The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-12-18
EAST sIDP, WEST SIDE ALL AROUND TOWN

Every month the Manufacturers' As sociation gives a dinner.A The speak CTS at all these dinners are men of prominence in the.industrial world and the talks are along such lines of thought that the manufacturer win be helped in his business So 1t Is that the manufacturers get practical ideas even with pleasure. The nanufactur- CTS idea of organizing was copied after the men who work for them Now they are making every enort to pront by the association and prominent men from every part of the country are brought here to talk to them on vari-
 How would 1t be if the un,ons in turn took a tip from the manufactur- CTS and held monthly sessions where talks would be given on shop prac- tice and other subjects that would be of benefit to the mechanics in gen. eral?
 Do you want soup meat too?' ask ed the marketman of the mothe- Of large family as s-Ie approached his counter yesterday.
 T do not but why do you ask that question:" was the rejoiner of the eus- toner.
 well. about every other woman who has come In here for the past two weeks mas wanted soup meat because they were saving money for Christ mas, If those fellows out out West West all legs I could have sold 50 head curing the past two weeks The plating mas been worn off many or a tureen in order that the kids might meat is usually cheaper than other meats but such a demand for it would bring the price up to the cost or porterhouse roast if 1t was kept up a Irn
 There Is much public opinion in favor of the purchase by the city or the large lot bounded by Maplewood, Beechwood, Laurel and Clinton ave- nue as an athletic field and park. The lot is one of the few entire blocks in the city that has not been built up- on- It Is exactly the size of Wash ington Park in East Bridgeport It is known as the M. A c. lot to the members of the Industrial league who use 1t for league games The name is taken from the former Mapiewood A c. The lot has a fine baseball dfa- mond at present
 One thing that is sticking in the crops of some of the ''big guns" in ton that the common council has more power than the board of appor- tfonment This was decided by the Superior court in the case of the sal arY or the DOllCeu1en- oOLne or these large taxpayers thought they could head Sfs anything the council did by going before the board of apporticn- ment- Even Former Mayor Henry Lee said the tax board had the most power.
 He maintained it was cioaked with all the power of the old town meeting But the Superior court hos made it plain that Q body created. by the votes of the people is more pow erful than a body of the government made up of appolutees of the mayor. Some of the members of the Taxpay- CTS league feel hurt over this situa- ton
 There Is s7 800 in the hands of the city auditor appropriated at the lsst session of the tax board for the building code commission. The com mission n-e1bers who want $5 a meet ing for their services have not gone after a cent of the money. This com rnittee was appointed by Former May or Marcus L. Reynolds and the ex- penditure Is one that the Taxpayers League would do well to look into. The NatIoual board of fire underwrit- CTS would have given the city het- ter code prepared by expert engineers without charging the city a nj ke'. There Is not an engineer on the ci:y's conrrdttee. Why doesn't the leaguo
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