The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-11-13
MUCH DAMAGE MAY RESULT FROM CESSATION OF WORK California Street in Deplorab1e Con- dition on Account of Action
 Brought By Rudolph
 Bankwftz.
STAMFORD
{specia1 to Tna Farnler. ]

SSpec1aI L0 The Farnler.1
 stratford, Nov. 1S-The residents on California street and others who are obliged to use that thoroughfare are indignant over the action of Rudolph E1sankwatz whoF has stopped the work of improving and widening the street by legal proceedings The other resi- dents and the town authorities have made every effort to accomplish the needed improvements, without friction, but BankWitz has refused all offers and Is now determined to block the proceedings if possible The street is now undergoing repairs and is in a are not cleared out and graded to carry off the water the property own. CTS will be flooded when the fall rains prnphesied that much damage will be done to abuttfng property and suits against the town will probably follow. The trouble originated with the re- moval of two trees which stood in the roadway and which were removed by Tree Warden James La1ly after the gpaeisI toMn n Pnea nereshTa os 5n of the street are determined that the work shall go on in spite of the deter mination of RankEitz to the contrary They are asking for a speedy settle ment of the matter before any further damage is done by the floods which are sure to come with the rains of the season.
 6Conmunicated 1-s
 A number of citizens with myself want to know why the instructions of are not carried out. We voted a trolley book for AveriIl Hale, the boy who lost his leg in a railroad accident. l It looks as if the VoteTse don't have any say in running the town. If our votes don't count for anything in 9 town meeting they will in the next office who will do as instducted and not make fools of us. The seleetmen and the. school committees were not elected to boss us around and the quicker they find 1t out the better. It looks as if the people of the town had nothing to say in regard to anything, chance to pay taxes without having anything to do with the way the money is spent. It's about time there was a change in this town
 (Signed) Az D.
 P. E. Bliss and Rufus Buddfngton are the sole Stratford members of the .s49 club'' of Bridgeport The annual dinner of the club will soon be given and the Stratford members would like to see a larger delegation from this town The club is a social affair and the sole expense accompanying a. mem bership is the cost of the annual dim ments. Any person of good character who was born in 1849 Is eligible for membership. There are number of men in the town who fill these require
 
 port to the two local members.
 Miss Emily Rauscher was the victim of surprise party, last Saturday night, when a large number of her friends called at her home on Victory street, Hollister Heights. Music, vo- cal and instrumental, made the even- program enjoyed by everyone was the ]! opening of the baskets of eatabIes which the visitors brought with them.
 Saturday night soon after dark Con- stables Palmer George Wood spotted two men carrying bag who alighted from a shelton car and appeared to be waiting to change for Milford. Sounds which came from 1 tl1e-bag indicated that it contained fowls Ha! a clue The men were immediately surrounded and marched to the truck house where it required 1 an hour and a number of telephone | messages to convince the officers thai the fowls had been purchased that af- ternoon from M. Blakely of Oronoque and had been paid for When the 1 matter was cleared up the men were | allowed to depart for their homes in 1 Milford in peace with their purchases. 1 The officers apologized and explained l thai athere had been so many bold 1 that every soficefr was on the alert. l The Milford men were indignant but took the matter philosophically- They l vowed however, that if they ever came | to Stratford again for fowls they 1 would come later in the night as it | might be safer. The officers are to l be commended for their zeal and have been urged to extend their efforts to the outskirts where the thefts usually occur.
 At the meeting of Mary Si1liman D. A. R., held Monday after noon, Mrs F. M Patterson of King street was designated to take charge of the pivot whist which will be given in the D. A. R. rooms in Bridgeport, on the afternoon of Dec. '. At the same meeting it was voted to send flowers to Miss Jeanette Booth who RN he 1r< Sr1 Cir1r street.
 Rev Dr. F. N. Packard and num- Der of members of the Congrega tiona1 church attended the meeting of the Congregational churches held in New Haven yesterday. The address by Governor Simeon B. Baldwin was well I