The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-26
CONTRACTORS WILL NOT PAVE STATE ST.
 WESIPORT, IN FULL
Many Citizens Believe Town IS "A]a>- ing Mistake in Leaving Onp@Se0
 Space Near Curbs.
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fBT Our Special CorresponoenG1
 Westport, Aug. 2s.-There IS gen hra1 belief around town that tne ''N.t- Iowt. kg making a mistake in not paVils E+a+a street from curb to curb wltn kvsTreuftas all the way, from Compo bxtree& to the bridge. The pavement Eontractors reached Compo street on Eaturdav and yesterday began tnelE bvvorA of working west or the s1reel Mo fbe bridge The contractors are E,avinz but eight feet on each side or khe trolley tracks, which in State St. hy that locality run through the center s,f the roadway. An eight fooT pave nV7art, does not reach to the cuubs distance Of about one and -one-nai1 Feet on each side intervening. IL ls RE,. <,~r@rai belief that this foot and tone-haIf will have to be constantly intended to by the town The cost E,f this unnecessary attention It IS hs- hared would well pay for the lay1ng or khe full roadway Not oniy VII tue Foot and one-half stretch of road pear rons+ant watching but it seems will Tn Defr,e become unsightly compared 10 Hhe other portion of the roadway. When the pavement workers, how ever, get to the town hall property kney will lay from curb to curb rms Nzas decided upon at the special town l sneet1nx held the fore part of the knonth The whole road around Ho- feI Square is to be paved as will also Main street up to the Taylor & R1ch- ards CO yards
 The contractors who are laying the uexer in State street had expected ID he completed with their work before ahe pavement workers reached the center, but they have met so many re- verses such as lodges of rock Wh1ch had to be blasted and cave-ins that It Hs fortunate that they are as far ad- ! Eanced as af present So rushed have they been that the men worked all day Sunday in order to hurry the ! kForlx The contractor now ant1ci- hates that when the Warrenite com bany reaches the center the sewer kvork will be completed
 @f The sewer contractor working on hhe west side of State street has met krtth a severe setback on the State Street f1iIK An immense ledge of rock has been unearthed. BlSEting has to be done to make way for the laying of the pipes When the pave kneut contraetors get on the west side Hf +1ne bridge it is expected that they , kvfI1. because of the sewer operations; l. begin at the top of the hill. returning ho complete the work when the sewer bs laid
 Another hearing in the Joe Kiaski ease was held before Justice of the Peace Joseph Morton yesterday Kias- kxi is charged with having taken $56 from the pockets of Louis Bouts, a baborer employed with ex-Selectma II Lewis P. Wakeman. Bouis intended placing the money in the bank but kvent to a saloon instead. When he left the greater part of the fund was % kvith him ss was also a. good jag and kKiaski- He later fell asleep and when he awoke the money and Kiaskf was Eone, but the jab still chung to him. Hhe auth critics are convinced that Irw0n 1h a Theft but can't seem to fasten any Ahing on him
 fs Hezekiah Allen has resigned his po- hition watchman with the electric ARht company. With the resi- nation khe company has inaugurated a new method of watch. A three period watch makes up the new system. Geo. Nv Mills, who has been with Charles Fable is on watch from midnight un- fn a. m- Henry Bergeman, who has been with the company for many years has the eight hour day watch, arhile John Pugun the evening from 4 b- m. till midnight
 4 The electric light company has i'm btaI1ed a new generator. The com pany deems this expedient through E<Testport gets its electric juice from khe Norwa1k plant Should there be A break down at any time in the Nor kvalk plant, Westport subscribers are assured efficient service from the new Eenerator which is mained for just khis sort of emergency service.
 Tax Collector Patrick T. Oates, has &ooste5 notices about town informing Taxpayers that the tax on the lists of as12 are payable the first of next month. IF the tax is not paid within