The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-11-24
NEW SCHOOL HOUSE ACCEPTED BY THE
 JOINT COMMITTEE
Building Is Combination of Advanced Ideas And is the Only One of
 Its Kind in the East.
fsnecia1 to rhe Farmer.l )

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 stratford, Nov. 24-The joint com rnittee composed of citizens and the members of the town school commit tee with the architect, Fred H. Beck with met at the new Huntington road -choolhouse on Saturday afternoon and made a minute inspection of the building. It was found to be com pIete in almost every particular, the exceptions being small matters when have been overlooked but which will he made right immediately. The build ing will then be accepted. The gem eral contractor, c. A Bjorklund and the other contractors have done good work on the building The grading and walks have been completed and the cost comes well within the extra appropriation made by the town for this purpose. The building is all that was expected of it. There are none like it in New England and the com ZTaittee has already received requests for pictures and descriptions for use in other localities. This school house ernbodies the latest ideas in school building It Is an advance on the plans adopted in Chicago The over- head light was one of the features (which pleased the committee. It re- #lieves the eye strain of the pupils which side lights always brings. A astFousar1d other new ideas are applied
 
 some of them have been used at diff ferent times they have never before been combines in one building. The committee regrets that a portion of the large lot was sold and that the town did not retain the whole plot in- stead of half of 1t. The new building is one of the demonstrations of the de- kveiopFnent of the progressive idea in Stratford and it is believed that many more are coming
 The methods applied by Bridgeport Gas Company to their Stratford terri tory have been the cause of much acriticfsm in the past Many residents of the town would use gas if they could get the same treatment from the company that their neighbors re- ceive. There has been much com piaint from different parts of the town but these complaints have not brought results because there was no concerted action. It is now proposed to bring the matter to the attention of the + board of trade and all those who feel aggrieved are to bring their cases to- gether where a concerted action may bring results. It is the settled policy of this company to select the thickly settled portions of the town and lay service mains, leaving out many out side who wish to be served. From these the company requires a contract sthat is practically prohibitive. Many Presidents are putting in electric lights trather than submit to the extortion which the company imposes on those whom it has in it's power. It is the E general complaint that the Gas com E pany picks out the plums and then forces others to pay exhoorbitant Arates or go without gas. It is believed that the board of trade can provide 3 remedy if 1t is so inclined, and every enc who Is aggrieved should file g specific complaint there.
 The agitation for better streets and new road across the mead ows has attracted attention to the execrable conditions which exist at the railroad vfaduct on Main street. Even the new pavement cannot make condition: 1much better. The short curve under the bridge could have been easily avoided when the railroad was ele- 8vated but someone blundered and il does not matter now who, but it will be easy to make another roadway un- #der the tracks east of the present lay out It should be done soon for Strat- ford is bound to grow more rapidly ir the future. It is evident that the rub Der boot era in Stratford has passed and that the progressive element will run the town in the future. The &change must be made sooner or later and the sooner the cheaper. This matter will be agitated soon- It is UT to every citizen to post himself and back up his opinion with his influence
 Dr. Manhood opened the evangelistic meetings at the Congregational church last night with a stirring sermon on sThe Books Opened" There was a Large attendance Music was furnish ed by a large chorus under the direc- %&EDCn G. ". Davidson. Dr. Manhood vuku bald meetings at the Methodist