The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-10-09
THE FARMER: OCTOBER 9, 1909

1 tween Fifth and Sixth streets; Southwest corner of Seaview and | Barnum avenues. 1 Adopted.
 | The Committee on Fire Department
 reported upon the petition of c. K. | Townsend for permission to build a
 frame addition on the west and north sides of house No. 446 State street,
 4x20 feet, two stories high and, 4x6
 feet, one story high, and to extend | front veranda 12 feet, and recom-
 mended for adoption the following res-
 olution:
 Resolved, That the prayer of the
 petitioner be granted. l Adopted.
 | The. Committee on Claims reported
 upon the petition of John M: Donnelly, Tax Collector abatement of taxes on | the lists of 1S97-1908, inclusive, on ac- i count of certificates of error issued by the Board of Assessors, and abate- | ment of sundry assessments for street | sprinkling through errors, discontinu- | ance of Sprinkling, etc., and recom- mended for adoption the following res olution:
 Resolved, That the prayer of the
 petitioner be granted. 1 Adopted.
 | The same committee reported upon | the petition of John Stefanko. abate- | ment of expenses on the list of 1903 and 1904, and recommended for adop- l I1On the 1OllOWlnS r0SOluClOn.
 Resolved. That the prayer of the
 petitioner be granted,I provided the
 principal of said taxes be paid within
 thirty (SO) days.
 ! Adopted.
 | The same committee reported upon | the petition of Amanda Crouch, abate- ment of expenses on assessment for
 Main street brick pavement and Main l street sidewalks and adjustment Of 1 Railroad avenue sidewalks, and recom- I 1o1 f0n oI %I,1f fo1J yt,orr | olution:
 | Resolved, That the prayer of the petitioner be granted, provided the | sum of $250 be paid within thirty days. | Adopted.
 i The same committee reported upon
 the following petitions:
 Mrs. John M. Wing, abatement of
 taxes on lists of 1907 and 1908 in name
 of John A. and John M. Wing; John Wolf, abatement of taxes on | balance due on the lists of 1907 and l 1908;
 and recommended for adoption the
 following resolutions: Resolved, That the prayers of the petitioners be granted: | Adopted.
 l The same committee reported upon | the following petitions: | Coburn Leather Co.,, adjustment of l taxes on the list of 1908; | Margaret M. Donnelly, abatement of l interest and expenses on the list of 1907;
 1 L. F. Curtis, abatement of expenses on assessment for Norman and Olive | street trunk sewer and Noble avenue | sidewalks;
 | Caroline c. Thompson, ct al, abate- | ment of expenses for assessment for
 Fairfield avenue and Burr Road sewer; | and recommended for adoption the fol- | lowing resolutions: | Resolved, That the petitioners be 1 given leave tO withdraw 1 Adopted. | The same committee reported upon l the petition of the American Sparklets Co. for adjustment of taxes on the list Capsule Co.,, list of 19O2-S. inclusive, l in name of American Sparklets Co.,
 and abatement of assessment for Rail-
 road avenue widening in name of P.
 T. Barnum and Nathaniel Wheeler, l lien filed May F, 1883, and of assess
 ment for Bostwick avenue sewer in
 name of petitioner, and recommended
 for adoption the following resolutions: Resolved, That the assessment for I Railroad avenue widening in name of P. T. Barnum and Nathaniel Wheeler | be abated and that the interest and | expenses on the taxes for the years
 1901 in name of Compressed Gas Cap sule Go. and 1902-S inclusive in name tof petitioner, and interest and ex-
 penses on assessment for Bostwick | avenue sewer be abated, provided the principals of said taxes and assess
 ment be paid within thirty (3O) days. l Adopted.
 The same committee reported upon l the following petitions: | David G1uck, abatement of assess l ment for curb. etc., on State street,
 the same being assessed twice; | A. H. Bullard, abatement of taxes on | the list 1903, in name of ThomassCook
 Wordin. property. on Yale street and | bounded and described as follows: | North: Mrs. T. c. Wordin, 14S1a feet; | East: Yale street. 50 feet; | South: T. c. Wordin, 14S1a feet; | West: E. c. Bassick estate, 50 feet;
 said lien being recorded in Vol. 47,
 page 352 and Vol. AS, page 399, same
 being liened through error.
 Mary A. Daly. abatement of taxes
 on the lists of 1903 and 1904;
 and recommended for adoption the fol- | lowing resolution.
 Resolved. That the prayers of the petitioners be granted. | Adopted.
 The same committee reported and
 recommended for adoption the follow | ing resolution: Resolved, That the action taken at 1 a meeting of the Common Council,
 August 30, 1909, relative to the abate- ] ment of taxes in name of L. Levin
 and Co. be rescinded, and Resolved, That the taxes in name of
 L. Levin and Co. on the lists of 1902-4 1 inclusive be abated. provided that the
 sum of $1O0 be paid within thirty (3O) days.
 Adopted.
 The Committee on Ordinances re- | ported relative to resolution regarding
 pay to driver in Police Department,
 and recommended for adoption the | following Ordinance: 1 Be it ordained by the Common Coun- | cil of the City of Bridgeport that Sec | tion of the Ordinances adopted by | the Common Council on October 7, 1907 and approved by the Mayor on October | 9, 1907, said ordinance relating to sal | aries in Police Department and being contained on pages 4OS and 4O9 of the Municipal Register of the City of l Bridgeport of 1908, be so amended as to read as follows: Section 2. On and after the date of l the passage of this Ordinance the sal aries of the members of the Police De- partment shall be as follows: Superin- 1 tendent, $2100; Captains $1,5OO; Ser geants, $1,300; Door-men. S1, 200; Patrol
 men. Grade A, per day. ss.25; Patrol
 men, Grade B, per day, $500; Patrol
 men, Grade c, per day. s2.75; Driver
 per day, $3.25; Patrolmen, special, per I