The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-16
BLACK ROCK FOLKS
 OPPOSE CLOSING OF GROWERS HILL ROAD
Rights of P. S.. PearSan Are Disputed By Many
 Persons

Aldermen Ralph s. Broderck Is searching old land records in effort to discover by what right P. S. Pear sail has closed the road to St.-Cary's- 'by-the-Sea- A petition has been intro duced into the common council to dis continue the layout of this road made in 1893. This petition is to come up for hearing on the evening of Sept. 20. It is expected half the residents of Black Rock will be present To a Farmer reporter today the alderman said:
 "It is my understanding that years ago when Bridgeport was governed by the selectmen, that Growers Hill road crossed the property now claimed by P. s. Pearsa1l, near where his house stands and that the selectmen at that time gave Thomas PearsaH permission to build, and maintain new road along the water front.
 This road was built by MT. Pear sail, and used as a highway, making the road about a quarter of a mile longer and enclosing several acres more land which MT. Pearsau fenced in.
 'sIn 1893 MT. Pearsall conceived the idea of stopping the public from us- ing this point and asked for a new layout of this road, which same new layout would have to be built across the mud flats that were then and are now under water at high tide.
 ''He probably knew that to build this road would cost a prohibftiwe amount of money and so. the road would for this reason never be built. This new layout was accepted by the common council under the old ward system in September. 1893, and the old layout discontinued, but while discontinued it still remained in use up until the present time and is a ! layout would cost not less than $50,- OOo, as it would have to be bulk headed along Ash Creek and have a seawaH built along the Sound It seems to me that the layout of 1893 should be discontinued and the old layout re-established.
 s'eIn the opinion of the older resi- dents of both Bridgeport and Fairfield MT. PearsaH now claims several acres of land for which he can show no title and which the city should have for park purposes. The land fronts granting his title this city should take steps to acquire this land and water front.
 ''In- the old days this ground was used for church picnicse and clam bakes, and people came from as far back as Weston. Easton, Monroe and Newtown to spend the day bathing; fishing, clamming and picnicking- Some of the old residents can be seen most every week digging clans.
 stOne by one we see the places we used to go to for days sport, fenc- ed in and signs posted proclainaing them private grounds. Bridgeport is growing: it's going to be a big town, and we are going to need more parks and more bath houses.
 Let's not deserve the name of be- ing a cheap town. Lets give the poor of our town a square deal and help make Bridgeport a bigger. better and more beautiful city to live in. Bridge port is blessed with as good a shore l front as anyone could ask for and every possible foot of this shouid, in my mind, be allowed public usage. The city now owns part of Payer weather's Island, but at present it is impossible for most people to use the island. It will never be of full ben ct to the people of Bridgeport until bridge is built. There is some land at Brewster street which former AL dermans Callahan tried on several oc- casions, while in office. to have the city attorney search the title and find
 out just how much of + belonged to the city, but so far as I know nothing was done about 1t. One or two per- sons are helping themselves to@it and some day when Bridgeport wants to use this land as a bridge approach the city will have to pay good price