The Newtown bee., 1893-03-24
BLOOMFIELD.
FOR VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT.

According to a notice placed in the postoffice, fifteen of our citizens met
 at the residence of Maj Greene, Monday evening, and formed temporary organ ization by electing the following officers } President, Maj c. Thurston Greene , secretary, Miss Florence Vrooman ; treasurer, Mrs Niles Henderson. Maj Greene called the meeting to order and stated the object of the association. First would be to fix up the sidewalks temporially by making base of broken lime stone and surface of cinders to be we'll rolled. As soon as we had funds enough, the temporary sidewalk to be re- placed with permanent one of asphalt. That by placing dynamo in the mill we could have our street very cheaply aud nicely lit with incandescent lamps. We could place hydraulic pump in the mill and have hose and carriage that would carry the water in case of fire to every house in the village. That we should extend the line of shade trees on the roads leading to Danbury. New Milford and the Center. And lastly, but not least, we should bend all our endeavors to have our street paved with asphalt. In answer to an inquiry about asphalt pavements, Maj Greene read the fol- lowing statistics from the Tribune Alma mac. The Barber asphalt paving com pany has been engaged during the last 15 years in laying pavements of genuine Trinidad lake asphalt. The extent Of which is now more than (, 6,500, ,000 square yards, covering length of over 800 miles in B cities of the United States. Wher- ever it has been introduced it has come to stay, and has never been taken up or displaced in favor of any other material. After successful use for several years in other cities, it was trid in New York in square yards upon the Boulevard, Van derbilt avenue, Madison avenue, Park avenue, Fifth avenue, West End avenue, | Pleasant avenue, Second avenue, Divis- 1 ion street, Broome street, Wall street, William street, Exchange Place and 73 l other streets in various sections of the city, equivalent to 30 miles of roadway, D feet wide. These streets comprise heavy, medium and light traffic. On all of them the pavement is durable, smooth, clean, noiseless, safe and in first class condition. MT Bateman suggested that the initiation fee should be $l for gentle men and 50 cents for ladies and the quar- terly dues of all should be D cents, and | that the association should always keep in view the social elements, so as to keep the young people interested. Probably the first social event of the association will be given at Maj Greens on Easter Monday, April 3, dance and supper. Messrs Bateman, Patch and Henderson were appointed committee to report on the sidewalk, what work in the shape sof grading, widening, ditehing, etc., was to be done and the estimated cost of the same. The temporary officers were ap- pointed committee to present plans for permanent organization at the next meeting. The next meeting will be held at Fred A. Bennett's, Monday evening, the 27th inst.-[A.
 Homer Wildman bas been visiting his sister, Mrs Caroline Wildman.
 Mrs Smith, who has spent few weeks with her sister, Mrs J. l.. James at the American house, is now with friends in Westport.
 Miss Line Happen was in NewMilf ord, last week
 MissCarrie Keeler of Norwalk, who has been the guest of her uncle, J. L. James, ) has returned home
 Miss Mary E. Camp, a former resident of Brookfield, but more recently of
 Danbury, whose health has been poor all winter, twill soon leave for Southern pines in North Carolina, in hopes to be bene- fitted by a change of climate.
 Maurice O'Donnell is once more able to , resume his puties at the station MT and Mrs Robert Happen of Danbury have been guests of friends in this place. School in District No. z, began on Monday, Miss Mary Ward teacher. It | SpGdhS WGlI LII HCI dOuity dS lCdShCi
 she having taught the same school for a
 number of seasons.
 Mrs Henry D. Lake is quite poorly
 and under the care of Dr Smith. s Rev MT Jenkins preached at the Con : gregational church, last Sunday.
 MT Hall, who has occupied the house : owned by A. B. Fancher on Whisconier, t moved on Thursday to New Milford ] where he has rented farm.
 The children of St Paurs Sunday
 school are practicing their Easter carols Samuel Sherman and sister, Miss Car
 rie, spent Sunday in Bridgeport. The item referring to the liabilities Q ? Sandy Paris, in last weeks issue, shoult
 have read $200, instead of $7O0.