The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-06
REDDING.

BEDDING, Feb. Representative e.
P. Sanford called ON Highway Com
missioner Macdonald ait Hartford, last
week, and entered a protest against
the building Of the crosstown roaA
from Redding Center to Georgetown
nam Park projects showing how the
latter should have priority as meas
ures of larger public cony endence and
safety. MIR Macdonald said In reply
that 1t had been his intention to give
precedence to the two improvements
advocated by MIR. Sanford, and that
stood this to be his position In the
matter. Then the commissioner
switched off to review OF some OF
the grievances he felt he had exper-
fenced in connection with the depart
ment,s work in this town and before
he finished with the bopdc the inter
view was terminated by his being call
ed away. Consequently while Mr..
Sanford felt treasured to some degree,
he failed to obtain the definite, posi-
tive assurances he was seeking and
will seek another interview with the
commissioner on the subject. 1t seems
unacicodnt ably strange that survey
ing party from the department should
have SO far misunderstood instructions
the wrong job and should also have
been so far In error as to announce
positively that the Georgetown Inn
provement had beien selected as the
first to be carried through. As Mr..
Macdonald virtually admitted the. SUI
perior claims of the two projects
the Georgetown p11oject became a fac
tor in the situation, there appears to
be no possible excuse for a. change of
program at this late day.
The telephone of Constable w. s.
Downs was kept busy last Wedn esdRy
evening by various citizens who called
him lHp to inquire in tones of mingled
6repidation and indignation what he
meant by trying to make trouble for
them by inlciting prosecution for
their share in the wild animal hunt
which took place a few Sundays ago.
Mr.. Downs gave concifiatOr'y responses
to the effect that he had no wish to
make trouble for anybody and was
investigating the case only by request
of County Game Warden Smith of
Norwalk to whom some one had en-
tered a. complaint. The next day ne
here on Friday to personally look UP
the case Mr.. Smith did not come,
however, and as has been learned is
not coming Meanwhile the scare on
the part of the eight or ten persons
who engaged In the hunt continued
and there was much conversational ex-
plqitatton Of the laW bg zoTga on the
we're penalty for Sunday hunting and
taking a gun afield is made pres ump-
tive evidence of guilt. Outsiders could
irfraction of the game law. The
quarry was not game covered by the
legal definition, but two heifers that
had become much wilder than most
of the wild deer not infrequently run
across and had been wounded with bull
let's in previous attempts at their cap
ture. Their prompt dispatch was de-
sirable both to save the beef and for
humane reasons. Besides, in their
crafty excited state, the heifers were
a. danger to persons and to other cat
tie This was the way Warden Smith
looked at it as he explained in a talk
| over the, phone with local Game War
den Warner last Friday evening. Mr..
Smith further said that he had taken
no steps to prosecute although he had
| received a complaint from a Redding
official.
ant Valley, fknown as the Hoggson
| bridge. was finished up last week and
has been accepted by the town. Its
| total cost was little over $500. of
ance was provided through Individual
contributions. as follows: N: F. Hogg-
son, $500; A H. Thompson. r. w. wal
Charles sanford, SIS. A wooden
bridge to replace the old one could
greater durability of the concrete
| structure probably makes it cheaper
| in the longer run and the new bridge
has the further merit OF being an or
| Improvement is the river bank wall
| built by Messus Hoggson and Thon1p-
SON and to be considerably extended:
| The Valley people have also planned
| inprov enIent of the main highway and
are willing to bear the larger share
of the outlay for the work, provided
the town will help some.
| The vestry of the Episcopal Church
has voted another months leave of
absence to Rev. Mr.. Boone, who is
| undergoing treatment ait st. La1ke's
ble- Owing to the unique character