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Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-09
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| 5ilIereit Mbbition; $500.
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lings, @rnuoitiid inn 1euen gitpegtod
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1878; SITS.
5. s. @irfpatrid an Srau @eeino
seIrace, alanlo 9eigbts; $1,000:
gbfparo s. aoeltring MI $. g. 81
Saeers unb 5, 9. Callahan, @runo.
itid an Der SiosYreia Stra6e; $2750.
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| sSeoro Greet; $$12.500.
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5ette Serbert @auinau, @runbifiid all Der
Rural Mbe.; $500.
8. g. 9e Sa9ers II. q. an 2ouile 2ies
Der. 8runoitiid am Hofenere Blaze;
$3.50.
Mamo 9eisbts Company oil Srau
Ilioe S6neiber, @rnnbltiid in Der Mln.
mo 9eishts Suboibiiion, $500.
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gulebra Nbe.; 5000.
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ul6 Srnu, @runoitiid an Der Wsorumenz
tai Ctr; 1886.
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fers @runoitiid in Ban 9faub; $40.
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SIbbibi5ion; 5000.
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Rifionfielo SnbbibiIiom; $500.
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Der Cincinnati Nbe. $1,000.
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Earf Srb0ipiiion; 500.
g6fuarb Brine II. u. an Wi1ium R.
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Ctr; $4,000.
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itiid an Der 3enrb Ctr; $66.75.
s. .. @oo6ring unb Srnu n q. 80.
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Durango uno Sabiiras CTR, $3.50.
s.. s.. @uneberger an s. g. Cor,
Srunoltiid in alamo Seisbts; $75.
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un0 Srau. $3.50 Ader 2anb; S479O.
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Yrlroltlid IN Der Sunnb Slope aoSi.
9. 5. edus. aeceiDer, an Charles
@lias, 5.98 Nder Qano; S17OO.
Charles Giias an Soiepb 9fhm. S rs
Nder Qano; $500.
gascom 8en an Iug. unb gmi[a 80
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s. $. gidler uno srau an aoui,o %,
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| $4,000.
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| oitipn; $3.50.
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9obrptpolsti nrh Qitguit Yroa, @runS.
/ ftiid IN Der @eitsgommerce Ctr: $4,000
emma Neuter on u. 8. 8iper. @rltpo,
ftid an Der Mne. 9; $4,000.
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@peftman, @run0itiid an Der gde SeI
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| $50, 600 Ii. q.
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ir. uu0 eSrui. @run1jtiid I'M ueuet
gitbsgIod 1854; 1915.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-09
aie Alapperer.

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itebt oAf, es tit Oftertas!" Qm Ofers
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fiatem 2orbe erf9einen bic Sunsen
bor Der Wobnuns bes 2.brers, Der
no9 esitelIter Re&enaufsabe bic Gisr
nertbeilt.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-09
@emik nfair1.

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felt u%nteruorfen lit, beruriaht iifer.
lid feines mebr pirfliden S6mcr1
uno unbebngli6feit nnb feines gro.
Bere 4nitrengungen CUR Seilung nls
Die bielen @rten bon iufenoen Saut.
f%ronfbeiten. @ir mollen guh Ell
Mittel nennen, bas ielten febli9laa;
-&unt's Cure. Cine Shaftel bell
inter @arontie ireeno einen Sol
bon iudenoem Sbmer5, gang glcif
mas iein Same iein mag. @enn c.
nidt BELT, miro bas @elb 5uriider
ftattet.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-09
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ELECTROMAGNETIC ein groBes &on5eri
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Singer gum Sdngerfeit nod Gal.
peiton beitimmt lit. 0as 8rogramn1
lit folgenoes:
griter Sell.
geetbopens@ anner6or II. Or9eiter.
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Srdeiter.
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7. MItsSo[o:
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8eetbobensW dnnerdor II. Orheiter.
Baritone Colo: Serr 6. 8. MueIer.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-09
HaFaaierIiite ses oampfers .aSlnA

