The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-06-04
STILL FOR A LIFT BRIDGE.
ORANGE .H0LDS TO ACTuoN OF PREVIOUS MEETING.

Total Vote Cast 566-2s5 For Liff Bridge and a7I Tor station ary
 Bridge-Faiiure of to Rescind Former Actton-A Record Gathering. The largest town meeting ever held in Orange was that in the town hall last night. It was called to consider the Kimberly avenue bridge question and to made an attempt to have the vote passed at the meeting held on May IS rescinded. Judge Bryant was4chairman and Town Clerk George H. Thomas sec- retary.@
 When the meeting had been called to order the following resolution was presented by James H. Peck: Voted, That the vote of the town of Orange passed at the meeting on May 1S 1903. authorizing the selectmen to construct in conjunction with the city of New Haven a lift bridge over West river at Kimberly avenue be and the same is hereby rescinded.
 After the reading of the resolution re- marks were in order. Charles V. New man took the floor and made a lengthy argument in favor of a lift bridge. When he finished ex-Warden James H. Peck got the floor and made a long speech in favor Of 15-foot stationary bridge. In the course of his remarks he said: T have heard a great deal of talk in reference to the employees of the railroad company taking such an active
 part in the matter of a stationary bridge Should a man be disfranchised because he works for a railroad com pany? The Consolidated road could not
 build a lift bridge over the West river
 If they built any kind of a moveable
 bridge it would have to be a draw bridge. Some of you have said that the
 action taken by the board of aldermen in New Haven was not in conformity with the wishes of the people. If this is so let the people fire them out and get others who will do what the people want. He then gave a number of rea- sons why he favored stationary bridge. and said that it had better be built before car went through the old structure and killed a lot of people. A vote was then passed to the effect that when the vote on the resolution was taken that it be done by ballot and check list. After MT. Peck finished talking it was voted to proceed.to bal- lot.
 | The voters were Instructed by Chair man Bryant that to vote ives" was in favor of a stationary bridge and to vote mo" was to vote for lift bridge Ed- win S. Thomas and John Wilkinson were appointed tellers and Harry A. IL. Hall and Shubael ButterfeId were ap- pointed checkers.
 The poll was then opened and the rush began. For about two hours the crowd surged toward the stage where the ball. lot box was stationed. About 10 o'clock the ballot box was closed and the count commenced. *n 55 There was about as many votes cast as in an important town election. and it took nearly as long to count them as in a regular election.
 After the voted had been counted Chairman Bryant announced the result as follows: Total votes cast. 566. Those voting mo-" 295; those voting syes,s' 271.
 IlllS gave a lldlOTllFs sOL@ A votes klff # favor of a lift bridge, and was a ratifi- cation of the action taken at the meet ing on May IS. When the vote was an- nounced there was great applause. MT. Newman then made motion that Samuel J. Bryant. J. F. Barnett, John E. Mar. and H. A. Hall be a committee of four to act with the selectmen in this matter. This motion was carried. Judge Bryant. John Mar and Dr. Barr nett asked to be excused from serving on the committee
 The following names were then sub- stituted: Seaman B. Smith, Henry O'Neal and Benjamin F. Richards. x
 It was then voted to adjourn. which motion was carried.
 Long lines Of teams which had con- veyed the voters from all parts of. the township, even the most remotest sec tions, lined the streets near the town hall in all directions. After the meet ing was over one of those who attended remarked: ....u, .t5 $.ssss . 8$
 "rhe vote tonight and the interest taken in the matter shows pretty con- clusively that the town of Orange will never give it's consent to having any other kind of structure than a lift bridge, for they realize that if they did consent to a stationary structure they would crush out whatever future prose