The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-13
HIGHWAY REPAIR
 WORK IN BEDDING WEATHER DELAYED
Commodore Luttgen Also to Sac Town On Taxation
 Issue

Bedding, April 1s-Contractor B. B. Banks had arranged to start work on town road repairs last Monday, but conditions produced by Saturdays s snow storm compelled postponenent- He has hired two teams from $. H. Osborn and they are to be continu- o1isly on the job The hiring of other teams will also be necessary if more than one road machine is to be kept busy as the contractor has none of s his own. In places the highways are very bumpS, but probably their gen- era1 condition is no worse than usual a this season. Lew Warner is also about to begin work on the state roads and as the first process will shape them up by means of a. King drag which was purchased last fall by the state highway department for use in this locality.
 A representative. of Attorney Spots wood D. Bowers of Bridgeport, spent several hours at the town clerks of fee on Tuesday in the exanaination fof tax abstracts and other records, his purpose being tho securing of mater Hal for use in the appeal which Sena- tor Peck Is to take from the finding made sby the board of relief as to the taxabl6 valuation of his wife's prop iS known that a. like action was to be brought by Commodore Luttgen whom Attorney Bowers also repre- sents. In 1the CeInmodore's case the appeal is to be from the valuation on buildings The careful and compre- ihensive 1aanner in which the recorus were explored by MT, Bowers deputy indicates that the plaintiffs cases will have thorough preparation for pres entatdon to the court. Service in the suits has not yet been made upon the town A special town meeting to hx the tax rate is to be held on Saturday afternoon of this week and while the call for it has no reference to the prospective litigation it may be considered advisable to take some ac- ttion regarding fhe matter either in the way of particular instructions or |by vote expressing confidence in their ability to handle the business lso as to best conserve the towns inter estss
 In the Ridge section the building season has started off with a prom 1sing degree of activity although no large projects are being undertaken. Work is proceeding on the cellar for the house. which Miss J. H. Sanford is to build in the orchard lot below her own residence for the occupancy of Mrs Caroline Sherwood Henry Forman. the New York literary man who last fall bought from Jesse L. Sanford a two acre plot on Meeker's Hill has engaged Contractor IcCo1- lam to make some alterations in the house already on the premises so as to have it ready for his occupancy by May 1. The house was vacated this week by Henry Warton. During the summer MT. McCol1a1n is to erect for MT. Forman a frame house with stuc- GO covering in size 36 by 28 feet By a recent purchase the latter has add ed several rods to his former holding. FFxt,n for. Clarence Sturgis of Fairfield, which was begun last fall. is well advanced towards completion.
 The Aaron H. Sanford place on the Ridge which Ralph Rockwell the meat dealer. has been occupying for the past year under lease. will proba- bly, pass to his ownership within a few days He had an option on the property which expired April 1, and it is probable that the transfer to him would already been made had not the owner been too busy to give his attention to the matter. It is un- derstood that MT. Sanford is aTrang- 7 Bridgeport with the intention of en- tering the livery stable business.
 MT and Mrs D. S. Sanford return ed on Monday from Chicago accom- panied by MT and Mrs.J Joseph Tom linson. Theif trip west was made on <1S&lOA4AAL V1 NIT. OILI11SOuS- W1Os e4- though suffering from a fatal internal xna1adyss was able to bear the Journey without aggravation of his condition. He was taken from the train at Dan bury and brought to the Sanford School in the hospital ambulance. Tc make room for him MT. and Mrs AIdrich of the teaching staff vacated their apartments at the school and went to the Mabrey cottage
 The card tournament for a beef steak dinner as the stakes, which has been in progress for ten<weeks be-