The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-11

connecting with the sewer in Water street and extending westerly about zDv feet;
 In Livingstone Place, commencing at and connecting with the Noble avenue trunk sewer and extending easteriy in Livingstone Place as far as grade will allow;
 In Pacific street, commencing at and connecting with the present sewer in North avenue and extending Southerly distance of about 300 feet;
 In Morehouse street. commencing at and connecting with the present sewer in Fairfield avenue and extending northerly in Morehouse street about 400 feet
 Adopted
 The same committee report that a report of the Sewer Commission. ap- pointed in accordance with a resolu- ton Of this body on Dec. r. 1907, was made under date of Sept Il, 1908. This report was very complete. recom- collection and distribution of the sew age of this city, and not only covering the present needs, but providing for the growth of the city to 30o,00e in- habitants or more.
 The report of the Commission was referred to the Sewer Committee of this council. and on their reconnmenda- ton, 1000 copies of the report were ordered by the council to be printed
 Your committee, after an examina- ton of the scheme for sewerage felt that the subject was so large. both Financially and otherwise. that any hasty recommendation on their part might lead to gross mistakes and that before any action on their part was taken. the public should be fully in- formed in regard to the plan recorn- mended In order to get the subject before the public, the press were re- quested to discuss the matter and your conmittee sent a large number of the copies of the report to the Board of and the Business Mems Association, with the request that they take the matter up in their respective meetings for discussion and that they appoint to meet with the Sewer Committee and favor the Committee with their accommodations.
 This request WAS met by the differ Meetings were called and the subject discussed but as yet their committees have not notified your -eomnittee that they are ready to make any recom- mendatfons.
 1t seemed. from the various com ments made on the plan. that it met with the gsuseaI approval from an en- gineerfnE point of view, but that the was taken or recommended
 Your committee began their work this year with an appropriation of Sl6, ,00e % for new construction of sew CTS ana 34,0VUUU IOF TcRdlr6 DI etWeLS- The demend for new sewers and ex- tension of old ones is constantly in creasinx and your committee have been greatly hampered in recommending the construetfgn of new sewers for the lack of a comprehensive plan for the drainage of the whole city. They md that large sections. now without sew CTS. are constantly being opened for new buildings. both for residential and business psfrposes- In several in stances we have found that to meet the requirements new trunk sewers would have to be constructed. or Inst sewers would have to be connected to sewers now already overloaded In other cases. the question of whether the sewer should be made to carry the sewage of that particular street. relieve a much larger district soon to be provided for. In one or two cases. if the trunk sewer should be built. it would not be needed if complete sewer system was adopted
 Your committee would recommend that the report Of the Sewer Comu1fs- sion be again referred to the Com mittee on Sewers. together with the their joint consideration and recon m andation-
 Adopted
 The Committee on Fire Department reported relative to the petition of Patrick MeGse for permission to erect
 
 50 feet on the north side of East Washington avenue. at the eastern zp- proach of the bridge and recommended for adoption the following resolution: petitioner be granted
 Adopted
 The same committee reported rela- tive to the petition of Fl. B. Bishop in the rear of 274 Fairfield avenue to . be about 20 feet square and recon meneed for adoption the following resotion:
 Resolved. That the prayer of the petitioner be granted.
 Adopted.
 The same committee reported rela- tive to the petition of John H. Daskam for permission to erect an iron clad frame addition to factory building in the rear of 125-127 Stratford avenue. said addition to be 25 feet wide. q feet long. and 12 feet high. and recofn- mended for adoption the following
 Resolved. That the prayer of the petitioner be granted.
 Adopted
 and recommended for adoption the fol- lowing resolution:
 Resolved. That an electric light be established at the corner of Columbsa street and Park Terrace.
 Adopted &
 The Committee on Claims reported upon the petition of the Bridgeport Hospital for the abatement of asess- ment for the Madison avenue sewer. amount $156-S2 and recommended for adoption the following resolution
 Resolved. That the petitioner bs given leave withdraw
 Adopted.
 The same committee reported upon the petition of Ella Laidlaw for dam ages for injuries received by falling on defective sidewalk end rscommend- ed for adoption the following resoiu- tion:
 Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be granted and that the City Clerk be instructed to draw his order on the City Treasurer in favor i; of Ella Laidlaw. by Bartlett, Kellerf and Cohn. attorneys. for the gum of $225 the same to be in full settlement of all claims against the city under said petition.
 Adopted.
 The same committee reported and recommended for adoption the follow ing resolutiou:
 Resolved. That the taxes be abated