The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-15

be placed upon the road way piece by
| piece.
Life in westport is one town meet
| ing after another. The Board of Sc
| lectmen have ordered a special town
! meeting for next Friday evening, Sept.
| 10 when they will ask the electors
what action they shall persue relative
| to the approach to the tottering old
State street bridge. Look for real &C
ton as the electors have reached the
! end of their patience
There is not the least bit of doubt
but that an entire new bridge of the
most modern type would now be IN
course Of construction if the Connec-
ticut Co. was willing at the start to
meet the town half way. The trolley
company's attitude has been of that
sort which makes those who have the
real interests of the town throw up
their hands in disgust with the whole
proposition. The Connecticut Co. has
sent it's engineers here to look over
the bridge. They have reported back
TO their superiors that a bridge can
be erected for $4,000 which will be of
service for many years to come The
company has given these figures and
their plans to the seIectmen and have
stated that. they would assist the town
financially in its construction They
have however, carefully avoided in
naming just how much their assist
ance would be. 1t is the opinion of
the selectmen and many of the electors
that it a new bridge is constructed
that it shall be at least fifteen feet
wider than the present span; that such
a bridge is necessary for future traf-
fic; and that the erection of a bridge
the same width as the present would
be great folly. Representatives of the
trolley company have refused to listen
to. hrid he
town voted to spend $1,000 for repairs
it was conceded that the repairs
would strengthen the bridge sufficient
1y for many years to come providing
no trolley cars were run over the
structure. This action sort of irritates
the trolley company for they have been
making overtures to the se1ectmen
ever since. It is assured there will be
| nothing doing until the company can
see the light, that the town wants
new and bigger bridge and that the
| company must pay its proportionate
share.
Deer have been seen in this vicinity
many times lately. Town Clerk JOS
eph G. Hyatt while driving near Sip
perley's mill on Friday saw three deer
| in the road When he came near them
| they scampered off into the woods
Mrs. Bell of the Roseville district ap-
Feared at the town clerks office dur
ing the week wanting to know what
| she could do about collecting damages
| for. injury to some of her crops by
deer. She stated that four of the an
| irnals had jumped the fences and had
ruined cabbages, corn and other gar
den vegeta b1eS. She was told that the
| state will pay all damage to crops
done by deer Mrs. Bell told of the
amusing antics of a doe and young
fawn. The doe coming to fence
scaled the obstacle but the fawn re-
| manned on the opposite side. The doe
| jumped back beside her young and
| again scaled the fence and again the
fawn refused to make the attempt.
| On four occasions the mother jumped
that fence before the fawn took a
| chance and easily went over the bar
rier
Tt is understood that the Westport
| Drug Co, in Main street is to change
| hands after the end of the month, that
! the. present proprietor, George J.
| Green will dispose of his interests to
B. Louis Toquet. The lease the
pharmacy which has been given to
| Green by Mrs. Toquet, owner of the
| building, expires on Sept &c of this
year.
| 1t makes a big difference just where
official authority is located. When
| the local water works was vested in
local hands there were no objections
raised by its users. Since the opera
ton has been taken over by the Nor
walk company there has been no kick
about the service. However when the
local company were compelled, as it
often happens to shut off the water in
the streets to make repairs or addi-.
lions their men always notified the
residents who would be affected by the
''shut off, Saturday the water com
pany placed in a new hydrant in State
street. They had to shut off the sup
ply while the operation was in pro-
gress Did they notify those who had
to use water? They did not It is
hoped that in the future when through
necessity the water is shut off that
those who pay for its use will be no
titled and be prepared.
The bell rings on the famous old
straw hat today. There will be some
who will take chance to wear the
light adornment for a few weeks, yet,
| but as stated they are taking a chance
| The season and style calls for the
home1y old Derby and those fuzzy felts
| with the bow in the back