The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-02-04
FAIRFIELD

The first suit against the town of Fairfield in f6 years was filed today when notice of intention to bring suit was given First Selectman Burr by the J. H. Cohen Co.,. of which C. E. C. Atkins. from whom a piece in the Brooklawn section was recently con- demned and taken by the town con- ming commission, is a member. The suit is returnable to the Superior court the first Tuesday in March.
 The company alleges that Atkins was injuriously affected by the action of the commission in condemning the land and awarding only s240 dam ages In the writ served on the town 1t is charged that strip of land 15 feet wide and tapering to nothing, 100 feet more or less east and 100 feet more or less west was transferred to the public highway and was taken from the highway and transferred to a private individual. No name is named as the individual who received the land, but it is said on reliable au- thOrity that the man to whom the property was transferred was Harry Walker, the well known ice man. The land was condemned by the commis- sion, according to First Selectman Burr, to make room for a new road that was being cut through near the Walker property and that Atkins re- fused to accept the offer made by the town for, the strip of land. At kinS claims that the land was taken from him and given to Walker.
 The writ states that the value of the land is far in access of the amount of damages and asks the court to re- woke modlfy the acts of the com mission, award costs of legal pro- ceedings and damages of $2,000.
 The town defense will be taken care of by Town Counsellor Perry. The last case that the town was in volved in was the famous Southport Bank case that failed and held notes of the town.
 of fIn xf dence of Judge Fillmore E. Banks to Julius BrenZinger, connected with the Max Ams Machine Co.,, was disclosed by Joseph I. Flint. who closed the not given. The former residence of Judge Banks fronts on the Post Road. opposite the residence of De Yer Warner and sets back from the road considerably. The building itself is a two story cottage of frame construc- tion. There is garage in the rear of the house. MT. Brenzinger is now residing in Southport with his fam fly and will move into his new home soon.
 There are only six days to petition the Board of Relief for reduction of tax rates levied by the Board of As sessors. To date but 12 cases have been heard and as there are about 150 cases to come before the board a re- quest is made to come early and not
  board does not intend to hold extra sittings.
 January was the poorest month that the Town court has had since it's foundation according to Prosecutor Wakeman, whi is now making out the report He states that there were fewer arrests and convictions than any other month.
 There will be a Valentine social at the Greens Farms Congregational church February 14. The social promises to be one of the best of the season.
 No fire hydrants have frozen as yet according to information received from Chief Pickett. He considers this town because the fire department has the hydrants in case they become frozen. At one time several of the hydrants became frozen and a fire broke out in their vicinity and before they could be thawed out the fire gained great headway, causing great loss. Chief Pickett said that about S75 would be needed to purchase the apparatus.
 The next meeting of the Fire Board will be held February T. No special question will come up for discussion
 Michael McCaffrey of Reef Road is seriously i'll at his home with pneumo- nia MT. McCaffery wFs seized with the illness several days ago. His many friends hope for his speedy re- COyery.