The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-07-08
MOST SHAREHOLDERS ARE READY TO ABIDE BY THE
 DECISION OF THE VOTERS

The time is drawing near for the
 voters of Stratford to go on record
 town meeting idea of government, or
 the institution proposed council l manager plan The special elec-
 ton will be held Monday. Today and tomorrow the Times will com plete the last two installments of the charter in condensed form Opinions | of men in various walks of life have
 been secured. Many could not be reached, and any letters, opinion or criticisns will be welcomed and pub
 lished if received early tomorrow morning.
 A son of Mayor Rice, New Haven, spoke at the informal meeting Wed nesday evening, being opposed to the
 Samn1is of the charter committee During the discussion it was claim ed that the men fostering this idea are the same that favored the Port of Bridgeport bill which was unpop- ular with many in Stratford and out at the meeting that the deficit supposed to have been large last year in reality did not exist, a return of money appropriated being made to s7Oo
 H. c. Lowell, town clerk and prom inent merchant, spoke at the meet ing and had the courage to put him self on record as opposed to the plan Many prominent Stratford voters are hashful about making known their stand. W. H. Booth, 1112 Broadbridge avenue, does not believe the measure will pass and states several reasons that appear sound.
 William H. St. John, druggist in Stratford center, who lives at 14s King street, states that he hasn't had time to think much about it, but yI1ot 1a ard does not think much of the proposed plan.
 Seymour Wells, the oldest merchant at Paradise Green, hasn't a great deal offer it as his private opinion that the measure hasn't as much chance to be passed now as it would have a month ago. This view is shared by others
 Rev. R. c. Whitehead, of the Con- gregational church, who resides at 956 Brc.ld street, is heartily in favor of the new plan, and thinks it good thing if it will make the town gov ernment nfHs ot more mo nsd11a responsive to the
 Miss Florence Allen, Stratford, as- sstant in the office of Judge John J. Keogh, referee in bankruptcy, has just returned from a vacation spent in the west, has not read copy of the charter, and so cannot render an opinion.
 Attorney Ivan L. Morehouse, who lives at 913 Broadway and whose Bridgeport offices are at sS3 Broad street, is spending most of his time during the summer at Silver Sands, and stated today that he did not lean either way, was not greatly interest ed or excited over the outcome of the special election, but was perfect ly willing to have the matter put to a vote, and to let the vote of the peo- pie decide the matter
 Beginning with Section 29 the pro- posed charter reads as follows:
 Sec. 29. No measure shall go into effect until thirty days after passage unless it be an emergency measure of urgent public need for the pre- servation of peace, health, safety or property, the facts showing such 1r- gency and need being specifically stated in the measure and the meas ure being passed by a vote of not less than six of the council No measure or repeating any measure by the people or by the coun- ciI in compliance with an initiative petition, shall be regarded as an measure.
 Sec. 30. If, within thirty days af- ter the final passage of any mea sure by the council, a petition signed by electors of the town to the number of at least ten per centum of the number of electors who were entitled to cast their vote at the last preced- ing regular town election, to be filed with the clerk requesting that any