The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-01-17
TO ASK S225,000 BONDS TO BUILD
 NEW ALMSH0USE

The Aldermanic committee on new buildings for the city poor introduced a resolution to the Common Council last night calling for the creation of committee to build a new almshouse at a cost of s225,000. the same to be paid for out of bond issue. On mo- tion of Alderman King the matter was laid on the table until the next meeting The report of the committee is as follows: "The undersigned com mittee as per resolution adopted at the meeting of the Common Council of the City of Bridgeport held April IS. 1910 relative to the securing or of new buildings for the city poor beg leave to report as follows: Your com mittee has visited many of the insti- tutions of the state used for the same purpose and has also had plans, etc, prepared by local architects. and esti- mates prepared by an expert on said plans
 After having made an exhaustive enquiry into the aforesaid improve ment as report filled at previous meeting of the Common Council held Oct IT, 1910, your committee therefore recommend for adoption the following resolutions:
 Resolved: That the city attorney be, and hereby is requested to draft proper resolution or act. to be pre- sented to the General Assembly at its present session authorizing the City of Bridgeport to issue bonds to struction of new buildings on the property of the present town farm Tor the care of the city poor and be 1t further resolved:
 That his honor, the mayor appoint five citizens as a committee on the
 E,xsl lfx,rr hull d. Ings and that said committee when created. and when said bonds are au- thorized shall be empowered to have specifications and plans for said build ing or buildings prepared. to obtain estimates of the probable cost. to en- ploy an architect and such other as- sistance as may be needed, to adver- tise for proposals for the construction of said building or buildings, to make in the name of and on behalf of the city all contracts for the erection of said building or buildings and to do any and all other acts necessary for the erection of said building or build ings, and to any and all other acts necessary to complete said building or buildings according to the plans and specif. cations which may be ac- cepted by such committee.
 Respectfully submitted. Hugh J. La very. James J. Conlin, H. H. Jackson and Thomas Stewart.'
 The name of Former Alderman John M- Griffin was not affixed to the re- port when presented last night all though MT Griffin is said to be in favor of the entire project. Alder man Jackson said that the poor of the city are very much in need of better accommodations than they are now afforded in the present build ing which was built in 1865 with wing built in 1888. He said that five plans have been submitted by local architects, which are very complete although the committee has not adopt ed any of them. When Alderman King moved that the matter be tabled, Alderman Jackson maintained that the matter should be acted upon at that meeting in order that the proposed bond issue may be presented to the Legislature before the close of the time for the acceptance of new bus mess. It was finally decided that the matter could be laid over until the next meeting and gotten before the Legislature in time
 Alderman King said that he had supposed that Alderman Jackson was opposed to any matter of public works being carried out by a committee of citizens. Tn a few flowery words AL dernan Jackson assured his colleagues that that matter was one that would be we'll taken care of later on as the committee had some ideas along that line. He did not divulge what the ideas were and did not contradict Alderman Kings assertion that he (Jackson) was opposed to committees of citizens being intrusted with public works projects of great importance.