The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-16
STAMFORD
Especial to. The Farmer.o

prominent features of the landscape in the future will be the towers which will carry the feed wires across the bridge of the New Haven railroad. The towers are over 200 feet in sheigFt and may be seen from all parts of the town.
 Thieves have been busy in all parts of the town laying their winter sup ply of fruits and vegetables. From every portion of the town complaints are heard of losses from this cause. Last week Gus. Johnson, the mayor of Johnsonvil1e dug and sacked his po- tatoes of which he raised coo bushels to the acre more sor less. Several sacks already filled tempted some one and several sacks disappeared during the night.
 Postmaster and Mrs Frank Blake man of Oronoque yesterday attended the meeting of the grange at Weston as delegates from Housatonic grange. MT. Blakenlan will be delegate to the National grange convention which will be held next month Tn Vermont. Mrs. Blakc1nan will accompany him.
 Samuel Wakeley, popEtarly known as Elm Tree Sam the official dog warden of the town is now riding about in a silver plated wire wheel buggy.
 Rudolph Bankwitz has recently placed a large tile drain under Califor- kl4c1s SL-6OJ at US 1IIL0FSGCl1On W4LA o<7A~ mum avenue. The town furnished the pipe and MT. Bankwitz bore the ex- pense of placing 1t. This pipe will eliminate the pools of water which stood on the northwest side of Cali fornia street after every storm.
 The hremen of both companies are in favor of the installation of fire alarm system which notify them whenever there is need of their ser vices. Some of the firemen have not been to a fire in months or since the alarms on the bell of the Congrega- tiona1 church were discontinued. Stratford cannot afford paid de- partment and some means of notifying the town when a fire occurs is gen orally demanded. The matter will be one of the first to receive the atten- ton of the Board of Finance.
 Property owners on Barnum avenue west of the Franklin school have gen. era1ly removed the high banks in front of their property in anticipation of the laying of sidewalks. Some residents east of the school have al- ready laid walks but there is yet a long stretch where pedestrians are obliged to use the middle of the road. The number of children in this sec ton is increasing rapidly and they are in danger of being struck by the con stant stream of automobiles which
 
 The first officaI act of Dr. Curtis after he assumed the duties of first selectman was to save the dirt taken from Stratford avenue in the work of repaving that street It will be used in many portions of the town where filling is needed. Heretofore filling belonging to the town has found it's way to private property and the town has been obliged to buy filling. It is estimated that there will be over 100 loads of this filling. Some of it will be used to fill in spots where the road should be widened in the vicinity of Stratford avenue. Selectman Curtis has given notice that he will continue to save such filling as is removed from town property and use it in oth- CT sections rather divert it to private property.
 There was a large attendance last night at the fair given by St James parish at Red Mems hall Rev. M. J. OsConnor, the rector has extended the fair one evening and Friday will. be the last night
 The big gang of workmen tearing up the trolley tracks was busy; all last night. They made consid erable noise but no residents of the vicinity have been heard to object for everyone is anxious to see the road completed be- fore winter sets in. The plans for the new road call for the easement of the grades leading to the hole under the viaduet.s The excavation yester- day exposed a ledge of rocks which was unsuspected and considerable blasting will be required before the rails are relaid or the new road con- structed. This is true of the road on the north side of the railroad tracks. The change of grade there will be appreciated by others beside the troll ley company.
 The board of se1eetmen will hold an open meeting at the town hall this evening. Those who have sugges- tions to make or are dissatisfied with conditions will have an opportunity to tell their stories. It is expected that the tax payers in general will avail themselves of this privilege which has hitherto been unknown. in the town. The records of both the selectmen and the Board of Finance will be open to the public and no one need fear the displeasure of the powers if they de- sire to look them over.