The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-16
Petitions and Reports Before Common Council
Minor Affairs in Administration of a Big City at Last Nights
 Meeting


 common council last night such as petltlonS, reports, resolutions, etc.: Petitions. A. J. 5. Silliman ct als, for the oiling of Huntington road. Connecticut Co.,, to relocate its tracks on Park avenue between State street and Fairfield avenue on 10-foot centers.
 Theresa M. Thornton, for compen- sation for injuries due to fall on on alleged defective crosswaIk at Kos suth and Sterling streets on April IT. Mary I. O'Connell ct als, for sprink- ling of Porter street. Standard Manufacturing Co.,, for scales in front of their factory on scales in front of their foctory on i tiOu-atonic avenue. Mary Sanak, for discontinuance of sprinkling on Pembroke street be- tween Pearl street and Boston ave- nue.
 Mary A. Nichols, for curb, gutters and sidewalks on Charles street. William A. Fox, for establishm ent of grade on Bennett avenue.
 Gaetano Vitale, fo rpermission to use explosives in removing tree stumps from Davenport park. T. Benef1cio, for curb, gutters and sidewalks on Cowles street.
 Johanna s. Shannahan, for abate-
 
 E. A. Godfrey, for abatement of 1910 taxes in the name of B. J. God- frey.
 Simon Romm, for abatement of taxes for 1910
 Sarah Harvey, for abatement of taxes for 1910.
 D. R. Norman, for abatement of
 Anton Coplinski. for abatement of 1910 personal tax
 Cornelius Dwyer, for abatement of taxes for 1905, 1906 and 1907.
 Board of trade, for an arc street light at northern end of Union avenue for the benefit of the Bridgeport Screw Co.
 Jane N. Elwell, for abatement of taxes for 1910
 Ignacy Rasemowtcs ct ux., for abatement of taxes for 1910.
 F. S. Sillinan, for abatement of taxes for 1910.
 Gabriel Papp, for abatement of taxes for 1910.
 Barbara Brederman, for return of excess taxes for 1910. .
 William Hawkins, for abatement of personal tax for 1910.
 Mrs. Emma Smith, for abatement of street sprinkling assessment for 1910.
 Anna B. Masten, for abatement of
 
 Catherine Carey, for abatement of taxes for 1910.
 Naugatuck Valley Ice Co.,, for sew CT in Glenwood avenue about 800 feet long.
 M Lucciano, for permission to erect brick building at 155 Willard street. sion to move lunch cart from Charles and Main street, to Main and Cath crime streets.
 Reports.
 From the streets and sidewalks committee:
 c. E. Wilson ct als. for building line on Madison avenue, leave to with draw.
 Ordering sprinkling of Porter street.
 Ordering public hearings on June 5, on building line on Noble avenue, | widening roadway on Stratford ave- nue, change of grade on State street westerly from Norman street, and establishing grade on Westfield ave- nue.
 Disseminating building line on south side of Gregory street from Warren street to Myrtle avenue.
 Ordering sprinkling of Norman street between Benham and Maple wood avenues.
 Ordering layout of Hansen avenue.
 Ordering usual improvements on Congress street just previous to per- manent pavement on same street, | which is also ordered laid.
 From sewers committee:
 Ordering construction of sewer in Ellsworth street.
 Ordering hearings on sewers for Beechmont avenue, Charles street, Center street extension, and Golden | Hill street, Atlantic street and Hon. sen avenue.
 Committee on claims: Granting | petitions of John Fahey. Mary A. Bond, Catherine Brady and A. Sjdoin, l all for abatement of taxes.
 J. J. Kerwin, allowing abatement of expenses on assessment for Nor mon street trunk sewer on condition he $50.
 Referring petition of John I. Miller for damages by change of grade in Broad street to the board of apprais- al of benefits and damages.
 Samuel Katz, George Gerwein, John Cusick and Stephen Yonsick, leave to withdraw.
 Granting petitions of Susan B. Miller and Esther B. Nash.
 From the city auditor, recommend- ing the payment to the state of the money due on the dog taxes for 1910- 1911, as follows: $3,200.55; recom- m6nQ1ng the payment OI the money due the sinking fund commissioner as follows: First district, $5,500; l second district, $14,000.
 Resolutions.
 By Alderman Paddock placing the board on record as opposed to the legislative act allowing street railroad companies to lay 10-foot centers for their tracks wherever they deemed a street wide enough for this, thus talk ing away the power to give or deny this permission from cities and towns.
 By Alderman Conlin, granting public hearing on the petition of building line on Arch street, on May 22.
 By Alderman Lavery, directing the of new crosswalk across Crescent avenue from Chal- lenger's news store to the Congress street bridge.
 By Alderman Miller, requiring the grade of the roadway leading to the United Illuminating Co. property on Congress street be raised as it is dan- gerous as it now it.
 By Alderman O'Neil, directing the people on the north side of Howe street between East Main and Kos suth streets to repair their sideNalke within 30 days or have the director of public works do it for them at their expense.
 By Alderman Jackson, abating the taxes of F. A. Mott and F. E. Bunten.
 The communication of the Connec-