The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-02-18
REDO NC ASPIRES TO TOWN HOUSE
 OF PROPER KIND

Bedding, Feb. 17-A movement,
 yet in the incubating stage, will soon
 be started with the providing of a
 new town house as it's purpose. That
 one is needed all will agree, but inn
 proved roads and other pressing needs
 have prior claims on the revenues
 from taxation so that means from
 the public treasury are not at hand
 and a proposition to fill the long felt
 want by increasing the debt would find little favor. Hence the plan to
 raise the required money by private
 subscriptions and entertainments as
 has been done in the case of the fire
 department. As the kind of build ing desired would cost from $5,O0O to
 $6,OO0 the undertaking seems discour-
 agingly difficult, and yet those who purpose making the attempt believe that time, patience and unceasing ef- fort will bring success. They say that Saybrook and other towns have car
 ried through identical projects and why not Bedding. While the build ing which now serves as a town house is not exactly an eyesore it is also far from. being an ornament and in size and convenience comes far short of the requirements. No one points to it with pride when showing visitors about the town and all would like to see it have a successor commensurate with the towns dignity, it's expansive and progressive spirit and it's growing grand list. The proposed site is either the open space bounded by the high way in front of the present building or plot adjacent to the Center
 school, the latter being considered preferable. N
 No applicants appeared before the board of relief at Mondays session, owing perhaps to the severe weather. Commodore Luttgen and Senator Peck are expected to attend next Mondays meeting as they have given notice of their intention to seek fur ther> reduction in their valuation, aI- though the assessors lowered the for mer's assessment by 1000 mostly on buildings and the latter's by $3,0OO| on land. The present figure on the Commodore's buildings is $38, ,000. As sessor, Gorham has brought to the boards attention the claim of Red ding grange to be exempt from taxa ton on the ground that it is a pub lie library and also because it is in- corporated agricultural and lit erary society. These claims will prob ably be made the subject of a more formal presentation. An act passed by the last legislature exempts from taxation buildings belonging to and used exclusively for scientific, literary benevolent or ecclesiastical societies.
 By agreement of counsel the suit brought to the Superior court by the American Surety Co. against former Tax Collector Duncan will not be the subject of further proceedings until after the bankruptcy case in the U. s. District court is disposed of. Should Referee Banks, as special master of the latter court, find that the bank ruptcy petition has legal sufficiency the Surety Go. will take an appeal, with probably a long delay as a re- su1t In the event of the final dis missaI of the bankruptcy action the suit in the Superior court will pro- ceed to determination; otherwise it will be supplanted and wiped off the slate. The defendants answer to the Superior court action is a claim to entire freedom from any liability to the Surety Go. for his $2,40O shortage