The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1899-08-18

A petition for special town meeting
was placed in the hands OF Selectman
Glover on Wednesday morning, to take
action on the question of resembling the
vote passed at last Mondays special town
meeting to build an iron bridge over
Pond brook at Hawleyville. 1t was
stated In the meeting Of Monday, as will
be noted in THE BEES report elsewhere,
that responsible party had agreed to
repair the old bridge at an expense Of
$40, or build new bridge for $3.50. In
view of this fact, ard bearing in mind
that Newtown's indebtedness exceeds
warmly expressed their disapproval of
Mondays action, and this call for a sec
ond meeting ia the result.
New Milford has been stirred IN for
the last six months over this very tax
question and she party favoring a reduc-
Jion of expenses have come off victorious
at every town meeting OF late. There is
a healthy sign that sNewtown taxpayers
are also getting walked up. When the
meeting ia called there should be a gen
eral turnout of the taxpayers. 1t is a
duty Of good citizens to turn out at town
meetings and keep their eye on public
affairs.
Mr. Glover stated to a party on Wed
nesdav that the contract for the bridge
over Pond brook was already let, al
though the meeting on Monday voted
that bids should be advertised for. G. B.
Taylor, the third selectman, told a BEE
reporter on Wednesday that he did not
know anything about the bridge contract,
and had not been consulted. Why this
undue haste in letting the contract Ia the
question that is now being asked on every
hand. Following is copy of the petit
tion for the meeting:
To the selectmen of the Town OF Newtown ::
We, the undersigned, inhabitants of the town
of Newtown legally qualified to vote in town
meeting, respectfully request you to immedi'
ately issue az call or warning for special
town meeting to be held at the Town hall in
the town OF Hewtown as soon as the law will
allow for the purp Sc of resembling certain
votes passed in town meeting on the 14th day
of AuguSt, 1899, relative to the building OF an
iron bridge over Pond Brook on the Bridge
port and Newtown turnpike, near the resi-
dence OF mos Hawley, at Hawleyville, in
the town of Hewtown. And for the further
purpose OF instructing!the selectmen what &C.
ton to take relative to placing the present
bridge in proper condition and repair
or of building a new wooden bridge In
view of the fact that the Indebtedness OF the
town now amounts to from $4,000 to $35 900,
we are opposed 10 increasing the DEBT by
what seems to us an unnecessary and extrav
agant outlay ofmoney such as would be caus-
ed by the building of an iron bridge where
the present wooden bridge is, and especially
is this true when there are responsible people
that stand ready TO put the present structure
in good and safe repair for ia sum not exceed
ing $50, and which would make it absolutely
safe for at least ten years.
William A. Leonard, Frank Wright, W. j
Beecher A. McGregor, H. B. Nortbrop, Geo
r. Duncombe, M. G. Rodgers, j. B. Wheeler
f. II. Northrop, Charles b. Glover, W. A. Can
field, P. II. MCCARTHY, p. Mccarthy. VIM. b
TerrtI, Geo. W. Stuart, e. w. Fairchtld, Geo
r. Sanford, Geo. A. Northrop, A. p. Smith, A
F. Clark, 9 T. Beardsley, k. 8. Lowell, A. @
Moore, @. B Johnson.
Dated Newtown, CT, August 10, 1889