The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-27
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The school boards requirements for
 the coming year, as submitted by the
 board of finance last night totals
 SIS, S,310. Of this amount $14,0O0 Is
 due to raise In salaries, and addition
 al teachers. S1,600 to cover cost Of
 free text books. $1 900 to run a night
 school; and s7.5OO for upkeep and re-
 pairs to buildings. A further amount
 is to be asked for-new buildings, the
 sum not having been decided upon at
 this time. The other chief item for
 discussion was roads. Judge Brown
 presented a. petition signed by Gulf
 street residents for a much needed
 improvement there. The paper Sug-
 gested a new road from Cherry and
 Gulf streets to Bayview. distance of
 two miles. or any part deemed ad
 visable, more particularly from New
 Haven avenue to the Gulf. Judge
 Brown expounded to some extent on
 the subject, and Judge Stoddard also
 had something to say on the matter.
 Other sections desiring road improve
 ments are Baldwin street, Naugatuck
 avenue and Reed street.
 This brought out considerable dis
 cussion about the cutting of brush
 along the rural highways. Several
 localities were named that are badly
 in need of attention not only for ap- pearance sake, but for safety. There
 is law that requires property owners to attend to this, but it is not being | lived up to. in many cases. The tax ation district brought out considera- ble discussion, by those who live in the outlying districts, desiring not to | pay for Improvements that do not i'm | mediately benefit them. Light and 1 hydrant are the principal contentious. | and the disadvantage of obtaining the | central school facilities. It was | brought out, however, that the com mission ha q failed to file their dis | trict lines at the proper time, which | will probably necessitate that the
 matter be laid over for another year. The board will now hold executive | sessions to make up their budget to | be voted on in October.
 ] Several members of the Devon l Chemical Co.,, No. 4 decided that they
 would take an auto ride to Water | bury Sunday and so the matter was | put I'D to William Graham who inn | media tely fell in with the plan and soon the members and their wives | were comfortably seated in the auto | truck of Lieutenant Browning and | the jolly crowd started for the home | of Mir. Graham's father. The ride
 up was greatly enjoyed but the ride ! back was some ride and when the party reached Devon it was well
 along into Monday morning. They | were picture before the ride had | were picture before the ride, had | the appearance of sunbonnets when | the party reached home. Nothing l was to have been said about the af- | fair but murder will out"
 | All members of the fire companies
 in the town of Milford who partici- | pated in the recent efficiency tests. | together with the captain and line ] officers attended a session at the | Devon fire house on Spring street las l evening at which time the prizes were | awarded the successful teams. Devon | No. 4 and Fort Trumbull No. 2. The | Board of Fire Commissioners was | present and had something to say re- 1 garding the good work accomplish ed ! in the test. IL is understood that | Assistant Chief A. s. Burgess made | the presentation speech.
 The members of the Devon Com | pany are now anxious for training in | work necessary to make good firemen | and the chances are that something | bearing on a course of instructions | may be forthcoming at this meeting The boys are doing excellent work | and it is hoped that satisfactory ar
 rangements for a course of lessons | can be made.