The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-03-27
VARIOUS TOWN OFFICERS
 WANT A CLERK ENGAGED
Resolution to Hire Clerk at Sal ary of $25O Killed at Last Meeting But Will Be
 Brought Up Again

Brought Up Again
 WESIPORT
 Westport March 27-Though the citizens of the town voted unfavorably against the proposition to employ a clerk at annual salary of $25o 10 assist the town clerk, the tax col1ec- tor and the school commissioners, it is quite probable that the matter will again be brought forward at the spe ciaI town meeting to be held next Monday. The school board is very much divided over the matter, some of the members claiming that the clerical work as now completed is well and good. Others make the claim that the present system of book keep ing and accounting is antiquated and that there is live need of up to date methods. The commissioners admit that they have not enough work for one man even for a short while but that combining with the tax collectors and town clerks office considerable good work could be accomplished. It would not at all be surprising to have the action of last Saturday reversed.
 Notices of the special meeting have been posted by the selectnen. The warning includes the resolution changing the date when taxes become payable from Sept. 1 to May 1; ths arranging of fixed salary for the leasing of 8 mortgage from Franklin Sherwood to the Town of Westport, dated Sept 1342.
 It is expected that when the advo- cates of changing the date when tax es become due have their say they will be met by an avalanche of disap- prova1 from those who favor the YY1ainfanance of fhn From what can De learned at this time there seems little doubt but that the proposition will either be killed at this time or left on the table. The reso- 1utton embraces the changing from Sept 1, 1913 to May 1, 1913, and that in the future the latter date shall be fixed as the time when all taxes shall become due.
 Tax Collector Patrick Oates, who is also the personal tax collector, in the past has been taking as his fee, 20 per cent, for collecting the personal tax. This was the rate the Board of SeIectmen decided upon when Sam uel A. Purdy was the collecting of ficial. AS the present collector re- ceives forty cents for every collection, exactly the same amount that his pre- decessor received though there never had been any objection raised when he benefited thereby. there are some who believe his commission should be lowered It is they who have caused the resolution to be incorporated in the warning.
 There was time in the history of the town when there was an overabun- dance of funds. Then it was com mon for the town to loan out moneys to individuals on mortgages. It was thought that these mortgages had been paid off, but occasionally it was found that through some slips in book 
 records. A mortgage held by the town against Franklin Sherwood and dated Sept. 19, 184z, Is the latest to loom up. The matter will no doubt be cleared up at the town meeting.
 Bob F'rawley, Ed Walsh and 'tDtnk'' Baker took a dip in the Saugatuck river one evening recently. The dip ping was not voIitiona1 either. The trio tempted by the great hau1s made daily of the famous Westport sne1t had their skfh out and were hauling in an extra heavy seine. Unfortun- ately the three in their efforts to haul in the we'll filled nets moved towards the rear of the boat. The increased weight at one extremity was too much for the small craft and she tip ped. With all their fishing rafment upon them, including their hip boots, the three had a hard time of 1t in the cold waters. Fraw1ey to make any headway was compelled to kick off his boots. The three succeeded in get ting out of the water but lost their net The latter was fshed out of the water further down the river next day by other fishermen.
 Funeral services over the remains of Miss Harriet Eleanor Hyde who died at her home in Bridgeport on Tues day will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Greens Farms Congregational church at o'clock, Rev. Carlton B. Strayer having charge of the services. The interment will be in the upper Greens Farms cemetery. Miss Hyde with her sister, Miss M. Louise Hyde removed from Greens Farms 70 Bridgeport last autumn leaving the Hyde family farm on which they had resided all their lives. Their family l had always been we'll known around these parts their ancestry being traced back over two centuries.
 Samuel Luciano through a warranty deed, has secured from William G. Staples, a lot with 8 frontage of 75I feet in Riverside avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. George F'airchild after spending the winter at their home in Bridgeport have reopened their Greens Farms home in Hillanda1e road.
 Miss Marion Jennings has accepted position at the town clerks office.
 William Petrie. student at Pratt's Institute, Brooklyn, is spending the holidays at the home of his parents.
 The Boy Scouts will hold their reg ular meeting tonight at the rooms in Christ church.
 Mrs. William N. Dixon won the first prize and Mrs. Clark W. Crossman the second at the bridge party given by Mrs. Frank N. Taylor.
 Temple lodge, F. and A. M. will meet this evening at their rooms in the Fable building.
 Mrs DaVfoT1 inc winner at the bridge party given by HEiee