The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-28

to be welcomed by those present. Sen
ator Judson who has so often crossed
swords with the doughty florist varied
the program at this meeting and
dorsed every one of Mr.. Confines prop
ositions. He thought his former op-
ponent must have taken religion
for he was able to endorse him that
night
The proposition to widen North Main
street before the Amesite pavement
was put down made by Mr.. CONNIE
was anticipated by the first select
man who had written the state high
way commissioner and received re-
ply which was read to the audience.
1t stated plainly that the state would
under no consideration pay for any
thing wider than eight feet and that
if the town cared to make the pave
ment wider it must stand the cost but
that he would do his share in en-
courag1ng the project. An estimate
was read which placed the cost of
adding two feet to each side of the
street, making pavement IL feet
wide from Paradise Green to the rail-
road tracks at So, $3.50.
The proposition to widen North
Main street Immediately raised the
south end people. to their feet. James
j. Sexton complained bitterly of the
conditions which exist in front of his
property Stratford avenue where he
feet on account of the many people
and funerals which come to ST. Mich
aePs cemetery every day. Mr.. Sexton
said the instruments of the road en-
g1neers for the state were not as good
as his eye for they had left a hollow
in front of the cemetery which yes
terday made lake there 400 feet long.
Constable William Bassett complained
of drain and also Of the condition of
the road in front of his place. The
drain filed his cellar with water ana
he offered three feet or more to any
one who needed it.
William Breier favored the PROPOSE
ton to remove the rock from Boothe
street. He also thought a, few more
lights in his vicinity would be well
come.
Peter GIeaso- strongly advocated a
wider strip of Warrentte on stratford
avenue. Thompson and Ho11ister
streets also had their advocates.
Constable Tony Fellows called the
attention. of the board to Honeyspot
road which he said was not an "oys-
ter ground It is now impassab BILE
and One will deliver goods in
the vicinity DR.. G. F. Lewis gave a
graphic account of two visits he had
made in the vicinity that day requiring
him to pass over the honey spots. He
bumped along on rocks two feet be-
low the surface of the mud and after
untold peri1s reached the shore. Sc
lectman Holmes said that 5000 had to
be expended on this road within half
a mile and that the road had sunk
out of sight He regarded it as a.
sort of bottonless pit and was ready
to give up trying to work the street.
Then long discussion concerning
draining the section followed before
the discussion returned again to roads.
Thomas McQuillan offered a mennor--
andum calling attention to the de-
mands for the paving of Broad street
from Barnum avenue to the Ferry
road.
E: W: Beers favored drain from
Main street at Hard's corner to Elm
where it may be connected with a
drain emptying into the river. It will
cost about $780, He also opened up a
plan by which the town property at
Short Beach can be developed and
made to pay a larger income TIT
involves the construction of road from
South Main street to the Dyke which
would be widened and "a new cuIVert
built Mr.. Beers talked at length and
was listened to with interest by all
present. His plan was endorsed by
Mr.. sniffen who has already begun
the work on his own account.
The matter of sidewalks came up
and although it was getting late and
every one was anxious to get home it
created the one sensation of the even
ing. Mr.. Snifen asked. if the new
charter destroyed the plan which had
been in operation for years in the
town by which the town paid half of
the costs of any sidewalk built by
private citizen. He was Informed that
it did. It was also given as an opin-
ion that the town could appropriate
money for this purpose if the voters
so willed. A long discussion follow
ed which covered the larger part of
the town, but showed a, desire on the
part of residents everywhere for side
walks.