The Newtown bee., 1899-08-25
Town TOPICS.
The Injunction Proceedings
PAPERS SERVED ON sELECTMAN GLoYEI
AND OTHERS ON FRIDAY LAST.
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Injunction papers, drawn by Attorney
Beecher, in the interest of the taxpayers
opposed to an iron bridge at Pond Brook,
and signed by Judge Howard Curtis,
were served on the selectmen and other
parties Interested, last week Friday
night. Work had already been started
on tearing down the bridge, but not much
had been accomplished. The injunction
will probably now be withdrawn, as
Wednesdays town meeting settled the
bridge question. Following ia copy of
the papers served In the case:
To the sheriff of the county of Fair.
field, his deputy, or either Of the consta-
bles of the town of Newtown excepting
William Fl. Glover within said county,
--Greeting,-
By authority of the state of Connecti-
cut, you are hereby commanded to sum.
mon William 81. Glover and Thomas f.
Bradley of said Newtown, as they are
selectmen of said town, Asa Rawley OF
said Newtown, and Frank Long, of the
city, county and state of New York, to
appear before the Court of Common
Pleas in and for the county of Fairfield
on the first Tuesday of September, 1899,
then and there to answer unto Frank
Wright, of said Newtown, in q civil
action wherein the plaintiff complains
and says:
l. The plaintiff Is an elector and tax
payer Of said town of Newtown, and, SO
such, has an interest in the disbursements
made from the treasury Of said town OF
Newtown by the proper officers of said
town.
2. The defendants Glover and Brad
ley are selectmen Of said town OF New
town.
3. On August IA, 1899, at special
town meeting Of said town Of Newtown,
properly and legally warned and held, II
was voted that the selectmen be author.
lied to construct an iron bridge in place
Of the present wooden bridge over Pond
4 Brook on the Bridgeport and Newtowr
turnpike at Hswleyville, in said town OF
Newtown, and that the selectmen adver.
tise for bids for the same and give the
contract to the lowest responsible bidder
I a. On the same day, August ID, 1893
said Glover and Bradley, as salectmen
entered into pretended contract for tht
Eeonstruction of said bridge, with the de
fepdant Long, for the consideration Of
thirteen hundred and twenty-five dollars
/ 5. Said pretended contract mentioned
in paragraph fourth was entered into BIZ
the parties thereto In violation of the
vote of said town meeting mentioned III
paragraph third, in this respect, thai
said Glover and Bradley, as seleetmen
before entering into said pretended con
tract with said defendant Long, did not
as required by said vote, advertise for
\ bids for the construction OF said bridge
6. notwithstanding said pretended
contract, for the reasons above alleged
4 Is void, the said defendants Glover
Bradley and Long intend to carry ont
the provisions of the same; and sale
Glover and Bradley intend, from The
moneys OF said town, to pay said Long
for work to be done and materials to be
furnished under said pretended contract
| 4. Said defendant HawleY IL the ageni
OF said defendant Long, and, as such
threatens and intends TO demolish the
present bridge for the purpose Of erect
ling the iron bridge claimed to have beer
contracted for under said pretended con.
tract between said Glover and Bradley
and said Long. y
5. The plaintiff will be irreparably In
iured By the carrying ont OF said pre-.
tended contract, and is without remedy
/ in the premises except through the inter.
position Of this court as court Of equity
TO restrain the intended unlawf acts 81
lkhe defendants complained Of. Al,
The plaintiff claims;
q 1. Rysway Of equitable relief, an in-
junction restraining the defendants from