The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-18

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 The organizations. almost without exception. which has to do with the navigation of Bridgeport harbor, ap- peared before the Common Council, Hast night. in opposition to the discon- tinuance of the proposed City Lines. l Despite a printed report to the con trary the City lines were not discon- i tinued- The Council voted that a. new line be established, and made the com mittee on Harbor Improvements 8 i committee to locate the line. This is, understood to be an effort to agree upon a compromise line. The city line will not be disestabliShed un- til the new line is laid
 i A new fine cannot be laid except up ion the acceptance of the report by majority of the aldermen. Heretofore those opposed to discontinuance have commanded majority of the votes, and they believe that they will con tinue to do so.
 1 The opposition to the discontinuance 1 of the city lines was overwhelming. some 70 men were present, members Tor committees representing the Bridge port H&rbor. No. 10. Masters. Mates and Pilots Association of America, fRark City Yacht Club. Peauonnock Yacht Club, Berkshire Yacht Club, Miamogue Yacht Club. The, Oyster tProtective Association of Connecticut, I the Mohawk Yacht Club. the captains Of the larger steamers, and the com modores of the united yacht clubs. The large owners of private beds, representing an interest of some $5.- 000. 900 were also in opposition. The ESadel Oyster Company was represent | ed by Capt. A. H. Halsey. The Strat- 1 by it's manager. F. s. Beardsley, in communication
 The Bridgeport and New York Trans portation Company was represented by 1 its auditor, J. D. Cox.
 Only two persons appeared in favor of the grab. One was Attorney w. H. < Boardman. for the New York, New ] Haven & Hartford Railroad Co; the i other was Ben Feel, for the Locomo- I bile Company of America
 The hearing was exceedingly warm < at times. the mayor endeavering to lower the opposition. The resolutions read until Alderman McMurray had made a warm protest against their be- ing held unread and had gone so far as to threaten to put the matter to vote.
 Assistant Clerk Gill read the resolu- tion calling for a hearing upon the discontinuance of the city line and establishment of a new line, coin cident with the government line. When he had finished reading the clerk call ed the attention of the mayor to the fact that there were many communi- ; cations against abolishing the city line,
 
 shook his head. NO" and said. i've will proceed with the hearing-''
 Attorney W. B. Boardman, counsel for the railroad company told the :. board that the present Federal line was established as the result of an agree ' ment between the railroad and the government whereby the Naugatuck : dock was to be removed He assured the aldermen that when the railroad company made the agreement it was of the opinion that it was working in line with the desires of the city. He said 1t was the intention of the rail- road to take down the Naugatuck dock as soon as the city established a new I line. co-incident with the Federal line. Besides, he said. the suit now pending against the city would be withdrawn. ! We have permit from the Federal government to maintain the dock." he i said.
 Alderman Mahoney asked MT. Board ! man whom the Naugatuck dock ob- structed the most.
 MT. Boardman responded, "I don't know, am not a mariner
 The alderman said he wanted to tel :. MT. Boardman that the Naugatuck dock bothered the New England Navi- gation Co., (the railroads steamboat that the time was coming when the railroad would take the wharf down anyway.
 W. s. Feel. IT,. said he represented 2 that he appeared in favor of the gov ernment line and for change in the city line as his company was interest ed in view of what the railroad com pany had promised to do if the line was changed.
 Lynn W. Wilson said that he repre- sented large number of men who were opposed to the discontinuance o- ffe city lines, and who were especially opposed to a line that would be coin cident with the government lines.
 This resulted in an ;nterrupti3n by the mayor who said tf:ar no hearing would be had on The discontinuarce of the city lines. but solely on the laying of a new line
 MT Wilson replied: "At the last meeting your honor ruled ont of order d motion giving definite hearing to : the line reported by the minority of the committee on haroor improve rnents- Your honor gave as reason for this remarkable ruling that eil 3fneD, whether the city lines, or some other. would be in discussion tonight. Thare&ores repeat, that represent a }Gl1ED number If persons who are op-