The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-26
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS DISCUSS NEW SCHOOL SITE Have Several Sites in View But Are Withholding The InfOr-
 nation from The
 Public
WESTPORT

Westport, March 526 - The School board met last evening. entering into 1 a further discussion of the proposed new school for Main street. No defin- | ite decision was reached further than | that the new structure shall not cost more than S5O,0OO. It is under stood that the commissioners have de cided upon a most desirable location in Main street but will withhold pub lie announcement of the site until the deal has been put through. The com missioners had expected that in con nection with the announcement that a new school house would be con Structed that there would be well marked advancements in central real ty.\ Anticipating this action they laid plans long before the announce ment that there was to be a new school was made. The result was that they now have options on land the purchase of which will bring about saving ito the town, whereas if the connrnissioners waited the land they most desired would receive many boosts above that mark in black and white on the assessors books.
 Every bundle which floats in the river does not contain human freight. A fair sized bundle, about a foot in diameter and two feet long was thrown into the Saugatuck river from the center bridge. yesterday It was of sufficient consequence to cause questioning on the part of many, not a few commen nting on the fact that the bundle might contain human freight. Evidently those few read the news papers. The bundle lay in the water for some time until the rising tide carried the mysterious package up the river, where the water soaked wrap pers sunk out of sight
 Looks as though Tax Collector Pat Y~io Oat is look in on the Saugatuck postmaster ship which becomes vacant in Octo- ber So far his has been the only name mentioned for the position. As Collector Oates is now established in a clerical position at the post office he'll be well fitted when Postmaster Nor ton steps out There is not any balm for Westport Democr concern1ng. the postmastership there. The pres ent incumbent has yet three more years to serve. Then will foIIoW the scramble.
 The Boy Scouts will meet tomorrow evening at Christ church. William S. Taylor who recently sustained almost fatal injuries is i'm proving rapidly.
 Temple lodge will meet Thursday evening.
 Mrs. William Dixon is about again after long illness.
 Frank Pritchard. grandson of Frank N Taylor of Lincoln avenue will soon be out again after a seize of pneumonia.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Volk of New York have been visiting friends in town for the past few days Miss Edna Beers is visiting friends l in Washington.
 E. C. Nash has returned after visit of a, few days in Albany. Mrs. Nash is proIonging her visit to the same | city.
 More signs of spring. A flock of wild open trolley cars bowled trough the town yesterday. They re on their way to the Bridgeport barns where they will be placed in shape | for the summer rush. l Trinity Guild of the Church f the i Holy Trinity has sent a large box valued at about sso to St.. JoNn's Mission, Corbin, Ky.
 The Current Events club will be en tertained by Mrs. Jane A. Wood at her home tomorrow afternoon. -- The regular meeting of the Ameri- can Boys club will be held this ev- | ening at the library
 This is the evening for which the men of Christ church have long been planning. They intend that the sup per this evening from, until at the church ,parlors will be the best ever. Singing by q quartette has also been 1 arrangeds for.
 
 of the Congregational parish at the vestry Friday evening.
 l Samuel Coley of Co1eytown is about | again after brief illness.
 A meeting of the Mems society of the Saugatuck M. B. church will be held in the church parlors this ev- ening.
 Mrs. George Banks is to leave in a few days for the home of her daugh- ter in the West.
 Miss Katherine Elwood is enjoying a vacation from her studies at the MacDuffie school in Springfield, Mass. The budget adopted at the town meeting on Saturday on which the 10 mill tax will be levied is included in the following expenses: Schools, $9,-
 900; roads, $4,O0O; Riverside avenue,
 $7,636; insane poor, $90O; lights, $2O0; water. $500; town hall, $500; bridge. i $2,5OO; interest. $2,0OO; oil, $1,3OO;
 salaries, $2OO; office expenses, $1Oo;
 printing, $500; library, $500; misceI- Ianeous. $500; pavilion expenses, $65O; total, S32,1S6. There are also the following estimated expenses. Cash on hand, S4,0OO; pavilion, $1,1o0. from state and Fairfield county, $500;
 drawbridge, $1,5OO; total $12,5OO. Total amount necessary, $19, ,686.