The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-07
READY TO ADJUST, SELECTMEN STATE
 AS TO PECK SUIT
That Is If It Appears He is Really Victim of
 Injustice.

Bedding, April 6.-lrtAtead or On6 month as was generally supposed two months are allowed for appeals from boards of relief, so that Senator Peck has several weeks more in which to bring court proceedings to secure a reduction of his tax valuation The proposed suit naturally occasions much local comment and the general inn pression among those best informed is that he has real grievance and therefore good prospects of winning. It is further surmised that he would probably have accepted the relief boards decision had they not offset their S3,0OO reduction on Mrs. Peck's land by an increase of nearly the same amount on her buildings. The latter's valuations had previously remained at the same figure for several years and was not an issue in the controversy kuntiI the relief board made it so. It is quite apparent that MT. Peck is prompted in his decsion to seek court redress as a. matter of principle be- cause success for him would mean failure as regards the money compen- sation while an adverse decision would entail the penalty of triple costs. The town would also be a loser whichever way the case resulted in a finish fight, the expense of a. trial to each side be- ing estimated at from 1,2O0 to Sl,5oo. For this reason the selectmen will probably carefully look into the cir curnstances and if satisfied that the valuation complained of is too high argee without a trial, to court de- cree reducing the assessment to what may be agreed upon as a satisfactory amount Such an adjustment woAld certainly be to the real advantage tof both parties.
 The purchase of another chemical en zine to replace the one ruined in the J. B. Sanford barn fire was voted bv Fire Go. No 1 at their meeting on M nf o. partment's bad luck the Badger Co. had agreed to a reduction of $6O in the price of another engine so that the new machine will cost only $165. In asmuch as the Center people had raised practically the entire sum ex- pended for the wrecked machine they were asked to incur no special obliga- tions on account of the second one all though they turned in $32 at the meet ing in belated contributions. Presi- dent Barnes was authorized to ap-' point standing committee serving for one year who will have full charge in the planning and managing of all entertainments for the departments benefit. Eight mem bers on the active list were dropped from the rolls for non-attendance and Failure to pay dues, and Charles O. Perry was added to the list of associate members. Messrs. Muennich, Sullivan, Mcclellan and J. B. Sanford were appointed committee to report on~ proposed changes in the alarm system, includ- ing the addition of metal hoops. The next monthly meeting will be held at the Center
 Herbert Boughton, whose sudden death from heart disease occurred on l a New York subway train on Tuesday evening of last week, was one of this towns summer colony, having built about ten years ago a bungalow near the Mark Twain Library. He made week end visits to the place during the winter and on the Friday evening preceding his death attended @ dance | at the library. He was then in appar- ently good health. When fatally stricken he was on his way to his sis ters to take tea, intending to go later to his mothers home in Greenwich to spend the night. MT. Boughton was treasurer of the Bush Term, nal com pany an important commercial and financial enterprise which has devel- oped a large section of the Brooklyn water front. He was about 50 years old and is survived by a widow and | two daughters.
 The Gilbert State farm at George town is in charge of new superin- tendent,. George Daton. Jr, lately of Pennsylvania. A small party of stu dents from the State Agricultural col Iege at Mansfield will esoon arrive at 1 the farm to take up a course of in-
 
 thorities and the mum Der is to be in creased as soon as the requisite ac- communications are provided. These l will be furnished by the immediate construction of two wings, one 35 by t16 feet and the other 2s by Is, joined to building now serving as a tool house. There are already two old houses on the property which can be utilized. One of the changes conse- quent upon the new arrangements is the discontinuance of the milk route through the village which the farm has maintained for several years. MT Treadwell. the retiring superintend- lent, is moving to Woodbridge where
 he will have charge of 400 acre farm owned by son of Judge J. P. Stud Hey
 The Republican caucus to choose delegates to the state convention which will select delegates to the naL tiona1 convention was held last Thurs day night. Those named to represent the town were George s. Banks, w. E.
 Hazen. Herbert s. Barnes and San
 ford H. Osborn, and to represent this senatorial district A., A. Gorham and Senator BisSeI, the latter of Ridge field. we favor Hughes but fear it
 will be Roosevelt was the reply o1
 one of the delegates when asked as to the presidential preference.
 s. H. Osborn is about to start work on two state contracts, one the build ling of a concrete bridge in Branch
 vile and the other @ section of road lconstruction in Norwalk. M. B. Burr has engaged with him as foreman
 with special reference to the mason
 work involved in tho Branchville job
 and the building of a retaining wall
 which is part of the NorwaIk job. 1 Formal acceptance has been signif1ed
 by Rev. Henry Woolworth of the call
 given him by the Center Congrega- tiona1 church. He will remove from the vicinity of New Rochelle so as f0
 be ready to enter upon his new pas torate the first Sunday in May.
 l It is now lawful but not easy to catch trout, the difficulty coming from
 low temperature and high waters. The best local record of late is that of Ed