HoS@tb
Dit Dem 1S. M1r5 BON Bremen
abgefabrenen 2Iop6-D ompfer oaoln.'
fommen foIgen6e 4aiiten-B aifaeiere
nod @oIpefton:
SRI. 9fefie ~sn5engrltber. slnton ama,
bio. Nob. AIbre6t, Sgnab Nigner, 5reo.
@ur6orf, SRI. Mnrie Nnnmgartner
Jrnu 8. Greitng, Srau Mnria Breietls
nut. Carl SeinIer, 2ubtpig @ebrds,
Grit OILERS nno Srau, Nnton Gplcr,
5dtob @D6ler unb frau. 8orI 2ebmanr
fiebit 6rau unb &inber, 5ermoun Qeo
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Nnric. Stipan Mrtuiie, SRI. Cutie Me-
p~krrnonn, Srm GeciIie Nobbe, srau
gldrifc Selig, SRI. Bertha Selig, sri
gtbeI SeIig, 2ioneI SeIig. Curt Gties
rem, @alther Stettin. Eetar Geporo.
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Drdu, SrI. GItnn Wirfhing, Srau Oas
rot1ee @ii9mann iinb SRI. @art5c
WifAnnnnn.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-09
2ofaleS.
Ginlaomns sur 10. SabrbnnOertieier
ber Nermannsid1ladlt.

Ginlaomns sur 10. Sabrbnnbertieier
Der SermanmsidladJt.
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Den Deutif-M merifanii6en 0ational-
8ino nnb beiien Mitelieoer cine Gin
labung CUR Seilnabme an elmer ol-
eemeinen @rinnernngsfeier CUR 1900
idbrigen @ieoerfebr Der Sermanrs-
i1Iadt ergangen, Die I'M Mugult D.
Sc. i'm 9eutoburser 8aloe bort be-
aanqen meroen miro, mo- oa3
8ermannsbenfmal als Wab1- lulO
@obraeiden sermaniider 8raft gen
9immel raet. Mmerifaner beutider
@eburt ODER Mbitammung, melhe III
oieiem Sabre nod 9eutlblanb rel
len, iolten BON oieier @iltlabuag
ausgiebigen @ebralld MAIDEN.
lleber Die Seier nnb beren Yro-
sramm beibt es in einpm @1tfrnf:
Dos Sobr 1909 1T ein Subeliab.
in Der oeutiden @eididte. Neln-
5&bnbnrdert Sabre Yinb perfloiieii
felt ben Gagen. % i'm Seutoburger
Waloe &ermann Den 8arus ihiuq.
Wit 6ieier groBen @affentat bat ni9l
nur Die eigentlibe @eibi6te u%rierss
Bottles ibren Gnfans genommen, ion:
bern nuf ibr bernbt i'm @runoe aud
infer gan5es 8olfstum. Denn nidt
@ermanen, fonbern &onlanen mir
ben mir iein, fpenn nidt oamals oeul
Momertum elm Damn entgegengeieRl
moroen mare, ben gu brehen es nibt
permoht bat.
Gin eigennrtiges @eidid lit Ser
9ermonnsiblaht in Der @eidihte
beg oeutiden 8olfstums belhieoell
getpeien: @1breno iie in ben eriteu
Sabrbunoerten ausidlieBlid ben So
genfhab unieres Bottles bereid)ert
bat ul,b ibr 9elo bineingemablen III
IN iene Siegfrieosgeltalt. Die nod
belite nls Die id0n1te 8erforpernnl
bes oeutiden Seloentums gilt, lit iit
ipdter lange 10 gut pie bergeiien ge
meien. CRIT als oie Deutiden anfin-
gen, iid mie6er auf ibr Deutfdtunl
5u beiinnen, ba trat audi ienes Or
eignis pieoer mddtig berpor in ser
@eihi1te, in Der Didtfunit uno IN
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@hlaht ipurben erfori6t; &lopltod
@lei1t, @rnbbe uno dnoere idufen
tire @~eIoenIieber uib 9ranlen; unf
ols NIT nllo nod ben Sreibeitsfrie-
gen oos @efiibI Der 3uiammengeb5
rigfeit uno Ser Sebnfuft mad Gin
beif immer itdrfer ertpa6te ba eritallf
in ernit bon 8nnoel Der @eoaiife
nuf Der tpeitbin iidtbaren &llppe Sci
@rotenbmrg elm DenfmaI @ermanlls
oes @efreiers aIs Mabn- uno @abr
5eiden fir oos oeutlde Iolf oui;li-
ridten. Ole 0oIen6ung tpur6e abpl
erit mo91id, nodocm ser ginbeits
@e6anfe in Der Shopfung 6es beuf
id)en &eines ieinen ~glan5poaen Miis
orud gefunoen batte. go lit BENT oil
9ermannsiblnht in unierer Crime
ring crit tpteoer redf lebenoig geipor
Den, ieitoem mir ipieoer elm 8olf Sc
luoroen iino, uno ipenn 18 Sabrbuli
oerte poriiber gegorgen iino, obnc
bob man lerer eriten @roBtat Del
Oeuflden feltlih geooht bat, 10 b.
ben mir BEL Der 1900ften @ieoerfe6i
um 10 mebr BeronlaIiung iie at fei-
err ruo ibren @ubm als telteres Der
mdd1ti1is ben fommeroen @eidled-
tern 5la iiberliefern.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1909-04-09
Seirats Shrine.

