The Newtown bee., 1895-04-19
THE SPECIAL TOWN MEETING

ON wEDNESDAY.-THE DISTRICTS
 THROUGHOUT TOWN GENERALLY REP
 RESENrED.-A BIG TURNoUT.-soME
 LIVELY DISCUSSION, BUT ADJOURN
 MENT MADE WITHOUT ACTION.
 The special town meeting on Wednes day, called to consider the advisability of voting appropriations to buy a stone crusher and to lay sidewalk from the Street to the Hook, was adjourned with out action, after a spirited discussion. Town Clerk Houlihan called the meet. ing to order at 2 20 and read the warn ing. Daniel G. Beers was named as chairman and was chosen without oppo- sition.
 When he had assumed the gavel there was moment or two of pause. Mir Beecher finally arose and inquired if there were not some of the signers of the petition for the meeting present, to let light on what they wanted.
 In answer to this request Town Clerk Houlihan arose and said he was one of the signers. They wanted a stone crush CT to improve the roads of Newtown. He believed every gentleman in the room would agree with him when he said there was demand for better roads. He stated that 1t was his belief that it cost the town more to have bad roads, than it did good roads. If we have not officials
 
 1t up in town meeting and get at the bot tom of things.
 Norman Northr0p at this point raised the question as to how long it would take to go through the town with stone crusher, and someone on the opposite side of the hall encouragipgly replied, About 60 years more or less"
 Lawyer Beecher then took the floor. He stated that he had some interest in eI. .f, IIA 1S..N IA matter of business. He believed it was generally conceded that we should have better roads. The scheme is to spend a large sum of money About $4,000,00 suggested voice from the south side of the halD. If we are to spend $500 on 5000, continued MT Beecher, not a dol lar of this would enure to the benefit of the town. He believed it was possible to have better roads without dumping $2000 into the lap of some rich corpora tion. He referred to the town having dropped the contract system, and said it behooved the selectmen to give us good roads, to employ good, honest laborers, who would give honest service. The selectmen can do this. He did not be- lieve the taxpayers wanted an addition al burden of 5000 or $2000 put on to them in addition Go what they voted last fall. As matter of business, continued Jue spehkeT, we are Ill ueDb enough now. Let us give the system we are under now fair trial.
 Town Clerk Houlihan arose several times while MT Beecher was speaking, and took the floor and there was an ex. change of compliments.
 Some one finally suggested there was no motion before the house and the town clerk accordingly drsfted resolu. tion covering the stone cru. her. Some reference havirg been made to the con. tract system being abolished, MT Beech CT replied there was nothing to prevent the selectmen from hiring these same contractors on the work in hand, this year.
 J. Albert Blackman next addressed the chairman. He stated that the farm CTS ought to be heard. That they had given away too much to the lawyers. George Winton offered resolution to indefinitely postpone the whole matter. 7. S. Peck took the floor to enquire if a motion to adjourn was not always in or der. The chairman ruled that it vas. MT Peck made the motion, it was car ried and the audience filed out of u e hall.
 ANOTHER MEETING WARNED.