The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
STAMFORD IS
 AGAINST PORT
For Second Time Votes Against Measure-Other
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l Stratford, April 25.---For the second time since the Port of Bridgeport has been proposed the voters of Stra.tford in town meeting have shown that they were against not only the bill but the project, for at a special town meeting held last night it was voted 38 to 24 that the former action of the town meeting be adhered to. This vote was taken after a, discussion of over two hours in which a number of men expressed themselves on the matter. Most of the speakers were against the bill and the project, the few who were against the resolution @hich had been presented by Judge Thomas c. Coughlin being in favor of allowing the bill to pass the legislature and be voted on by referendum at the annual ] election next October.
 | Previous to the IEreeting on the Port of Bridgeport bill there was a, special town meeting of about three minutes on the deciding as to whether there 1 should be a memorial erected in town i for the girls and boys who had fought ] in the great war and to consider ways and means of the providing Of funds for the same. When the meeting was called to order by Town Clerk Harold ] c. Lowell, George W. Carey was elect l the 20 signers of the petition for the meeting present to speak on the mat ter and the motion to lay the matter
 on the table indefinitely prevailed without any discussion.
 | In the matter of @ chairman for the meeting there were a number of men nominated: Arthur s. Neloy, Elliott i W. Peck, Everett Snif1n. and George 1 W. Carey. All of the men declined but Afr. Carey was prevailed upon to take the chair, he presiding in a man ner which showed his ability in that direction.
 1 The meeting for the Memorial for 1 the soldiers was called for 8 o'clock and 1t was 8:05 when this meeting adjourned. As the special town meet ing to consider the Port of Bridgeport was not called until 8:30, the time between was taken by Elliott ". Peck who spoke on the Victory Loan and what was expected from old Strat- ford.
 MT. Peck also explained why the meeting had been called on the mat ter of the Port of Bridgeport. He said that as the bill had been chang
 ed and was to be reported out of the Cities and Boroughs committee of the
 legislature at Aartford on Tuesday next, lie together with Attorney Ivan L, Warehouse, the other representa- tive from this town, wished to have an expression of opinion from the voters so that they would know how to act on the matter. He explained some of the changes that had been made in the bill and stated that the referendum clause was attached and that if the voters of Stratford voted
 
 would kill it.
 After MT. Peck had explained Ilis reasons for asking the selectmen to call the meeting and the changed bill the hour for the special town meet ing being at hand. George ". Carey was elected as chairman and the voters were given an opportunity to have their say regarding the matter. Judge Coughlin, one of the staunCh opponents of this bill, talked at length on what seemed to be the dis advantages to him and presented the resolution which finally prevailed and which means that the representatives will do what they can to have the bill reported unfavorably.
 Among those that spoke besides Judge Coughun and Elliott W. Peck were; F. G. Taylor, Everett Sniffin, Lewis Todd, Louis E. Peck, F. $. TeardsIey, Gustave Brush. Albert
 Nelson, E. c. Thompson, J. W. Si-
 nlindinger, Judge Howard J. Curtis and Attorney Ivan L. Morehouse. There were a number of little tits 1 between the speakers but almost all 1 that was said was taken good natur- l edIy and the sentiment expressed by 1 Chairman Carey before he put the | resolution to a vote that all the men who had spoken had been in the