The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-09-18
WESTPORT SHOULD
PLAN NOW FOR new
BRIDGE IN FUTURE
Another of Those Famous Spe-
cial Town Meetings
Tomorrow Evening
CBy Our Special CORES. }

OF the town can now take relative to
the State street bridge at the special
meeting to be held at the Town hall
tomorrow night will be to repair the
damaged approach. There will be
many ag1tators present urging that a,
new bridge be constructed at once but
it will be shown to them that at this
time the construction of a new bridge
Is out of the question as the town
lacks funds and also the means just
now for collecting finances. There is
no doubt that if the legislature was
in session a petition would be pre-
sented preying that the town be al
lowed to issue bonds sufficient to COW
er the expense of a bridge. This ac-
ton should have been taken at the
1923 session as it was known be-
fore that time that a new bridge
would shortly be needed. The only
course that now lies open is to repair
the structure and use the tsTnakeshift''
until such time as the new bridge is
built In the meanwhile trolley ser
vice will be conducted as present with
the consequent changing from one car
to the other neeessitating the walk
across the structure.
This bridge matter should not be al
lowed to rest but the citizens should
get busy and arrange plans for the
construction of bridge within the
next few years that will reflect credit
upon the town and it's peoples. 1t
would be a good plan to appoint a
civic committee to take charge of pre-
linainary arrangements. Another mat
ter that will have to be considered
will be the purchasing of land APP
preaching the structure, it being as
sumed that the town when it does
build will erect a much bigger bridge
than the present structure and one
that will have foot paths on both
sides. These matters should be tend
n fo and not wait Until if is
time to build bridge and probably
have to wait again while a, squabb1e
is on for land damages.
The hand writing on the wall did
not have to be so plain to have Select
man John K. Gau1t read the inscrip-
ton. Se1ectman Gault looked ahead
bit figuring that if he secured the
nomination from the Republicans for
first se1ectman that he would be third
in the running for. first selectman
when the votes were counted and con-
sequent1y voted out. With Gault out
the caucus was in a quandary as to a
successor and were forced to fall back
upon Austin Wa,keman, who had re-
ceived the nomination from the Pro-
gressives on Saturday evening. Mr..
Wakeman has been a Republican
since he cast his first vote but with
the advent of the Progressives last
fall became a convert to that faith.
The rollers were put under Fred
erick Bradley and Charles BuIkIey,
mem bers of the school committee.
Both are known Progressives. For
this reason, it is stated, they were
shown the outside by the old line
crowd and the names of the Misses
Taylor and Wheeler submitted. It's
UP to the machine to explain why the
caucus favored a Progressive for first
seIectman and the next moment
throw down two office holders be-
cause they had Progressive tendencies
i The remains of the man found in
the Saugatuck river on Sunday goes
unidentified into pauper's grave in
Willow Brook cemetery. The descrip-
ton of the dead man had been sent
all over the county by the local au-
thoritfes. The burial took place Tues
day afternoon.
George Allen is home after spend
ing about two weeks visiting in, upper
and western New York state. Most
of his time was spent at the state fair
at Syracuse. Later he visited the
ruins of the old fortress at Ontario
and also went through Auburn prison.
While in the prison he sat in the cleo
trio chair which has claimed SO many
victims.
David Halves and Leo Best, the
Bridgeport young men who tried to
brush a trolley off. the Riverside ave-
nue. tracks Monday evening will be
arrested as soon DIS LH0y d10 A0AOdSOo
from the Norwalk hospital. They are
likely to find very little mercy here,
especially Halves, who owned and
drove the machine. Also it is certain
that the secretary of states office will
revoke Halves drivers license. The
following conversation occurred be-
tween the two men as they lay on
their cots in the Norwa1k hospital:
What did we hit Leo?" was the first
question that Halves asked. Dunno;
cherry tree guess, some kind OF busn
anyway" replied Best. Il guess IT
was Anheuser Busch said Chief Will
liam r. Pennington of the Norwalk
department, who had guarded the
slumbers of the pair during the even
ing.
The road roller is now out OF the
Saugatuck river. Piece by piece the
big crane of the Toole & Sunderl1n
Co. of Bridgeport lifted the rollers to
the roadway. completing the work
yesterday by raising the heavy engine
and body upon terra firma-
The relations between George F.
Green, proprietor of the Westport
Drug company and Louis B. Toquet
who leases the store in State street to
Mr.. Green are not altogether amicable.
1t is now learned that Mr.. Green has
been given notice by Mr. Toquet to
vacate the place after Sept. 26 when
the lease expires. Mr.. Green mas Deen
in business here for five years ana
has made many friends who will re-
gret to learn that he is forced out Of
business.
The seIectmen, the town clerk and
the REGISTRARS of voters will meet on
Saturday, Sept. 27 to examine the
qualifications of electors and admit to
the electors oath those who shall be
found qualified.
Mr.. and Mrs James F. Keeler ceIe-
brated the silver anniversary of their
wedding last Friday. A reception vas
held in the evening at which many
well wishers attended and. partook of
the dainty repast.
Cheap Paint
There are 1000 Cheap paints and