The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-28
STAMFORD VOTES
 TWO MILLS FOR } FEET OF CONCRETE:
Citizens of Old Town Deter mined to Make Barnum Ave. First Glass High
 way.
Special to The Times.)

1 StratfOrd, March 2S-An extra tax | of two mills on the grand list of 1918 was voted by the taxpayers of the | town assembled in the town meeting l last night to provide for an extra 1 three feet Of concrete on each side 1 to be laid on Barnum avenue from | the top of Franklin hill to the 1 Bridgeport line and an extra one foot | to be laid on each side of the road | from the top of the hill to Main i street. There were about 100 pres ent at this meeting and there was | not a dissenting voice to this matter 1 of the extra tax or the making of the street from the top of the hill west 45 feet from curb to curb.
 F. o. Rhoades was elected as chair man of the meeting and after the warning was read by Town Clerk Harold Lowell. Elliott W. Peck pre- sented the resolution that was in l substance: That in accordance with the recommen dalton of the Board Of Finance a special tax of two mills be laid on the first and second district on the list of 1918 payable June 10, 1919, to July 1O, 1919, for the pur-
 pose of making a permanent pave
 ment on Barnum avenue and to pay
 for whatever land damages might ac-
 crue. MT. Peck explained the reso- lution saying that the town was to pay for one-fourth of permanent pavement that vas now being laid by the state highway department.
 He said that the amount for the permanent road of nine feet on each side of the road due from the town of Stratford would be about $10,00O, the extra three feet on each side from the top of the hill west would be S5.T00 and the extra one foot on each side from the top of the hill east would be $3.SO0. It would cost the sum of S1,50O to pay for running the concrete around each corner of the s'~eets that came into Barnum ave I.-.e This running of the concrete around the corner would make a per manent crosswal5.
 Mir Peck stated that the width of Barnurn avenue from fence line to fence line was 66 feet and in reso- lution later presented it was voted to make the travelled portion of the street be 45 feet from curb 50 curb. This will give a. 12 foot strip of con- crete on each side from the top of the hill west but the 20 feet that is under the jurisdiction of the trolley company will be left as it Is at pres ent.
 It was further voted that when curb line was established on Barnum avenue it be A feet between each curb This resolution gives the se- Iectn1en power to purchase land at the extreme eastern end of Barnuh avenue so as to widen the street and also explains the portion Of the first resolution that pertains to land dam ages.
 Judge Coughlin wanted to know if the sewers were all in on Barnum avenue so that the pavement would not have to be ripped up again. F. g. Beardsley, chairman of the sewer commission, answered him that it was all in on one side and would be on the south side before the contractors got there.
 F J, AbercromIJie wanted to know if the porperty owners along Barrurn avenue had been notified to connect with the sewer He was tobd that they had all been sent notices.
 Before the meeting adjourned after voting this extra permanent pave ment the management of the schools of the town came in for some cen sure from F. J. Abercrombie and J. w. Simindinger. MT. AbercrOnbie said that there were 932 children at tending the Franklin school and they were allowed at recess to run all over property in the nef fgfroorhood of the school and to commit nuisances.
 MT. Brush then told the story of his sidewalk and said the walk was washed away because the selectmen would not repair the cuIvert under the road. Selectman James LaIIy an swered him and said that by Saturday night the work would be done
 Stratford is to have a motion pie ture theatre that will be the equal of
 any in any of the smaller towns in the state of Connecticut and work on
 the erection is to be begun very soon This theatre is to have a. seat ing capacity of 900 and is to be built just south of the Southard property on Main street opposite the Meth odist church It will be of cement block | and be fire proof throughout and have all the latest devices for the comfort 1 of the patrons
 This picture house is to be built on ! the old Sellecll property which is be- 1 ing transformed into a business sec 1 ton of the town. The old house has been moved to the south end of the | land the picture house will be on the 1 north end and dwelling houses will be ! | is to be cut through to the rear of 1 the property.
 One of the delays in the work on this theatre, which many feel will be | of benefit to the town, is the fact | that some of the people living in the | neighborhood ask for an eight-foot | building line to be established along this part of Main street. A hearing on this building line will be held at 9 o'clock Friday night by the select
 men. sF3s Els ssEs, ,fss Previous to this hearing there will be a hearing on the matter of a curb
 and gutter for Barnum avenue from Ithe ton of the hill to the city line.
 A surprise and farewell party was given James Hughes at his home on ICanaan road on Saturday night. MT. Hughes has just joined the navy and ireported this week to Newport, R. L