The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-03
UNSIGHTLY POLES REMOVED
FROM BARNUM AVENU
Utilities Commissioners Ford Accom-
pIishes the Ipmossible Very Easily
and Quietly.
STRATFORD

Stafford, Feb. Everybody has no
ticed the impr owed appearance of Bar
street where for years telegraph poles
lined the street and shut out the
view of the residents. They stood in
rows of skies and sevens on both
ley poles, telephone poles, electric
light poles and a few others which
were not labeled. But they. are gone
and now only one pole exists where
there were once half a dozen and the
residents of the vicinity are able to
get a view of the street which was
is the result of the persistency of one
woman aided by an active Public Util-
tiles commissioner Mrs. Emily Doc
little, who owns a residence on the
corner of Barnum avenue and King
street, had protested in vain to the
companies using the poles and also
to the selectmen. The companies ut
terly refused any relief Mrs. Doolit-
tie appealed to Theodore Ford, pub
lie utilities commissioner at his office
in Bridgeport. Mr.. Ford promised to
week a force of men appeared on the
scene and the wires which had been
attached to six. or seven different
poles were transferred to one stick
which rises majestical1y not over
burned with the combination. The
companies use the one pole by special
der certain conditions What had
been regarded as an impossibility has
been accomplished without friction or
comment by the commissioner and all
to the satisfaction. of everyone con-
cerned. It is a demonstration of
what the commission can do for the
people if the commissioners are SO in
c1dned. This is not the first instance
in which Commissioner Ford has &C
com pIished results without any brass
band accomplishments
The ground hog who did not see
his shadow yesterday must have been
blind No one has yet reported hav-
all he must have made his visit to
the surface short and retired again
early to take additional nap of six
weeks at least. This time honored
regard for the woodchuck as a wealth
er prophet has given the icemen hope
that there will be enough cold wealth
err to fill their houses with a supply
sufficient for the summer. Not a
pound of ice has been cut far this
winter in this section and there is a
strong probability that next summer
supply will come from farther north
where there has been an abundant
harvest
The change in the management of
the local post office and the inaugur-
alton of a system of mail carriers has
provoked many questions concerning
the building of sidewalks and the
numbering Of the streets. No regu-
lar system of street numbering exists
in the town land many would like to
know if it will be necessary to have
the streets surveyed. 1t has been
suggested that number be assigned
to every twenty-five feet. This is the
ordinary procedure in smaller places
and would probably answer all de-
mands for many years or until some
sections are solidly built up. Every
few of the streets have sign boards
and there is a general and 1amentable
lack of information. One man lived
on a street a year before he found
out it's name. Some streets are known
by several names. Here is a field for
the board Of trade
A class of five candidates will be
admitted to Oronoque lodge of Odd
Fellows on Friday night.
ton road school which was raised to
award contracts and pay the current
bills they become due, met Satur-
day night with the selectmen and
Architect Beckwith and completed the
work of awarding the contracts. E2v-
erything is now ready for the prac-
teal work of erecting the school
house. Ground will be broken as soon
as the weather permits and there is