The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-18

ferently and better. He added that all the council does is not wrong as he had found that 1t did many things that were right in his experience as a park commissioner He thought that the taxpayers were to blame if they did not want the firemen's pay raised as they did nothing to let the aldsrmen know what they did want He added: "a This is a movement that we shc-- have been interested in two months ago. It was advertised and there was a chance for everyone to be heard on the matter. I would like to voice a little confidence in the new Common Council"
 pr. c. c. Godfrey who runs an au- tomobile a great deal talked about the condition of the streets. There were two graves" he Said, in East Wash ington avenue. which would not ex- ist if the streets were put back prop erly. If the streets were repaired right when they were torn up, or out of repair, it would not cost so much for new streets. He closed with a cri- tfcism of the layout of streets here aud said that he did not believe that there was a city in the country where sc many one block streets had been accepted as in this city.
 William A. Grippin, president of the Bridgeport Malleable Iron Co, said in part, Such an organization would prove beneficial to the city. The ac- tion of the council on the fremen's s pay was inconsistent and unbusiness- like. It strikes me that the members of the council can't have much re- spect for themselves. It is not so much what we pay in taxes as it is what we get in return. It. is very manifest that we are not getting what the door of anyone. What we are get ting is just what you can expect from a happy go lucky condition. While the taxes on the present valuation are high I would not protest if our city was in a respectable condition
 A. W. Burritt. president of the A. w Burritt Lumber Co.,, said in part: Tt is of interest to me to see that we are waking up. Our present con- dition is no ones fault but the tax payers. They take little interest be- fore election to see who is put up for office. They wait until election and then they only have a choice be- tween two men for each office. There may be taxpayers who get one or two little things done that they want, but general good, nothing is' done. The board of aPportionment has been hand cuffed by a decision of the courts, and there is nothing to stop such expendi- lures as we are protesting against un- less we get together in the manner we propose. If this organization to be started it must be kept going. Is it going to be an organization that elects officers and lets it go at that?
 If we are going to accomplish any thing we have got to keep everlast- ingly at it. The council says that no one came there to protest against this firemen's raise. It was advertised. Do we take the same interest in pub lie affairs that we do in our own per sonal business? None of us would put a man in charge of plants and go away for a year expecting to come back and find everything had been run as we wanted it run. I hope when we get this matter in hand it won't be drop ped. If we keep it going I believe we will be proud of the results"
 Alderman William F. Primrose. who is interested in the Challenge Cutlery works. said that as a member of the Common Council he had been surprised at the lack of interest displayed upon questions by taxpayers when they are vitaIIy interested in financial way He thought such an organization as the one proposed would be useful in ascertaining what the taxpayers really want
 l. w. Birdseye next spoke upon the
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