The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-04
To ISSUE.
BONDS TO BUILD
SCHOOL HOUSES
Special Town Meeting Call
ed In Stratford to Pass On
Measure-Saloon Raided
Especial to TheFarmer)

Especial to TheFarmer)
Stratford, Dec. 4.-The saloon of
Joseph P. Monohan, located on STRAIT
ford avenue, near st. Michaers ceme-
terry was raided Sunday afternoon at
2 o'clock by Chief William B. Nichols
and Partolman Benjamin Smith. The
policemen descended upon the empor-
ium and caught Monohan dispensing
liquor from the bar. Many bottles of
liquor were oonfiscated. Monohan
and four frequenters were arrested.
The frequenters were; Joseph Flint,
Newfield avenue, Bridgeport; William
Travis, Stratford; Joseph Riley. Bish-
op avenue, Stratford; and OHM Con-
nors, Connecticut avenue, Stratford.
All five were taken to the Stratford
police station. Monohan was released
under bonds Of 500. The four fire.
quenters furnished bonds Of SIS each.
Their cases will be tried in the STRAIT
ford town court Wednesday evening.
Deputy Judge Frank E. Brakeman will
preside.
Special Town Meeting
At a special meeting of the board
OF finance held last Friday evening
selectmen be requested to call a spe-
cial town meeting Friday evening.
Dec. at s p. m. to act on the follow
ing resolution: Resolved that the
Board of Finance be authorized to is
sue and sell four and one-half per
cent. bonds in the name and on the
credit and under the seal and for the
account of the town of Stratford to
the amount Of 100000, the proceeds
from the sale thereof to be used on
the account OF such notes or other
outstanding Indebtedness Of the town
incurred on account Of payments
made todate or to be made in order
to complete the schoolhouses and the
furnishings authorized by the voters
of the town during the years, 1914,
Is, 16 and IT. The bonds are to be
konwn as four and one-half per cent.
serial school bonds of 1917 and are to
be signed by the First Selectman,
Town Clerk, Town Treasurer, and
three members of the Board Of Fin
ance.
Beginning Aug. 1, 1919 and annual
ly thereafter, during the life of the
bonds, there shall be set aside from
fund for the payment and retirement
of these bonds as they shall severally
become due.
It was also resolved that Samuel
W. Hubbell and Elliott W. Peck be
appointed fiscal agents to sell the
bonds.
Rheinold Piersen, Elliott W. Peck
and Samuel W. Hubben were appoint
ed to sign the bonds. If any Of the
above is sick or incapacitated, First
Se1ectman James Lally has the privi-
| lege of appointing some member Of
the board of finance to act in his
place.
Elliott W. Peck was selected to
present the bond issue at the special
town meeting.
The members Of the Finance Board
present at the meeting were Elliott
| W. Peck, Rheinold Pierson, William
Fryer, William Hart, Fred Van De
Bogart and First Selectman James
La1ly. Selectman Lal1y presided
Town Clerk Harold c. Lowell acted as
clerk.
Town Sued
Declaring that the change Of grade,
Is inches in depth which the select
men made in order that his property
may be on the same level as all ad-
joining properties, spoiled her hedge
and deprecated the value Of the land,
Adele Braitling' Of North Main street
has brought suit against the select
men. No damages are asked in the
suit which is returnable to the court
of Common Pleas, January term. De-
putty Sheriff Thomas Cunningham Of
Bridgeport served the papers.
After the grade had been completed
the selectmen gave no damages as
they regarded the benefits derived as
great as the damages.
Rummage Sale.
The Senior class of the Stratford
High school will hold rummage sale
in the town hall, Friday afternoon,
| Dec. Z. Those who have donations
should let members of the class know
SO that they may be collected.
Will Give Pageant
Instead of the usual Christmas con-
cert, the Sunday school Of the Strait
ford Methodist church will give a pa
geant 1.-THE Good Samaritan"
Personals
Morris Carey and Everett Sweetland
who. have been spending a four day
furlough with their parents left yes
terday for Fort Wright.
Dance A Success
The Weatogue County club held a
very successful dance and dinner Sat
urday evening at the club rooms,
Paradise Green. About 10 persons
| participated and all thoroughly en-
joyed themselves. A local orchestra
furnished the music. Arrangements
have been made for the holding Of a
bridge party Wednesday afternoon.
Dingbats Dine
Thirty-five members of the Dingbat
club attended the dinner given at the
club house, Main street, Saturday ev-
ening. Between the courses, an en-
tertainment was held. This was the
second of the series of dinners which
are being held by the club on Satur-
day evenings throughout the winter
season. George R. Webb was chair
man.
CORTEZ Q. ROCKWELL, plumb
ing and heating; jobbing speciality
3051 Main and Hillside avenue
Phone 114-2-3, B 10 eff
DIVISION NO. 1, A. o. Fl.