The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-07

appeal was taken, to the Superior
Court, by Nehemiah Jennings and Jane
A Jennings, husband and wife, from
an assessment made by the Board of
Appraisal of Benefits and Damages on
the widening of Fairfield avenue. A
strip of land, varying in width from
seven feet to eighteen feet, was
taken by the city, for the purposes of
said widening, along the entire front
of the land of the appellants, which
land had a frontage on Fairfield ave-
Appraisal of Benefits and Damages
assessed the benefits and damages as
equal. The petitioners claimed, in
their appeal, that they were damaged,
by the taking of said land. to the
Gently heard in the Superior Court and
the petitioners were allowed damages,
by said court, to the amount OF $3.50
and costs.
would therefore recommend for
adoption the following resolution:
Resolved, That the City Clerk be and
is hereby authorized and instructed TO
draw his order on the city treasurer
in favor of Nehemiah Jennings and
Jane A. Jennings, or DeForest &
Klein, their attorneys, for $515.96, the
same to be in settlement of the dam
ages and costs in said action.
Respectfully submitted this 3rd day
OF May, 1909.
THOMAS M. CULLINAN,
City Attorney.
The City Auditor reported that on
the first day of June, 1909, he will be
ready to begin the work on the NUM-
cipal Register of 1909.
| The passage of the following resolu-
ton was recommended:
| Resolved, That the Committee on
Printing is hereby authorized and di-
rected to receive proposals and award
the contract for printing the Municipal
| Register for 1909. in accordance with
the following specifications:
| ohnr of rOH,iaS G0n P9nar TO
be of same quality and weight as that
| in the book of 1908.
q Style of type to be also the same.
3. Work of printing to commence
June LIST, 1909.
| 4. Sample of paper to be furnished
to the City Auditor, and at least six
teen Q6) pages to be printed each con-
secutive working day thereafter until
\ the book is completed.
A bond of $500 to be required for the
faithful performance of the work.
/ Adopted.
i The city Auditor reported that at a
meeting of your honorable body held
on the 18th of March. 1909, you accept
ed the report of the Board of Apprais-
al of Benefits and Damages on the lay
out of Winter street extension.
BY the acceptance of such report you
obligated the city to pay the sum OF
$3.50 as damages to James H O'Rourke
The time for taking appeals from such
action has expired and no appeals have
been taken.
The passage of the following resolu.
ton was therefore recommended, il
you desire to pay such damages:
Resolved. That the City Clerk draw
an order on the Treasurer for the sun
of $3.50 in favor of James H. O'Rourke
for dana ges awarded for the layout o.
Winter street.
Adopted
The City Auditor reported that tn,
Board OF Appointment and Taxation
had provided for the Sinking Fund re
/, quirements. as follows:
In First district, $500 o
5 In Second district 1900 0
The passage of the following resolu
ton was recommended:
Resolved, That the City Clerk j
, hereby directed to draw orders in favo
of the Board of Sinking Fund Com
missioners, for the foregoing amounts
Adopted.
I In compliance with instructions tn
1 City Engineer reported relative to tn
Y layout of grade on Wood avenue from
North avenue northerly as follows:
r Beginning at a point on the north
1 erly line CT North avenue and cente
line of Wood avenue at elevation
t of $50 feet to elevation (3923). theme
norther1y for distance of 700 feet t
y elevation (43.99).
Y The above elevation refer to cit
: datum.
: AS shown on accompanying map.
Adopted.
e In compliance with instructions, til
n City Engineer reported relativeSto tn
It layout of grade on Freeman stree
n from Stratford avenue to Connecticu
= avenue, as follows:
f Beginning at a point on the north
e erly line of Stratford avenue and tn
: center line of Freeman street at ele
T walton (33.95), thence northerly
d southerly line of Connecticut avenue I
e elevation (40-eD.
The above elevations refer to Cit
Datum.
AS shown on accompanying map.
| Adopted.
: RESOLUTIONS.
BY Alderman link:
# Resolved, Thal~a- committee of thrt
be appointed by His Honor. the Mayo
to wait upon the New York, New H;
Y ven & Hartford Railroad Co to Sc
n what can be done to sabate the smol