The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
DEFEAT ALL
 BOND ISSUES.
Every Proposal DoWned in New
 Ravan by k kajoTities of 355 to 981

New Haven, Nov. 15-In a disap- pointingly small vote that did not to- tai 4,20O every one of the five propos- ed issues of bonds for the city of New Haven, totalling $S50.O0O, which were authorized by the state legisla- ture at the last session, subject to popular referendum, were rejected by the majority of those voters who chose to exercise the privilege of that more than fifth of the votes cast that were recorded in the mayoralty fight of Hast month, when a total of 19.776 votes were cast for mayor against the largest total of ALAG on the bonds yesterday. No large around the polling places in any of the wards and it seemed as if there were more people who wanted to know what the outcome had been last night than there were who took the trouble to cast ballots while the polls were open.
 The bond issues were rejected by majorities ranging from 305, which was the vote against the street paw ing bonds, to 931, which were rolled up against the city hall site proposi- tion. On the question of spending s2Ooooo on the park system. there were ing the First. Fifth, Eighth. Tenth and Thirteenth. The total vote was 22s3 against and 1888 in favor.
 On the $500, 900 street paving bond issue. there were 2.171 against and 1.sse in favor. On the s75:ooo seawall issue. there were 2,16s' against and l. Sa2 in favor. On the $15o,OO0 issue for city improvements, the vote stood: s'no'' PISA, and ''yes,'' 1892, and on the city hall site bonds the vote was 2,4S5 against and 1.554 in favor.
 The result of the election was on the whole a. big surprise. The ma jority of citizens expected a light vote On the questions but they also ex- pected to see the issues adopted by a comfortable majority.
 Indicts Referendum.
 Col. Isaac M. Ullmann president of the Chamber of Commerce which, as body, urged the adoption of the bond issues as desirable step to- wards the civic progress of New Ha- ven, when informed by the Journal had been defeated, said:
 "You can simply say that am very sorry the issues have been defeated. Of course I bow to the vote. But the small size of the. vote shows that the people, in this vicinity at leg st size of the vote Is an indictment of the people rather than of the prQS jects."
 Mayors Statement.
 Mayor Frank J. Rice, when asked for his opinion on the defeat of the bond isues yesterday, said:
 "After giving these bond issues deep consideration was of the opfn> ion that they should be favored by the citizens. I believed their issuance would work for the best interests of the city But the majority of those who voted yesterday decided against them. The matters were left wholly to the people and as far as the re- suit of the election is an expression of their will I am perfectly satisfied"
 Prof. HNB. Learned. commenting on the result of the election. said that he was not surprised on the whole by the outcome of the election. He said that he could understand the popular prejudice against the issues and he could appreciate the arguments against them. He said he thought that better parks and the sea walls which were to be placed as to bene- fit the poorer sections of the city, were desirable issues to have adopt ed.