The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-09-13
VOTERS FROM THE HILLS 5 DOMINATE TOWN MEETING
EEeexey Property Chosen for Hunt tngton Road School House With
 Few Dissenting Votes.
STAMFORD
tspecAaa to The Farmer.)

Srztford, Sept. 1S--In a big town In1esfing last night which included a humber of women who not only Voeeo ien school matters but remained darz EHpectatoFs, the action taken ar a; Iprevfous meeting to buy property from D. C. Wood for a school ate ta11tflorized to purchase another site. fTfe property Is located on the Hunt EfTeevey. John simendiger of the fcou1xnittee raised for the purpose has
 found a purchaser for half Of the
 flour ecTs nat at the tag fsne gaTss Tees 1iil the he
 aiviosa and season eau9 to be,7sEe that Sis prop-
 erty would be purchased by the town demonstrated, saying that he had lehanged his plans when the town lvoted to take his property and that bargain was made with MT. Wood and the vote was the only action talk en the town cannot be held liable ai- though many believe that 1t Is un- iSortunate that his property was talk 4n up so hastily when a more advan- itageors site was .availabIe.
 Judge Charles H. Peck was chair man The town clerk, Harold c. n Lowell was officially present. Dr. w. B. Coggswell, president of the school presence. Supt. w B. Kelsey indi- eated by his deTneanor that he was verv much pleased with the proceed ? ters pertaining to the schools were
 discussed
 town were well represented and the
 voters came from the hills in droveS
 and had their own way in every thing Out of the 40 votes cast only
 Of the school site.
 The various improvement clubs in the old town have certainly got the old Guard running around in circles.
 The strength developed at the recent Flown meetings has awakened the Old
 Ones to the futility of attempting to
 the young uns'' have out grown the bottle and cut their teeth.
 The best evidence of this was shown last night when a. resolution was introduced authorizing the plac- ing of three additional lights on East
 Main street between the railroad bridge and Lines corner 1t was , stated that while the resolution was not included in the warning the
 lights were necessary and the amount
 opinion of the chairman there could be no objection to including the mat
 ter in the business before the meet Eng. This was done and the lights were ordered
 As matter of fact this resolution
 was presented te the powers that be
 several weeks age by the secretary of
 the East End Improvement Club and
 he was assured that it would be in serted In the warning for the meeting
 held last evening. This was not done and the usual soothing remark. 'It will be taken care of at the next
 meeting" was given to the secretary. He refused to be piacated hence the action taken as above.
 Mrs R. C. WInton asked for con Eideration of a petition which had been prepared as the bars had been let down for matters not in the warn ing The town clerk read the. peti- ton which ordered fireproof covering over the furnaces in all the schools of the town She said the superin- rendent of schools had recommended it and that it had been ordered by the fire marshal, but that no attention had been paid to the matter by the school committee. She also asserted that was only a small matter and not nee essary, but that if there was any money left he would order the cover ing for the Center school, carrying the inference that the other schools were of little importance The petition was admitted and carried without a dis senting vote, the chorus of yeas rat fling the shingles on the town hall.
 B1akernan Place was accepted by the town as a. public highway by unani- znous vote.
 the grade adopted by w. B. Futile in front of his block the grade for the 1r1oIe of Main street from that point to inc railroad and to adopt a curb line. Elliot w Peck was the. only obiecter He represented Newton J. Reed. who owns the property the ,-ee.evtstiou the resolution laid oxer till the annual town meeting, which will give the selectmen time to ,<-osS the matter up. Abe Wellington na4a a, styons Rlea for improysn1enss