The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-11-25

in process of solution for several
 months, the city officials have now under consideration an offer made by the By-Products Co. through MT. Liv- ingstone its president, to pay the city s1.000 and call quits. The city has sued the company and the company has sued the city,
 The Bridgeport By-Products Go. has sued the city for s15O, ,000 damages. The 10 years contract between the city and the Bridgeport By-Products Co. had stlll years to run when several morlths ago the By-Products Go. an- nounced that it would no longer re- duce the city garbage for the reason that the city was failing to live up to the agreement to furnish garbage that would contain no more than 10 per cent foreign matter.
 The Bridgeport By-Products Go. had posted a GOO indemnity bond with the acceptance of the responsibility Of the contract. The city promptly filed notice with garbage reduction people that they would hold the com pany to its bond The company thereupon brought suit for s15O.OO0 damages, setting forth a number of reasons why it was entitled to re- dress. It was claimed that the com pany had taken the contract at the low price of 50 cents ton among Oth- CT reasons for experimental purposes the development of machinery and the like, and that when the city deliv- per cent of foreign material, the city violated and broke the contract and thereby prevented the company from going ahead with the reduction ex- periments and resultant development of machinery It was also alleged that the machinery of the concern was damaged by the foreign matter iy1 ho cpr ho nH h1< fhc of such a great amount of foreign matter cut down the chance of profit.
 One of the bones of contention be- tween the two parties to the suits has been just what constitutes garbage Experts employed by the city have declared that the garbage delivered to the Asylum street plant was such as to. be within the terms Of the contract with By-Products Go.
 On the other hand. the. city has sued on the indemnity bond. If the suit comes to trial the c.ty will be called upon to show to what extent it has suffered damage. The principal claim be the increased cost Of garbage re- duction under the new arrangement contemplated with Fischer. His price for reduction is $1 per ton. The By Products Co.'S price was half a dol lar per ton. With an average of 18,- 900 tons per year TOT four years the increased cost to the city will aggre- gate s2o,000. The city could collect however, only the amount of the bond.
 It will be several days before City Attorney Cullinan. who is considering the proposition, will be ready to ad- vise the Board of Health as to what disposition to make of the 5000 of- Ger that Livingstone has made
 The plant of the Bridgeport By Products Go. is now owned by MT. Severance, who was the principal stockholder of the company when it went into the hands of a receiver. Not only was he the largest stock holder, but he held a heavy mortgage upon the plant besides. He bought in the plant when it was sold by or der Of the court
 One of che minor reasons appealing to the Board of Health in favor of the Asylum street site was the fact that the municipal slaughter house is located on the same ste, which is considered as of advantage.
 It was learned today that Fischer's original option on the Asylum street plant was S40.000 for the ground, build ings and machinery complete He has no use for the machinery. he says, for he proposed to install his own sys- tenn Then it was agreed that part of the mechanical equipment. valued at s5,OOe should be excluded from the sale This brought the price down to s35 900 and later another $2,500 was lopped off.