The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-14
(official.) .0MMON COUNCIL MEETING

An adjoruned meeting of the Com mon Council was held at City Hall Moneay evening. August g. 1909.
 His Honor. Henry Lee, Mayor. pre- sided.
 Present-Aldermen Wilson. Mahoney Wilder. Ffnlan. Gould, McMurray, Cas- sfdy, Bertilson, Fletcher, O'Neil, Near Buifard, OConnell. Hartley. Primrose Carroll, Feyrer. Tague, Thomas, Meyer and Zink-
 Absent-Aldermen Conner. Griffin and Brock
 utes of the previous meeting was dis pensed with and the records approved.
 HEARINGS
 Hearings were held and parties in interest heard on the following pro- posed improvements.
 pst.tions of the N. r., N. H. G H. R. R. Co. as follows:
 70 relocate it's tracks on Fairfield ~&.cnte from Main to Water streets on 10 foot centers.
 70 relocate it's tracks in Main street SOm Atlantic street to Seaside Park "a 10 foot centers and to, relocate ltA single track near Seaside Park sub- stantially in center of South Main st. ters in Main street from the mortimer ly line of East Washington avenue to a point about 100 feet south of the southerly line of Gilbert street and in  of Main street to point about 150 feet to the west thereof, and to reconstruct ; it's special tracks at Main and State streets and Main and Congress streets and to construct additional curves from Main into Congress street. Construction or purchase of sewers as follows:
 In Connecticut avenue from Free man to Amelia streets;
 In Chapel street from Main street westerly about 200 feet,
 Tn Congress street from Housatonic avenue to west pier of new Congress street bridge.
 Extension Of sewer in Golden Hill street from present terminus wester- ly about 75 feet;
 In Waldorf avenue from Fairfield avenue to Ellsworth street:
 Upon the petition Of James A. Price for permission to erect a livery stabN on Union Square,
 At this lime President Wilson as- stunned the chair.
 Upon motion by Alderman Hartley a recess of 10 minutes was taken to give the c6nnn15ttee on Streets and Sidewlaks an opportunity to report upon the petition of the N. Y-. N H- Upon reconvening the Committee on Streete and SideNalks reported and recommended for adoption the fol- lowing resolution:
 Resolved. That the following peti- CO, be not granted
 To re1ocafe it's tracks in Fairfield avenue from Main to Water streets on ten foot cexlters.
 Seaside Park substantially in center Of South Main street.
 TO pelocate it's tracks in State street from the westerly line of Main street to as point about 15O feet to the west thereof on ten foot centers- To reconstruct it's special work ar the corner of State and Main streets and Main and Congress streets.
 To- construct an additSonal curve from the north track of Congress street to the east track on Main street. Adopted.
 AIso the same committee reported and recommmended for adpotion the Resolved. That the following peti- tions of the N. Y-. N. H. & Fl. R. R. CO. be granted: ys F. TO relocate It's traclks in Main street from~AtIantic street to Seaside Park q To relocate its tracks on ten foot centers in Main street from northerly line 6K East Washington avenue to point about 100 feet south of the south er1y line of Gilbert street.
 To construct additional curve from south track in Congress street to west track on Main street
 Upon motion it was voted that the 0y
 Upon motion the First Section was not adopted by rising vote to H.
 Upon motion the Second section was not adopted by rising vote to 13- Upon motion the Third Section was
 PETITIONS.
 To the Committee on Claims:
 IL Levin and CO, abatement of in terest and expenses on taxes on the lists of 190z4, Inclusive. ks
 BridEepnrt Dental LabQratory. Co, abatement of taxes on the list of 1903. on the, list of 1908
 Un0ch P. Hincks, trustee, abatement of assessment for the Center street sewer in name of c. B. and B. H. Joseph MotiI. abatement of taxes on the list of 1903 and 1904 in name of the Hotel Le Grand.
 To the Committee on Lamps:
 Andrew F. Owens, ct al.. electric light on Frank street between Hurd' and Madison avenues
 To the Comudttee on Streets and Sidewalks.
 Harvard street from Wheeler avenue Charles Gulick ct al, crosswaIk across Clinton avenue at North ave.
 w. J. Nichols ct al-, straightening ana layout of Palisade avenue to width of fifty 50) feet from Boston avenue to the Town Farm.
 To the Committee on Miscellaneous Matters:
 Della O Richardson, protesting axainet the granting of permission to locate a livery stable on Union Square.
 REPORTS
 The Board of Public Charities re- ported and recommended for adoption the following resolution:
 Resolved, The City Clerk be instruct ed to draw his order on the City Treasurer in favor of J. V. Brennan. superintendent of the poor for the sum Dk nine (eeeD hundred dollars to be dfsbursed an1opS the outside poor durfnS the month pf September. 1909. Adopted. The Committee on Streets and Side walks reported and recommended for adoption the following resolution:
 Resolved, That the Clerk be, and hereby is directed to notify the per sons in interest to appear before this Gomua0n Council at the Council Room <effv Hall 1xl the 10th day of Septeu1-