The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-03-06
GRAND LIST OF
REDD.NG REMAINS
ALMOST UNCHANGED
BOARD OF RELIEFvs NET ABATE-
NENT AMOUNTS TO LESS
THAN 500.
ROAD SUPERINTENDENT BLOOM
Err MAKES PLANS FOR COM
ING SEASON OF HIGH
WAY WORK.

CSAC4i WIN the DalanC0 on the Sue DE
the attachments. The changes made
were the result of careful considera-S
ton and all tended towards the cor
rectiOn of apparent irregularities.
With more time at their disposal the
board would have extended this work
instances which in their Judgment
called for it. Soldiers exemptions
amount to $25,6s8. In the case of
William B. Clafl1n the assessors had
accepted his own valuation Of $1,000
for buildings and a rate of S2S pc,
acre for land. Called before the
board MT. C1aflin said that he had
spent $4,000 on house Improvements
since he bought the property from
Arthur J. Todd. Taking this and the
former valuation of the buildings as
q basis the board made a reduction
Of $1.S00, while the figures on the
land they Increased by S1,420. On
the assessment of D. s. Sanford for
buildings there was made a reduc-
rion to $4,000 from $14,5o0. The
assessors explained that they had
been guided in fixing the valuation
by reports that the cost of Mr.. San
ford's new school building was be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000. To the
relief board Mr.. Sanford presented
the contracts showing that the costs
was under $4,000. Assessor Fl. S.
Osborn was raised $3.50 on land and
$500 on buildings and said that as
this action represented the best judg-
ment of the board he had no fault
to find. He did protest, however
when the valuation of his sons resi-
dence was raised to $4,000 from $3,-
200. The raise on Daniel Dorgan.s
land was lowered from $50 to $45 per
acre and slight reductions were also
allowed Harry Lounsbury and Ran
dolph Bradley while the valuation on
J. L. Blackmans land was increas-
cd by $720. Some changes were also
made in the figures which the asses
sors had placed on horses.
AL fair-minded persons Will agree
that Road Supervisor Bloomer should
not be hastily and harshIy judged on
his record of accomplishments in the
comparatively short time he has held
his position. but, making allowances
for the hard conditions which con-
f1onted him that the public ought to
regard with hopefulness and. good viii
rather than prejudice his endeavors to
make good in the main task which
still lies before him. In the big job
he undertook there were no predeces-
sors by whose experience he might
benefit and he was further handicap
ped by the Iateness of the season and
the large amount of work calling for
quick handling. There was also no
little degree of community and per-
hape official hostility, not felt towards
A4hA pCTSOA614y as against the new
system which he represented, and this
adverse sentiment doubtless tended to
eXaggerate such faults of omission as
might be chargeable against him. The
chief Of these was his failure to give
personal oversight to the repairs
which he arranged for on the east
side OF the town. His neglect in this
respect was due partly to his being
busfly engaged in making repairs in
the Topstone section and partly to his
subsequently being called for jury
duty. He did, however, designate the
sections for repair the east side
before starting work there and in
spected the job after it vas done to
make sure that the worAx had been
properly performed. Mr. B1oorner
feels that he has now a much better
understanding of the work ahead and
had at the start and says he is sin
cerely intent on serving the town in
the best possible manner. Unless more
money Is provided, however, no great
results can be accomplished When
the October town meeting appropriat-
ed 5000 for roads most Of those pres
ent doubtless supposed that this sum
would be available for the next years
repairs. But between Sept. Is, the
close of the fiscal year. and Oct. /,
these road expenditures by the select
men amounted to the unusual total
of 81 900 and later $3.50 was expended
under Mr.. Boomers direction De-
Quoting the latter's salary of $500 and
there is left only $500 for all of next
seasons repairs.
Viola Wood. the young wife Of George
O. Sanford, caused general and pro-
found sorrow throughout the comfnu-
nifty Until the early part of last week
she had been in apparently excellent
| health. At the Danbury hospital she
fTNn In ar
ing, of the Caesarian operation. The
infant lived only about an hour, and
although the mother seemed at first
to make an encouraging rally, she be-
gan sinking on Saturday morning and
passed away during the afternoon
She was the daughter of Mr.. and Mre.
Daniel Wood of Sunset Hill and is
also sur fved by three brothers and a
sister, the later the wife of Louis C.
Rumsey. Her marriage occurred two
years ago last october. The funeral
services were largely attended at the
residence on Monday afternoon. Rev.
Mr.. Tongue of the Center Methodist
| church and Rev. Mr. Burgess of the
| Center congregational church official
ed and interment was in the Ridge
cemetery
There lis still another change in the
situation relative to the crosstown
mail route, the post Office department
now asking bids on a four year con-
| tract for two trips a day during nine
months of the year as under the pres
emit arrangement. These bids must be
! in by Feb. 1. AS the previous single
| bid of 81, 900 was rejected account
| of being too high and as the service
can hardly be performed probably for
| less there is a growing apprehension
| that the outcome will be the discon-
| tinuance of the route altogether and
| the consequent elimination of the
Ridge and Center post offices.
At Saturdays town meeting there
will probably be a strong effort to
keep the new tax rate down to the
present figure of ten mills and such
action may have the recommendation
of the selectmen. It has been gener-
ally assumed that a twelve mill rate