The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-01-23
REDDING BOOSTS
VALUES $50, 600
Increase in Grand List Is Princi-
paIIy in Building
I Improvements
Equal Suffragists Circulating Pc
titiOnS to Legislature Through
out The Town

over it's predecessor of about $50, COO
aside from the figures representing
building improvements it is q close
copy of the 1911 list. The Gilbert &
Bennett Co. are in for 1914, 300, precise
" last years amount and there is
nearly like repetition in >th6 vaIua-
ions En- 1 1tg b and down
for SO, 31s ssf11g incl 1af tier for $40, $50
In the case of Senator Peck there is
decrease of $685.. d. S. Sanford's new
school building is assessed at $4,000
and his 29O acres at 81, 600, his total
appraisal being not far from $40 600.
II s. Barnes poultry buildings are
down for 81, 500 and his poulty for $500
CoHnery Bros are assessed $4,000 on
building and $1,000 1On stock, while
John Muennichs stock rs IN for $4,000
The former A. J. Todd residence, now
owned by William 3. Clafiin of New
York is valued at $1,000. Mr.. Clafhn's
total includes $500 for furniture Ine
houses add those made over are as
follows: 1Irs. Jennie o. Gays new
HiIl's new house. at gthe Center, which
vas llg5fi islssd 0gtSs. Il $500: Misses
IsiaQs resS asssh s reco1sstrueted
nelia TalA7&gs "a SanfordtoNsa. 81, COO;
new Fisher bungalow on the Ridge, ST.
ESQ; Harry Grasmuk's house on Gal
over house at UmpauWaug AXE, 81, 200;
Edward I. Mk1lligsn'e house in same
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The Board of Relief viii mold their
51rst session to review tbs Z zlist 9n ,, Feb;
ape4AlD razs rnket5hg &Tiiie5ep ' held
to fix the tax rate. It is believed that
rate larger than the ten mill tax of
last year will be required pl divided a.
lures is raisede by taxation. hast year
Z there was considerable deficit in the
road. account and considerable work
which should have been done went
over The read sllpervjSor's salary of
$500 is alsaTA new dteIf of outlay and
besides tHeres -afelsthree new bridges
to be paid for. Last year the expen-
diture for State road construction was
$500. whereas during the. coming year.
il will probably reach 500 provided
the hometown road and the Putnam
park road are built as they should bel
The cost of schools and the other de-
partments will not materially exceed
that of last year An unofficial esti-
mate is that the present years needs
call for a twelve millStax which would
provide a revenue OF abozit 10000.
Petitions urging favorable action by
the Connecticut Legislature regarding
woman suffrage are being extensively
signed in town, Among the s4gners
in the Ridge section are Representa-
tive E p. Sanford and wife Mr.. and
Mrs. d. $. Sanford Mr.. and Mrs. Milo
Osborn. Henry s. Osborn, Miss Julia
H sanford.-ARaiss a. Reid Nd, l.
Flora Bradley, Mrs. Jesse Il Sanford.
John Muennieh. Mr. -andsAdrs.- W. c..
Sanford Mrs. Mary Osborn, Mrs. Anna
Morehouse, Misses Ella and e B. Ost-
ling and r H Nichols. Similar petit
.tions are receiving many signatures in
the Center and west side sections,
circumstance indicating that the wom-
nn sg Ss ssgT fsSS S he 'n pasf
year or tusp, -
An erroneous report of an Easton
mans death caused some of the rela-
tives in this town to go to his h@me
one day last week to attend the sup
posed obsequies. A very small girl
-
by neighbor if she had accompanied
her mother z5svtA ssuf HReEalsgsEiA here
wssn any" replied the small person
r. he wasn't dead. Butt she went on,
the next time he dies I'm going to
the funeral again"
The William Gilbert place. one of
the finest residences in Georgetown,
has been sold BYE T. Jones Of New
York to whom it was decided by the
Of Wilton: The consideration was
about $4,000. Michael Connery, who
has occupied the house for several
years, will remove to the E. d. Hurl-
October from Mary A starr and Char
7otte Northrop- zAzg-4
sbounding in laughs. will be present
Ell by Redding Grange in TIE hall of
their new building on the evening of
Friday, Jan 31st- There are eleven
characters in the piece, eight male and
three female, and all are in hands
which give promise of first class
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daTlces- one ticket admitting to both
features of the enterta inment.
In making UP the towns enrolment
for the personal tax effort is being
made to include the names of only
those who are classed- as good pay. The
greater percentage of the tax goes to
the state and as all on the list are
charged for the tax was last year a
losing proposition for the town ac-
count, OF, the many ldelinq1ents-
A JargfsAtt "a glcaf ISL looked for at
the .6ano1a -pfano7 and eVfctro1a, recital
70 be given at the Centre Congrega-
tional church tomorrow (Friday) even
ing under the auspices of the Protec-
tive league. Those assisting in the eIFe
tertainment will be Miss Alice B. Ma
= cauIey.- elocrItionist Miss Florence l..
Hayes, contra1to,s and Mr.. G. Walter
Fraleigh at the pianola. A ladies conf
gnittee of the league will provide a
supper.
Rev. and Mrs. A. j. Tongue went on
Wednesday to New York where the
latter Will remain for two weeks in
the hope that the rest and change of
scene will improve his health.
About 50 attended the Methodist
Read last Friday evening. The COM
Dany was entertained with recitations
ing by Rev. Mr.. Tongue and DR..
smith The net proceeds were about
A tract of three acres in the East
woods district near Sunset Hill has
been sold by Mrs Laura. E. Peck to
Commodore Luttgen.
IdTSe gathering dIl6nuSQ Lie
dan6eat the Mark Twain Library last
Friday evening. Another will be CIV
en- there on the evening of Feb. 18th.
Prof Ritchie of Chicago, character
rnonologuist, will give an entertain
n1ent at the Methodist church next
Monday evening for the benefit of the
church.
Edward Erwin, car etalxer at Mr.
Wa1bridge's summer home in Pleasant
vaiIeyryElen fto-5the, Bridgeport hospi-
tai yesterday to have a cataract re-
moved from one of, his eyes
A heating furnace is being placed in
the basement of the Redding Grange
Building