The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-14
SEVERAL WILL BID
 ON ROAD CONTRACT
 OF BEDDING TOWN
ID. $. Sanford to Replace Burn ed Barn With a Fire
 proof Structure.

Redding, Oct. 14.-One meeting has been held by the commission which was appointed by the recent town meeting to arrange for the care or the roads under "a single contract cover ing period of three years The fears expressed while the measure was uh- der discussion that no bids would be otTered are evidently unfounded as a member of the commission announced that he had heard of three parties who had expressed the intention of submitting proposals It was dec1deu to send to the selectmen of all the towns in the State a letter asking m formation regarding their experience with the road repairs contract plan and their views in general as to the best practicable method of handling the road problem now that the high ways were Subjected to the increased wear coming from auto travel To- morrow the commission will make a tour of inspection throughout the town In order to ascertain the present con- dition of the highways and to divide them into three classes preliminary 10 fixing the specifications applying to each and formulating the same in the contract to be drawn later. It has all ready been decided that this contract shall contain a provision requiring 8 certain width to be maintained for each class The contract form in use by the town in 1874 stipulated that roads designated of the first should be Kept at a width enabling two teams to pass readily, but omitted this spec 1flcation in regard to the two other classes. As a consequence some of the roads contracted to a. width hardly sufficient for one team and when an other came along it was the gutter for both Of them if there were an equ1ta- ble division of road space
 ID. S. Sanford has decided to re- place the barn which was burned Sun day night with a freproof structure Of stone, concrete and slate roof and i. consisting of but one story including wood building in that location is too much oG peril. The apparatus for a new electric lighting plant consider ably larger than the one destroyed has ben ordered, with a guarantee of de livery in six weeks. In addition to this plant the new structure will con- tain dairy Accommodations and ap- paratus for making artificial ice. The residue of the ice stored last winter 1. avs one of the losses from the fire and it is estimated that future supplies can. by utilizing the engine on the premises, be provided as cteaply as { by cutting and hauling the natural product. The former barn contained the quarters for Mir Sanford's large dairy farm. but his barn and sheds on the old Heron place will furnish accommodations for his cows and oth- CT cattle.
 Viewing the scene Of the fire and noting the close proximity of the other buildings, all wood and one of them a harm containing large quantity of hay 1t is scarcely beIievabIe that the blaze could have been sufficiently ca1rbed to avert a confasrat ton. Only the chenica1 engines which were ably Handled under the direction of Rev. AEr. Cunningharn ellief of theE local fire department, saved the situation. These little machines had previously demonstrated their value, but in this instance they achieved a signal trf- unph. Each was emptied and re- charged half a dozen times. Not far from the burning barn was a 10 00o gallon water tower which ordinarily would have been valuable adjunct in the struggle but which on this occa- sion was placed practically out of com mission because the escape of water from the pipe leading into the burning barn lowered the pressure on the other pipes to almost nothing. Water to re p1enfsh the engines had to be brought in padls from the tank in the house. { A brisk northwest breeze was blowing and carried cinders as far south as Pine Tree Corner, 9 mile and a half distant One corner of the piazza of the Bradley house across the street run IAS o1A1OHd gym caught nre, but the blaze was quickly squeiched The roof of this building and the roofs of the Sanford gym and the Sanford horse barn were manned by workers who suppressed incfpient outbursts Harry Lewis, one of the farm hands slept in the burned barn and got out barely in tinnes most Of his clothine and some money being lost The pres ent belief is that the fire did not start n the engine room, but in the hay on the floor above it, At a. quarter of 11 .Feamster Murphy, who sleeps in the Easement of the gym. went outside to say good-night to a, caller and no light ! then sfaone from the engine room win dow whiGh was fully in his view. Had lle nre started from a, wire or from spontaneous combustion of oil soaked waste it is reasoned that it's earlier