The Newtown bee., 1893-01-20
Fairfield.
A LIVELY TOWN MEETING.

Much Talk but Little Acoomplished.-ot CT
 Town News.
 Only few times in the his tory oi Fairfield have so many of the town fath- CTS attended special town meeting, as gathered at the Town hall on Monday afternoon. The meeting had been faith fully advertised through the papers and with good results. It is a helpful sign to see town meeting we'll attended, but not so encouraging was the way they disposed of the work laid out for the consideration of the meeting.
 There was some delay in starting the meeting as wait was made for people from Southport who were to come up on the o'clock train. At2.l5 D. m., First Selectman Jennings rapped the meeting to order and asked for the appointment of a chairman. Andrew r. Wakeman was chosen and called on Town Clerk Pike to read the warning. The first bus mess called for in the warning was for improving the grade on Tuxis Hill and repairing the road from Moody's mill
 
 MIR ORR WAS ON HIS FEET
 at once and said the town ought to take action at once on this road.
 SelcCtman Jennings was called on to explain the situation and condition of the road. He said petition with 42 sgners had been presented him. The road that needed the repairing was about l Is miles in length and was used by people in the northern part of the town great cal.
 His estimate was, that the road could pa reduced to a comfortable grade for Sl500, and be put in good shape.
 Andrew Wakeman of Greenfield Hill gave it as his opinion that it would cost S2OoO. Mir Orr, who always keeps live interest in this particular road, remarked that 1t ought to be fixed if 1t did cost 5000, and during the meeting said that the town ought to fix up this road before it should spend any more money on roads in any part of the town.
 Thomas II. Wheeler said he drove over the road frequently and it was not fit to go over after dar&. After all the talk about the road, no one had a resolution to offer. After waiting a short time, Chairman Wakeman called for the next item of business, which was the laying out and building of a highway as an ap. proaeh to the railway stations from the highway near the Congr gational church, or take action to compel the railroad company to do so.
 sELECTMAN JENNINGS PRESENTED drawing made by Hull & Palmer of Bridgeport and informed the meeting that the price asked for the land alone was 20 cents per square foot, which amounted to $27O7.2O. No estimate was given os to the cost of the work.
 Judge Perry offered a resolution to lay out highway as proposed and do it at the least possible expense. He spoke earnestly for it's adoption and told of the necessity of such q highway, and the danger of the present arrange mcnt to life and limb of the people who have to use this road.
 Simeon Banks brought up the question of it's being a private road owned by the railroad, but Judge Perry thought the town need have no fears from that source, as they would never in all proba- bllity close 1t up, although it had been reported that President Clarke had threatened to put gates there, which statement was afterward corrected by Judge Glover.
 nie NoE hk GD- m large price for the land and Seleetman Jennings considered it ''pretty steep" but POSTMASTER JENNINGS OF SOUTHPORT said he was little interested in the land and would be glad to buy more at that price in the same locality. He remarked that the same price for land did not pre- vail in Southport, as at Fairfield Woods. Mir Orr was heard from again and want ed to take up the first question again, but was informed that he would have to wait awhile.
 Judge Perry again took up the ques- ton and said that the town ought to pay what the land was worth. The building of this road ought not to be postponed. but attended too now, if ever. George Eddy spoke of the danger, as did also c. o. Jelllf, who lives near the place in question, and is daily witness to many accidents and hair-breadth escapes. He thought the road ought to be put through or the railroad ought to put gates at the place and keep them closed, as had been reported they would. Dr Donaldson inquired if there was not state law requiring that the rail- road be compelled to make safe approach es to its stations, and if the cut under the railroad was closed, would | 1t effect the liability of the highway built up to 1t.
 TO THE SECOND QUESTION Judge Perry thought 1t would not, and he was doubtful whether the railroad could be compelled to build the road wanted. He amended his resolution by adding the clause to require the railroad to bear the expense if it was thought it could be done, after consulting proper authority.
 Simeon Banks wanted to know what was the use of building road up to the railroad, if it was to be shut off and re- minded Mir Perry that he was opposed to the building of this same road, few years sinces There was more barley about the price of the land, and Judge Glove thought that Judge Perry's prop was good and fair one.
 Robert Wakeman inquired as to the nxrrauaa rP1 1a ,,t,,or n.st thn .1oxl eA-- |