The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-23
TOWN WILL NOT
 GIVE UP LAND
Oven Fire in Raybestos Plant Makes Things
 Lively.
Especial to The Times)


 Strat afford, April 23-The special town l7eeting tonight at which time a street line on Main street from Bar mum avenue to the railroad is to be established by the voters is expected to be attended by a large number of the citizens of the town who are interested in seeing that Stratford does not lose any of it's beauty or any of its wide streets. From ex- pressions of opinion heard about the town the voters will resent any les sening of the width of Main street and will not agree to allow even 6 newcomer to encroach on the rights of others of the town
 The cause of this meeting is the same as the five hearings before the selectmen is to straighten the line on Main street for the benefit of the new owners of the Selleck property who are to build mercantile estab- Iishments and wish to have their stores nearer the street.
 One of the plans which may be presented at this special town meet ing will be to close up North parade and build a new street through the property where the sidewalk now is, beginning at the Dunlap residence and coming out on Main street in front = would make the green at the North Parade triangle twice the present size and would bring the street lines close to the buildings which are now being erected on the old Sel12ck prop erty.
 Fire in one of the ovens at the plant of the Raybc -os company East Main street called out the members of No. l and ? chemical companies at 10:30 o'clock Monday night. The fire was confined to the asbestos material which was being baked in the oven and the only loss was to the ingre- dients.
 Good time was made by the fire apparatus in responding to this fire and the men were ready to fight a fire of much larger proportions than was found in the oven. This fire Monday night was only one of a nun Der that occur in the ovens at this factory too much heat being the cause. Business being so good at this shop they have been working nights for some time past.
 One of the large trucks of the Spring Perch company of this town got off the warrenite pavement on Stratfcrd avenue near the trolley barns late yesterday afternoon and the off wheels sank to the hubs in the loose dirt made by the filling of the sewer trench. Itpwas necessary to jack the car up and to place blanks under the wheels before it could be gotten back onto the road once more.
 Main street near the Methodist church has @ very much changed appearance with the changes on the old SelIeck property and the old house formerly owned by the Masons having been moved in the rear of the property on the east side of the street. The old Selleck house has been nov ed to the south on the west side of the street and a number of cottages are being built on the property. Se- lectnan James LaIly has purchased the old Mason's house and has nov ed in to his property in the rear near the cemetery.
 Constable, dog warden and pound keeper Edward Manchester has been engaged the past few days in paint ing part of the center a brilliant red. One of the buildings which he has painted is the Carey building and is to be occupied by the shoemaker now located in one of the Lowell buildings. on the opposite side of the street. All of the buildings owned by Harold c. Lowell on the west side of the street from the truck house to the post office are to be r2zed this spring and a new three story block erected
 John McGahey who was commit ted to the hospital at Middletown few years ago escaped Monday from that institution and Is expected to show up in town very soon. When apprehended McGahey will be sent back to the institution.
 A number of small evergreen trees have been planted about the Honor Board in front of the Congregational church setting off the board and add ing much to it's appearance.
 The police ambulance while re- spending to call from the Housa- tonic ship yard to take an injured man to the hospital broke down on East Broadway near Elm street and had to be lowed back to the center for repairs.
 Mrs. William Perry is entertaining at her home on Main street her niece Mrs. c. c. Ives of Norwich.
 George A. Porter of Church street is i'll.
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