The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-09-12
ASKS SLEUTH To
HUNT STRATF0RD
FIRE APPARATUS
Councilman Thinks De-
tective Might Discover
Why New Engine Is
N OF Forthcoming
Council P r e S en- t S
Budget.

A tentative budget for the fiscal
year, Sept. 1 to Oct. 10; the condition
of the new $4,000, fire engine; the
reopening of the road across Academy
Hill: the designations of members of
the town. planning board; the 4th dis
trict sewer assessment, and routine
matters were considered by the STRAIT
ford town council last evening.
A budget calling for $455,OOO at
rate of rs mills on an estimated grand
list of SIS, 100000 was laid before the
council.
The Town Manager told the council
that the income of the town would be
about $3.50, 900, leaving $685., 900 to be
raised by taxation. The budget called
for rate of 20.7 mills for the year
from Oct. 10 to Oct. TO- 3.S mills for
the interim budget extending from
Sept / to Oct. 10 of this year and 3
of a mills to make up a deficit of the
preceding year, He said $4,000 of
debt carried over from last year had
been paid.
The board of education has the
largest of the departmental mouths,
and it will cost the town s216,SSQ for
year; finance, $109,2o7.94; public
works, $53,470; health and welfare,
$22,OS5; police, $16,185; general adj
ministration. $16,050; fire, $12,640;
contingent. fund, S3,0S2.06; election
expense, $4,000; town court, $4,000,
The attendance at the meeting was
small and everything was proceeding
Qu1GIlY Win the W1IG OIL one OIL the
councilmen busily engrossed in doing
fancy work, until, near the time of
adjournment, the subject of the cond1-
ton of the new $4,000 triple COM
bination fire engine came up for dis
cussion.
Walter A. Keeling, councilman from
the Sth district, asked for information
concerning the delay in the accepting
the new piece of apparatus He de-
clared, This town is without proper
fire fighting equipment The reason
for the non-acceptance of the engine
was not definitely known among the
councilmen so keeling was referred
by Chairman Sammis to the chief of
the fire department. John ]. Albright
suggested that a detective be hired to
find out. what the cause of the delay
has been.
Town Manager Hunter whispered
one of his characteristic sentences to
Chairman SammiS. Keeling over
heard the whisper and becoming in
censed he asserted that this is no
joke, the people of the town have the
right to their fire protection or to
know why they are not getting it
| Another public hearing to be held
in the town hall on Wednesday, Sept
90 at o'clock was ordered for the
consideration of the opening of tho
Academy Hill section to divert the
traffic from East Broadway. Coun-
tire body act as a committee to hear
the petition of the residents of East
Broadway. A counter petition for
the continuance of a closed road. is
expected to be heard, from the -neoplc
living on Academy Hill.
The resignation from the town plan
| ming board of Bernard Scully of the
4th district; James Burns of the 5th
district; Fred Beckwith of the, 7th, dis
trict and Mrs. William B. Bristol of
the Third district We're accepted = No
successor was named to succeed
Burns but Architect Kingsley Hill,
William Fryer and Jacob Won Ehr
were appointed to succeed Beckwith,
Mrs. Bristol and Scully.
Curb grades We're accepted :. for
Windsor Freeman and. Soundview
Another hearing is. to be held con-
contracts. Only $4,000 is available
for this work which the lowest bid
estimates as requiring. $19.965.
cil1nen to come. in prepared to do
business" at the next meeting regard
ing the appointment of qualified
person to the relief board.
Mrs. Alice !. Joslyn, hurt while
tripping on a sidewalk, refused the
the last meeting. The council voted
to stick to its offer, eight against one,
Keeling voting no.
The withdrawal of all other .candi-
dates for representative from STRAIT
ford to the legislature, leaves Mrs
| without opposition, consequently as
surfing their election George "a
Fairchi1d, Lewis L Snyder, Elliot w.
Peck, Rev Everett B. Sniffen and
Abram Wellington were the candidates
who evidently have a tremendous
emountN of respect for the many. votes
expected by the Peoples General com
nlittee candidates.