The Newtown bee., 1892-08-19
FAIRFIELD.

horse soon curried, |" for 1t adjourned the five questions for which the special meeting was called till the annual towr
 meeting, at the same time instructine the selectmen to bring in separate esti mates at that meeting of the estimated cost of each item of outlay proposed
 The reason for the summary action is
 not far to seek. When so prominent
 philanthropic and public spirited citi zen as Frederick Sturges publicly states that there was not definite information carries conviction. With the town, too some $120, 1000 in debt and the money ap. propriated for roads and bridges already
 spent, even desirable improvements stood a poor show, Saturday. Further more, as one opponent of the measures put it, the annual election is approaching when town fathers like funds to spend on public Improvements, giving chance for the employment of voters susceptible to such influences.
 Lawyer K. Livingstone Wells was chosen moderator of the meeting and NaAiiCA hAho0AA WAbh VACulb duu The subjects to be considered were the building of bridge, in connection with Bridgeport, over Ash creek at Moody's mills; repairing the bridge near Horace Jennings's over Mill river; macadamiz- ing the highway near Mir Toomey's and from the old post office to the station and repairing the school houses at Greenfield Hill, Southport and Fairfield.
 Selectman Richard B. Jennings pre- sented the question of the bridge over Ash creek to the meeting, showing how 1t had come before the selectmen year ago and again two months ago. The present bridge is contracted and delapi- dated, steep little hill adding to it's difficulty. It Is now Is feet wide, but Bridgeport wants to widen it and put up an iron bridge. Much straw and hay goes into Bridgeport by this route and travel is % per cent. heavier than it was 10 years ago. A new bridge was an ab- solute necessity and, if not built now, must be built soon. One timber of the bridge has dropped down. This was a grand improvement and would cost Fair field for it's share $6OO. Bridgeport had now made third appropriation for this bridge and wanted to go ahead with the work.
 Selectman Jennings was answered by A. r. Wakeman, who admitted that an iron bridge would make this a nicer thoroughfare, but, if not absolutely nec- essary, the state of the town treasury did not warrant extensive Improvements. Mir Wakeman thought that wooden | bridge, for which Fairfield would have to pay $100, would be sufficient, but Se- lectman Jennings said that there was no money in wooden bridges; iron was more economical. MT Wakeman did not | wish improvements made on borrowed l funds.
 MT Sherwood moved to defer the ques- tion to the annual town meeting, but ac- cepted MT Toomey's ammendment to de- fer all the subjects named in the call to the same time. pr Donaldson question ed whether, if it was so deferred, Bridge port would not call out the county com missioners and compel Fairfield, at great CT cost, to build the bridge. The doc tor hoped, to no avail, that at least the bridge over Mill river and the macada- mixing of the highways might be attend ed to. The bridge near Horace Jen- nings's was unsafe and the town might have to pay heavy damages for some accident there, before October. The road from the old post office to the sta ion had been ruined in hauling stone ,or the viaduct and the town had failed Q put 1t in repair. Henry c. Sturges al- 10 considered the Mill river bridge very dangerous. It was put up as tempora- y affair seven or eight years ago, was low beyond repair and might entail ( leavy expense upon the town. simon Banks, despite his lame ankle nd later injury to his shoulder, was f resent to protest against additional ex- ( 'enses to the town, both he and A. P. i Fakeman calling attention to the fact , hat the selectmen already possessed suf- I lcient power, without specific action by he town, to make all necessary repairs I the highways and bridges. Frank f Vakeley opposed deferring the matter, c ecause the annual town meeting was d omposed of a experimentation of voters, 'hereas the special town meeting had alled out some of the best citizens and g eaviest taxpayers.
 The rumor that the examining commit c 'e of the school board have offered to n i've Miss Annie, daughter of Horace Q a certificate to teach in Mill i, lain school for $50 is laughed to scorn n y the gentlemen in question, Attorneys V |. Livingstone Wells and John l.. More a ouse. The honor of both is above re- f roach. Time will determine as to the her rumor that Mir Jennings will put :. IS daughter into the school, whether - ranted certificate or not.
 Rev MT Jones sailed for home, Satur- r y. Rev MT Child returned, last Fri ' y. Y Contractor Birnie has put covering n, crushed stone on the approaches to la e viaduct, sidewalks and roadway. o The second examination of teachers ID III be held at the Middle district school pt use on the 25th at 9 30 a m. al
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 GREENFIELD HILL. ty ,ur,,. CT William Bradley, who was born here n 1908, died at Brooklyn, N. r., on the and was buried at Roxbury, where he ed until his removal to Liberty, N. pa !, in 1885. ou