The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-07-10
REVOLT ON EAST BROADWAY
Residents Start Petition to Re- yoke Action Taken by Pre-
 vidus Town Meeting
Special to The Farmer.)

Stratford, July s10.-The people re- siding on and in the vicinity of East Broadway are circulating a petition for special town meeting to revoke the action of a previous meeting in which the selectmen were authorized to construct road from Main street to the Ferry Road, commencing at the railroad station. The petitioners aver that the New Haven road has not appropriated any money to help along the project and that the friends of the proposition had no authority from the railroad company to say that any sum would be appropriated by the company for such purpose. The petitioners relate that they are suffering from a number of abuses. In fact it is a general uprising against existing conditions. East Broadway is in an execrab1e condition, proba- ply the result of the proposition to removes the trolley~+racks from that street The continuous screeching on the curve, the clouds of dust which smother the residents of rhe vicinity all figure in the tale of woe which . will be offered to the voters of the town when the meeting is called. This discontented element will combine with those who prefer to have a troll ley track. on East Broadway. The rough draft of the petition recites all these things and others will be add ed later. The requisite number of signers have signified their willing ness to endorse this movement and there will be something doing immedi- ately. The combination of forces in- volved makes the revolt look formi- dable. The voters opposed to the plan of building the road on account : of the expense to the town will well come this revolt and will join issues with the promoters of the plan. Those who prefer to have a trolley road on East Broadway and those who are constitutionally opposed to anything the New Haven road wants will join the movement: Yesterday a promi- nent citizen who knows the game we'll said, ''The whole matter will eventu- ally result in a double track road on East Broadway for the railroad will never relinquish its charter for tracks on that street. In the end the Con- solidated road will get just what it is after. It will take advantage of the efforts of its worst enemies and turn them to it's own account. The only plan which will give satisfaction in the end will be to widen East Broad way and put two tracks down the street.
 The Dingbats held their wekely out ing at Tuttle's bungalow at Short Beach yesterday There were the us- ual attractions of big feed and oth- CT refreshments. but the most inter- esting event, of the day was the lar- ing rescue of Capt. Bob CuIver,s fox collie pup by Deacon Clinton who plunged into the raging main and saved the drowning animal at the risk of his own life. As Carnegie medals are never given except in cases where human life is involved Deacon Clinton will have to be sat- icf0 f0d xr-ifh ;o1I ed by the artist of the Dipgbats, al though the risk and the effert was as great as would have been the case had the pup been a human being
 The unaccountable actions of Mrs c. F. Latham who left her home on Jackson avenue and camped under the trees have caused considerable com ment. The woman claims that her husband drove her from her home. The matter was brought to the at tention of Constable Fred Palmer and he interviewed the woman She was uncommunicative and refused to make any complaint.
 A regular meeting of the No. 1 company of the fire department will be held at the fire house tomorrow ev- ening.
 The new frehouse of Taxpayers Improvement club will be opened for mally this evening with an entertain Hleil IO WHICH every -- voter III the town is invited. There will be re- treatments and a program of inter- esting speaking.
 Only one week remains for those who desire to be represented in the Redmen's souvenir book to get in their copy. The book will exceed all expectations in the number of cuts and other attractive features Appli- cations for space should be made inn mediately to Louis E. Peck the com mittee in charge of the work.
 A force of men are building a side track to connect the new factory of the Baird Mfg Co with the main track. This will expedite the hand ling of building material and is necessity for the moving of goods af- ter the factory is in operation.
 The frequent accidents on the track near St. Michael's cemetery have, in- duced the directors of the New Ha- ven road to order board fence built which will effectually cut off the res- idents of Hollister Heights from Stratford avenue. The crossing is dangerous and there have been many narrow escapes within a few weeks.