The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-21
ROAD COMMISSION
 OF BEDDING AGREES
 ON NEW CON TRACT
Bids For Three Years Main tenance of Highways Will
 Be Solicited.

under which bids for the L1a1n teIld11Se of the town highways of Bedding for a period of three years from Nov. 1 next are being invited was agreed upon at a meeting of the new road commission held at the town house on Monday evening. Although sole au- thority in the matter rested with the
 com mission the selectmen were pres
 ent by invitation and aided with sug-
 gestions in a spirit of friendly co-op- eration. It had been the intention Of
 the commission to divide the roads Iinto three classes and provide differ ent specifications for each, but thds
 plan they abandoned after their tour of inspection last Friday because they
 found that parts of what would pc
 designated as first class highways
 weres tVvent ty feet wide and other parts
 that could be brought to this width
 only by blasting at considerable ex-
 pense. A single list of requirements
 was therefore decided upon, the width
 problem being met with a stipulation
 that in no instance should the width
 now existing be 1essened-
 The contract further calls for the
 upkeep of the roads so that they shall
 be in continuously good condition,
 maintenance work including the care
 of the small bridges on, drainage con
 duits. Other requirements are that
 the roads be suitably rounded, that sluice ways be kept clear, that all loose stones be removed from road
 beds and .gutters and that no stones so removed shall be left in front of resi- dences in case the owner makes ob- lection. The working shall be- done 1 by road machines as far as practicable | and in places where the conditions re- | quire this working shall be supple i mented by the carting of gravel or dirt, the commission to determine i where such carting is necessary. The contractor must yearly furnish
 in contract figure, to guarantee the faith full performance of his agreement and to indemnify the town for damages due to his negligence
 Payments are to be made in four in stalIments which become due May 1, [ June 1, Oct. and Dec. 1, provided the work shall be found by the commits sion to have been performed in com T. plianee with the terms of the con- tract. The bond for the succeeding year must be renewed before the fnal payment for the current year is made. Tn it's essential features the contract is patterned after the form used by the own several years ago, one change being the absence of classification and another the inclusion of more details 'egarding methods of performance. The commission. believes that a con- ractor who proceeds with the under
 aking in good faith will have no dim- { ,ulty in meeting the conditions laid loWn and producing results satisfac- ory all around. He. will of course { ealize that the more thoroughly he
 oes his work the first year the less le will have to do the two remaining ears.
 Five Pelanders whose names in
 rint are suggestive of tpied'' type F were ararigned before Justice Pink ey on Tuesday as a sequel of the af- f ray which broke up. a christening { arty in Georgetown a week ago last
 unday They had been arrested by { heriff Banks on complaint of one of he rioters and spent Monday night in { )anbury jail owing to a delay in cor : ectdng the arrest papers which were signed by a Wilton grand ' uror and were subsequently validated l. v the signature of Grand Juror Hoh- z aan of this town. The charges were ' ssauIt, breach of the peace and ' runkenness and despite the efforts of n interpreter and two lawyers a f angthy hearing failed to definitely 1; pportion the guilt. It did show that Y he row started over conflicting sym r athies of members of the party re- f arding the war, some being German ' 'oles and other Russian Poles, and 6 hat the conflict was waged with fists, hives, crockery and other missiles. T he worst injured one of the crowd T zipped to New Jersey probably fear \ 1g vengeance from the others or ar z -tes cit factory and excepting the fugi- VI we are on their jobs again. The com lainant admitting that he had caught h D a, knife from the festal board and n sed it as a weapon, Justice Pinkney ii snteneed the five to pay the. costs, n L775 for each and to 30 days in jail, n the Imprisonment part f Il paid. a
 A hare and hounds game on horse n ack was run in the Center section t7 Lst Saturday, the start being made c ear the Mark Twain. place and ~the II nish occurring in Lonetown. Those N Lking part were Sanford Osborn, V amueI Osborn and Miss Archer of the h idge,{ J. B. Sanford and Lenuel San .t1 'rd of the Center, and Miss Frances f, oughton, MT. Bowers, Mrs. w. c. h erning Henry Hawthorne and Ar s lur and Ernest Brinkerhoff of the fl est side. Miss Boughton and Mr. f. awthorne were the hares and the h m covered a distance of about five n iles It was the second one engaged xn
 and while so far impromptu those te enjoyed the sport so Q uch that they think of organizing g II ub for it's continuance and promo Q, on. W The insurance adjusters visited, on e, uesday, the scene of the Sanford f. hool fire and evidences Nof the fact o1 at the building and it's contents were e
 total loss settlement will promptly Ia How The amount of the insurance eI
 8. .475, less than half the loss. Work h carrying up the basement and other e undation walls has been conmencedd mi r the new one story, f1reproof struc- ht re whichsSwi11 comprise an electric ar yht and refrigerating plant and a. in Lrage. It will have fiat roof of ce- ent laid on iron beams and thus it is g1 tended to utilize an open air the W re or roof garden. In The town school committee have en- 1o Lged Mrs. LemueI Sanford as in 1T, ructor or vocal music Tn Ihe public d1 hools under the vote or the recent re lnuaI town meeting appropriating hz DO for that purpose. She will devote cc
 part of one date weekly to that w anch of instruction in each of the W l1r rI1bIjc schools a,