The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-22
STAMFORD TAX, HIGHEST EVER. IS NOW 17.2 MILLS Proposition to Change His toric Names of Thorough
 fares Is Postponed. PERMANENT PAVING
 ON MAIN STREET Sewer Map Will Cost the Town Almost $6,OOO-
 Many Voters Debate
Special to The Farmer

mills for the first district, and 15.6 for the second district. All the special ap- propriations which came before the body were unanimously carried. The only question that met any opposition was the matter of appropriating $2y- 500 for the laying of permanent pave ment on Main street from T1ard's corner to the railroad viaduct. After much discussion as to whether it was needed this year or not it was un- animously carried. The proposition of l changing the names of Ferry Boule- ward to Ferry road and Beardsley avenue to Benjamin Place were inde- finitely tabled.
 It was voted to appropriate $5, ,61 for sewer map of the town. Elliott w. Peck, chairman of the board of finance presented the resolution. MT. Peck said that he conferred with sev-
 eraI engineers and learned it was ab- soluteIy necessary to get a good map before a sewage system is installed. There is a crying need of such sys- tenn in the western part of the town. Many new houses are being erected and cesspools are inadequate. Build ing Inspector Harry A. Burnes i'm formed me the other day that by November he will have issued build ing permits aggregating 1000. .0o0.'' said MT. Peck.
 Edward Roberts asked what became
 
 sewer map. MT. Peck said the $500 was paid for advice from engineers and getting the necessary data for a survey of the town prior to installing a sewage system.
 Thomas McQui1lan wanted to know how much would the appropriating of i $5,6 increase the tax rate "One l nill,' replied MT. Peek The appro- priation was unanimously carried Long and heated arguments mark ed the appropriating of 2,5OO for lay ing permanent pavement on Main street from Hard's corner to the rail- road viaduct, Thomas McQuiIIan said he considered it unnecessary to
 make the appropriation at this time as the tax rate was high enough. The rate already has reached 16.S and it is unwise to increase it any more. The
 traffic on that thoroughfare does not warrant the expense, asserted MT.
 McQui1lan.
 In most scorching terms Frederick Kaiser of Ffo1lister Heights upbraided the present administration and asked what the seIectmen of the town were
 doing for his section of the town. He
 opposed the project of laying the pavement,
 Bruce avenue is a veritable mud hoIe,' said he. 'tIn some places mud is a foot thick. We have no sidewalks and there are some ruts in the road way where water gathers and becomes stagnant."
 Frank IF. Conine, the next speaker to oppose the proposition. said that he arrived late and asked for some information. He wanted to know if the highway commission had ordered the work to be done Judge Charles Fl. Peck. chairman of the meeting, said: "You will find them some place in the hall.''
 First selectman James LalIy in formed MT. Conine that the work would be done by the state.
 Mr. Conine said he. owned 800 feet of property on Main street. s'I do not favor the laying of the pavement at this tirne,'' he said, unless it is com pulsory as there are many other streets not in the Center more worthy of attention. The sum of $2,5 will go a long way towards taking the stones and rocks out of Nichols ave- nue, Huntington. North avenue, Free man street and other streets which I could mention. These roads need inn mediate attention. The citizens of these sections come to the town meet ings for these expanditures of which I am talking; and are unable to obtain them. But if State Highway Com that the work must be done this spring then am satisfied However, still maintain that the money availa- ble could be used more adyantageously in other sections.
 First Selectnen James I4alIyl was asked if the state highway commits sion had demanded that thelwork be done this year. MT. LaIly said the commission sent a letter sometime ago stating that work was to start on the roadway just as soon as the weather permitted. SeIectman Fred TOffT Tnt< oesI<ka 1.is He said the work would be done by the state and the road constructed this spring regardless of the vote at this meeting. The letter did not state the pavement, he asserted. The resi- dents of Nichols avenue were also in formed at the meeting that the state would start work repairing that thor oughfare as soon as the weather per mitted.
 Frederick S. Beardsley, Edward B. Sniffen, Arthur Baldwin, Harry Cook and William Beard, all favored the project, stating that it would beau tify the thoroughfare and enhance the property. When the vote was taken, S1 were in favor of laying the pave ment and 36 opposed.
 Edward Roberts provoked much ap- plause by his stand when the question came up of appropriattng S50o Tor procuring better drainage of Ferry Creek. Frank Samnis who appeared before the board of selectInen some time ago asked to have the matter taken up in order that the creek might procure a better overflow. MT Samnais said that water becomes stag nant and breeds malaria and typhoid fever. It also backs to the rear Of some of the stores in the Center,
 MT. Roberts said the reason or the poor drainage is that every one in town dumps the refuse into the ditch which causes a, stoppage at the creek. Homer w. Porter and Martin Black ert opposed the appropriation. Por-| ter alleged that the gates were kept closed which prevented the outflow. If the gates of the creek were left onen there would be a. better drain-