The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-20
GARRY PADDOCK
AFTER DIRECTOR
OF PUBLIC WORKS
Wants to Know Why Certain
Streets Aren't Fixed-Street
and Lamp Resolutions Offered

Alderman P. H. Brady who is
| championing the proposition to some
| day erect a bridge across the Pequon-
mock River from Grand to Arctic
| streets informed the Common Coun-
ell last night that there was some
doubt as to the ownership of the
| shore property at the foot of Grand
street extension. He offered a resolu-
| ton which adopted. as follows: RE
solved: That the City Attorney be
and hereby is instructed to investi-
gate the exact legal status of the
lay ont of the Grand street extension
and to report same to this Common
Council at his earliest convenience
Alderman Garry Pa 5rock offered
| resolution that DeForest avenue be
graded from Seaview avenue to New
| field avenue. The resolution was
adopted. and Alderman Paddock de-
manded to know if after the council
| adopted resolution whether it was
! optional with the Director of Publ c
| Works to decide whether he should do
| the work or not Mayor buckingham
| replied that he was not the City At
| torney. Alderman Paddock said that
he tried to have the street graded
| several times and wanted to know if
he was going to set it. Try it,
| said Alderman jackson.
Alderman Primrose said that the
| director has a certain amount of mon
! ey to spend and if the fund fails
| him before all proposed work is car
| ried out, he has to stop somewheres.
He added. ''if it was imperative up
on the Director of Public Works to
| carry out all the work ordered by
| this board, l should hesitate before
! voting on this resolution. until learn
the state OF the funds at the 4 s.
posal of the director, as / consider
him good ~ nf
if he exceeded the appropriation he
would have TO go down in his own
pocket and pay for the work himself.
Alderman Paddock said that the 0i
| rector had also promised to do some
work in Adams street. making the
promise to both himself and Alder
man Meyer. Mayor Buck ngham call
ed him to order and informed him
that they We're not talking about
Adams street. Alderman Meyer said
that if Alderman Paddock had any
complaint to make against the Direc-
tor of Public Works he would esteem
it favor if his name was left out
of it.
LAS Alderman Primrose has said
something here, about the director be-
ing a friend of his. I would suggest
that Senator Paddock cultivate that
sentiment. and perhaps he would get
some of his work DONE" chimed in
Alderman Jackson
Alderman King called on Director
Kenny, who was present. to explain
the situation. The director had
spoken but a few words when Alder
man Paddock interrupted. the mayor
being obliged to rap him to order.
The director said that Adams street
and DeForest avenue were both dirt
roads. grass grew in the street in
places, and that no money was APP
propriated to macadamize them, as
they had never been brought to grade.
Alderman Paddock asked the director,
Didn't you tell me in the presence
of Foreman George Coughlin. that you
would repair those streets?" 81 Sc
cured some .cinderS and fixed them
up, replied the director. You are
evading my question" said Alderman
Paddock. Il am answering your
question" replied the director who
asked. Didn't Foreman Coughlin do
some work on those streets?'' Yes"
replied Alderman Paddock, "but very
little" well" replied the director,
che did all the work we had money
to do with" Every WE'LL said the
alderman as he took his seat.
Alderman Timko introduced a reso-
luton that electric lights be located
at Railroad and Hancock avenue and
at Wordin avenue and Lesko court;
and that a gas light be located in
Osborne street. Alderman Tirnko in
troduced resolution that Wordin
avenue be macadamiZed from How
ard to Bostwick avenues. Alderman
Tinko offered a resolution that Os-
borne street be graded its entire
length. Alderman Lavery, that
Brooks street be sprinkled between
Barnum avenue and Maple street; by
Alderman Brady. that a grade be
established in Sylvan avenue, for
distance about 300 yards north from
Trumbull avenue. Alderman Brady
offered a resolution that an electric
light be placed at the intersection
of Whitney avenue and Charles street.
Alderman Walker offered resolu-
ton that State street be permanent
ly paved from Park avenue to Fair
field avenue. Other resolutions were
as follows: by Alderman Primrose,
that Hallett street be macadamiZed
from Barnum to Boston avenue; by
Alderman Timko, that the railroad
company be requested to discontinue
the switching of it's cars on Railroad
avenue during the noon hour, as the
same is a great menace to the work.
men passing to and fro during the
aforesaid periods of time; by Alder
man Clarity, that Gregory street be
macadamized from Park to. Iranistan
avenue; by Alderman Clarity, that
the Director of Public Works be in
structed to repair Gregory street
from Park avenue to Broad street;
by Alderman King, that an electric
light be located opposite 1885 SeaVleW
avenue; by. Alderman King, that a gas
or gasoline lamp be erected midway
on the so-ca1led Seaview avenue
bridge; by Alderman King, that an
electric light be located at Hollister
and Connecticut avenues; by Alder
man Jackson that Pacific street from
Beechwood avenue to North avenue
be worked to grade and macadamiz-
ed: by Alderman Jackson that an
electric light be placed at Maplewood
and Iranistan avenue; by Alderman
King that Carroll avenue be macada-
mixed from Connecticut avenue to
Orange street.