The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-03-20
FAIRFIELD
SlEClll TOWN MEETING
 WAS VERY QUIET
cspecisi to The Farmer.)


 Nairneld. March eoIThe special ntoWn meeting held Monday evening xD the. Quietest meeting of the sort Aad in the town for some time. 1Uere were . number of ladies pres IGz1t, and no doubt their presence was 1a sort of restraint upon those who generally create a disturbance at such lmeetings Many discussions took place. but everything was done in an orderly manner. The meeting was called to order at o'clock by First aeIectman Rowe C1itus King was made chairman of the meeting, and Joseph Flint, clerk. First to be con sidered was the appropriation for dirt dollars had previously been granted 2 foes this purpose, and the meeting d1- ' rerted that g, 900 more be added, mak- i'm a total of $10.000. For macadam roads the selectmen were of the opin- :. ion that they could get along with what they already have, and the mat ter was laid on the table The mat ter of building a gravel road from the residence of Henry Ross to Hope Chapel was also laid aside, although 1t fe the intention of the selectmen to endeavor to construct this road out oi the general appropriation for dirt and gravel roads. After some discussion in which Dever H. Warner took an active part, the sum of $.000 was granted for the Mill Plain road, 1t be- lnR understood that the money is to bo spent in a manner to be approved by Mir. Warner. as he is to contribute toward the building of the road, his residence being on 1t. The sum o1 336c was granted for Villa avenue. the s amount however, to come out of the general appropriation.
 After some discussion five new street lights were granted the Nfchcls < Terrace section, and the sum of SIP; was granted to maintain them. The !. question of mosquito exterminatior was the subject of long and force. i fsl speech by Dr. Macdonald. He saii I Che necessary money, which probably would amount to $5,000, would be se' cured by popular subscription, al thouGh in case there was a shortage ' the town would probably be called upon A vote of the meeting wal Y taken in which the town voiced its hearty approval of the campaign against the pests. The question o
 additions to the Sherman schoolhous, ref were discussed at some length aud the sum of $l3.000 was asked fol .a wooden building, or $17,O00 for {
 brick structure. The matter wa .placed in the hands of a committee sconsieting of the school board ant tyono h. Ferry, SdHucl WHeeier GIN .3aInuel C. Bradley, who are to repor
 at another special town meeting t' 1ee- called within the next two weeks <1Aying the school matter on the tabl made it impossible to ascertain tn
 exact amount of the appropriation Cor the ensuing year, and therefor
 tho question of fixing the tax rat for the coming year had also to b. -t carried over to the next meeting Al appropriation was made adding to th amount granted for the support O
 the poor the sum of $700. Most o
 the discussion during the evening Wa upon the mosouito question, it bein;
 one that will interest everyone alik
 next summer. Some time was als hopent in talking over the proposes ~school building additions, and thcr was also some opposition to the grant ling of lights in the Nichols Terrac
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