The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-20
COUNCIL ORDERS
 WORK ON MANY THOROUGHFARES
Alderman Meyer Institutes Inquiry into Ownership of Property on Yellow Mill Pond.


 common council, last night ordered much work to be done
 CrossWalks were ordered as follows: Across Barnu1n avenue in front of the plant of the Bridgeport Boiler Works: across Barnum avenue on the east side Of Helen street; across Clifford street on the east side of Newfield avenue: across North avenue on the east side or Gem avenue; across Fourth street on the south side of Connecticut ave- nue; across Stillman street on the east side and west side of Pembroke street: across ElmwOod avenue at the head of Eimwood place. and across Wood ave- avenue.
 The property owners on the west side or Wood avenue, from North avenue 10 Wade street. and on the east side or wood avenue, from North avenue 10 staples street were ordered to lay curb and gutter5, on or before June Is Where the order is not compiled with the director of public works is order ca to perform the work at the expense or the abutting property owners.
 sidewalks were ordered laid on or before June 15, on the east side of Por- ter street, from North avenue to Main street, and on the south side of Still man street, from Pembroke street to Wyllys Place
 Curbs, gutters, and sidewalks were ordered laid on or before June 15 on IlC cost sue OI ddlIl street, rom For ter street to Hunting street and on the west side of Park avenue, from North avenue to Wade street
 The city engineer was directed to es- tablish grades on the following named streets: Richardson street. entire length; Freeman street from Connec- ticut avenue to Stratford avenue; Will liam street, from Huntington Road to Boston avenue; Gran street, from Lau- rel avenue to Buckingham avenue ex- tension; Westfield avenue, from Main to Wayne street; Harmony street, en- tire length.
 Public hearings were ordered for May on the discontinuance of the building line on the east side of Mid dle street, from Golden Hill street to Gold street; on the discontinuance of the building line on the south side of Ogden street. from Pembroke street to Hallett street; on the discontinu- ance of the building line on the east side of Courtland street from Fair field avenue to Golden Hill street; on the acceptance of Edna avenue, from Noble avenue to East Main street; Livingstone Place from Noble avenue to East Main street, and on the con- struction of a sewer in property of the Bridgeport Brass Co.,, on the east side of Housatonic avenue to the harbor.
 The director was ordered to grade the following streets: Madison avenue, northerly from North avenue as far as $2,000 will allow; Anson street, from French street, northerly: Warehouse street, northerly from Fairfield ave- nue as far as 1000 will allow; William street from Huntington road, norther- ly as far as s1,O0O will allow; Wells street, northerly to Charles street: Carroll avenue from Stratford avenue to Connecticut avenue; Carry street, entire length; Kelsey street and Logan street at the Kesley street school; and Sheridan street, northerly from Grant street to Ogden street extension.
 The director was ordered to grade sidewalks as follows: Bell street, en- tire length; Kelsey street from Hollis ter avenue to Logan street; Logan street from Stratford avenue to Kel- sey street; and west side of Hollister avenue from Stratford avenue to Car ry street.
 Money was ordered spent for mac adam as follows: Central avenue from Sheridan street to Grant street. $4OO; Admiral street &rom westerly end of street, easterly, S1 900; Ogden street, from East Main to Pembroke street. $1 GOO; Fourth street from Connecticut avenue to Stratford avenue $500; and Gem avenue from North avenue north erly s400.
 Alderman Eugene l. Meyer wants to know the rights of the city in certain property bordering on Yellow Mill pond and last night he offered a res ed, instructing the city attorney to make the necessary investigation and render a report setting forth what property rights, if any, the city has in the land lying adjacent to the waters of Yellow Mill Pond, so called, and running northerly from the Yellow Mill Bridge.
 It was thought after Stratford ave- nue was strengthened sometime ago that the city had enough property along Connecticut avenue to build a wharf, but since that time D. Fair child Wheeler has made the claim that he owned the property and therefore the city has made no attempt to bulk head or improve its property. Alder Meyer wants to see the matter strengthened out.
 The report of the fire commissioners, as trustees of the Firemen's Relief Fund, showed total receipts for the year ending April 1, 1909 to be S2, ,464. 03 of which $1,1S1.13 was paid in by the members. The sum of s525 was paid to Frank Sweezy and s20s.35 to Eugene