The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-23
BEACH TITLES QUESTIONED
Recent Purchasers on the Shore Road Believe That They Own to High Water Mark and Object to Bath Houses
Special to the Farmer.)

Southport, June 23-The old question of beach titles will probably come to the surface again at Sasco Beach. where there have been bath houses for years on land supposed to belong to the town or nobody in particular Purchasers of property on the north side of the road have recently discov- cred that they have titles to high water mark on the opposite side of the road. Two New York families who bought property of Josiah Hawkins have erected fine residences on the property. The main attraction and one of the most important of the as sets which went with the property is the view of the Sound which could be enjoyed from the fronts of the houses. The new corners object strer- uously to the erection of bath houses on the shore which would obstruct their view. In addition to this if the practice was allowed it would be easy to obstruct the view entirely by build ing large buildings The question of title to beach property has been burning issue in almost every town bordering the Sound. It bobs up per- sistently and numberless law cases have been the result. The new resi- dents at Sasco Beach will institute a war to prevent any buildings on this beach They say they have no objec- ton to bathers but what's bathing beach without a bath house? The outcome of the matter will be watched with interest by everybody in the town.
 Judge A. D. Penny who has been III at his home here, is able to visit his office in New Haven again.
 Walter Keeler of Rose Hill. who has
 been i'll, is able to be about again. When the squalI struck this vicinity on Tuesday it caught party of
 Southporters who were sailing on the
 Dutch Keeler, 'Kandy Kid" Mahan, Rat" G. Gleason and "SqueaP' Fab
 rick The excitement was intense for
 a time. When the squall struck
 Keeler threw over the anchor although the water was twenty fathoms deeper than the cable could reach. When
 Fabrick was told to get it back into the boat he jumped overheard and at tempted to board the hook in that
 way Gleason and Mahan got dis
 gusted with the high seas and the
 ignorance of their companiqns in hand ling a boat, and tried to walk ashore.
 The boat began to fill with water and
 Mahan hung hp his red undershirt as a sigral of distress. The Ida May was making for harbor and discovered
 the predicament of the amateur ma Ilu6IS dIfQ -Ol tilClAi eoOe1A N, the boat in tow.
 All departments of the C. O. Jelliffe
 wire shop have been working nights
 this week, as well as the wire cloth shop of J. Walter Perry. This looks we'll for Southport industries.
 W. H. Jennings has constructed ar underground gasoline tank of 800 gal Ions capacity which will supply motor cars and boats with liquid fuel. First Selectman Charles Fox will leave on a cruise next Monday in the Helen, which has been thoroughly overhauled for the trip.
 John Cobb. has finished the cellar for the residence of Stuart R. Pink
 ham. and Russell Jennings will begin the carpenter work immediately. Plans for new barn to take the place of the one recently burned at the residence of Andrew Huntington have | been submitted by Bridgeport arch itect.
 The oldest child of Mrs. Joseph Klime, a boy three years old, died o1 meningitis at the home of his parents in Colchester, this week The remains were brought here today and buried 1 in Oaklawn cemetery.
 A number of dogs in this vicinity have exhibited signs of poison, this week, and it is believed that a deter
 mined dog poisoner is at work in the west end of Fairfield and also in this vicinity. It is suggested that owners of good dogs watch them closely. It required half day for Randall I4Smith to lay a new porch floor fol
 Harry Barker, yesterday. and also the advice of IA volunteer bosses. The air was so hot at times that the nails fairly burned the fingers of the car penters