The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-26
STAMFORD FIRE
 APPARATUS OLD
 ENOUGH TO VOTE
That's What Councilman Keeling Says At Council Meeting Which Fails To Accept New Engine.

Accept New Engine. The town council last night dis charged Registrars of Voters Arthur J. Da.hlIn and Timothy Ryan, Jr. The men were charged with not having 1 acted in an impartial manner during
 the recall election of July 25. The various members of the council told | obtain lists of voters and workers | Three nominations were made to be acted upon at a later meeting. They are Lloyd D. Hayward, Democrat, and l Arthur Hale and William Hughes, Republicans.
 Town Manager R. H. Hunter re-
 was not in good enough condition to be conscientiously accepted by him, and Councilman Walter A. Keeling,
 of the Flights. district. again asserted | the town is without firefighting equip | ment of an up-to-date nature. The new engine has been delayed | in acceptance because it is said to be not up to the standard called for In | the contract. On top of the fact that | the new engine is unused in the fire-
 house. the other piece of apparatus
 many years has broken axle re-
 ceived while answering a call to the i Hollister Heights district.
 This accident to the Central house
 engine has left the town dependent
 on the Nichols avenue house. This | machine is said to have broken down W1110 answering Si call to LOrQSI1Np l some time ago, necessitating it's be- 1 Ing lowed in. Both of the old pieces | Of apparatus were characterized by Council chairman as having been in the service of the town for SO long that both of them are old enough to vote.
 A committee consisting of Council men Hermann, Keeling, Hendricka son. Coulter and sniffen was appIoint- l ed by Chairman Sammis to meet to- night iR the town hall Co either accept or reject the machine.
 l Will Close Road.
 1 A petition signed by 92 residents of East Broadway and other streets who | desire relief from the excess traffic pedestrians on East Brodaway, to take down the barriers across the old road, back of Christ church, brought up the l issue of closing or opening the road. | A series of hearings have been held I on this matter and at hearing last week, the entire council body acted 1 as committee to hear the arguments 1 of both sides of the uestion.
 | last night to permanently close this road. Instructions were issued to the town manager that the road be ploughed up and seeded as a part of | the Academy Hill section which coun-
 cilman Keeling has repeatedly assert i ed to be a part of the Stratford parks | system. Councilnen Albright and
 Hendrickson voted for the opening of | | the matter had been voted upon,
 brought out his book of rules and de- l clared that because the council had
 reconsfdered their previous action, the matter was now closed for all time because it is not permissible to re- consider matter a second time. | It was voted to have an annual audit made of the town accounts, the
 work to be done by certified public
 accountant. The question of a sewer
 audit to aid in the settlement of the sewer assessments which many of the
 townspeople have declared to be ex-
 cessive, will be taken up at a special
 meeting of the council to be held on Sept. 2S.
 Committees Named.
 The recent abolishment of the nu- merous committees of the council
 made necessary the appointment of
 men to the three new committees which are to function from now on Chairman Sammis appointed to the
 Finance committee, Councilman Sam
 mis, Hermann and Wilcoxson; Claims. Ways and Means committee Coulter; and Ordinance committee Councilmen Hendrickson, Keeling and Delacour.
 Vacancies in the Town Planning
 board were filled by the appointment of Anthony Fellows of the First dis trict and Nelson Bjorlx of the Fifth district. The council men were again asked by Chairman Sammis for nom1- nations for the relief board to fill a - vacancy. The councilmen were again found wanting and Chairman Sam 5 nis said he would bring up the natl ter again at the next meeting
 Order Sidewalks.
 A motion was made to order side
 walks laid along the property of the St. MfchaePs Cemetery association property. Two amendments were or.
 fered so that the program finally con. = sisted of walks from the St. Mich l l aeps property, along the car barns oI
 the Connecticut company, througr = South avenue. along Honey Roaf = to Honeyspot school.
 f The Town Manager said that be t cause every property owner along tn, f route must be given 30 days notice r of the order, it was hardly likely tha 3 very much of the work could be don, 8 before the frost set into the ground D The counciImen agreed that the prop -ositfon was a good one even thougl e it is not completed until next spring
 A petition of the Stratford C1uI I asking for relief from what they De s Eeve to be an unjust assessment ol 5 the sewer proposition was turned l. over to the Claims committee. A 2 the meeting called for the 18th. it il E expected that Chairman Sammis vii Q call another special meeting for tn, consideration of the budget.