gbfporb Sreitng nno Cutie Gbape5.
gbparo 6. Waorean nnb emma Banl.
Cabin .. Bed unb @milb Smita.
Geo. Baaner mnb Srau gpa aoeni8
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
Harbor Master Expos.:s
 Little 10 .er' Amendment

[ CFrofn the Farmer of May 20, 1909)
 Harborfnaster Charles H. Morris ha. addressed an identical letter to each O. the Representatives of Bridgeport ii the Geneaa1 Assembly, which mean! members of the House.
 The letter follows:
 My Dear Sir-I feel it my duty to call your attention to H. .TB., s519 amending the charter of the city of Bridgeport, which, am informed, has been favorab1y reported by the committee on Cities and Boroughs. This is the bill the ostensible
 object of which is to require hear- ings to be held before harbor lines are laid, by this city.
 It's real objecty I believe, is to reinstate in the charter a provi- | sion by. which Bridgeport, for ex- 1 ercising it's right to protect navi-s' gation by the location of harbor lines. shall be compelled to pay for so-called wharfage rights, although the state, the United States. and T. understand some cities of the State, exercise similar rights with out being eheld to pay damages. You will readily perceive that if 1t is the real object of the bill to provide hearings. that this result 1 may readily be accomplished with l out changing the status of Bridge 1 nort in the matter of damages. understood at the hearing on the bill, that it had been prepared l by counsel for the New York, NAn' 3
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
FARMER WARNED
 MAYOR LEE
trrom the Farmer of Feb. 1s, 1sog

fF'rom the Farmer of Feb. IS, 1s09) The last claim of the protectors of the, government harhor line to be call them today when 6. little 5oker'' was discovered ifl the amendments which
 are to be subnitted to the council to- night.
 This joker is the most innocent look ing thing in tha world. But 1t means this: The city of Bridgeport now has has the right, received directly from the State of Connecticut, to establish har- ber lines for the protection of navi- gation. without paying damages to anybody.
 1 The city has the power to exercise the rights over navigation that the State has in respect of f1arbor lines. The passage of this amendment will compel the city to pay dama ges for the flats. between the city line and the
 government line, some eleven acres: . Here is the joker: It is entitled "An Amendment Relative to Hearing on l the Establishment of Harbor Lines" 1t reads:
 .sThat section 58 of the charter of the city of Bridgeport be. and hereby .fifty-sfx' in said section the words The proper title would be "An Amendment to Require the City of Bridgeport to Pay Damages to the New Haven Road Whenever the City
 Establishes Harbor Lines.''
 Sec. 54 of the charter gives the Com
 mon Council power to lay out high ways.
 Sec. 55 also relates to the improve ment of streets.
 See. 56 empowers the coufcil to des- | ignate the building lines. Sec. 57 is the section which confers upon the city power to make harbor lines.
 Sec. 5s, which immediately follows Sec. 57, states that before the Com mon Council shall determine to make any such Improvement referred to in Sections 54, 55 and 56, it shall cause reasonable notice to be given and the following sections provide for the pay ment of compensation in such mat te~s." x But the establishment of harbor lines is not included in Sec. 5S, and no notice is required and no compensation | Is provided, because it has been the policy of the State under the decisions of the courts that the establishment of harbor lines to protect navigation may be exercised by the State as right.
 | Notice is not provided nor compe1- sation arranged, because "nobody's property is taken by such proce- dure.n
 council, and accepted by the assem- 1 bly,, and if there is no referendum to the people, the situation in the harbor fight will be changed. Now the city can establish harpor lines as a matter of right, without pay l ing anybody anything. Then the city will be held for dam- ages under an act drafted in Bridge port and procured by the servants of ] the people of Bridgeport.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
SOME FURTHER FACTS
 HARBOR ssGRAB'
THAT STATE OWNS ALL LAND UNDER " NAVIGABLE WATER IS ELEMENTARY
 LAW, SUPREME COURT DECLARES

