The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-06
STAMFORD TOWN MEETING
 TO BE HELD THIS EVENING
Damaee Shit Instituted Against Town By Booth Brothers of Putney.
Special to me Farnner.1

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 Stratford, Aug 6--The town hall this Avening will be filled to capacity if bredictfons are correct. The special kown meeting, the first one held in Stratford in some time, promises to fbe an interesting one and as a result khe town fathers will turn out in force ko see the fun. Mrs Rosamunda Win hon, the village suffragette, Is sched- hIed to drag her fellow members of the schooI board over the coals and there are a number Of other matters of local Interest to come before the meeting
 The notice on the town post states Mhat the meeting is called to act on Ahe following subjects or propositions Mo wit:
 dl To consider the advisability of accepting the street known as Orchard Btreet extending from Ferry road Moutheasterly to<the Housatonic river as per petition on file.
 (z1 To consider the advisability of MakinE action on laying sidewalks on E3arn11rn avenue, as per petition on file.
 (31 To consider the advisability Of taking such steps as may be neces- nary to provide for the carrying on or fthe surplus water that now runs in a small water course across Thompson avenue and Graham or North street either by a proper drain or ditch, or by la sewer so that no more damage shall hoe done by said water to private or public property. and to make the nec- lessary appropriation therefore, as per petition on file.
 4o To consider the advisaibility of mccapting street known as Graham or North street.
 (5O To consider the advisabi1fty of widening part of the lower or south 4erly end of Surf avenue and to make ithe necessary appropriation therefore.
 (61 To consider the advisability of "a eppropriating one thousand dollars (s1 o0O) to be used for grading walks and the furnishing of two rooms of kl1e Huntington road school.
 And to transact any other business 1roper to be done at said meeting
 The chief interest of the meeting will undoubtedly center around item Mrs winton promises to show the voters of the town why they should refuse to appropriate an extra $1,O0O Ro complete the work on the Huntlng- ton road school which work was to 2 have been completed for $15,Ooo- sELECTMEN SUED.
 Selectmen Charles WeI1es, James Naflev and John Holmes have had pa pers served on them by Deputy Sher- if Daniel Russell summoning them to appear in court in a. damage suit for k1 900 brought against the town by the Booth brothers of Putney. The SerV- Ing of papers on the selectmen comes ms the continuation of a long drawn put legal tangle in regard to the new road which was ordered built through bart of the Booth estate In the north Iern end of the town. The selectmen ,etarted to build the road, but they Svere forced to stop work when an in Nunction was served upon them. They hre now made the defendants in the S1 900 damage suit.
 BACK TO SANTTARIUM.
 @+Gene'' Lewis, son of Ed Lewis, one ya1I 0f the Hown was taken to the sanitariun in Ehe1ton today seriously i'll with tu- hercuIosfs- Gene left the sanitarium Eorne months ago apparently cured of his aiIrnent, but he suffered a relapse recently and it was deemed wise to Send him back to the place.
 WHAT STAMFORD NEEDS
 .sNhat Stratford needs,'' said a man an a position to know, yesterday, ''is a ,steam roller and a stone crusher. If Rhe town had these two things it could gave hundreds of dollars. every year Ion it's item of road repairs" The Apeaker stated that at present the town t1s forced to bring all it's trap rock here from out of town, all ready crush Id. a much more expensive way than tcrushinR it just as it is needed, and lf1rther said that the town does not lpoasess a decent roller and the result tfs that the roads do not remain .sbouud'' as they should and would if lrzoperIy rolled down.
 SIGN BOARDS
 Many objections are heard every day in regard to the increasing number of objectionable sign boards which are fNefnr arected in Stratford Many peo- l-,Te are of the opinion that steps should Ice taken to put stop to the nuisance Etratford. sad to relate, is only one of many towns which are being injured, from an artistic standpoint, by the ,sien board nuisance. Let's hear from l3ha Board of Trade on the matter.