The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-08-30
Stratford

With the new Washington bridge every day getting to look more hke bridge and the adequate connection between Sratford and Milford nearer a reality some of the pessimist1c are already saying, N1t looks fine but 1 hope it works" They base this feel of the City of Bridgeport with the Congress and Stratford avenue lift draws, which sometimes act in the best of manners and then again sometimes go up and refuse to come down. In Bridgeport 1t is always possible to divert traffic and get to go to Devon from Bridgeport by the way of Stratford, Shelton, Derby, New Haven. West Haven and Mil the construction company has carried on the work on the new bridge through all kinds of weather. be any criterion there will be no trouble with the new structure, but just the same there are some who point to the old bridge and say, "It may be a joke, and I know it is too small, but by George it works" Some have ex- with adequate approaches for horse drawn vehicles, could be left com mission, to be available in emergency, but it is probably too late to have this considered. Latest reports would in dicate that the new bridge would be in commission before the end of Oc- tober.
 Tonight at o'clock a meeting is scheduled to be held at Avon park by the Southwest End Improvement club Tony Fellows will act as chair man. A collection will be taken to defray the districts quota of $25 for the expenses of the charter campaign, but inability to kick in should not be the means of keeping any voter away from hhe session.
 The annual sessions of the Board Vof Assessors will commence at the EoSn hall on Thursday and last throughout the month The daily | hours will be a. m- to noon and 1 | p. m- to D. m. Evening sessions
 on Saturday from to will be held.
 L. Barlow is expected home this
 week on a navy furlough-
 Regular tests of fire hydrants are ] being made in all parts of the town | Police Commissioner R. Francis | Drew, accompanied by his wife, is
 making an extended automobile tour l Canadian points They expect to re- ! turn the second week in September. | The Registrars of voters will be at for the purpose of correcting the primary list of voters and to receive
 applications from voters ''to be made" Not later than Wednesday. September T, all applications of chose who wish to be made, must be filed. Blanks may be secured from the
 registrars or at the office of the town | clerk.
 On Tuesday, September 20, from noon until 8:30 D. m- at the Town
 hall a direct primary nomination for the nomination for the annual cleo
 ton to be held Monday, October 3. for the offices of first se1ectman, and two selectE1en, will be held- Peti- tfons for candidates signed by 25
 voters must be filed by September 10. It is maintained in some quar- ters that even under the new charter the offices of se1ectmen must be re- | ta1ued for some purposes Many anxious and uncertain days appear
 ahead for Stratford before the coun- 1 cil-manager plan will be installed and running smoothly for the whole good of the town
 To the Voters of the Eighth District,
 The Civic Association of the Eighth district has been formed for the pur- | pose of getting the voters of the dis trtct, and perfect a permanent organi-
 zation which will work together for | the best interests of the Town of Stratford, and especially the Eighth district
 You, as a voter. are cordially fnvit-
 ed to attend the first regular meeting
 of the association, which will be held
 ton road. this evening, at o'clock Both men and women voters are
 urged to attend.
 Respectfully,
 , Frank H. Strasburger, Secretary