The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-08-07
PAVING FARCE
 NOW A "SCREAM"
Part of Main Street Work Goes Over Till Spring. An
 other Part May be Done
STREET TO STAY DITCH

Those who guessed that Main street vii. be torn up all winter guessed right.
 The work of paving Main street, be- tween Congress street and East Wash tngton avenue. will be put over until next year. The paving commission decided last night to order the Con- necticut company and the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go. to lay asphalt pavement over the trench dug by the water com pany and on that portion of the street which the street railway is required to keep in condition. Mayor Lee said that the kind of asphalt that is laid in Bridgeport will just about last un- til Spring. Grooved rails and wood block pavement will not be down earlier.
 Bank street and Congress street will be done this fall. if grooved rails ar rive in time.
 The principal reason assigned for de- laying the work north of Congress street is that the grade of the street must be changed. At the foot of High street it is proposed to raise the s1dewclks about 13 inches in order that the surface water flowing from Golden Hill may be carried toward the river. through Lumber street.
 The asphalt pavement between Bank and Gilbert streets is in fair condition. The commission does not intend to dis turb it this year.
 LhC uCW pdtcIucIlL III N4dlI SLT6Ct was proposed during the first year of Mayor Reynolds administration. three years ago. It looks as if his successor would go out of office without the work being completed.
 President Alexander Reed, of the U. s. Wood Preserving Co.,, was at the meeting of the commission last night to learn why Bridgeport is so slow in having the blocks shipped. They were ordered last Spring. He said that the firm had rQ1 nrdo incl d. ng SO0OO square yards, for Market street, Philadelphia, and blocks for the new East River bridge.
 He said that his firm would like to know when to start in to turn out the Bridgeport blocks It could turn out only 5000 yards a day. He said that MT. Elwell, of the Connecticut Co, had informed him that the company would have its grooved rails here by Sep tember 1. President Rogers said the commission would say. during August, when it wAnted the blocks
 Mayor Lee asked MT. Reed if there Is any way to stop the oozing of the blocks laid in Bank street. MT. Reed blocks and rolled in. He said that the bleeding of the pavement did not occur after the first year.
 MT Reed said that if the city is to have an inspector at the company's plant he would suggest that someone be employed who made a, business of inspecting. He gave the commission the names of the several firms that do inspecting for many of the large cities He said his firm usually paid the Inspectors designated by the city. The local contract provides that the city shall pay the inspectors.
 On the head of their other troubles T. B. Ford of Burns & Co., informed the commission that the Connecticut Go. was not going to be able to get the same kind of pavement-"Fair- mont" brick to lay in South Main street-as the city was going to lay. The ,Fairmont people have sold out their supply and the Connecticut Go. is receiving bids upon Mack and ''Clearfield" brick.
 Joseph Quint and other residents of Lindley street appeared and asked that a relief sewer be laid in the street. There was also a letter from the board of health which said the sewer is urgently needed. Although it has been planned in the past to run a trunk sewer through Lindley street to re- lieve Main street, it was decided to permit Burns c Co. to lay TOO feet of 10x15 inch iron pipe in the street. at 80 cents a foot. Burns 6 Go. were the lowest bidders for a longer sewer through the street sometime ago, but the contract was not awarded. The proposed trunk sewer would cost $13,- 900.