The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-09
HARD TIMES FOR ROAD HOUSES IN
 OLD STRATF0RD
annexation Proposition Would Go Now But For Change In
 Bridgeport Districts
fspecia1 to the Fsaz1ner-)

(Spec1a1 to the E'azLner-)
 Stratford, March s-There IS strong probability that there VII Oe ~ = number of road houses in the town or Straiford during the coming sszzznn er- It is reported on good authority cnat no effort will be made to save the IL cense for the Travis Inn Wnacn IS ln inc f,a1ance on account of a raid Inere SV,ssr17 br,,,lght the matter before the courts There is a. strong opposi- ton to granting a license for tnls PlaNS- E,rierd<, of the place boasted too M1ucn of its supposed immunity from rsaos by the state police and the local con- stables resented the inference that any -,I.z.a<a were protected A systematic esDionaxe for a short time and a Sum dav night raid brought the oeslreo evidence, which the state ponce laal- ed to obtain although they were Ge- ported as watching the place closely. Tyhe pwopxae#or is said to have been tsuDed off every time the seabe pol1ce mfNaun6ed to get evidence An elA- 11znaxy of the police even went so far as b obtain board there but Wfs ur,abie to obtain Q. drink contrary to fine law The StrztHord Inn across the street has been losing money for soms +frv,a 1T Is reported, and 1t is r1znorsQ 4hak the license will be fraa1sferTeo .I the rRace is not sold in the spzing lt s- a<.srted that the Staffords who own 4he property have announced that In fhe event the place cannot be sold Tor . ~<s.d aSouse they win cut the prop ezkx 1rp into building lots and sell is oR. Tt is the most suitable place in fh. town for a wayside inn and is namagumely fitted up. AB now ar zvz,xed 1t anggrera all the requirements Of a hkgh o1asB h0stlery- There IS 2 1nrpe number of people in the town who win favor the gEaut1ng cf q H. oense i'm the place f. it Is conducted bv the right parties- No progress has been made In the effort to locate a saloon in Che center of the toWn al7 f5aouxn ffars Is stEN a petition before fhA county commissioners. It was re- powtea that the local bekers John bxs1diuR on his property in the rear Of the bakery but he denies this ms nsernz to 9,o the only available slce. The Samrnza tract further east ana op- r,osste the depot Is regardned as the rrpper place for a saloon if there IS =, s,sn fsr,e ifs the center but the owners VIII not agree to any sale or lease vv7l5cf, conteunpIates the use of the x,roperty for saloon purposes Six months ago the purchase of the Skld- the track and on the west side Of Main street, was seriously contenn- plated It was proposed to transform f1la old house now standing on the property into a first class hotel With a bar but the deal fell through The
 
 c11.rrrs, into a Redmenss wigwam re- moved the ban from the building on Linden avenue where a saloon was once located. The building is now owned by a Bridgeport Brewing com pany and has never paid an income to amount to anything. IL was with in the prescriped POO feet of the church which made 1t impossible to obtain a new Hcense there This op- lection has now been removed but the
 x~- r~T T<xw-~~ rkxn he street has raised very active op- position to a saloon so close by.
 Minors shore house has been closed all winter and MT. Futile has not an nounced when it will be reopened- It is zumored that there will be change in the management There hasSnever been any serious opposition to this place and a large clientele in Bridge port StraHford and in fact, all along the line would be sorry to see 1t re- main closed Capt John Bond has again become the object of attention fhreatens to give up his sporting quar- fers and retire to his Florida. planta- ton there to pass the remainder of his life In peace and comfort. He has received some datter1ng offers for his property in 6tratford-
 The aim of the temperance people who have been warning on the saloons seems to be to accomplish through the police practical prohibition town which the voters have denied at the polls Whether this can be accom- pHshed is a problem. It cannot be done as long as some pieces are ap- parently immune while they bear a notorious reputation. With tax rate of 1s mills the license money cuts quite a, figure even among those who are opposed to the saloon as 9 mat ter of principal. With Bridgeport go close by shutting out the local places cannot be expected to decrease the amount of intoxicants consumed by the inhabitants of the town It would probably mean more bottles brought home on late trolley cars with a Hb- era1 margin for emergencies.
 The annexation proposition has bob bed up again but this time the con soIidatdon of the first and second dis tricts of ths city of Bridgeport will have g. strong deterrent effect. The much advertised hnance committee as sort of commission form of gov ernment is really further from that system than the old town meeting. The outlanders are beginning to be- Heve that this move was simply the shrewd development Of the old idea that if you do not belong to the old time elect you should deem it a privi- lege to help support this element with out asking any return besides There is no denying that there is a stronger annexation sentiment than ever before It Is practically unanimous in the wesl end of the town and there is a large majority in favor of going into Bridge port in the whole territory west o1 King street which brings the matter very close at home to some of the old timers It is pointed out that ii would be easy by legislative enactment to take in this portion of Stratford as a second district to take the place of that recently set into the city prop CT. There is also a prospect that the strong opposition of those property owners in the old first district whe are obliged to pay the increased tax with practically no real benefit vii make a fight to have the old frs district restored. In fact the mat ter is already in the courts or sooT DaSfo~o%zrx, +T4o Hvsu% f75 "a