The Newtown bee., 1895-04-26
THE SPECIAL TO- MEETING
SETS DOWN HARD ON THE STONE CRUSH
 ER PROJECT.

ER PROJECT.
 The special town meeting on Wednes day afternoon, called to consider the ad visibility of buying stone crushing plant, was even more largely attended than the meeting just week previous At APO the meeting was called to ordel by Town Clerk Houlihan, who read thu warning. As soon as he had finished speaking a dozen voices named M. J Bradley for chairman, and he was chos en.
 W. J. Brew introduced a resolution favoring the purchase of the stone crush ing plant, which was at once seconded George W. Bradley took the floor at once to oppose the measure. He thought the Almighty had provided enough crushed rock and small stones in NewGown, with out going to the expense of buying ma chine to break them up. MT Bradley re, ferred to the piece of road R. $. Hinman had built, which extended nearly to the Seymour line. It was built of gravel and small stones, and is first class road. He couldn't see why the town should go to this great expense.
 T. J. Corbett, the next speaker, said he was not road maker. But it appeared to him that the gentlemen who opposed this measure had motives other than the good of the town. He thought Mir Brad ley's proposition to improve the roads with cobblestone was not to be consider ed seriously, as there were about 400 miles of road in the town. Did they want to wait for another administration before buying a stone crusher? Better start now, buy crusher, and begin the work of permanent road building.
 c. W. Bradley said in regard to wait ing for new administration, that he was .ufI fn crfv ha l ipfs ipn due credit. He said they had never call ed on Mir Glover for work in Gray's Plain, but what he had been ready to do his best.
 Town Clerk Houlihan read an article from paper favoring permanent roads.
 Some one made a motion to adjourn, but Lawyer Beecher took the floor. He deprecated the motion to adjourn. Let us, said he, stay here and dispose of this question once for all. Let us settle it fairly. He thought they ought to give 1t a full, free aud fair discussion. He was opposed to the proposition, and he said he believed that if this was carried 1t would be followed up by another town meeting asking for additional appropri- ations for other purposes. The speaker believed 1t was not fair to the tax payers to spend $500 for this purpose. If we are bound to spend this amount let it be paid for work to the people who are pay Ing the taxes. MT Beecher again empha- sized the point that he brought up last week, that there was nothing to prevent the selectmen from hiring the old con tractors on the work for this year. In closing Mir Beecher said, "Let's vote on this question and let both sides go away satisfed. This question ought to be set tied in satisfactory manner"
 z, s. Peck said he was in favor of good roads but opposed to buying stone crusher. He believed the farmers were united in opposing any expenditure. M. c. Hawley called for vote on the reso- lution.
 Town Clerk Houlihan said he did not believe the question, lasf week, was fair ly decided. As he understood parlia- mentary law a motion to adjourn was not In order unless some action had been talk en on the question for which the meeting was called.
 T. J. Corbett said that in the previous year the roads had cost over $7000, and he thought 1t was understood at the town meeting that some action like the one proposed now, would be taken.
 At this juncture vote was called. The chairman declared it carried, but his de- cision was doubted A division of the house showed that the resolution to buy & stone crusher was defeated by about 50 for to 100 against.