The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-23
STAFFORD SEWERAGE
PLANS ARE READY TO
SUMBIT TO CITIZENS
Especial I'd The Farmer.)


Stratford, Feb. 23.-At a special town
meeting called by the selectmen for
Monday evening, Feb. 26, at the town
hall 4 report regarding, the progress OF
fplans for the proposed sewage system
will be presented to the voters. The
sewerage committee met. Wednesday
afternoon with CEdye Potts, of which
York, engineer, and selected the
streets Though which the system will
be installed, the amount of money
NEEDED and assessments to the benefit
ing, property owners.
The sewage system will embrace
nearly all Of the streets of the first
district Following are the thorough
fares that it will not affect: Bleuer
street, Bowe avenue, east and west
end Of Canaan road, College street,
Corinthian avenue, Edwin street, Ev-
elyn street, First street, Foster street,
part of Franklin street, south end of
Hyde park, Light street, Jane street,
Mary street, Patchen street, east end
of Peace street, Pond street, Raymond
street, Rose street, Second street, Sill
yer street, st. Michaels street, Sunset
street, T street, Third street,l Barnum
avenue between King and Broadbridge
road, Beardsley avenue between Lin
oSil dVCIuC dA1 oIOCdO SCIOSI, DIOdO-
bridge avenue north Of Barnum ave
nue., California street between Bar
mum avenues and Booth street, Canal
street, Center street, Cherry street,
Clarendon street, Concord street, East
street, Sherwood street, Van Buskart
street, Vernon street, w street, Wood
lawn street, Wyoming street, Eurle
street, Freeman street west Of Garden
street, Griffin street.. H street, HOP
tanse street, J street, James street
west of Frederick street, Jesse street,
K street, Knowlton street west of
Rockwell street, L street, Lenox ave-
nue., Long Branch avenue, Louis
street, Huntington road north of Park
street, Main street north of Freeman
street, Main street south of Birdsey
street, Maple street, Mohawk street,
Newport street, Oakland street, Park
street north of Park street, south. No
streets east of Ferry creek and Long
Brook avenue and thoroughfares in
the Avon park district are included.
According to an estimate arrived at
by Mr.. Potts and the committee the
proposed sewage system will cost in
the neighborhood Of $330,0OO. This
will include trunk and lateral sewers
and disposal works. There is al
ready measure In the legislature
which was introduced by Representa-
tive Ivan L. Morehouse, asking that
the committee be authorized to bond
the town. for 100000 for the pur-
pose of installing the sewers.
1t is proposed by the commit
tee to assess each property owner on
each side of the street where the
sewer is to be laid between rs and
80 cents a running foot. They also
intend to place before the voters on
Monday the proposition that an extra
one nill and a half tax be laid each
year for the next 80 years to help
pay for the sewer. This additional
tax would not be levied this year It
would commence on the 1918 list. AS
the grand list increases the extra tax
will diminish.
The members are Elliott w. Peck,
DR.. George Lewis, Max Fredericks,
Fred S. Beardsley, Burton &C. Warner,
Samuel w. Hubbell, Paul Goodell and
M. J. Dahlin.
CORTEZ G. ROCKWELL, Plumb
ing and Heating, jobbing a speciality.
1851 Main and Hillside Avenue.
Phone 1862.