State may require such municipal corpora ton, if it sees fit, to pay to the upland owners the value of their tnexercised wharfing privil- eges, and this brings us to your last question as to whether or not the State by the present charter has required the city to pay dam ages in the establishment of har- bor lines. i
 Section 42 of the charter of 1906, conferred upon the city power to lay out new streets, etc.
 Section 43 conferred upon it power to establish building lines, etc
 Section, A gave the city power to establish harbor lines, etc.
 Section 45, and several sections following it, provided that before the Common Council should make any such public Improvements as provided in Sections AZ, 43 and A. that a public hearing should be called, and that all damages sus- tained by any person by reason of such Improvements should be paid for by the city of Bridgeport. There is no doubt but that under the former charter that the city of Bridgeport would have to pay the abutting owners all damages which they sustained from the laying of harbor lines, including damages for cutting off the unexercised right to wharf out. 5is
 In the present charter, however, of 1907, 1t will be noticed that Sec- ton -54 thereof gives tlle Common Council authority to lay out new highways. 33
 Section 55 has reference to i1n- provement of streets, also.
 Section 66 has reference to the power to designate building lines.
 Section 57 is the section which eonfers power upor, the city Of Bridgeport to establish harbor lines.
 Section 5S. which immediately fol- lows it, states that Before the Common Council shall determine to make any such Improvements rec 5ferred to in Sections 54. 55 and 56, it, shall cause reasonable notice to- be given. etc.,.s,, and the following sections provide for compensation for such matters. It fs apparent at the Legislature has changed our charter in refer-. ! ente to the establishment of har- bor lines. by emitting Section 67 from the sections which follow 1t that provide for public hearings flow from the public improvemehtsf l. mentioned in Sections 54, 55 and 56.
 If the State confers upon the city the right to lay marlboro lines. and says nothing whatevet about fe- quiring the city to pay damages then the city would stand in the same position as the State itself. : and would not have to pay dam ages except in cases where the State itself would have to pay.
 It is exceedingly doubtful if the present charter contains any lan- guage requiring the city of Bridge port to pay damages for the estab- lishment of harh6r lines; and while there may be doubt, yet. it is my opinion that if a line is laid under the present charter that the city will thereby incur no damages < whatsoever
 Fsespeetfully submitted this 2srdi day of January 1909.
 JAMES A MARR.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
ITS q. RIG AL ERROR
'fow Mayer Lee Attempted 10 Account fer .:LilfIe Ioksfs lIarbor Ament. mhaf, Winch Originally Came Ont oi His Office.

The Farmers exposure of the ef- fort to insert into the proposed charter amendments A clause which would if it should be as- scented to by the General Assembly compel the city to pay damages to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Company apparently caused the withdrawal, at least temporarily, of the amendment. It did not appear in the batch of ' changes offered to the council last night. sff.sss IT.
 Mayor Lee assigned as a reason for the non appearance that it had been found to contain a cTerical err TOT which would be rectfffed In the mean time light is thrown upon tffs true nature of this most audacious effort ito put the city into the hole" by Former City Att torfley James A. Marr. in his opinion, which is < presented to-s thoughtful citizens who have had the interest of the municipal ity at heart and who believe that it is the duty of those trusted with the administration of city affafrs to- put the welfare of the city first.
 Mir. Marr's opinion was not writ ten for effect. It is not political opinion. It is statement given to client by the lawyer upon the request of the client for an opinion upon the law whatever the law might be.
 The opinion was not prepared af-i ter the trap amendment was with- drawn but several days before. The trap amendment was not made public until yesterday afternoon. The opinion was rendered Jan. 23.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
HOW TO VOTE THE
 DEMOCRAITICTICKET

On the voting machine the second lever from the top the left hand side is designated by the letter B which letter stands for Buckingham. Be and turn down the lever with the letter '' and you have cast your vote for Buckingham for mayor and his associates on the Democratic ticket. You want Buckingham for mayor. The city needs him. Therefore do not run the chance of losing vote by attempting to scratch Look for the letter It is the second lever the left hand side of the machine Turn that lever down and you
 have cast your vote for the candidates of the people Re member this. Look for the letter ssB v
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
POLICE BOARD
 IN SESSION
Some Slot Machines Bay Be
 Used-Some Not

