The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-16
HoIIister Heights
Residents Sign Up
For Annexation To
City Of Bridgeport
STRATFORD
Especial to The Farmer

Stratford Jan. 1s-The assurance
that the people of HOLSTER Heights
would meet organized opposition if
they desired to be annexed to Bridge
petition is now in circulation and 1t
was reported last night that the names
of 60 tax payers in the west end of
the town. had already been attached
This looks as if there was something
more than talk in the reported dis
satisfaction in that section. On of
cate of annexation said when asked
why he was so anxfosu to leave Strait
ford said: bad roads, insufficient
lights, poor school facilities. police
protection, entire absence of any sys-
tenn Of drainage. little or no voice in
town affairs, insulting and unreason-
able references in public meetings, the
inference that they are not fit to as
sociate with the atfordftee, taxation
without representation and many
other real pr inasir1ary wrongs The
whom are competent to Judge, assert
that Stfatford needs some other form of
government besides the time honored
town plan. The only way they can
get anything done in that section is to
turn out in force and make deals to
favor improvements demanded in other
parts in return for like favors for their
own section This naturally results
in raids on the town treasury
One Signer called attention to a fea-
t1re in the Stafford system of taxation
said: 81 paid $3.50 for a lot which never
was taxed for more than $50 acre
before I bought 1T I built q house
assessment started in at 81. 500 and then
jumped to $4,000 then to 81, 500. Now
I must help build roads which have
for every Improvement and make this
$50 land more valuable. These old
Stratfordites who have owned land for
years never would spend a. cent for i'm
prcvements and lodged their share of
the taxes waiting for US to come in
and make them rich. The vacant
the price to prospective buyers jumps
every time a house is built in the
neighborhood. Is there anything, fair
about that? Then vixen we come in
with the feeling that we have no right
to expect any voice in town affairs.
timers to DO as they please. What do
you know about that? I'm ready to
get out where I can go into a public
meeting and feel that what I say will
The Novelty Company gave a show
IN Redmen's hall last night which was
sljnly attended.
which consists of William Shay, |
Charles Iver3, Edward Reilly. Arthur |
Banks. Joseph i5rlses. Rose Williams
this evening.
Odd Fellows hall was crowded last
night at the installation of officers re- |
Gently elected. Mrs. Jenie Bailey of |
Milford, district deputy grand master, |
No. Is conducted the exercises. The |
new officers follow: Miss Maud Kendall i
noble grand: Mrs. Nellie Wheeler, vice |
grand; Mrs. Amy Holmes. secretary;
Mrs Sarah Beard, treasurer; Mrs.
Martha, Si.npson, warden; Mrs r. |
Beach, conductor; Mrs. E. Dfetz, in
side guard; william Buddington, out
side guard; Miss Elizabeth Rogers,
past noble grand. Mrs. Dfetz who is |
ill did not appear.
The Stratford Charitable Society will |
meet for sewing in the rooms on King
street on Friday jim. 18th at 2:3O o /
m. 1t is earnestly requested that |
great deal Of sewing which must be I
done Immediately. Even the most in |
experienced neCdlew oman will find |
work which she can do, so it is to be |
hoped that one will stay away on |
the ground that her assistance will not |
be valuable