The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-05
FOREST OF POLES OBSTRUCTs
 VIEW ON BARNUM AVENUE @~ Residents Complain Bitterly of the
 A Poles Which Are Located
 Between Main and King 3 Streets
STAMFORD
Especial to The Farmer. )

vicinity Of Barnum avenue between King and Main streets are complain ing of the great number of poles on the avenue. Between the two streets uAmed there are A poles holding wires of various kinds The poles are saung along the street in punches Of nves fours and twoS and they ob- struct the view of residents and peo- pie who wish to take the trolley cars are obliged to dodge around these obstructions. The distance between the two streets is less than 500 feet and the objectors submit that they could worry along with a few less. The poles carry electric light, tele- phone, telegraph and trolley wires. Complaints have been made to the selectmen but no relief has been of fered. A resident of the vicinity in commenting on the matter said: r,'I don't see why we should be obliged
 of five big poles so close together. Some of those poles carry only one wire and others only two. One pole
 could carry. all of them without trou-
 ble and it seems as if the property
 owners should receive some consider.
 companies are obliged to pay some
 attention to the people who live on
 the lines where the poles are set. Of. course we expect some poles on the,
 street but to set them along five in a
 bunch Is beyond all reason. The next
 time you're up that way. take a look. About all you can see along the road
 is a row of poles. If the selectmen
 don't care to take any notice of the
 matter we propose to go further and
 see if we are obliged to submit to
 what we think is an imposition"
 The first number of the Stratford Times appeared on, the streets this
 vy11r tod Q wa
 of the New York Sun are disapp point-
 ed but those who appreciate the work fof getting out the first number of sa newspaper feel that Editor Peck is sentitled tosgreat credit. 1t is no boys
 play, iteG great. Editor Peck is proud and modest and with the support which
 is naturally due him he will come
 out all right s. s,5
 Stratford enjoyed it's. first sane and
 safe Independence Day. yesterday.
 None of the doctors ofsthe town yes
 terday received a call as the result
 of celebration injuries. There were
 many close calls, but So far no serious
 Injury has been reported. Wednes-
 day night the boys were out on tho
 streets every minute between dark
 and daylight They cut ups many
 pranks at the centre, but 1t was all
 harmless fun. A big fire in the rear of the Assurn bakery attracted atten- ton. Five gallons of gasoline in the fire exploded making an exhibition of
 home made fireworks which could not
 be excelled by. experts a
 The. families of Elliott w. Peck, Harry Fairchild and George A. Fair child gathered at the home of the last named last night and combined their exhibitions of fireworks. An elaborate display was enjoyed by the whole neighborhood.
 The big show atsthe Taxpayers Im- provernent club Wednesday night Grew big crowdgswho enjoyed the attractions and partook of the many forms of refreshment. incidentally leaving a good1y amount of cash ito
 be added to the treasury of the club. The town meeting adjourned to next Tuesday night will listen to the
 report of the special committee ap- pointed to investigate the conditions surrounding the request of the rail- road comDany for room for their piers L on Linden avenue between Main and Church streets.
 The next meeting of the board of trade will be held at the Pootatuck Yacht club and the board will dis cuss the Borough question The meeting is called for next Thursday night and a large attendance is ex- pected.
 Some Independence celebraters ap- propriated Jim Lally's big two horse truck which had been left at the
 blacksmith shop on the Ferry road and placed it with care and precision in front of the door at the home of A. B. Parks on Warwick avenue. The energetic pharmacist, aroused by the double barreled alarm clock he main tain5 for that purpose, rushed down the stairs his eyes cIouded by the powder smoke of the night before. The first glance created that impres- sion that George Lines had kept his promise and, had delivered the; auto- mobile promised. at famous adinnermof
 the Dingbat club at the Stratford Inn. Another look removed the suspicion and the neighbors were called upon to assist in removing the obstacle be- fore the inmates of the house could enter or depart.
 Miss Claribe1 Lewis is so far recov- cred from long and painful strug- gle with typhoid fever that she was the porch of her home on East Broad way.
 The general impression in town is
 that Woodrow Wilson will get a ma jority of the votes cast here next November There is talk of organiz-
 movement is weak. Stratford is now the home of about the most disgusted lot of standpatters in the whole coua- I try. A compromise candidate had been expected at the last moment and the disappointment of the rank and | file of the G. O.. P. here is very evil dent. Some openly avow thaS they will vote for Wilson. Others say they will stay at home and chop wood A trolley wire broke opposite Christ church at 9:30 o'clock this morning,
 and delayed traffic one hour. X special car had to be sent from the barn and passengers were transferred from the wrecked car.
 l When a woman applies for a di-