The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-04-03
BENNETT To VISIT
REDDING TO STUDY
ROAD SITUATION
Commissioner Will Dispense
with Contemplated Public
Hearing

. Redd1ng, April 3-Some day in the
latter part of next week Highway
Commissioner Bennett will motor to
this town and go over the highways
in order. to decide which shall be
chosen for immediate reconstruction
Improvement. This purpose he an
nounced on Tuesday after an inter
view with Representative E. P. San
ford and First Selectman Charles
Sanford, both of whom are advocates
of the hometown and Putnam Park
roads first choice. It was origin
ally Mr.. Benefits plan to follow his
inspection with a public hearing at
the town house SO that all the citi-
zens might have an opportunity to
air their views. Upon further reflec-
ton, however, he decided that the
questions at issue had been thor
oughly ventilated in print and in per-
sona1 statements and explanations to
him that such a hearing would elicit
nothing new which was material to
the case, and consequently it will not
be, held. Until few days ago it was
supposed that there were only two
projects to be decided between, the
two crosstown roads being bracketed
as one, and the hometown and Putt
nam Park sections as the other. Re-
Gently, however, Senator L. o. Peck
has urged a third upon the commits
sioner's attention, this being the Sun
set Hill road, about a mile in length.
Several years ago former Commits
sioner Macdonald was asked to take
up the latter project, but rejected the
application in favor of the road across
the Ridge which has since been built
and of which the proposed Park road
is a. continuation. Mr. Macdonald
admitted that the Sunset Hill i'm
provement was proper and desirable.
but held that the other highway had
a. claim to precedence by reason Of
its grQ9 teT travel and easier grade.
subsequently Senator Peck and Com
modore kuttgen expended about 81, 500
in draining and travelling the Sunset
Hill road Owing, however, to a
hardpan of peculiar quality which lies
near the surface and which becomes
like soft putty when water-Soaked, the
road goes badly to pieces In the winter
and can only be permanently bettered
by a stone foundation of more than
the usual depth.
had NO difficulty this spring in re-
newing contracts. with Bridgeport
dealers, the anxiety to renew being
rather on the part of the buyers
whereas the reverse was usually the
case. The rates show a slightly in
creasing tendency, an advance OF
about a quarter of a cent a quart
having been scored under the new
agreements. The prevailing rate for
this month is 4 1-2 cents for April and
ga and 4 cents for the next five
months. Some of the dealers have
offered 5 cents for the six months
from the first of October next, a raise
Of a quarter of a, cent from the rate
Of the past winter.
The selectnen have ordered the new
road machine asked for by Supervisor
Bloomer, and the old machine which
remains serviceab1e is undergoing re-
pairs. At their meeting on Saturday
the board approved, the supervisors
salary claim for the previous month.
A special meeting will be held on Sat
plications for tax attachments, these
must be disposed of before the col
lector can prepare his report to the
tax commissioner. At this session
the board will come to a decision re-
garding the prosecution of personal
tax delinquents.
A. C. Barnett has acquired an inter
est in an electric arc light company
of New York and in connection there
with spends three days of the week
in the metropolis In consequence
he will discontinue the butter making
his farming operations, and recently
sold most of his large herd of fine
cows and also his oxen. He will con-
tfnue, however, to run the farm along
other lines of activity, and so far has
no Intentions of dispos1ng of his prop
erty here and removing to New York
as has been reported.
Fred briggs, whose log cabin sum-
mer home is on the back road east
of the main highway through Pleas
ant Valley, recently asked the author
tiles to raise about 100 feet of the
roadway so as to bring it above the
overflow from the sawmill pond. The
stretch is at all times muddy and
much of the time under water. Su-
pervisor BIoomer, to whom the mat
Cnd
Improvement one of constructors
rather than ordinary repair, and that
the selectmen should make a special
allowance to pay for the work. The
selectmen refused to do this. Six
families reside upon the back road re-
ferred to and they have petitioned the
post office department for the extern
sion of the rural delivery service to
their doors. Such an extension would
require about a mile and a half addi-
tional travel on the part of Mail Car
rier Stone.
It is expected that Rev. Mr.. Boone
will be able to conduct services at the
Ridge Episcopal church next Sunday
after an interruption of severas
months due to his severe illness. The
fatigue of his homeward trip from
New York had a prostrating effect. |
but he now takes daily walks and on
Tuesday again occupied the rectory-
The lay service at the church last
Sunday was conducted by D. S. San |
ford.
John NJ Sullivan, who makes fire. |
uuent trips from Bridgeport to his
old store here which he is running in
partnership with his brother Frank, !
came I'D this week in new Krit i
touring car purchased from Peck &
Lines.
on Wednesday evening of last week
Rev Mr. Burgess and wife gave a re- /
ception at the parsonage for the
of the Center Congregational
church On account of the unpleasant
weather only about So attended and
these brought practical expressions of
their good will in the form of two
easy chairs which they presented to |
the host and hostess
E. P. Sanford is to experiment. with