The Police Board met last night in-
 stead of tonight, as they would have
 done ordinarily, because the president,
 Attorney George E. Hill. will be out
 of the city today and over Sunday.
 President Hill who was appointed a
 committee to confer with Prosecuting
 Attorney Alexander Delaney regard
 ing the legality of slot machines, re- ported last night. He said that he and the prosecutor had come to tf , conclusion that the line between fllega and legal machines rested on whether there was an element of chance in tho playing of the machines, that the play.
 CT would lose his money, or would not get an equivalent in some article which the player desires. If the player re- cefves the equivalent for his money
 and has a chance of getting more than his moneys worth that machine will not be taken away. This finding cuts out all poker and card machines or any other machine which is not a self vending one. Gum machines are not Illegal. The report of the committee was given to Superintendent Birming- ham who will order the patrolmen to confiscate AIi machines which are il- legal.
 A charge of conduct unbecoming an officer was preferred against Special Patro1man John C.. Murphy by Super intendent Birmingham, and the special will have to appear before the board at it's next meeting. This action is the sequel to his arrest and. alleged assault upon Emil Brecklin Oct. IT. Commissioners Hill ard Coughlin re- ported as committee that the ex- change of piece of land at the Sec ond Precinct station with the Cong-e- gatfon Bikur Cholin was undesirable. The report WAS accepted and the reso- 1ution: was adopted and will be tor warded to the Common Council
 Joseph Leyowitz, a Ridge avenue property owner who desired to- be a special policeman to protect his prop erty from thieves which infest the neighborhootl. was turned down. stAf- lter the meeting he said he did not uf1- derstand why he should be refused. He has been resident of this city for six years, at least, and is q voter. The reason given him was that that section of the city was well pollced. Mr. Levowitz denied this and said that he WAS unable to rent his houses to other than foreigners. because of the petty tl1ievery which was constantly going on in the netghborhood. He felt that a badge Wpu1d be all that
 was necessary to protect his tenants. He said he sdiGn't want to make any trouble and would not make an arrest If he had, a badge.
 l John Richards of 139 James street,
 was appointed janitor of the Second Precinct police station. s The auto-patrol will be stored com nencing with November 1, until the erection Of the new garage.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30

Haven & Hartford Railroad Com D. nv who appeared in it's favor.
 However desirable the proposed legislation may be from the stand- point of the company, which as you know is now adversely engaged ina disagreement over harbor lines with the city, it seems to me that, as it's effect may be to subject the taxpayers to large payments from time to time, that it is not a de- sirable alteration in the charter.
 For fuller information as to the legal bearing of this legislation I beg to call your attention to the opinion of former City Attorney James A. Marr, now on file with the Common Council of the city of Bridgeport, relating to the subject and bearing date of Jan. 23. 1909. Very respectfully yours,
 CHARLES H MORRIS,
 Harbor Master.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-30
RELATING TO 7, AND 'LITTLE .JOKER'' HARBOR LINE CHANGE A :
 CRIME, SAYS BEARDSLEY|
Anchorage Room Curtailed Narrowed Would Lose Bridgeport Valuable Franchise, Writes stratford Oyster Company's Manager.

What the condition would have been if in addition to the fleet of boats that have been here there had been two hundred or more sail boats as there are some years when there is good, work on the natural beds, can readily be seen. There simply would not have been room out ar1choring In the channel.
 If in addition to all this there should be added several Sound tews, that might at any time come into the harbor for refuge the situation would be still more con- gested and dangerous, and un- worthy. of so important 8 port as Bridgeport. It seems to us that if line of wharfs was constructed on the government line, so-called, and barges and other vessels were moored alongside of said wharf, this anchorage basin would not be available for the use of the large fleet that every year more and more has occasion to> use 1t.
 It may be urged that the propos- ed anchorage basin on. the east side of the main channel near Steeple- chase Island can be used when completed, but in our opinion both basins will not be large enough to accommodates the increasing ship ping of the port. What Bridge port needs is more room rather than less. and any course that has a tendency to curtail the anchorage or channel facilities Of the port would be a short sighted policy.
 Once the channel or anchorage room is narrowed or curtailed the port, has lost forever valuable franchise and its therefore seems to X Us that the wise. far sighted policy for the city of Bridgeport to pur4 sue would be to hold all that we have and get as much more as pos- sible.
 Yours truly sasJ s. , THE STRATFsORD OYSTER CO.,, F. S. Beardsiey. Manager.