The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-04-22
Qfficfal. COMMON COUNCIL MEETING.

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 An adjourned meeting of the Com mon Council was held at City fIall Mond~y evening. April 18th. 1910
 His Honor. E1dward T. Bucl<ingharn
 Present. en McNrurlay, Ma honey, Cassidy, CIanpett, Finlan,s Con- lin, Brady. Iaavery, J. F. O,Neil.P Id dock, Griffin. Primrose, Gould, Wilder, Bertilson. Fletcher. Bnllara. Jackson, O,ConnelI, Stewart, Feyrer. Meyer, Walker, and ztr1k.
 utes of the previous meeting was dis pensed with and the records approved
 HEARINGS
 Hearings were held and parties in interest heard on the following pro- posed Improvements:
 De petition of the Connecticut Com pany to relocate its tracks in Con-
 De widening of stratford avenue from the Railroad yiaduet easterly to Kossuth street.
 De petition of Lawrence T. Gal-. Iagher for the dlsc<nt1nl1al1ce or the building line on the eastef1y side of Washington avenue, between High and Fulton streets.
 De petition of Wallace w.. We1Ch, to extend over the building line on the west side of Hancock avenue, be tween State street and Railroad ave- nue. At this time the petitioner with the consent of the council with drew his petition
 De construction of a sewer in Sea-
 
 necting with the present sewer in Seaview avenue and extending east er1yi in Seavfew avenue to the end of said street.
 De construction of a sewer in Cen ter street extension; commencing at and connecting with the sewer in North avenue and extending north distance Of about 200 feet
 De construction of a sewer in Fox street, commencing at and connecting Vrifh 7a in Fox street and extending northerly to the end of said street.
 COMMUNICATIONS
 MAYORS MESSAGE.
 The following message was received from His Honor the Mayor. Edward T. Buckingham: To the Honorable Common Council Of
 the City of Bridgeport:
 I desire to lay before you, for such action as you may consider best, the matter of rebuilding the road on Fair field avenue. west from the railroad viaduct to Ash Creek bridge. This section of Fairfield avenue is in a con- dition which demands immediate att tention and will have to be repaired or rebuilt at an expense of several thousand dollars. The circuns tances which have given rise to this situation so far as they have been positively de- termined. are perhaps familiar to you all. This section of Fairfield avenue was eompleted but short time ago
 
 of the State highway commissioner at the joint expense of the city and the State.
 As permitted by statute, the city put in bid for the work of building this road. The contract was awarded by the highway commissioner to the city and the road was built by the then Director of Public Works, Charles F. Bi1tz. MT. Biltz has been quoted in the press as stating that the road was built at the grade desired by the high way commissioner and in conformity with his directions, and that the city should not now expend any additional money in repairing this highway.
 The highway confRaissioner and his inspector on the otHer hand. disclaim all responsibility for the defective and unsatisfactory condition of the road, and place the blame with the Director of Public Works.
 My recommendation to you. is. that the matter beat once taken under con- sideration5 by the committee on Streets and Sidewalks for the purpose of de- terrnining. if possible, where the re- sponsibility lies. This committee, un- der the charter, has power to summon witnesses and should make a full and thorough Investigation
 After the committee has determined the question of fact. if it is possible to do SO. as to who is at fault for the existing condition of said section