The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-06-29

the third public hearing upon the
 widening of Congress street held with
 in the past six weeks. This time the
 North side only. There was about the
 same array of talent in appearance
 and the same arguments as at the pre-
 vious hearing. The champions of the
 South side in the council felt after
 the hearing, however, that there was a strong sentiment in favor of getting
 an appraisal of the cost of widening admitted that after all the talk about
 the widening on the north side going to cost less than the south side no one knew what the widening of the south side would cost.
 Alderman Horace H. Jackson of the street committee who has steadfastly held out for an appraisal of the cost
 of widening on the south side declar- ed that he spent five days of last week studying the proposition and that he knew the approximate cost of widen ing on the south side. He said he had brought men here from out of town to look over the situation and he knew positively what it was going to cost. He def1ed anyone to tell him
 WA1oI AS "oS 6OAIS U SOO( SO WA4OA on the north side now that the prop erty of the United Illuminating Go. was to be taken and the railroad stone pier removed as a part of the project. He said further Tt is pos sible to widen on the south side and retain the business of Logan Bros. on the corner and inside of a few years the cost of the project would be prac- tically nothing"
 After the hearing Alderman Jackson was asked what was the nature of his solution of the problem whereby the city was going to get it's money back? He said that it was part of a secret but that 1t could be done and he would make it known at the proper time.
 In opening his remarks to the council Alderman Jackson said There is misapprehension that this council is holding up the opening of the Con- gress street bridge. It is not so. The bridge commission will q open the bridge when it gets the draw to work properly. We have had promises for several days that it would be opened We are not responsible for the delay"
 A. W. Burritt and James Feeley who appeared representing the Taxpayers League did not quite agree with one another. MT. Burritt said he would favor the north side widening no mat ter what it cost. MT. Feeley said: ''I am sorry to say that Bridgeport is a pretty cheap town. If the treasury de- partment of the city was in good fin- ancial condition I would advise now for the future of Bridgeport that 15 feet be taken from the south side and 12 feet on the north side"
 AS the condition of the treasury, in the mind of MT. Feeley is not in con dition to widen on both sides he fa- uorod tho north side
 Senator Thomas Arnold took excep- ton to the statement of MT. Feeley that Bridgeport was "cheap town" He said that it had never refused it's boards ample funds to make improve ments; that it got things done as req met it's obligations. 'It's the best town in the universe" he declared. Senator Arnold favored widening on the south side. He said that his only interest was as private citizen with an interest in the city. The alder men, he said had voted to widen on the north side without ascertaining the cost of widening on either side. He said, "The United Illuminating Co. has waived it's right to hearing on the north side widening but that it not saying they will not go into the courts if they are not satisfied with the appraisal of their damages. There is one property owner who will re- ceive from $15,O0O to s17.O0O according to the last appraisal on the north side (the w M. Terry estate). This own CT if it wanted to be public spirited could well afford to give this land for the widening for the improvement will really be benefit to their prop erty. You don't know the cost so how are you going to honestly tell which side to widen on. How can onffnn taken if this state of affairs exists. Be fair in this mat ter and let us know the cost on both sides. The south side is the logical side on which to widen. I will all ways be a kicker until the cost is known
 Thomas Arnold. ST.. said that he did not want to see a condition in Con- gross street like that existing in Fair field avenue where the avenue led di- rectly into one opening beneath the railroad viaduct. and this opexing was by the double trackD of the Go.
 He said the north side layout tap ped enc opening only, while widening ,n the south side would make it pos sible for a team passing from Main street to East Bridgeport to pass under either one of the openings beneath the viaduct.
 John Mccarthy who in conjunction
 
 northeast corner of Main and Congress streets. said he opposed widening on that side of the street and favored the south side. Alderman Conlin, an orig nal south side advocate, requested that MT. Mccarthy be heard.
 J. H. s. Jones who has a wood work ng shop in William street. spoke in favor of the north side. and said that 1e had thought of the same plan as proposed by President Manwaring of the Bridge Commission before he had ceard of the latter's plan.
 Attorney John M. Cullinan read a petition signed by Main street and Mid He street business men favoripg the north side. Some of the signers had spoken in favor of the south side. Among the names on the peti- ton were c. s. Flames. Jacob Kiefer, H. c. Plumb, Logan Bros. M. J. Buechler. Fairchild & Shelton. Mar saret Pfau, Charles w Fox. Farmers Supply & Roofing Co.,. w. A. Wheeler, s. H. Wheeler. J. s. CarDenette, Der 1ard Liebscher. Peck & Lines. and oth- CTS
 In addition to this Logan Bros. of tered to deed to the city 6 feet of land from their sidewalk on the southwest corner of Middle and Congress streets f the widening on the north side was carried out:
 Alderman Jackson wanted to know who circulated the petition. Attorney Cullinan replied that he did not know, ,icrbf arnnn6