The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-03-18
STAMFORD

A mass meeting to be held in the Town hall tonight will be in the na- two things-the charter and Town | Manager Hunter. Expressions as to
 cause and possible effect of the quo | warranto proceedings brought against | of resistance will be discussed by | those who wish to see the present l form of government and Hunter given | at least an even chance of making good without interference from cer- | tain Stubb members of the council
 who seem determined to go contrary
 to the wishes of majority of the people.
 A certain man in town who claims 1.-the population of Stratford to be 2O,000, admits under a close question ing that 15,000 is a good figure. If Lordship belonged to Bridgeport or was a sepaarte town as it should be, the number would be 1essened. With Stratford people apparently trying to
 emulate the wild and woody Balkans
 someone has suggested that it would
 not b ca bad idea to try out the plan
 in Stratford. Give Lordship to Bridge
 port, and wish Avon Park and Hollis
 ter Heights on the Park City at the
 same time Make Devon a present of
 the East Main street section, and let
 Paradise Green and Huntington road
 join out with Shelton. That would
 leave Robert Turney and the Third
 district left all by it's Lonesome in the
 middle of things. This section could
 be quarantined by Dr. Black of small
 pox epidemic fame. Let's go!
 Certain of the councilman are sing ing a new line, whereby they hope to get progressive people tired of delay and inactivity, hoping thereby to dis courage them in their fight for the charter, Hunter and fair play. ''Everything is standstill while all this argument is going on,'' said one of the stubborn delegation yesterday. Just to show that this particular councilman either has ''an axe to grind" with that remark, or else sim | ply doesn't know what is going on in the town he thinks he is helping ad- minister, we submit the following re- | port from Paul Goodel1, town en- | gineer, and too busy to attend mass | and councilmanic burlesque | described by the councilman, who, | right or wrong, at least can stand be- ing massaged with the Ritz, without losing his temper.
 An International tractor has been purchased at a cost of $S25. The town already possessed a Scraper. The tractor and scraper\ at the present power cost of S33 a week, and a fuel and upkeep cost of SIP for every sew en days. Under the old system the man power and horse power cost the town s10S a week. It will not take long to figure out that the difference in operating expense will make up for the cost of the new tractor in just Is weeks. or less than one open sea ,on.
 A one-ton Ford truck with a dump body, has been ordered, will soon be delivered, and will greatly assist in he work being carried out A gar Lge for the equipment is being built n the gravel pit, in fact is expected O be finished today. In the mean ime 40 other men. who were part of fact in spite of attempts to make he public believe otherwise, is busily opening up ditches that have apparently been of little service to l he town since 1889 and which. in leu of storm sewers, may assist ma erially in draining the town. and dis outrage the unpopular mosquito.
 Goodell has 75 miles of streets, pads. lanes and muddy stretches to nake passable this spring. This is III he can hope to do with the funds O be available. The work will be arr1ed on in this manner. The roads will be scraped. crowned, and a grav- he side, and in this manner the road made passaJble for another 12 months ather permitting, Wilcoxson avenue vill be tackled not later than Mon lay. r. All streets will receive attention : ut thoroughfares that go through ill ~AnaiHa tha first cara Pannla