The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-18
BOARD OF FINANCE
 GETS UNDER WAY
First Public Meeting of Body Attracts Many Citizens of
 Stratford
(speoIal to The Farmer.l

| Especial to The Farmer.) 1 stratford. Oct 1s.-The meeting of
 the Board of Finance last night de- veloped a great many matters of in-
 terest to the entire community. The sub-c committee appointed to draft nethods of procedure reported and their suggestions were adopted as far as possible at the present time Dur
 ing the sesison a number of citizens
 evinced their interest by dropping in, Listening and also making suggestions.
 The board will have a number of mat 1 ters to present to the voters at the town neetinssEzon Monday but as no appropriations may be made until later several meetings will be necessary be- fore final decisions are reached. Arthur DeForest Wheeler has been called to Bermuda by the illness of his daughter, Emily, who is passing
 through an attack Of typhoid fever. The report has given her many friends ] here great concern
 Gus Johnson, the mayor of Johnson vile, has begun work upon five new houses on North California street When they are finished there will be very little unimproyed real estate in this vicinity MT. Johnson has built something like 40 houses on the hill and he still has a large number of lots on Barnurn avenue on which he pro- poses to build later.
 The nomination of Frederick c. Null lins for mayor by the Democrats of
 Bridgeport is of interest here where MT Mullins has a host of friends. He would be sure Of election could .Strat. ford vote on the proposition
 The National Short Ballot Organiza+ ton Is keping watch of events even iR | the small town of Stratford and sev- efaI local men have recently been en- proposes to keep the people of the town well informed on municipal mat i ters and send literature which will help in inaugurating a new system of municipal accounts which will be re- quired by the change in the style of doing the town business. Frank R. Sammis was made member of the national organigation last week.
 The Woman's Aid society of the Congregationa1 church are gratified with the success of their supper on Thursday night. The ladies were busy all the evening and were obliged to set the tables four times to accommo- date those who had come to partake of the good things which had been provided. The chapel of the church was comfortably filled during the en- tire evening and the receipts exceeded all expectations.
 Apropos of the complaints concern ing the constant demands made by school children for pads it might be mentioned that the demand for this popular school supply is so great that the second order of Aone-fourth of a ton has been received at the Samnis store since school opened. It is be- lieved that if paper is furnished by the town for the school work there will be much less waste and that the teachers themselves will endeavor to have the scholars exercise more care and economy.
 The annual town meeting which will take place on Monday night will be one of the most important in the history of the town on account of the change in town government which has taken place. Every voter in the town should be present. Matters of interest to each section will come up for attention.
 Samuel c. Lewis has been drawn as a, juror in the trial of Giuseppe Nor ane charged with the murder of Nich- olas Biafore which is being tried in the superior court.
 Unfayorable comment has been heard concerning to the patch of dirt at the intersection of Stratford and Connecticut avenues. The city of Bridgeport laid Warrenite the full width of Connecticut avenue making a fine broad roadway. The Stratford avenue job connects with the other on the bridge over Bruce's Brook. It is several feet narrower than that on the other side of the line, and a walk uncovered by the paying is not at all comp to the town. A very small additional cost would have fill ed out this bare spot and gradually connected it with the paving on the road.
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