The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-01-19
STAMFORD

The High School basket ball team will benefit from a cake sale to be held in the Town Hall Friday after noon. It is hoped to secure suff1- cient funds to uniform the team as q good basket ball team should be uniformed.
 And then the rain spoiled the skat- ing. large number of the young population will spend some time at home just now, just for a change.
 Some comment has been heard be- cause of the rumor that the High school has been valued at $32,000. It is claimed it could not be re- placed for $90,oO0. If valuations at tire town there will be no complaint providing the Town dads can keep things moving with the same old fa- 1n-liar millage.
 Ex-service men must bring their honorable discharges, or send them, to the Town hall, in order to benefit to the extent of the exemption of property valuation of s1.0OO, and also sonal tax, It is hoped that all in Stratford will present their discharges as soon as possible, iE order that bills will be mailed February l that will have to be later changed to conform with this benefit, to " hich ex-service men are entitled.
 If the Planning board can exer- else the authority it will do the town a great good in the way of carefully watching future development There are too many narrow streets in Strat- ford already; and many too many blind streets; and a great many toI. many instances of streets stopping abruptly; probably to make Q few more lots. or else to avoid a little ex- so would mean a connection with other street, in a direct line. If the Planning board can stop this prac- tice it will do Stratford a great good
 ar e 10 mi fnr ,ia board. A few sidewalk suggestions would not be amiss. Nothing Is so noticeable about Stratford as the character or absence of sidewalks. It would be better if walks that are laid, were kept clear enough in the winter for passersby to know walks lar building. as to materials and building lines is another matter that can we'll keep this board busy.
 There are lot of residents of Stratford, some old and some new. in the slogan, Watch Stratford catch line, Let's See Stratford Im- prove" Forward march! Knox, Brooklyn. N. Y., has purchased | farming property in Oxford, Conn.,, l formerly owned by B. A. Woodbridge. 1 The tract comprises 100 acres, being |
 
 One of the lights on the honor board has stopped burning Sort of | the dark. A lot of men whose names l are on the honor roll will be able to | see without light if they receive their | adjusted compensation before the year | is over. They resent the bonus idea. They look to the government for ad- justed compensation. They do not ask a bonus. only an effort to put them on their feet by making up for the difference between the war time salary of those who stayed at home, and those who didn't have . chance to stay at home Just part of the difference, would give a lot Of the men a chance to pay the milk bill on time, for a change.
 The total of the disbursements dur ing the fiscal year just ended were s747,366 The amounts making this total were listed as follows: Se- lectmen's orders on general accounts, s533, ,950.S3; board of education, S2O1.- 549.36: town court orders, SEAS S6, special sewer orders, S49.e4, and dis counts on temporary loans. s9.367.90. This left a balance of s2,520.04.
 The balance on hand for the sewer account was s2oo.604-41.
 I efs not hard to realize how nice 1y the town affairs can be handled if the ones who guide the destinies of Stratford can once get to the place where receipts can cover eNpendi- lures. without the heavy load of in ( terest on loans. The council has hopes. So do the taxpayers. But 1t will take time.
 Any communications for this col umn? They will be welcome. Or telephone SIS. Is T0 EtyY