Putnam patriot., 1929-05-29
VOTERS DECIDE STATE AID ROAD ON HEIGHTS
 SHALL RUN NORTH

fContinucd from iage Ouel excused from acting as clerk. Alter several nominations had been made and declined by the nominees someone nominated Thcmas P. Ryan. Through some mssundergtanding Alderman Charles A. Ryan marched Iofwate and took the clerohip. The city eietk did not insist on acting for ms eonsll, tuents and his namesake was aiio"sa to serve. Later. that there might be no question of the legality Of the meeting. Charles A. Ryan was dueiy e4ected clerk.
 Selectman Pierce stated that a re- presentatiye of the state highway de- partment had been in Putnam and that second resolution had been re- ceived from the department. The nrst resolution called for road rom Grove street to the Warren place, thence south and thence west Daeh down the more southerly road to tns Heights coming back onto Route lZ near the former David Clark farm. The second resolution was similar to the first except that it called for the road continuing north from the War ren place Co the Children's Home to Route 10l.
 Selectman Warren also told ot the visit of representative of the hlRn- way department. A copy of q letter from the state highway department was read stating that while willing Co abide by it's agreement to proceed south on Putnam Heights the depart ment favored the route north.
 Favored South Route
 Warren S. Ames spoke for the southern route, calling attention to a bad state of repair of the road 70 the south. He pointed out that tax drivers had to go over t to get school children. He moved tc call for the vote on the first resolution tthe southern route) saying he wanted the vote passed fer the best interests or majority of the people to be affected.
 Selectman Warren said he didn't think it flair to the other fellow to vote on one resolution. He thought both should be voted on.
 Judge Geissler said he owned farm in East Putnam but was not asking to have the road go there. lie said he knew Mir. Ames was interest. ed in Aspinock Springs and would like the road to go over the south route. and didn't blame him. He said that he did not think the town needs more than one road to Putnam Heights. Have you ever gone over the north road? Did you find 1t mud dy? Do taxi drivers ever go over It and get stuck in the mud2" queried the judge, who amended Mr Ames. motion bv moving that the second resolution be voted upon.
 Unsangled
 Here City Clerk Thomas P. Ryan stepped in. He said he thought the meeting was getting confused in lts parliamentary proceeding and Dit tangled. He thought the question should be north" or south" MT. Ryan said he would make motion that those favoring the north route vote "North" and those the south route vote South" if the previous motions were withdrawn. This was done and the motion to vete North or South was carried.
 Miss Rosamond Danielson spoke against the south route and told of the muddy conditions over the north route. She also pointed out that the the south route would involve cut ting down some fine trees. "As a resi- dent of Putnam Heights l protest against voting for a road across Put nam Heights" she concluded.
 The chair appointed as tellers, William r. Warren, Arthur Tourtel- lotte. Samuel Rich and Mrs. w. J. Bartlett. The vote was then taken and the result, favoring the north route, announced.