The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-22
OPPOSITION IS STRONG
Town Meeting Tonight Will be Scene of Determined Battle on New Road

Stratford, May 22-The aspect of
 the new road proposition which is the
 subject of the call for the special town
 meeting this evening has not materi-
 ally changed although the friends of | hard to overcome the opposition which
 has developed recently. The owners
 of the property along the proposed
 line of the street, who were asking a 1 good round sum for their holdings
 have been induced in several instances | to reduce the price. In one instance
 it is said that the price has been 1 cut in two. Others have made reduc-
 tions to such a degree that the pro- | motors hope, with the addition of the
 subscriptions which are being made,
 the opposition of many will be re-
 moved when the expense is seen to
 be much less than expected. On the | contrary the opposition is determined ! and active. The Hollister Heights
 delegation will oppose the plan, as | the residents of this section have little | use for the center of the town and
 object to the expenditure of money l there.
 Capt Charles A. Plumb of Ansonia
 we'll known in Stratford where he was | born, was in town calling on old | friends yesterday. Capt Plumb is the
 acknowledged authority in this sec 1 LlOn on the uaD1LS or dlA udt1Ve nSu | and especially the shad. Capt. Plumb
 said yesterday that this season will be the biggest year for shad since the | old days when the fish were piled up
 on the shores Of the Housatonic riv- CT. There has been an enormous catch all along the coast and the Con- | necticut river catch Is unusually large. Capt. Plumb fishes for the State com
 mission every year in the Housatonic | and will put in his nets at the Derby
 dam next Friday night. Last year Capt Plumb caught seven shad at the
 same place and this year he expects 1 to get more He has demonstrated
 that shad are breeding in the Housa-
 tonic every year but only a few of | them live on account of the pollution of the waters, emptying into the
 Housatonic from the Naugatuck. He l believes that if the acid and other | refuse from the factories was diverted | and that the stream could be cleared | once more there would be as many ] Shad in the Houstonic as ever be- | fore. "Shad are like Holsters" said the | captain, "they cannot or will not live | in polluted water"
 The committee in charge of the
 memorial service to be given by ,Oke- | muck tribe of Redmen On the evening | of May 29 met at the residence of Clayton K. Blakeslee on Friday ev- ening and arranged the preliminary program. The Veterans association and all former soldiers of the Civil during the evening and they will be entertained with music and refresh ments. Col. Selah Blakeman will be l the orator of the occasion and will give some Interesting accounts of stirring events in which he was per sonally engaged. There will be other speakers and the evening will be in- teresting for all who attend.
 Edmund JudSon, young son of Ed
 mund H. Judson of the Bridgeport Trust Go. has developed scarlet fever. With one arm in a sling and a col lection of bruises, still active State
 Policeman Rowe Wheeler made nn arrest Saturday night. A Bridgeport man who had imbibed too freely was placed in the cooler until he had sob-
 cred up when he was released
 Work on the new bakery and res taurant began this morning.
 Mrs. Walter BIamey was the victim of an attack of vertigo at the meet ing in the Bethany mission yesterday. She soon recovered when taken to her home.
 At the services in St. James church
 yesterday Rev. Michael J. O'ConnDr announced that work on the new church will be commenced as soon as
 the present debt has been liquidated. At the present rate in which sub- scriptions are being received only a few will be required.
 This morning a party in automobiles
 consisting of Senator Stiles Judson, SeIectman Charles H. Wefles Sheriff
 Charles E. Stagg, F. $. Beardsley, and
 Wm B. Futile looked over the avail
 ables sources for filling to be present.
 ed before the voters at the town meet
 ing this evening. A big bank at Min
 OTIS shore house has been offered to the town free of charge if the whole of 1t Is taken away. The bank hides the hotel from the Ferry road and it's removal Is desired.
 To the Editor of the Farmer:
 Sir-There is a matter of very great importance to be brought before the voters of Stratford this evening, and the writer who may not be able to be present, desires to express an opinion. There seems to be a strong feeling of opposition on the part of many that it is for personal gain that so many favor the building of the new high way from the railroad station to Ferry Road Such a thought does not enter the minds of those who favor it most. The building of this new thoroughfare would have value to the present and future generations of Stratford that it would be hard 10 calculate. There is a large section of the central DOT tion of our town that should have some thought and consideration shown in the matter. Sutton avenue. War wick avenue and Blakeman Place should not remain dead end streets any longer. This situation can be re- iieved at this time better than ever again. AS to the expense, it would not average to cost the property own CTS one dollar per year each. The | interest we would be required To pay on the amount necessary for the work would not exceed $500 per year and it seems to the writer that those who | would be most greatly benefited | would not object to a reassessment of their property which in itself would | leave the added tax to the outside property owners so small that no one | could raise an objection. The street | railway company have their franchise | through our town. That cannot be | disputed, and if necessity demands | they must have the facilities for hand | ling their immense traffic We do l not want the great congestion of traf- | fife on East Broadway Judson Place l Broad or Elm streets when there is a | better way to solve the question. The voters of the central portion of the | erous spirit when called upon by the residents of Franklin Hill and other outlying sections of the town, and now the writer is asking for a little re- ciprocal treatment at their hands. Do not leave this matter for future gen. erations Let US do it while it can