The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-12
GOOD WORK STARTEDIN RIGHT WAY City and Civic Bodies Pro- test Against Latest
 Skin Game
 M'MURRAY ON HIS JOB Manufacturers Send Caust1c Telegram to Connecticut Members of House and
 Senate
M'MURRAY ON HIS JOB

Acting Mayor John H. McMurray has displayed commendable energy in dealing with the situation which has arisen through the efforts of certain influences at Washington to force the city to appropriate $4a.0O0 in order that a like sum may be available from the government for an Is foot channel in Pequonnock river and 12 foot channel in Cedar Creek. From the moment the intelligence was flashed from Washington that the improve ments recommended for the local har, bor by the government engineer had a string tied to 1.-the string how ever being supplied after the report left the hands of the engineer-the act ing mayor has been hust1ing. Follow ing conferences with HarbormaSter Charles H. Morris, Major McMurray got in touch with the chairman of the Harbor committee Garry Paddock ana requested that a meeting of the com mittee be called and prompt acton taken.
 committee held last evening which was attended by the entire committee in addition to the harbormaster. the acting mayor being member of the committee. The others members of the committee are Aldermen Clampett, Fletcher and Meyer. After consider was prepared and the city clerk in-A structed to send the same to Congress- man Hill and U. S. Senators Bulkley and Brandegee. The protest which was sent follows:
 ''The City of Bridgeport hereby pro- tests against the amendment to the river and harbor bill which requires posed approprta tion for the benefit of Bridgeport harbor. Please exert your influence to have the matter tabled same sourse. Please communicated.
 STEPHEN F. BOUCHER, =.
 City Clerk.
 Harbormaster Morris illuminated the discussion by tartly reminding the city fathers that the s'octopus'' he had been fighting for several years had ington. Alderman Fletcher made these comments. Its the New Haven Rail- road that is at the bottom of this scheme. It doesn't want a 12 foot channel in Cedar Creek
 The Manufacturers Association sent a telling telegram to Senator William n1ittee on Rivers and Harbors. also to Senators Bulke1ey and Brandegee, Congressmen EIill. Tilson. Henry. Hig- e-'' .Bridgeport Manufacfurers AS
 soeiation comprising seventy 1arg- est industries, unitedlys and em-
 making se0,000 harbor improve
 ments originally recommended by
 United States engineers to be paid
 for by government. conditional. upon Bridgeport raising half Pre-
 vious appro priation of nearly mil-
 lion dollars beneftting railroad
 company almost exclusively, con
 tained no such suicidal clause. We
 respectfully request hearing before
 actlon.''
 Up to noon today the city had not received any answer to the telegram sent last night. This afternoon the acting Mayor, the city attorney and city clerk will mail letters of protest to all the members of the Connecticut deIega tion.
 Similar protests were sent by Presi- dent F. W. Bolande representing the Business Mems Association, Secretary Henry P. Lyons representing the Tax payers' League, and President Enos for the Board of Trade