the amount subscribed should be paid from the town treasury. A motion c. Newell Brinsmade offered, relative to the regular road money, al ready voted the turnpike, was ruled out of order after discussion. Little Opposi- tiOn was made to the remaining resolu- t1OnS, except ill the appointment of the committee. Amendments to have the three road districts represented, also to have Erwin s. Fairchild's name added as a fourth member of the committee, were voted down or withdrawn.
 Mir Kachele, land owner on the west side of Canoe brook, objected to having that part of Pork lane discontinued, but the facts of it's dangerous state and the almost total abandonment of it as high way, were made plain by those familiar with the locality and it was voted to dis continue the road, provided the Bridge port Hydraulic Water Co. would sub scribe $3OO, as they had already offered. toward the macadam and give the town bond to indemnify it against loss from any who might wish the road re-opened.
 The meeting adjourned, at about 4 30, after a two-hours' session. Now that the town has pledged the fulfilment of it's share in the agreement to macadam- ize, made last Fall, there is little doubt that the requisite amount will be sub scribed and the work pushed to a speedy completion.
 Miss Lena Nichols has been home from Woodbury, accompanied by Miss Julie Peck.
 Miss Carrie Spagele of Long Hill was with friends in Trumbull, Sunday.
 Miss Kittie Wilson of Oronoque, who has been with her sister, Mrs Amariah Mallett, has returned home.