The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-03-13
STRATF0RD TAX
RATE SET AT 10
AND 1916 MILLS
One of Shortest Meetings
Ever Held in Town Com
pletes 1916 Business.
Especial to The Farmer. J

Especial to The Farmer.)
Stratford, March 13-Stratford's
tax rate this year will be 1916 mills
for the first district and 1 S mills for
the second district. This rate was
decided upon last evening at the adj
journed annual town meeting held
at the town hall. The meeting was
one of the briefest ever held in the
history of the town-covering period
Of 40 minutes. Two other features
characterized it, the unaniminity OF
opinion on the questions voted on and
the absence of Ex-Judge Charles H
Peck and his cohorts. There were
about Is persons present.
The first business was the levying
of tax rate. A resolution was read
by Clerk Harold c. Lowell that STRAIT
ford tax rate for the year 1916 be 15
mills for the first district and 14.5
mills for the second district This
was unanimously accepted to be
later rescinded as the question of ap-
propriating $500 as the towns share
for the laying of permanent pavement
on Barnum avenue from Main street
to the town line was presented to the
voters. Representatives Ivan l..
Morehouse and J. Henry Brakeman
told the meeting that State Highway,
Commissioner Charles J. Bennett was
DESTROYS of having Barnum avenue
paved and expressed a willingness to
have the work done as soon as posi-
BILE. A discussion arose as to the
width Of the pavement. First Select
man James Lally said that the road
will cost about $4,000, divided as
follows: The Connecticut CO. to pay
$4,000; the state, $22,500, and the
town $500. According to the pres
ent plans the selectman said that the
road will be IL feet in width on each
side of the trolley tracks. Frank
Conine objected to the proposed width
and made a motion to add an extra
foot on each side. Mr.. Connie was
Informed that this extra foot would
mean an additional appropriation of
$4,000. With this extra amount the
towns share will be $4,000. Elliott
w. Peck, chairman of the board of
finance, said that if this proposition
! was voted favorably upon, it would
mean the raising of the tax rate
half mill. BY levying of an extra
half mill $4,000 would be realized.
This would make it possible to pay for
the extra foot. A motion made by
Fred S. Reardsley and seconded by
Frank e. Brakeman that an extra
half mill tax be levied was unani-
mously carried.
A report was made at the meeting
that Tax Collector John C. Wilcoxson
| will collect this year in the neighbour
hodo of $4,000 in back taxes. Mr..
Wilcoxson has already collected $1O,-
600. This amount will go towards
helping defray any other expenses
which might he incurred by the town
during the year.
| Selectman La1ly told the meeting
that the selectmen visited Bridgeport
last Saturday to procure estimates on
a one ton truck which will act as an
auxiliary to the present auto chemical
engine A one ton truck on which
ical tanks may be placed can be
bought for $1,000. It will carry 500
feet of hose and will provide room for
four men besides the driver This
auxiliary will respond to alarms with
in a radius Of two miles of the fire
house. An estimate has been obtained
for the repair of the present chemical
It will cost 1887 to place it in good
condition. J. Henry Brakeman presid-
| ed as chairman.
| CORTE:Z G.. ROCKWELL, Plumb
| ing and Heating, jobbing speciality,
| 3051 Main and Hillside avenue.
/ Phone 1862 BIO *tf