The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-10
FAIRFIELD TAX
 RATE BOOSTED
Bond Issue of $6O,OOO Is Au- thorized by Town Meeting Proposition to Use Voting Machines Killed.

Fairfield, March 10-A thirteen mil I tax, the heaviest ever laid here by three mills was laid at the town meet ing last night Bonds for s6o,0o0 were ordered issued at per cent to cover outstanding indebtedness. The total
 indebtedness of the town is now $lS0,-
 900. Great Improvements in roads,
 and in the approaches to the station
 were ordered The deeding of land to the new Sasko Hill club which IS
 making progress towards -completlon
 of well laid plans, was sanctioned Warren R. Briggs bill for plans Tor Judges J. H. Perry and E. s. Banks
 and allowance of $1,80O made.
 l The Sasco Country Club was grant ] ed a strip of beach land between their property and the highwater-mark- It
 was stated that this land would be i left open for boating. fishing, the col lection of sea-weed and bathing and Ethat # ever. it was discontinued as a. goIf-course it would be returned to the town for. a park It tfanspTed | that one-seventh of all the taxes in
 Fairfield were paid by O. c. Jennings
 and Miss Annie Jennings and it was argued that MT. Jennings request for the land should be granted. The mo- 1 tion was carried.
 It was voted that the old steam years ago and has been stored in a vacant field so long that the boiler l inspectors refuse to let fire be built ] in it..
 The widening of Hopkins corner was agreed to and $500 appropriated
 after Judge Fillmore S. Banks explained that the railroad company had con- sented to sell the town strip of land for the nominal sum of $50; that MT. Billings had reduced his figures on abutting land from $1,000 to $500, and that the Connecticut company, in a ff-if wards Improving one of the most dan
 gerous curves on the road.
 If approved by a committee com posed of Simon Bradley, representing No. 1 Fire Co; John H. Worthy, rep resenting No. 2 Fire Co.,; Thomas Carey, from Southport Fire Go. and
 Dwight Banks and Charles Jennings.
 representing the town, a GameweH alarm system is to be installed at a cost of $2, 800. The resolution as in
 boxes to Fairfield, StratfieId and Southport with bells in the two lat l ter places and the whistle at the Rub Der works for Fairfield as nov. 1 Appropriation of $12.8G0 was made | for repairs to all dirt and gravel highways. The Black Rock turhpikes
 badly cut up through .teanafng done by \ the Hydraulic company, is to be re- paired if the company agrees to stand Icne-ha1f the expense towards recon struction
 | The proposition to use voting ma
 chimes for the town was sfre1ved when Simeon Pease's motion to table the matter prevailed without opposition.
 It was ordered that hereafter each
 emp1oye of the town be paid semi monthly
 l Alexander Domonkos of Fairfield en- itertained a nulnber of his friends at his home, Friday evening, his 21st
 birthday. A very enjoyable evening
 was spent, with some excellent music, irecitations. dancing and various games, after which a delightful col1a- ton was served, the party breaking
 up in the wee small hours of the morning. Piano selections were rem dered by Miss Cecilia Moran and MT.
 John C. B. storrs The Harmony Sextet, comprising the Misses Loretta IKearns and Mabel and Katherine Mo- Carthy and John Moran, Harry flaw ley and Emerson Moran. sang the latest hits. Howard Nef entertain ! ed with some excellent operatic se1ec- tons a graphono1a- Miss Mae KearnS obliged with her favoTite recf- tation and Miss Helen Lesko and Mir. Alex. Domonkos gave an exhibition tango dance. Those present were: l Irene Domonkos, Loretta Kearns, Ma bel Mccarthy. Kittie Mccarthy, Ce- l ella Moran, Mae Kearns, Helen Les ko, Mrs. Moran and Mrs. Dpmonkos IJohn c. B. Storr, Emerson Moran, John Moran, David Domoskos, Ray mond Freeman, Howard L. Neff, Ste- phen Lesko, Harry HawIey, Alexander Domonkos.
 The cases of John Tazcyi, Stanley ! Januzi and Adam Ruglis were con- | tinued by Judge Bacon Wakeman in the town court yesterday until Thurs day morning The men are charged with taking chickens from the coop l of Andrew Wakeman. They were
 arrested Saturday evening by Sheriff
 Elwood. . A dance will be given at the Green 1 field grange this evening. A large number is expected to attend.
 Miss Mabel Weed is spending a few days with friends in New York John Williams of Northport, L. l., ! is visiting in town.