The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-05-03
e. n. DILLON g. CO.

an hour, espied Senator Judson's
troches and asked for one
"Chaw it, said JudsOn and Nc
Kenna smiled good naturally, as he
relieved his tired throat
McKenna said when this discovery
was made he consulted with the Pub
lie Works department, and in order
to save expense they didn't take out
the old cancrete, but raised it a lit
tie
Then you had to cut your coat ac-
cording to the cloth you had?" Eyes,
that's it,
Klein asked if the Conn Co., had
to rip out part of it's concrete. Nc
Kenna said that was SO, because the
work had proceeded On the assump-
ton that the original concrete bed was
according to specification. He said
he did not believe the city had paid
for the cost of the additional work
done by the Connecticut CO. on this
account.
A. disturbance among the throng Of
spectators heralded the approach Of
Homer c. Godfrey, who was flushed
with the haste he had made to reach
the City hall before the sheriff got on
his trail
Mr. Godfrey was called to the stand
at once. Senator Judson asked him
a number of questions which ELECTED
responses to the effect that as he UNI
derstood the matter of Mr.. Beach's
curb in Spring street, the bill for
twice resetting the curb is still I'M
paid and is a charge against the city
engineer, on the, books of his con-
Germ.
Klein took him in hand for cross
examination and Mr.. Godfrey admit
ted he knew nothing about the pro-
position. Judson asked him again
about the bill. He said he understood
it was sent to the city. to Mr.. Nc
to be paid by the city and it was
then charged to Mr.. McKenna.
Godfrey again cross examined said
he had no personal knowledge Of the
matter didn't know whether the bill
had been sent to Mr.. McKenna, and
hadn't thought Of it until yesterday
afternoon when Mr.. Judson's partner
called him UP and asked him to ap-
pear as a witness. He had sent an
other man. He supposed the bill was
not a charge against the city engi-
neers office, but charge against
McKenna personally. He supposed the
bill was sent to the city engineers
office because other administrations
used to pay for grade changes and
he didn't suppose this was an excep-
ton. But when Klein brought it for
chilly to the attention of the commit
tee that Mr.. Godfrey had no personal
knowledge of the situation, and that
he personally never tried to collect
the money. Klein excused the wit
ness.
Much mooted Livingstone Place was
taken up, Klein now following the
specifications against McKenna in
regular order. 1t will be recalled the
C. Lewis Bill who lives in that thor
oughfare testified that McKenna had
agreed to pay personally for certain
changes of grade in the street. Nc
Kenna recalled Bill's visit to his Of
fee. He said Bill told him the grade
of the street left the fence line six
inches above the rough work Of his
house He didn't believe that posi-
BILE, and he said as a wager he told
Bill if it were so he would pay for
an employee of his office went to the
scene, took some measurements and
convinced Bill the rough work was
six inches above the walk. He said
Bill was very much astonished. He
got this information from another
engineer.
McKenna said there was never an
official grade for the street until he
established one, the present one, and
that he considered it a good grade as
it stood Then Klein asked about the
Livingstone place sewer. McKenna
said that when the contractors began
work. he found there was an error
of 10 inches in specifications furnish
ed his office He didn't care to tell
whose error it was, unless 1t was alb
solutely necessary, and Klein didn't
insist The Is inches further drop of
the sewer connection with the trunk
sewer made it possible to extend the
sewer through Livingstone place 1873
feet further than was originally plan
L. AL 'or1d
the construction of the sewer in keep
ing within the orders of the Common
Council, Has far as the grade will per-
nit" McKenna explained that the
sewer is so built that it can be used
by every house, either built, or to be
built, along it's line, and that if the
extension were not made, as he had
made it, this property couldn't be sew
cred without building a long sewer in
East Main street. which has no sew
er extending as far northerly as Liv-
ingstone place. McKenna said that
catch basin was built and torn down
the same day because he learned af-
provision was made for grading the
street that year. He had been led
to believe the street was to be grad
ed at once, and the catch basin was
built to conform to the grade. But
without grading the street he be-
lieved the catch basin would be a
menace. So he ordered it torn down.
McKenna was then questioned
about the Beach grade in Spring
street. The contractor notified him
the stakes had been disturbed, said
he at had my men go on the ground
and give them a grade the second
time. After couple of days, Mr..
Beach, or rather Mr. Silliman as l
now remember it called at my office
and said Mr. Beach was very anxious
to have the sidewalk laid by winter
But as we had a cut there of about
a foot and as he also stated that he
had inquired of the Public works de-
partment and learned that there were
no available funds for sidewalk grad
ing he asked me if / would not go
there with him and see if there was
not a possibility of raising the grade
which / did. 1 raised the grade there
so as to enable the owner of the prop
erty to have the sidewalk for that
winter. But the street has not been
graded up to the present time.
eff Mr.. Beach had been willing to
lower the grade of his walk there
foot or more, all this condition would
have been avoided. would it not?''
Eyes SIR" WAS there any mistake
in your office in this Connection" 81
don't consider that there was any mis-
take"
McKenna said he did not consider
his office responsible If teams or boys
disturbed grade stakes. 1t often hap
pens, he said.
Harmony street is not yet graded |
said McKenna, in refutation of the