The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-01
BEDDING

Redding. Nov. 2sASIeh impairment If, facilities as the Sanford school suffered last September from the burning of the school house of the schools plans will be made up several times over by the new structure about to be erected. Work on the foundation began this week. The building is to- extend in a. southerly direction from the southeast corner of the main house. It's dimensions are to. be 70 by & feet and the height four stories, counting the basement story, which, owing to the falling away of the ground will be almost wholly in the clear on the east side. The wings summit will correspond to that of the house. The material is to be wood and the building will afford spacious accommodations for school room and dormitory purposes. Dun- ran Gay, resident of the town, is the architect and copies of the plans are in the hands of builders of Red- ding. Danbury Bethel, Norwalk. Bridgeport and Stamford from whose bids the contract will be awarded. IL Is designed to have construction op- erations pushed with all possible dis patch, Although the school has had, since it was established, the use or three houses besides the burned build-
 
 sufficient for the number of pupils seeking admission and consequently there were the best of reasons for the enlargement. The estimated cost of which is about s12,0O0.
 The purchaser of Arthur J. Todd's place in the Umpawaug section is a New York man named Claflin, a rel ative of John R. Claflin, the dry goods magnate. The property con- Eists of a large house and farm build ings in first class condition and about no acres in a high state of fertility. MT. Todd's price on the place was was 14, 900 and this figure Or one close to it is supposed to have been the consideration. The sale was effected through a Norwalk agency and con- veyance of title is yet to be made. 1t is understood that MT. Todd, who formerly carried on the manufacture of lime, will remove to Danbury up- on vacating the property.
 The selectmen, at their regular meeting last Saturday had submitted to them by Town Treasurer Luttgen his first monthly report, type written. and constituting a comprehensive pre- sentation of present financial condi- tions Accounts of payments made on selectmen's orders and on school committees orders are kept in se- parate divisions as they should be. Sums received from the tax collector and~from other sources. and disburse- ments during the same period are also set forth in detail. There is now in the treasurer's hands the sum of $9,243. 47. This style of monthly report is something new for the town and is highly appreciated by the se- lectmen.
 Having held one public meeting to awaken sentiment in furtherance of better road conditions the Protective league has arranged for another in the interest of forest conservation. It will be held in the town house on Saturday of this week at 2:30 p. m. and will be addressed by State For illustrated by stereopticon views and all are invited. The subject is a more important one than most people probably regard it and while not so pressingly appealing as the road issue stiliHMr. Springs. explanation of it will @donbt1ess be- sufficiently inform ing and interesting to deserve a large attendance.
 The assessors hold their second meeting on Friday at the residence of Assessor Osborn. Being mindful of the draughty condition of the town house and not wishing to endanger their health by exposure to them when they Sdonst have to they intend holding all the sessions at the homes of the members. Their property valu- ations are in general following those made by last years board the desipn being however, to make changes call ed for by apparent inequalities or changed conditions.
 A tract of about twenty acres To- cated on the back road leading from the Center to the Glen has been sold by Henry Platt to a New York lady passed. On the tract formerly stood a house which was burned.
 Highway Com. Macdonald made an engagement to visit the town last week but failed to keep it. Had he come he would have found the new Ridge road about as much burrowed and as hubby and sloughy from al- ternate processes of freezing and thawing as any of the unimproved parts of the local highways The promised top dressing of broken stone would doubtless have helped to pre- vent these conditions but in this there is another familiar instance of prom ises unfulfi1led.
 An application has been made to the probate court by Administrator H. s. Osborn for the appointment of commissioners on the estate of the upon the claim of Daniel W. Green a son of the deceased. for about s3 O00 The claim is opposed by the other four heirs. A hearing on the applica- tion has been fixed for Dec g.
 An agent for a mechan al. milker canvassed the town recently, but as far as learned made no sales. Local dairymen failed to see the advanta ge from viewpoint of profit, of invest ing in the machine which costs $500 requires an engine and two men to operate 1t and mflks only four cows simultaneously.
 Rev. Mir. Ellwood, missionary in India, attended the services at the Center Congregational church last Sunday. He Is on a years leave of absence, the first he has had since entering on his 1abors as missionary % years ago. MT. E1lwood Is a brother of Mrs. F.. J. Gorham.
 The coming year is expected to bring more extensive building operations in Bedding than any year the town has ever known. The list of those arrang-
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