The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-09
(Official.) COMMON COUNCIL MEETING

A regular meeting of the Common Council was held at City Hall, Mon day evening, Oct. 4. 1909 at o'clock.
 President Clifford B. Wilson, pre- sided.
 Present-Aldermen Wilson, Wilder, Gould, McMurray, Cassidy, Bertilson, Fletcher. Near, Bullard, Griffin, Hart ley, Primrose. Carroll, Feyrer. Tague, Brock. Thomas. Meyer. Zink. O'Con- nell, F'inlan, and Mahoney.
 AbSent-Aldermen O'Neill and Conner. On motion the reading of the min 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.
 Bridget Coyne, for permission to ex- tend over the building lines on Park and Putnam streets.
 Construction of a sewer in Boston avenue connecting with the present sewer in Hallett street and extending northwesterly a distance of about 2s0 feet. saaaai a au4 IT. The following bills against the City, were presented and referred to the Committee on Finance without read ing:
 J. J. Frederick. 5000; Pioneer Mfg. O., $S.75; J. c. Turrill, SIS: Middle
 
 Gas Light Co, s7.s3; F. D. Ives, $2.71; F. D. Beach, s1.OO; Bridgeport Hydrau- lie Co.,, $S04; United Illuminating Co., $55.S1; H. H. Jackson, s175; Powhatan $3e.oO; Naugatuck Valley Ice Co.,, s5o; United Illuminating Co.,, $40.5o; Bridge port Land & Title Co.,, $94. 50; F. Miller Lumber Co.,. $500; H. H., Jackson. $40; Standard Assoc, s2s.ss; F. R. Swift. s1O5O; H. H. Jackson. s4.sO; F. T. Wilder S60 00. C1aarv Phone s1.50; Remington Typewriter Co.,, s3S5; F. H. Mullins, 5000; H. H. Jackson. $1.50; Naugatuck Valley Ice Co.,, $3.25! W. F. Hummer. s1O:7o: H. B. Sanford ss.55; Pierce Mfg Co.,, s54.42; : Pacific Iron Works. $13.00; B. D. Pierce Jr., Co. s464.05: Farmer Publishing O., fishing O., s4.7e; Coleman Sewer Trap Co.,, $120.00; J. W. Lancaster, $1.00; United Illuminating Co.,. s83.90; Fred Schreiber. $23. 40; Pacific Iron Works, $3031; F. Miller Lumber O., $S50; Columbia Towel Supply Co.,, $1.OO; $f47.S7; J. W. Lancaster. $1.00; Bridge port Hydraulic Co.,. $25.37; Pacific Iron Works. $2.20; Burns Co.,, $52.40; Sprague Ice Co.,. $33.60; Smith Building Co.,, $1.10; J. J. Hurley, $3019.
 PETITIONS. To the Committee on Claims:
 Harold c. Holmes, $15 damages for injuries sustained Sept. 25, 1909, by reason of defect in roadway on Strat- ford avenue, near East Main street. St. Patrick's Church Corporation, re- turn of $91.O0 fee for church building. Mary T. Krause. 5000 damages for injuries sustained Jan. 31, 1909, by fall ing on an ice covered walk on Strat- ford avenue about 30 or 40 feet from the east end of the Yellow Mill bridge. Julius Tesiny. abtement of taxes on the lists of 1894 and 19O1-7, inclusive.
 Mary A. Daly. abatement of taxes on the lists of 1903 and 1904.
 Paul Michalin, abatement of assess ment for Barnum avenue walks.
 A.. H. Bullard. abatement of taxes on list of 1903, property on Yale street, American Sparklets Co.,. abatement of taxes on list of 1902 to 1908 and on the list of 1901 in the name of the Compressed Gas Capsule G., .e also avenue widening 1883 in the name of P. T. Barnum and Nathaniel Wheeler, and abatement of sewer assessment for Bostwick avenue sewer. To the Committee on Streets and Side- walks:
 Miller and Jordan, discontinuance of Laurel avenue, from Wade street north 1,400 feet.
 Joseph Mullins, ct al., crosswalk on Boston avenue, west side of East Main street.
 John Miniter, permission to extend veranda one foot over building line on the south side of Atlantic street be- tween Park and Myrtle avenues.
 A. J. s. Silliman, ct aI, naming a short street lying between Huntington Road and Boston avenue Beecher street
 John Fitzgerald. permission to use dynamite for blasting purposes within the city limits.
 The Board of Park Commissioners requesting that the city acquire about 13 acres of land west of Barnum dyke for park purposes.
 To the Committee on Lamps: Edith and May Cleveland. ct. aL. for way between Broad and Lafayette streets. .
 To the Director of Public Works with Power to act:
 E. G. Southey, permission to move house No. 763 Park avenue to rear of same lot on Lewis street.
 Nicholson and Weed, permission to move building from the corner of Will mot and Connecticut avenues to Sixth street.
 To the Committee on Sewers:
 Charles Anderson, ct. a1, for a sew CT in Warehouse street.
 James B. Beach, sever in Eaton street, from Park avenue to Norman street.
 The Whiting Manufacturing Co.,, sewer in Bishop avenue from Connec- ticut avenue to factory of petitioner
 The Standard Oil Co.,. permission to locate two steel tanks for the storage of petroleum products 30x35 feet on property of the petitioner on Admiral street near Harbor street. same being approved by fire marshal.
 Upon motion permission was granted. # COMMUNICATIONS.
 F'raternal Order of Eagles Aerie 920, inviting the mayor and board of alder men to attend the opening of the car nival Oct. 15. 1909, at Eagles Hall.
 Accepted with thanks.
 The Bridgeport Business Mems As sociation, petitioning for a public hearing on the question of the increase of pay of the firemen of the City of Bridgeport. now pending before the council.
 Referred to the Committee on ordi- nanceS.
 REPORTS.
 The Director of Public Works re- ported that, as directed by you. he has caused curbs. gutters and walks to be constructed on the streets named, in front of property of the following named persons. to wit: