The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-03-16
WOMEN KNIT WHILE. FAIRFIELD VOTERS
 SET IA MILL TAX
Manufacture Socks for Soldiers High School Course To ]
 Be Extended.
Special to the Far11aer.)


 Fairfield, March 16-A 4 mill tax was laid last evening by the voters of the town at the special town meet ing held at the town halL The yot- CTS also decided to extend the High school course to four years as p1an- ned by the High school committees. despite the vigorous protests made by some Of the citizens. especially those residing in the East End Of the town.
 The matter Of more adequate side walks for the main streets was also favoraAbly received. Much opposi- tion was expressed concerning install alton Of additional street lights. It was deferred until the annual town meeting next October. The meeting lasted nearly four hours and was one Of the longest ever held by the Fair field voters. Many of the arguments for and against some of the proposi- tions were so long drawn out that some of the women present were rnerri1y Knitting stockings for Euro pean soldiers.
 Representative C1ftus H. King pfe- sided at the meeting and Town Clerk Joseph Flint was secretary. A reso- Idtion was presented by Judge Wake man that the selectmen be autholiz- ed to use Is per cent. of the money appropriated for the maintenance and improvement of roads to lay proper sidewalks half Of the cost to be paid by the town and half by the tax payer. This was voted down. Later in the evening Judge Fillmore s. Banks presented a resolution which read that not more than 70 per cent nor less than five per cent. should be ap- propriated for the purpose. How ever, the land owner shall pay one half of the cost first. The resolution was carried.
 After an hours debate in which argun ents were presented for and against the extension of the High school course a vote was finally taken hall answered in the affirmative. Judge William Perry and, William o. Burr a member Of the school board, spoke against the continuance Of the course Superintendent William E. Schmidt, William c. KinsceIla, Judge Ban4 Judge Wakeman and Simon Bradley spoke at length upon the benef1ts derived from a; local high school and Of the amount of money which would be saved. A motion was made that the matter be deferred until the next town meeting. This was lost.
 A motion was made and seconded that the selectmen be authorized to maintain and improve Fairfield West cemetery, one Of the oldest blar-ying grounds in the town limits. It was voted that the se9ectmen be instruct ed to expend s75 a year to run the present fire alarm system. A mo- tion to accept Division avenue was lost and also to appropriate s260 for for the repairing of the road was not approved.
 Judge WakeTnan appeared and ask ed for an appropriation of $75 for a new typewriter for the probate office The appropriation was granted. Upon motion Of Judge Fillmore Banks it was voted to give the assessors one more month for their work than that allowed by town statutes. An ap- propriation of s1,o0e was also voted upon for the use Of the selectmen in their work upon the macadamizing 1 of the state roads and the drainage basins. A resolution was adopted thanking the Esunice Denn1e Burr Chapter of the D. A R. for their do- nation of a card index system by which the old records Of the town are at present kept. It was voted to ratify the agreement made by the seIectnen with the Fairfield Country Club regarding it's land and club room cites.