The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-03-02
ALDERMEN
 WILL SEND
 COMMITTEE Mayors Personal Aggrandizement Scheme by Charter Amendment Route
 Will be Opposed. Three Republicans and Two Democrats Named in Resolution Raising
 Committee. Resignation of City Sheriff John Cappozzi ReCeived-Cohen to Succeed Him Street Committee May Receive Bids for Permanent Pavement.

The Common Council is not going to De ridden over by Mayor Lee rough snod in the matter of the proposed charter amendments introduced to the legislature which the council turned down. Last night the aldermen vot- ed to have a legislative committee and three young Republicans and two Democrats were elected to go to Hart ford. The committee is composed of Aldermen Bullard, Griffin, O'Connell, McMurray, and Gould.
 Alderman Gould presented the reso- lution. President Wilson, who was in the chair, said it would have to go to the Miscellaneous committee. AL derman Mahoney moved that the com m1ttee take recess of five minutes and prepare a report. But three mem bers of the Miscellaneous committee were present. A majority report was submitted by Aldermen Bertilson and Z1nk, recommending that a communi- eaton be sent to the legislative com m1ttee on cities. and boroughs, setting forth the wishes of the council. Al derman Griffin submitted a minority report in favor of sending the com mittee to Hartford and that the ex- pnese to be paid by the city be linn ited to car fare.
 The minority report was adopted by vote of 12 to g.
 Alderman Griffin said that Mayor Reynolds went to the legislature two years ago without any vote of the council and the city paid all of the ex- penSe.
 The committee on streets and side walks was empowered to advertise for bids and to award contracts for the laying of new pavement in Main street. from East Washington avenue to Gil- bert street; in Golden Hill street, from Main to Water streets, and in Main At Cf anf fo 1o park. The city enginer was instruct ed to draw plans and specifications for the work. Alderman Bullard express ed an opinion that the council should know the nature of the pavement to be laid Alderman Griffin said that it would not be wise to settle upon the nature of the pavement until the bids had been received as some good pave ment might be excluded.
 The mayor was empowered to ap- point a committee of two aldermen and one citizen to negotiate for the remo- val of the brick building on the south side of the east approach to the pro posed Congress street bridge as it will prove detrimental to the appearance of the improvement.
 Miss Florence M. Biltz, who sustain ed broken knee cap by falling upon the pavement in Broad street a year ago, sent a second claim for damages into the council last night. The claims committee offered to settle the
 
 but the offer was declined at that time and the petitioner was given leave to withdraw. The committee will proba bly, renew its offer.
 4 communication from the police board, asking for permission to appoint five more policemen, was received and referred to the ordinance committee.
 As the. Board of Apportionment fail- ed to appropriate any money for the Lincoln Memorial tablet to be placed in the city hall Alderman Near intro duced a resolution last night author izing the expenditure of $200 from un- expended revenue. The matter was referred to the committee on ways and means. The tablet will memorabilia the visit of Lincoln to Bridgeport and the deliverance by him at the City Hall of his famous Cooper Union speech.
 The resignation of John Capozzi as a city sheriff was accepted.
 The Democratic aldermen will cau- GUS Thursday night, on a successor to Capozzi, and Max Cohen, a prominent party worker in the Sixth district, will be the choice of the cancus. The latter has been freight clerk in the employ of the railroad for several years and has the respect of all who know him.