The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-12-19
AUDIT COMMITTEE
 NAMED BY MAYOR
Police Ordinance Amended StapletOn Suit Settled-Other Matters of Interest

Mayor Wilson called the meeting of the Common Council to order last evening when there were but 13 al- dermen in the Council chamber. It was just eight when his gavel fell, and he at once instructed Page Cleary to notify the Democratic members, most of whom were in the office of City. Clerk Boucher, to assemble. All soon filed in.
 Petitions and communications were referred with dispatch to their re- Spectfve committees. The only sub- ject occasioning debate and in fact the only matter on which the vote was not unanimous was the North avenue widening.
 Unanimous consent was granted fireproof garage at 209 John street, the written consent of all property owners within 200 feet having been secured.
 The choice of the Park board, of Henry Setzer to succeed himself as member of the board, was unanimous ly confirmed.
 The resolution introduced by AL derman w. E. Primrose at the last meeting authorizing Mayor Wilson to appoint committee of audit with wide scope of power was unanimous announced John Taylor, W. Percy AL len and John H. Green as the com mittee. They are authorized to em- ploy experts, and to have access to the records of all departments.
 Ordinances were adopted creating another detective sergeant, to handle the Bertillon system at police head quarters, and authorizing the Police commissioners to issue cards to news papers for use of reporters. at fires and similar happenings where police lines are established. George Haux who, has established the Bertillon system at police headquarters with excellent satisfaction is scheduled to be made sergeant to fill this place. A penalty of $50 is provided for the use of the newspaper credentials by others than those whose business it is to use them.
 In keeping with the action taken at its recent meeting the committee on finance recommended that each department of the city government secure discounts on all bills on a monthly payment basis, the payments to be made on the Tuesday succeed ing the third Monday of each month.
 Agreement between counsel for George Stapleton and City Attorney Cullinan to settle the suit brought by Stapleton against the city was rati- fled. Mir. stapleton was awarded damages of $500 for the East Wash ington avenue widening in 1908. He claimed damages of $3,300-s He agreed to accept $500 plus the inter est it has earned for the city in the meantime. This at the rate of per cent, which the city deposits draw, tioned the agreement. The property is at the junction of East Washing ton avenue and Main street.
 Alderman Primrose asked that the committee on Streets and Sidewalks look into the matter of extending the Hallett street macadamizing to Bos- ton avenue, only short stretch, he said, which is needed to make the thOroughfare an excellent means of reaching Old Mill green.
 Alderman Walkers resolution ask ing for the appointment of "a com mittee of five to investigate the wis dom of extending State street across the harbor to East Bridgeport was adopted without reference to com rnfttee.
 suggested that the director and street committee should visit the 18th dis trict before preparing their requisi- tions
 Alderman Reddy introduced reso- lutions calling for the building of a just west of the High school, also for the lighting of the same.
 The next meeting will be Tuesday evening, Jan. 2.
 Among the routine petitions, etc., received last night were the follow ! ing:
 Thomas Curtis, Joseph c. Knaff, T. TuzZiO, George Haaga, Stephen J. l Blotsky. Edward Waltersdorf, Mat thew J. Curran, Frank A. Wilmore, William E.. Robinson, Raymond Sul- 1 Evan, George Lewis and Ernest E. Reynolds. abatement of personal tax i uue, June 1, 1911. Mason P. Gray for reimbursement | for injuries received on Dec. 5. Peter and Annie Pavlovsky, abate- | ment of street sprinkling tax. Hannah Hayden, return of $2, ex-
 cess of street sprinkling assessment. Elizabeth CahiE, return of s2.50 for | the same.
 Jane E. Cute. return of same. John Fahy, abatement of same.
 David Rice. abatement of interes, and expenses on taxes of 1904, 1906, i 1908, 1909 and 1910. - Rev. w. H. Lynch, abatement of street sprinkling assessment levied on St. Charles church. Ferdinand KarasS abatement of i interest and expenses for construction | Of Ohborn street sewer. Aldred Chevalier, reimbursement | for injuries due to fall on Poplar street.
 Shiloh church association, abate- ment of street sprinkling tax. M. Y. Graf for adjustment of sew
 CT assessment for Vine street sewer. 1 Henry Wisshengard, return of $25
 paid for entering Madison avenue sewer.
 W. T. Mullins for macadamizing | Baldwin street. H. l.. Dean for 12-foot building line
 each side of Jewett avenue. Nicholas Tesiny for establishment Of grade on Jewett avenue. 1 Same, for extension of Tesiny ave- nue to Madison avenue. E. J. O'Neill, to work Hawley ave- | nue to grade between Main street and Madison avenue.
 Mrs. E. Tesch, to extend Charles street from Main to Harvard street R. Fitzroy, to macaiamize Brooks | street.
 w. R. Muirhead, to macadamize Pembroke street.
 Frank J. Kusterer, to sprinkle Catherine street with water Same. to sprinkle Grand street. Charles Mellitz, to sprinkle Spruce street.
 l A. B. Baulieu, to sprinkle Main street north of North avenue with
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 c. A. Gerdinnier. to sprinkle Arch i street.
 ! Bridgeport Elastic Fabric O., to
 sprinkle Center street with oil or 1 water.
 A. T. s. Silliman. to snrin,sla Hunt-