The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-06
CITY MUST
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| dHlouHIS to credit or Spec1nc accounts, | S43,717.22
 Net debt on April 1, 1911, ss5S,-
 696.64
 Net debt on April 1, 1910, ses4,- | S33.15
 Decrease Of debt during year, $sS,- 136.51.
 Second District. Funded debt, April l, 1911, s1,2S2, Sinking fund on said date, s414,- | 622.5S.
 Net funded debt on said debt, sss7,- ] 377.42.
 Add amount of floating debt, $5,- O0O,0O.
 Total debt on April. 1, 1911, ss72,- 377.42.
 Cash in treasury on said date less accounts to credit of specific accounts, S,550.98.
 Net debt on April 1, 1911, ss33,- S26.44.
 Net debt on April 1. 1910, sss,- S5S.0S.
 Decrease of debt during year, s5o,- 0S1.64.
 Total net debt of city in both dis tricts, April l, 1910. s1,17S.6s1.2a. Total net debt of city in both dis tricts, April 1, 1911. s1,490, 0,523.0s. Decrease of debt during year, sSS,- l 16S.15.
 Total Bonded Debt Outstanding in Both Districts. On April 1, 1910. $2,159, 10000. On April 1, 1911, s2.109, 10000. Reduction of funded debt in both among the foremost of the cities of our country, financially. Street Department. Amount of sinking fund in both dis
 tricts on April 1, 1911. s542.40s.72. Net bonded debt on April l, 1911, $1,566,791.2S.
 Temporary debt on April 1, 1911,
 Total net debt. funded and tempor- ary. exclusive of cash in treasury on April 1, 1911, s1,571.791.2S.
 From the foregoing report it can be seen that the financial condition of the city is one of which the citizens debt of about $1.5o0,o0o a grand list of $90,000,000; an inventory of city property over $5,000,000 and a popu- laton of 1O2,O0O place Bridgeport Among the greatest problems that confront those in a charge of a municipality are the care and main tenance of the public streets. It is something that cannot be passed over lightly. Since the advent of the large, high powered automobiles and heavy auto trucks the placing and keeping a road in proper condition is d S0TlOuS question:. In OplnlOn the main arteries of the city should be kept in the best possible condition and the important streets in the center of the city should be permanently paved. This is being done, I believe, as rapidly as possible. Among the streets permanently paved last year were Stratford avenue from Lower bridge to Yellow Mill bridge, Elm street from Main street to Broad streets; Broad street from Elm stree, to Fairfield avenue and Main street from Gilbert to Golden Hill streets. Work has commenced on paving of Barnum avenue from Noble avenue easterly and contract for paving State street from Broad street to Fairfield avenue will be awarded during the next few days. The pavement on Fairfield avenue from Main street to Park avenue is in wretched condition, the asphalt being completely worn out and if possible should be replaced this year. The Connecticut company have agreed to lay new tracks and put wood blocks between their tracks as soon as progress is made on State street and I would recommend that the city repair their portion of the street until permanent pavement can be laid.
 On macadamized streets I would recommend the establishment of the Patrol System," that is the employ ing of a few men and carts continu- ously whose duty it shall be to keep constant watch of the macadamlZed streets and fill and repair holes as soon as they appear, especially on newly macadamized streets. The macadam streets of the city are worn out by continual heavy and rapid traf- fic and it would require many thou sands of dollars to properly repair them I would recommend the the board of apportionment grant more money next year for 'macadam re- pairs'' and the establishment of the ''patrol system." There is an in creased demand each year for the grading of streets in the first tax dis tricts and this should be met by an increased appropriation for street grading, first district.
 CrOsswalkS.
 Crowned crosswalks have outlived their usefulness and the large majority of crosswalks that were laid prior to two or three years ago are crowned too much and are out of repair and should be relaid and repaired on the time the Connecticut company is CO., operating with the city and all cross walks on the line of the trolley are being repaired and other crosswalks will be repaired to such an extent as the appropriation will permit. I would recommend that next year suffi- cient money be appropriated to put in repair every crosswalk and also more money for new crosswalks.
 It is the policy of the public works department to put in good condition the main arteries of public travel and then repair as many of the cross streets as the appropriation will allow. Following this plan among the streets that will be repaired this year are Connecticut avenue, Fairfield ave- nue from Ash Creek bridge easterly, North Main street, Park avenue, Will liam street. East Washington avenue, Stratford avenue, Huntington road, Noble avenue, East Main street and others.
 For Clean Streets.
 The matter of clean streets should appeal to every loyal citizen. The street cleaning department is very much handicapped by the throwing of waste material in the streets by the residents and I appeal to the fair minded citizen to refrain from this policy. I would recommend that the ordinance against the throwing of waste material and sweepings in the street be more stricty enforced. Let us work together for a Cleaner Bridgeport" and each one do his share. One of the improvem ents in the street cleaning department is the installing use on permanent pavement and it is working very successfully, 1 wish again to call the attention of the board the tendancy of allowing the extension of buildings over esta bliShed building lines This is poor practice and should never be allowed except iii ex- treme cases. I urge that building