The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
(By Our Special Correspondent

(By Our Special Correspondent.)
Westport, Oct s-Because the Board
Of Selectmen demanded that the Con-
necticut Co: lay as good pavement
in State street as had been laid by the
town and the state, the trolley com
pany yesterday began laying a pave
ment in their part of the State street
roadway which is very much like War
renite with which the street is paw
ed The trolley company wanted to
lay macadam and crushed stone over
their part of the roadway but the Sc
lectmen put their foot down and de-
manded something better.
When the Selectmen took this E.ction
they had in mind the paving of Fair
field avenue in. Bridgeport. This
stretch of fine roadway has been paw
ed on both sides with Warrenite but
the space between the double trolley
tracks and two feet to each side of
the outer tracks, that part of the
roadway which the trolley company
dressed over with macadam and
crushed stone. The administrative gov
eminent Of Bridgeport could have COM
PEELED the company to lay a pave
ment as good as that laid by the city
but on the representation of the Con
necticut Co. that the company was too
poor to lay the more expensive pave
ment, the Bridgeport administra ton
granted the company's request.
It is the opinion of the Selectmen
that the road in Bridgeport will re-
quire constant attention. Rather than
to have the same conditions here, the
SeIectmen decided, though the com
panX intended to have nnacadam be-
tween and two feet to each side OF
the tracks macadam paved, to order
them to pave with pavement as good
as Warrenite.
The Connecticut Co. will only lay
the prepared pavement where the troll
ley tracks run through the center of
the street, that is from Compo street
to the bridge and to the top of State
street hill on the west side. Where
the tracks are on the side of the road,
a macadam filler will be placed in the
company's two feet.
The official lists of Democratic, Re
publican and Progressive nominees for
town offices to be voted upon at the
election on Monday, follow:
Democratic-Asses SCISSOR, George B.
Mills; board of relief, William H. Pc
trie and Frank w. Taylor; selectmen,
Robert H. Coley and Robert r. Mills;
town clerk, William J. Wood; town
treasurer, Robert w. Post; agent of
town deposit fund, William ]. Wood;
auditor, Edwin A. Beers; grand Jur-
ors. John Stuart, Edward P. Colyar
and Edward J. Coyle; collector of
taxes, Michael j. Donaher ;constables.
Thomas White, George W. Mills, Da-
vid Silverman and James London;
registrar of voters, John J. Sullivan;
town school committee, Robert w.
Post and Michael j. Donaher.
Republican-Assessor Edmond c.
Smith; board of relief, George A. Oar
row and Joseph I. Bradley; selectmen,
Austin Wakeman and Robert r. Mills;
town clerk, Joseph G. Hyatt; town
treasurer. William e. Osborne; agent
of town deposit fund, William E. Os-
borne; auditor, Henry Park; grand
jurors, Harry r. Sherwood, Edward B.
Bradley, George P. Jennings; coNec-
tor of taxes, Joseph G. Hyatt; consta-
bIes, Albert w. Allen, Wexford G. Lew
is, William H. Bradley and harrington
Gallagher; registrar, of voters, Harry
r. Sherwood town school committee,
Kate E. Taylor and Edith Wheeler.
Observation-Disclosures Edmond c.
Smith; board of relief, Fred Bradley
and Charles Langenberg; selectmen,
Austin wakeman and Henry T. Ripe;
town clerk, William J. Wood; town
treasurer William E. Osborne; agent
of town deposit fund, William e. Os-
borne; auditor, Henry Park; grand
jurors William f. Kirk, Clark Cross
man and Charles Hendricks; collector
of taxes, Merrick H. Coley: constabies,
Thomas White, wexford G. Lewis, J.
D. McGf1 and William Hill; registrar
of voters, B. L. TOQuet ;town school
committee, Robert w. Post and Fred
Bradley.
The Public Utilities Commission will
meet at the city hall in Bridgeport
on Tuesday, Oct. at 1915 a. m. when
they will hear the discussion on the
State street bridge matter The citi-
zens of the town have petftioned the
commissioners to compel the Connec-
ticut Co to join with the town in the
expense of erecting a new bridge. 1t
is on this petition that the meeting
will be held.
Another postponement has been
brought about in the hearings in the
cases of David Halves and Leo Best
of Bridgeport, the men who in their
auto tried to brush trolley off Riv--
erside avenue on Sept. Is. The first
hearing was set for last, Monday but
Halves claimed that he was i'll and
asked for postponement until yes
terday. Yesterday it was shown to
Justice of the Peace Joseph Morton
that Halves would be unable to ap-
pear. The court again granted post
ponement but on condition that the
principals shall be on hand Wednes-
day, October 8, or forfeit their bonds.
Attorney Edward B. Bradley has