The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-23
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main IN uoupC regarding their exact |
status because they have not kept
full record of receipts ana expcnsea
The class of zboth actual and near
does not include many farmers here. |
AS one of them expresses it his in
come from farm operation is several
times $4,000 and while the net gains
probably approximate the $4,000
mark he finds it almost impossible to-
determine on which side of the
boundary line the exact figures lie.
This may be said to describe a quite
common situation. Under that, pro-
vision of the law which REQUIRES cor
porations to report to the federal au-
thorities those of their employees
whose wages amount to more than
$500 a year the Gilbert & Bennett
Co. have sent in about 80 names. A
woman anxious to know whether or
not she is liable for the tax recently
sought the advice of First Selectman
Sanford on the subject. During the
year she has sold to the water COM
pany for $4,000 property which came
to her by inheritance. In 1913 this
property then an estate, was in the
tax list at $2,225. Someone had told
her that the difference between these
amounts should be figured as net
| profit and therefore that she was liza.
BILE as she is single and entitled to
| only $1,000 exemption. Mr.. Sanford
| felt sure that this view of the case
| was wrong, but to relieve the lady's
anxiety agreed to refer the matter to
Collector Walsh for his decision.
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| before the board of relief at last
| Thursdays session. Among them was
| A. E, Lavery, treasurer of the Bridge
port Hydraulic Co., who thought too
high valuation had been placed OF
the company's buildings. He with
| drew the protest, however, when it
was disclosed that. the list he brought
| did not include all the buildings own
| ed by the company in this town. He
also said that he had no criticism to
make of some increases in land as
| sessments when he became convinced
| that the company was not discrim-
mated against in this matter. Of the
| others heard Mrs. F. A. Ranny OBJ
| jected to a $500 raise on barns; Miss
Isabelle Mcdonald to the fact that
her auto was listed at the same figure
as the year before; Randolph. Brad
| ley to raiseson his car to 500 from
| $500, and Bradley Sanford to an in
crease to SIS an acre from $40 on his
sprout land. There were other sprout
land protesters all of whom were
somewhat Modified upon learning
| that the boosting on this class of
property had been general. In the
! case of Mr.. Sanford the total increase
from this action was nearly $1,000.
A letter received by John H. Ma
| lone from his brother Francis, gives
some interesting details of the latter's
recent voyage to France on a French
liner as one of a party of postal
agents assigned to oversee service.
Among the passengers were Red
Cross Y. M. c. A. and concrete con-
struction detachments and an italian
count who showed a specially friendly
interest towards the postal boys and
daily gave them an hours instruction
in. the French language. With ths
other voyagers he maintained an arts
tocratic reserve. On the evening of
the day that the vessel entered the
i submarine danger zone a concert and
sale was given for the benefit of
French war orphans. Famous oper-
attic artists contributed to the pro-
gram and the affair realized $1,000.
Some Of the men aboard donated
| their overcoats to the sale and bought
them back at 5000 each. The letter
makes no mention of any submarine
attack or sighting.
Although once rejected as physically
disqualified, Chester Sanford last week
passed his examination as draft
subject. He has filed an appeal on
the ground of dependency on him oil
| a mother and sister. Frank Meehan,
who was originally rejected by rea-
SON of lameness, has also gone on the
accepted list as the result of a second
examination. F. W. Rasanan took his
third examination Wednesday. He
had previously failed on the usual
tests and is very anxious for a re-
verse decision. Last week an offer
came to John Muennich of position
in the Ordnance department carry
ing the rank of first lieutenant. But
for being tied up by business circum-
stances he would gladly have accept
ed. The same position had previously
been offered H. Sanford Osborn, who
also declined it on account of the
business engagements to which he is
committed. Allan Murphy, one of the
towns first draft contingent, returned
to his home in hometown last week,
having been discharged from the ser
vice on account of poor health. The
trouble began with an attack of Ger
man measles and ensuing complica-
tons put him in the invalid class.
The Mems club met on Wednesday
evening of last week with DR.. E. H.
Smith and heard an interesting talk
from Henry J. Forman of Golfers
Weekly editorial staff on the Russian
situation, He was of the opinion that
although the forces now dominant
would be soon overthrown chaotic
conditions would continue for a long
time until a stable order of things
was developed.
Interesting public exercises were
held at the Center school last Mon
day evening, the pupils of the Ridge
school participating. The program
comprised Rotations, physical train
ing feats and review work from var
ious branches tending to show the
progress made during the present
term. The exhibition was highly sat
isfactory.
The Gilbert & Bennett Co. have
started work on another large gov
eminent order for woven wire Sew
eraI weeks ago they finished a pre-
vious order for 10. 600 bales of the
same product.