The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-02
SURETY co. BOND
 MAY BE ASKED ,
 FROM CONTRACTOR
Center Congregational Church of Redding to Have New
 Pastor.


 Bedding, Dec 2+Some road work has been done by B. B. Banks under the new contract and operations will be continued to the extent that the weather permits. Before the end of the week the road commission will meet to act upon the. bond of $5,000 which is required of the contractor for each year. He has offered Michael Connery as surety in this sum and while there can be no question as to the latter's ample financial responsi- bi1ity the commission may decide that a Guarantee from a bonding company would be more desirable It has lately been the policy of the town to favor that kind of security on the part of officials from whom bonds are required and some members of the committee feel that the rule should be followed in this instance if only for the sake of maintaining the prece- dent-i However, as both MT. Banks and Mr- Connery are abundantlyS re-. tsponsib1e an exception may be made While the commission did not stipu- late for a surety company bond in fix ing the terms of the contract it was their supp osition that such a bond would be provided.
 The canvass among residents of the Center section for funds with which to purchase chemical engine
 
 ed in the pIedging of about $1O0 with further subscriptions in prospect. Te committee made list of 48 from each of whom 1t was decided to. ask $5. A unanimous response would raise $24O. the cost of an engine Those so far called upon were informed that 1t might be necessary for them to make "a further contribution in order to raise the amount needed and most of them assented to this proposition, con- lsequent1y the indications will be Able to report to the next meeting of No, 1 Fire Go. that the $240 required has been subscribed. For some req son hard to understand, two or three prominent Centerites have all along opposed the movement to join the comp pany on the basis proposed, main taining for one thing that their locaI- -ity should have separate organiza- ton and for another that the chemical engines afford protection of slight value, despite the fact that the latter assumption has been repeatedly and convincing1y disproved.
 Good progress is being made with the new Georgetown school building, IconstructiOn work having now reach ed the roof and the intention to have the school ready for use immediately after the Christmas vacation will probably be fulfilled Externally the structure will be a pleasing appear ance and it's dimensions afford an abundance of room. An assembly hall occupies nearly half the ground floor land another desirable feature is a we'll | lighted basement with a concrete floor, this hub-apartrent extending the en- i tire length of the building. Only a small part of it will be required for the heating apparatus and the rest l may be used in various ways for the benefit of the pupils A gymnasium and a manual training department be- ing among the possibilities of the fu- | ture. The latter would be an espec- ialIy appropriate development in view of the fact that Georgetown is a man ufacturing community and the school building the gift of the Gilbert & ! Bennett Co., the eommunity's big in- dustrial enterprise.
 1 Notably quick work was made. in adjusting the loss from the Center school fire of Monday of last week. The next morning Chairman Pinkney land J. B. Sanford of the. town school 1 committee, accompanied by Builder | Eugene Adams and Insurance Agent Hill made an inspection and a careful l estimate of the damage and agreed upon s162.50 as the amount. Then q they at once got in touch by phone with the insurance company's office in New York and reported their yer dict with a request for immediate
 allowance of the claim. A favorable reply was promptly returned and with
 no loss of time Mir Adams set about
 the jib of making repairr. This he push ed so expiditious1y that school sessions were resumed last Monday morning The fire department will probably ask
 the town to pay for the charging ma