The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-07
TOrT1ngton.

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stables, Nicola Calabrese r, Robert B.
Newett r, John c.. BoIand T, MILFORD
A. Sears r, John O'Connor d, Michael
Kub1na d, Thomas Mcleod d; grand
jurors, Thomas G. Halkett. r, Timothy
| G. Carroll r, John Henderson r, kChas
Aids d, John r. Scoville d, A1pheus
Martin d; board of relief, Leon Ruot
II, John H. -Rosenbeck r, Frank E. Coe
d; auditors, Harry o. Hammond r,
| Cleveland Feussenich d; collector of
taxes, William G. Terry r; registrars
| OF voters, Frederick j. Deakin r, Ed
ward p Quinn d; school committee,
| Charles H. Alvord r, Rev. Otto Seid-
enstuecker r, Frederick P. Weston d.
Constitutional amendment, Yes, 216,
| No. PA
Danbury.
Town clerk, George M. Stebbins d;
town treasurer, Dupuytren V Haight
d; selectnen, Stephen B. TreadwelI d,
Michael J. Barrett d, Matthew w.
Scott r, assessor, James Doran d, John
Hassett d.; constables, Thomas J.
Leonard d, John J. Mccarthy d,
| Charles A. Ahern d; board of relief,
Arthur Erickson d, Michael F. Kane
/ d, James x Tenneysr; auditors, Peter
J. Durkin d, 8. Ernest Downs r; col
! lector of taxes, John Moran d.; regis
tFars of voters, Michael J. Lynch d,
Henry N. Fanton r; school committee,
Timothy Farrell d, Nathaniel Selleck
/ Us w r. l.
Lane d, Rev. H. G. Meserve r. Reuben
b. Pearee r, Samuel A. Davis r.
Constitutional amendment, Yes 22O,
No 3d.
TRUNIBULL
At the annual town election in
Tru1nbun yesterday the vote was the
smallest pol1ed in several years there
being only 164 voters casting ballots.
The town went no license by a ma
fxy Of O Is NJ 1J- 49,
warning asking for gravel roads in
various parts of the town, building of
horse sheds near the town hall, and
the turning over of White Plain road
to the State, were indefinitely post
poned. The vote asking for free text
books was not carried. The vote on
the constitutional amendmen asking
that the salary of representatives be
increased from $500 to $500 a year,
was in the negative Further voted to
pay $50 to the secretary of the school
board; to appropriate the sum of
$4,000 for maintenance of schools;
SIS for dirt roads
Following are the officers for the
ensuing year:
Assessor, Charles. B. seeley, r.
Board OF Relief, Gilmore J. Nichols,
r; John w. French; 8; William o.
Beach, d.
seIeotnnen, Lester NJ Shelton. r.;
Dwight N. Fuller, r; Howard S.
Beach, d.
Town Clerk and Treasurer orvi1le
b. Burton n nominated by both part
les, received 148 votes.
Agents OF Town Deposit Funds
Plumb B. Nichols, r; William H
Brtnsrnade. r: Samuel Beach. d.
Auditor. l. Robert Sheffield, +. Will
liam r. Randall, d.
Grand Jurors, Frank L. 5Griswold.
r; Austin s. Nichols, r. Charles H.
L. : A Z
Collector of Taxes. Howard B. Cur
constab1es, Frederick P. 9Gabler. r:
Campyon Cutter, r; Gilbert S. Brins-
made, r Peter Lynch, d; John M.
Bailey. d. zls4A
Registrar of Voters. Arthur q.
Plumb, T; Burr F. Beach, d.
y Town School Committee for three
years, Nestor e. Wedge r. Louis D.
Christie, d: Charles A. Ham, d.
Town School Committee for one
year. L Robert Sheffield, r
H1rwfn s. F'airchi1d was acting
chairman and Orvilfe B. Burton, clerk.
NEWToWN
The result of the election in New
town was no overwhelming surprise.
As forecasted in these columns w. c.
johnson. Republican, first ee1eetman
for the past two years was reelected
for a, third term by a majority of 123y
having had the endorsement of the
Progressive. party, which was clear
gain of 81 votes. The Republicans
also held the advantage of last year
in the position of second seiectnan,
electing Morris D. Beers to the posi-
ton by majority OF 10 over his
Opponent, Thomas F. Brew who as
sunes third place again for another
year. P. r. Mccarthy, Democratic
candidate for first selectnan failed in
-. j1y
positive gain of the Republicans. how
ever was that of town treasurer, Gus
taVe Nv. Carlson, Repu b1ican, winning
over Michael KiIbride, Democratic
Progressive candidate by SO votes.
CONSOLIDATION of school district was
again defeated for the third time in
town meeting by a majority of ~
votes. AS 4B women'sz ballots were
cast it is clear that contrary to the
expectation of many the ladies must
have split into opposite camps, as 9TH
erwises the plan of consolidation would
have won out. The surprise of the
day was the defeat of the constitu-
tionaI amendment increasing the pay
Of members of the General Assembly,
by 81 votes. There were 612 ballots
cast and 38 ballots rejected for being
in some way Illegal or defective. Har-
vey Wheeler was moderator of the
electors meeting and Charles G. Nor
rfs moderator of the town meeting.
The matter Of the closing of the Han
over road to the Housatonic River
was Indefinitely postponed by the
meeting. while it passed a resolution
instructing the board of assessors to
arbitrarily increase each individual
assessment of the completed grand
levy of 1913 a pro rata per cent SO
that the total assessment will then
equal the valuation Of thestown as fix |
ed by the State Board of EQUALIZATION
81 n tod an
increase of 800 annually for the care
and maintenance of the Berkshire |
road. The town officers elected fol- |
low: Assessor, H Carlton Hubbe1l, r.
Board of Relief, Charles M. Beres-
ford. r; David H. Bale, p.s Richard |
r; Morris D. Beers r; Thomas f. |
E91-err gFyorrn Clark 4 Oscar Pitz-