The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-09-20

 in Resolution to Be Sent to Council Proposes Further Concession to Obtain Grooved Rails. Paving Commission Will Hold Nasty Session to Shove Measure Through and Aldermen Will Be Asked for Hurry Up Ac- tion Upon It.
Legislation, If Passed, Will Nullify Victory Gained by City Before Railroad Com missioners and Stultify Former Action of the Council.

The permanent pavement and sewer commission is going to step into breach between the Common Council and the Connecticut Go. and tonight it will recommend to the Common Council that 1t give the railroad company per- mission to lay its tracks on wider cen ters in Main street. Although the rail- road commission has refused to be party~to widening of the railroads dummy gauges. President M. H. Rog- CTS has taken the initiative in a plan 1 to give away part of the city's streets on the ground that 1t will enable him to get Main street between East Wash ington avenue and Congress street 1n- to shape before cold weather.
 President Rogers plan is to submit his scheme to the paving commission tonight and then hustle the measure upstairs for the countil to act upon. President Rogers scheme is to give the railroad company eight inches more of Main street instead of a foot. !. The report of the paving commission was prevented to the press to-day for Council meeting in order that it might be read by the aldermen. and if pos sible acted on by them this evening as the commission urges that time is now all important. The paving com mission will meet before the council meeting, and act on the report which already has the approval of the presi- dent of the commission and such mem bers as could be conveniently reached.
 Supt- Chapman of the railroad tele- phoned to Secretary Heating this morn ing and stated that four carloads of grooved rsails were shipped last Satur- day from Pennsylvania with instruc- tions to rush through to this city. The rails will undoubtedly arrive this week. The report which it is proposed to have the paving commission send to the council is as follows:
 'sThe Paving and Sewer Commission respectfully begs leave to report rela- tive to the condition of Main street, ington avenue.
 SThe City has found it necessary as you are aware, to change the grade of the street between said points.
 grade, that portion of Main street be- tween said points, especially at i, foot of Arch and High streets, now is in an actually dangerous condition neces- sftating immediate action, of some kind to render it safe and passable rary remedy would render necessary an outlay by the City of at least $1,- 900. In view of the foregoing condi- tions this Commission favors, if pos sible, the completion of the street grad ing and paving of Main street, be- tween East Washington avenue and Congress street, this year, in prefer ence to that portion of Main street between Congress street and Gilbert street.
 "Of course the paving of the entire street as ordered by you, from East Washington avenue to Gilbert street, this year, would be very desirable, but as the matter looks now that is im- practicable. The question that con- fronts us is, what is best to be done?
 fSrz 11 %Ac <7o which appears to be for the best in terest of the city, even though such course involves some sacrifice of pride or personal feelings.
 tTt is solely a business proposition and if it is not possible to do just what we would like to do, let us do the practicable thing.
 '"The city engineer, by actual meas urement, has ascertained that the street railway centers on Main street, from East Washington avenue north erly, are nine feet eight inches, and rather than have the present unbear- able conditions continue for another year, we have no hesitation in taking the initiative and recommending as the lesser evil that the centers on ton avenue and Congress street, be in- creased from nine feet to nine feet eight inches. This widening of cen- ters will not involve or render neces- sary any cutting or narrowing Of sidewalks between said points, nor does it affect in any way nor confer any rights to widen centers on the principal business section of Main street to wit: from Congress street southerly to Gilbert street.
 'tNeither will such widening in the judgment of this Commission cause any appreciable public inconvenience but, on the contrary, public safety will be enhanced thereby.
 s@This Commission is willing to take whatever odium or responsibility att taches to this proposition, and pre- sents to you for consideration and recommends for adoption the follow ing resolutions:
 Resolved, That permission is here by granted to The N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. Company to locate it's street railway tracks on Main street, from East Washington avenue to Congress street, on the same centers to wit: nine feet eight inches, as the tracks of said Company now are on Main street from East Washington avenue north erIy, it being distinctly understood that this. permission does not include or allow any cutting or narrowing of sidewalks between said points.
 '<Resolved, That said Company is her,e{v directed to proceed forthwith to