The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-16

l ing to the public and ultimately muct more expensive to the town than the adjustment provided for.
 And now question has been raised
 as to the validity of the action taken by the special town meeting of Aug 30 which voted that the new town school board should consist of three members. The call for this meeting
 was signed only by the first select men whereas the law requires the sig
 nature of a majority, of the board. On
 the assumption that the meetings ac-
 ton was-yoid some have advanced
 the idea that the party caucuses
 would be warranted in nominating
 bers. the former number. This prop
 ositions does not find entire acceptance
 and legal advice will be sought as to
 the proper course to be pursued under
 the circumstances. The school laws
 provide that the meeting to fix the
 number constituting the board shall
 be held in August
 Lines have been laid out for pri-
 vate road extending along the hillside
 east of the Sunset Hill highway to connect the premises Of Commodore Luttgen with those of Lester O. Peck. and about half a mile in length. MT. ,Luttgen is negotiating for the pur- chase of the old house above his resi- dence belonging to the Ethel Sherman estate and occupied by Howard Sher- man and as one inducement toward the desired deal has offered to erect for MT. Sherman a cottage on another tract owned by the latter. The for mer Murray property adjoining the Sherman place on the south is already owned by MT. Luttgen but he wants additional space as the site for anoth- CT house which he purposes to build in the spring for his daughter.
 The survey made by D. C. Sanford for; the State rebuilding of the Lower Ridge highway shows it's length to be some 300 feet less than one mile The plans call for no stone ballast on the section between the residences of R. N. Nichols and J. W. Teets and on short section opposite the grounds of Miss J. H. Sanford These stretches will be- merely reshaped, competed and provided with proper drainage. The knoll just above Greenbaum & Klein's store will be cut down and also the knoll opposite the house oc- cupied by Ransome Keeler. Except for the sections mentioned the con- structfon will duplicate in general that now being applied to the upper Ridge road.
 After the recent smash-up of his auto on the Park Road and the very narrow escape of it's occupants F. T.. Dunnell forswore the gasoline wagon and withdrew the order he had given for a new machine to be delivered in February Subsequent reflection, how ever, brought him to the conclusion that the auto wasn't such a bad thing if taken in moderation and with album dant caution and he has renewed the cancelled order.
 On account of her health Mrs. Clara Dayton will close her house at the Center and spend the winter with her son in Norwalk. Her sister, Mrs. Van zandt, and brother, James Gregory who have been living with her, will board with J. B. Sanford.
 William Pinclbeck who bought the Zalmon Pillow place on |Dimond Hill last fall, found on returning from church last Sunday that he had lost He handled it last in contributing to the collection taken up in church. The hometown school house has been condemned by the health authorities. It is unused this winter, the two school pupils of the district being to the CenIer SCHOOL py Howard Platt.
 L. O. Peck and wife returned this week from an auto trip of several hundred miles to northern points.
 w. c. Sanford, whose recovery from his recent illness has progressed very slowly, is nearly well enough to re- sume his position, with the Sanford School.
 J. M. Sullivan has charge of the low CT Ridge store to-day and tomorrow while Greenbaum & Klein, the proprie- tors, are in Bridgeport observing the Jewish New Year.
 Mrs. Eaton has stopped en route from her summer place in Province town to her home in Pittsburg for visit to her sister, Mrs. A. G. Barnett, in Lonetown.
 Papers have been issued in a suit brought by the town against Lemuel Barrett to recover for the value of a shoat which his dog is alleged to have had a share in killing.