Putnam patriot., 1923-10-05
POMFRET ELECTION
GOES REPUBLICAN
Gown Meeting Quashes Further
Wrangling Over Repairing
of Roads
Puts End to Controversy BY 'Rester-
ing" Seleetmen to Full Authority

ing 1eiectfncn 70 + uAi authority
Only IA cut Of total Of li04 vet.
ers in the town Of Pomfret went 20
the polls Monday 20 east their ballots
in the annual town election There
were no contests Of particular inter-
est 90 draw out the voters. All Re
publican candidates were elected
At the town business meeting chief
interest eentered in the report Of the
committee. appointed year ago. to
study the question of roads and their
maintenance. There was the senti-
ment that the repairs on roads should
be left in the hands Of a road com
missioner. rather than the seleetmen.
and a committee was named 10 deter
mine which plan was the best and to
make report on It's findings TO the
town meeting. This committee COM
prised +. y Searles, ]. ?. Sharne and
P. B. Moffitt, but the latter refused 70
serve.
Committee Reports
Mr.. Sharpe and Mr.. Searles decided
not to conduct an investigation into
the question until the people of the
town had expressed. and emphatical-
/ ~. how they stood on the matter
whether they were satisfied with the
roads and bridges being in the hands
/ of the selectmen or in charge of
/ commission or commissioner.
/ Having so decided, Mr.. Searles AM
Mr.. Sharpe. in their report at Mon
days meeting. asked for a standing
vote on the subject and recommended
that il the majority wanted change.
/ that a special town meeting be called
when the whole matter may be talked
over and proper action taken.
/ In their report also Mr.. Sharpe
and Mr.. Searles set down nine differ
ent complaints that have been lodged
with them. concerning the subject in
+ question. They were: tlA Brush not
cut along the highways and when cut
is usually done al the wrong season q
the year. ca In many instances when
roads are gravelled. il is done in such
manner that every load can be
I counted by the person driving over
that section of the road go The
+ bitches are not cleaned during the
fall "a Roads are not wide enough
and IRE continually growing narrow
err. In connection with this. roads are
crowned toe much as result Of mar
rowing. 80 The wash sand aecum-
ulatine ~ the foot Of the hills is scrap-
ed back onto he roads instead Of be
! inc removed entirely or 70 one side.
Do Not Remove Turf
i CO Turf Is left in the middle Of
the road instead Of being thrown off
+ 81 There is a right time during the
spring. depending on the condition Of
the roads. TO begin work. but often
that time is not convenient for those
in charge of the work because Of per
sonal interests. 6s) Roads not in
spected with sufficient frequency. ess
peciallv after severe storms. CD That
the road seraper is made a toe uni
versal tool
When the committees report was
given TO the meeting for discussion,
a motion prevailed 81 to ., TO leave
the roads and bridges in the hands {
the selectmen. TO be repaired and 9th
erwise maintained by them. The mo-
I ton prevailing By so large a majority
emphatically expressed the sentiment
Of townspeople. so il would appear as
II the so-ealled road controversy is
a closed book.
Summary Of Election
Those who were successful in Mon
days election were the following:
Town clerk. Willis Covell. r; town
treasurer. willis G0veii. +. seiectmen,
George Hicks, r, Herman Danielson,
r, Frank Noon, d; assessor, Joseph
1 Stoddard; constables, Leonard
Watson, r, Thomas Hanley, r, Henry
Holbrook, r, James Ryan, r, Frank
Noon. d. Charles Rutherford, d grand
jurors, John Ash, r, Thomas Hanley,
r, Frank X. Haines, r, Fitz Henry
Paine, d Michael ]. Cotter. d, viii
liam Gallup, d board of relief, Alfred
Briggs, r, Thomas Hanley, r, Edwin
T. white, d auditors, j Fred Ash, r,
Joseph Bates. d collector Of taxes, j.
Walter Arnold, r; registrars OF vot-
ers, Nelson Platt, r, Howard c. White,
d; agent town deposit fund, Willis
Covell, T; school committee, Alice
johnson. r, John F. Ash, r, Alice
White, d.