The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1912-04-12
ORGANIZATION OF CIVIC
CLUB IN THE WEST END.
Taxpayers Band Together to Obtain
Their. Share of Public Improve
ments and Boom the Section.

stratford, April 12-The trend of
events in the town is further evil
denced by the organization of the West
End Civic Club, which was begun last
Monday night at a meeting held in
Hollister Heights. The roll was sign
ed by SO taxpayers of the west end
at this meeting and preliminary steps
taken to perfect the organization
which will take place at a meeting to
be held on the evening of April % at
the vacant store on Pea street, be-
tween Bruce avenue and Cornwall
street. The meeting was called as
a feeler and the promoters were sur
prised to find that there were SO many
in the western part of the town who
through which they could make their
wants known. At the meeting Mon"
day night John McShape was elected
president, but the other officers were
held in allegiance until the next meet
ing when there will be a much larger
attendance. The club is organized
primarily to look out for the interests
Of the taxpayers in that section and
obtain their just share in the expen-
diture of money for public improve
ments. The club is not favorable to
annexation or to any political pro-
ject. A report reached the center,
evidently inspired, that at the prelim-
mary meeting an organized opposition
to Judge Charles H. Peck was pro-
posed. A committee Of the club mem
berS waited on Judge Peck last night
and assured him that the report was
entirely false. The promoters are
anxious to spread the Information that
the club is organized entirely for the
purposes stated and not for any pollt-
ical influence it may exert otherwise,
The members do not wish the general
public to get the idea that there Is any
politics in the project beyond the OBJ
tanning of the needed improvements in
that section of the town which they
believe has been neglected for the
benefit of more favored sections. It
will not be a tail to any political kite.
Judge Peck has been invited to pre-
side at the next meeting, and he has
accepted. This will be a practical
demonstration that the report so in
dustriously circulated is false. Minot
Knowlton, of Know1ton Park, whose
large real estate interests are in this
section, will become an active member
at the next meeting.
A meeting for the organization of
the sewer district voted for at the
recent special town meeting has been
called for the evening Of April %, at
the town hall, beginning at 8 O'Clock.
The law requires the formal organ1za-
ton of the district within 80 days of
town meeting which has authorized it,
A president secretary and collector
will be elected at the meeting. Such
committees as are needed to further
the project will be chosen at this meet
ing. The law provides that the Off
GERS of the district shall serve with
out pay.
Mrs. F. L. Hanson entertained a
party of friends at bridge last night
at her home on Harris street.
Town Clerk Harold c. Lowell is con-
templating the purchase of an auto
truck to be used in his business, which
is outgrowing the capacity of a horse
drawn vehicle.
finishing touches on the changes at
the Center, school, called for by the
fire marshal. Fire escapes are being
placed on the building, freproof ma
terial is being placed over the boilers,
and everything is being put into apple
pie order for the opening of the school
next Monday morning. When school
opens Stratford will have one Of the
best equipped school houses in the
State. The iron stills for the doors
in the town hall have not, arrived af-
ter seven years of strenuous effort.
In the meantime the town is violating
the law every time q <Slic meeting
building ''Well, what are you going
to do about it?'
Gus Johnson, Mayor Of Johnson ave-
nue., has completed six houses on the
extension of California street and ev-
cry one has been sold. He has begun
cellars for six more houses on the
street, which are already spoken for.
This indicates that the Barnum ave-
nue. section of the town will soon be
as populous as any other part.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur T. Hoadley of
Warwick avenue, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Ruth
Alma, to Herbert w. Doolittle of Bar
mum avenue. Both the young people
are well known and popular in the
town.
Tonight the Woman's Aid Society of
the Congregational Church will give
their supper as announced previous
ly.
New rails have been placed on the
trolley line at Avon Park, and the
service has resumed its normal con-
dition
HESSIAN'S MARKSMANSH