The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-28
NEW CHARTER DOES
NOT PROVIDE FOR
Bull DING SIDEWALKS
Provisions Bv Which Town Paid
Half of All Sidewalk Costs
Have Been Abrogated
Especial to The Farmer:)

first real enthusiasm at hearing OF
the board of finance at last night S
session. The full board was present
| with First Selectman Rollin B. Cur
| tbs in the chair. Town Clerk Lowell
was at his post having recovered en-
tirely from his Illness
Chairman Curtis called for the re-
QUESTION for fire department and
Chief Allen Judson presented the fol-
lowing list of estimates for the year;
| Salary, $1,O4O; supplies, $500; hose.
$500; tires, SITS; hydrants, $1,5OO;
miscellaneous, $3.50; lights, $40; total,
| 5000. The chief was unable to an
swer the questions of the commission
| ers with any degree of confidence and
Commissioner Hart supplied informa-
ton needed concerning the number OF
hydrants for which the town paid and
those furnished free by the water
| company. The estimate was fled
without comment from the floor. The
new company on Nichols avenue ask
ed for nothing.
Se1ectman James Lally submitted
his estimates as follows: General re-
pairs, $4,000; Main street extension,
$3.50; removing rock on Boothe street,
5000; Graham street, $3.50; widening
California street, $3.50; widening King
street, 500; Hillside avenue, 5000;
cement bridge Longbrook avenue,
$500; cutting brush, $50; general
bridge work, 5000; drains, 5000;
| fence work, $50; hill Longbrotok ave-
nue., $3.50; total, $3.50. After hear
ing the many demands of the resi-
dents of his district made later. he
said he was sorry that he did not in
crease his estimate for general re-
Stephen McDonough asked for the
widening and repairing of Freeman
street which he said was impossible
at times
States Attorney Stiles Judson ap-
peared as the attorney for the Wiki
enda Land company and asked for the
completion of the project of widen
ing South Main street. He called at
tention to the large amount of money
expended at the Lordship by this COM
pany He said that lots to the value
of $125, 900 had been sold this year
which would result in large increase
in the list of taxable property. Ever
EFT Sniffen, a large property owner of
the south end explained a project in
which he was interested and which
gave evidence of great possibilities.
Mr.. Sniffen offered to give the town
the necessary land to widen South
Main street to 70 feet along his street
front but added that he did not be-
lieve that the remaining property
owners would do the same and assure
the road being built. The Wilkenda
company would be satisfied with 60
feet. He thought the company would
be willing to sustain a large portion
of the cost if the road could be wild
ened and Strengthened A previous
town meeting had appropriated So
500 for this work but the money had
not been used on account of the policy
of some of the land holders on the
line. An astonishing proposition, was
then made by Mr.. Sniffen. He offered
to give the town free of all incum-
5000 feet through his property, a
line suggested by him starting from
the junction of Main and Elm streets
and running straight to the Neck
bridge should be adopted. He ex-
planned that he had purchased 400
feet a few days ago in order to be able
to give it to the town. His offer COW
cred the greater part of the 5000 feet
which was the estimated distance.
This route offers many advantages
over the plan of widening and
Strengthening the old road.
Attorney Judson promised to OBJ
tain a definite offer from the Lord
ship Company and present it to- the
board of finance before its December
meeting.
Se1ectman Holmes offered no esti-
mates but proposed to make the best
use possible Of the moneys appropria-
ted for this use in the district south
of the railroad track.
Constable Bassett was the champion
of the HOLSTER Heights residents and
he asked for more lights in his neigh
borhood. He was supported by the
West End Improvement club and the
taxpayers Improvement club who
wanted lights and drains in different
places.
Frank E. Conine offered the follow
ing manuscript which was filed with
the board:
without a desire to dictate to your
honorable body wIsh to say:
list. That the 10 foot pavement on
North Main street in my j1d gment is
not wide as it should be. I cannot
see why North Main street should not
be paved the same width as South
Main street. I simply call your at
tention and the attention of the citi-
zens of the town to this matter. If
necessary to widen this pavement as
it should be you should make the ap-
preparation necessary.
2nd- West Broad street and per
haps Nichols avenue are looking for
macadamized street. Both are de
serving. I call your attention to these
two prominent thoroughfares.
3rd. I desire to call your atten-
ton to the fact that all weeds and
brush should be cut at least once a
year on all streets in the First district
as may be ordered by the seIectmen
and an preparation be granted suf-'
fic1ent to cover the cost thereof.
18th. desire to suggest to your
honorable body that a sufficient ap-
preparation be made to dig out the
stumps of those trees that have been
taken down along our streets and to
enable the tree warden to not only
take down decayed trees but to re-
move the stunnps in the future.
18th. I would also suggest to your
hon h1a 6af al
or make allowance for sufficient funds
for the purchase of a Ford runabout
for the use of the first selectman of
the town.
18th. would suggest that all
bridges over brooks in the First dis
trict be widened and heightened