The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-10-03
A TAX RATE INCREASE
CALLED FOR IN REDDING
This and Road Question Lead
ing Issues At Town Meeting
Rev. Mr.. Tongue Resigns
Passionate.

Reddfng, Oct. 2-The tax rate and the
road question will be the main issues
before the town meeting next Monday
afternoon. To meet the towns finan-
clal requirements for the coming year
a rate of twelve mills is needed and
after some squirming it will proba-
Oily be voted An extra item of ex-
penditure is the 1900 called for as the
towns share of the cost of the new
hometown road and the state tax will
be double what it was the past year.
1t may also be decided to increase the
appropriation for taking care of the
towns highways, many being in favor
OF such action, and the road question
in general is likely to be the subject
of long discussion 1t seems to be
a foregone conclusion that the super
visor system will be continued all
though the sentiment in that direction
is by no means unanimous and the
makeup of the committee named to
choose the supervisor is likely to oc-
cupy good deal of time and talk. To
at least one member of the commit
tee endorsed by the citizens confer
ence last week strong opposition has
developed and attempt may be
made to change the committees per-
sonnet as to others. The makeup of
the committee is objected to by many
on locality considerations three of
the five are residents of the west side.
by the meeting are an appropriation
for state road building and the rate
of compensation to be paid in the
future to the assessors, board of re-
lief and auditors.
The election for town officers prom
ises to bring mixed results. The Re
ptbltcans are confident of electing two
seIectmen and their candidate for tax
collector. but make no claims in re-
gard to town treasurer. 1t would be
indeed strange if Mr.. Hill, consider
ing his record should again be placed
in that Office. Viewed in the most
charitable light he showed gross in
competency or inexcusable carelessness
or both and his election would invite a
repetition of former deplorab1e condi-
lions. In purely local elections party
lines are much less closely followed
than they used to be. = striking in
that last fall the count disclosed only
seven ballots which had been voted
absolutely straight
An interesting social event marked
by a happy perfection of detail was
the wedding last Saturday evening at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Read in hometown by which their
only daughter, Miss Elizabeth Skid
more, became the wife of Edwin Da-
vid MacLuckie of st. Louis. The
guests numbered about 80, all being
relatives or intimate friends of the
contracting parties Festoons of wild
clennatfs with golden rod, asters and
dahlies were tastefully combined to
give a pretty decorative effect in the
parlor and living room. The eere-
mony was performed at Z O'Clock by
Rev. Mr.. Tongue of the Center Meth
odist church using the Episcopal form
of service. The brides costume was
white crepe de- chine Etrimned with
Princesse lace and long veil of white
illusion adorne with orange blossoms.
She carried white roses and wore
pearl necklace, the gift of Their om
Miss Eleanor Brinsmade of New York,
carrying pink roses, was flower girl,
and her little brother, Master Hobart,
was page. The Hotel Green of Dan
bury catered for the repast which was
served after the ceremony and dur
ing the evening music from piano and
violin was furnished by professional
talent from Danbury. Mr. and Mrs.
MacLuckie sailed on Monday for Der
muda TO be absent two Or three weeks
and will make their future home In
Chicago. The, bride has been for sew
eraI years a. teacher in the ST. Louis
public schools and the groom was
principal of a grammar school in the
same city and has also taught in the
st. Louis High school. He recently
embarked in business as the head of
a foreign tourist agency with head
quarters at Chicago.
On the recommendation of Engineer
",
ordered change in the construction
plans of the Lonetown state road. The
original plans called for seven inches
all of broken trap rock. After looking
over the ground last week Mr.. McElroy
concluded that for part of the Sec
ton at least this style of pavement
would not be sufficiently durable and
advised that Telford base of field
stone be put down. Accordingly. for
I 21OO feet OF the stretch there will be
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less than eight inches deep and upon
this a seven inch layer of crushed
stone. This construction costs about
81 more per foot than the other style
and consequently 400 feet of the sec
ton laid out for Improvement will
remain unbuilt for the present The
stretch originally contracted for was
], o5o feet in length. OF the 1850 feet
| to be laid by the present contractors
| 200 will be of the deeper and 1850
| of the more shallow stone construc-
| ton.
| Frank Mehan. for the past five years
| chief assistant Of E. P. Sanford in the
| Iatter's meat business, and Miss Min
! ME Lou Carson, for several years a
| teacher in the Redding public schools.
were married at 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
James Carson, the brides parents, in
Georgetown performed the ceremony
/ in the presence of a small party of
| the immediate relatives. The bride
was attired in the gown of white sat
| in which her mother wore at her own
| wedding and carried boquet of
1 brides roses. She was the recipient
of many and beautiful wedding gifts.
After a, wedding breakfast following the
ceremony Mr.. Sanford took the cou-
| pie in his car to the depot. They will
return from their honeymoon trip in
time for Mr.. Mehan to open his new
/ meat market the west side next
Monday morning. He has purchased
| from his former employer all the lat
| ter's business interests west of the
Center, including good will and book
] accounts.
| A fair to be held at the Center schooI
| on Saturday of this week will serve