The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1910-12-20
APPRAISAL ON
CONGRESS ST.
is SENT BACK
Action of Board Caused Benefits
to be Assessed Too High and
Damages Too Low in Certain
CaSes-COrrectiOn Will be
Made

The Congress street widening pro-
iect. which has occupied the atten-
ton of the Common Council a large
part of the time during the past year,
was again deferred last night when
the aldermen adopted a resolution
offered by Alderman Henry Clampett
resembling a previous action of the
board in confirming the report of the
Board of Appraisal of Benefits and
Damages on the widening of the
street on the north side
Action On the mayors two vetoes
relative to the widening project was
not taken, and on motion of Alder
man Hugh ]. Lavery they were al
lowed to remain on the table until
the next meeting, inasmuch as the
Board of Appraisal sent a communi-
cation to the council last night re-
questing that its report be sent back
to it for correction. Alderman Law
cry said that the adoption of the
Board of AppraisaPs recommendations
as found in their communication en-
tered into the question deeply, and
he moved that the matter of voting
on the mayors messages go over for
one meeting.
The communication from the Board
of Appraisal was as follows:
the City of Bridgeport,
Gentlemen: The Board Of Appraisal
of Benefits and Damages would re-
specially report to your honorable
body that in making the assessment
Of benefits and damages on the w:d-
ening of Congress we assessed dam
ages of $4,000 to Mrs Abbie McCar-
thy on the assumption that the city
could by condemnation take her en-
tire property and then deed the por-
ton not required for highway pur-
poses to the adjoining land owners
on the north, namely. Berger and
Connors. We assessed. benefits over
and above damages to Berger and
Connors amounting to $4,000 on the
supposition that the city would be
able to deed a strip of the Mccarthy
property to Berger and Connors and
thus place them on the corner Of
Congress and Main streets. mas
much as this cannot be legally done
the assessment of $4,000 damages to
Mrs. Mccarthy is too high and the
assessment Of $4,700 benefits to Ber-
ger and Connors Is too large unless
they can be placed on the corner. We
do not, think that this error ought to
go uncOrrected because it means a
substantial loss to the city. We would
therefore recommend that such steps
be taken as may be legally necessary
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benefits and damages to our board.
We feel 1t our duty to direct your
attention to this situation on ac-
count of the appeals which have been
taken from the assessment of benefits
and damages, and we feel that you
will recognize the necessity of taking
appropriate action in the premises.
Respectfully submitted this 18th
day of December, 1910 "at ri.
MARCUS L. REYNOLDS
EDW. c. SPARGO,
JAMES L. McGOvERN
Board Of Appraisal.
On motion Of Alderman King it
was voted that the request of the
board be granted, the report accepted.
and the matter be referred back to
the Appraisal board for further con-
sideration and correction. The mo-
ton was seconded by Alderman Prim-
rose.
Alderman Clampett then moved that
the resolution relative to the same
matter. offered by him at the last
meeting, be taken from the table.
The resolution foilows: Resolved:
That the action Of Ehe Common
Council in confirming the report of
the Board Of Appraisal Of Benefits
and Damages on the widening OF
Congress street adopted Oct. II, 1910.
be and the same is hereby rescinded
and recommitted to the said Board
Of Appraisal for further action" This
motion prevailed.