The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-09-15
Paving And Sewer
 Commission Meet Alleges That Spur Track Was H. legally Laid in Congress ; Street Commissioner Lashar's Explana- ton of Buckling of Perma-
 nent Pavement in Fair
 field Avenue

By what right did the Connecticut Go. lay spur tracks below the accepted grade in Congress street leading into the car barns? Before the contract for paving Congress street is let out the Paving and Sewer Commission in- tends to ascertain where the trolley company obtained that right. The commission does not intend to have the city pay extra expense for chang ing the grade when the company is at fault.
 The commission met last evening and learned that the special work for the trolley tracks at Main and Con- gress streets would be here about Sept. B, and that within a. week af- ter that time they could start the long delayed paving of the street from the bridge approach to Main street The commission voted to extend the pave ment on Congress street, east beyond Main so as to enable horses to get a. foothold on the Congress street hdlf. Knowing that it will be a matter of but a few weeks when the street will be ready for paving, George Burns of the Burns Go. stated that it would take about six days to widen the street and reset the curbS, so that there will be no delay in this part of the work. The street could have been widened some time ago, and the curbs reset, but the public works de- partment delayed this work as con- venience to merchants in this street, not desiring to have the street torn up all summer or until the Connecti- cut Go. should get ready to do their work.
 E. c. Webster, successor to C. C.. Ebwell as engineer of the Connecticut Go, stated that his company was ready to start the work in Congress the ground, except the special work at Main street The company would hasten the work and if possible labor by night so as to cause as little inter- ruption to traffic as possible. The secretary was ordered to advertise for bids for supplying the granite blocks.
 Reports were heard on the paving work in Barnum avenue near Noble avenue, which it was stated would be completed by the end of the week. Contractor Burns for. the Burns Co.,, reronted that the repair work in East Main street would be completed by Saturday night. Most of the work on the north side was completed, while but two days were necessary for the south side. A communication was reads from the bondsmen of the Wyclroff company who laid the pave ment in Fairfield avenue, which 'buckled'' after the recent heavy rains. The communication read that they would stand behind their guarantee. They could not understand the reason for the buclCling unless with six 1n- ches Of rain failing after a period of draught an unprecedented condition had resulted.
 All the blocks, 22,0OO square yards, for State street, would be delivered shortly. A load of 5000 yards is now being unlatded at the city yard.
 The reading of the comm muH1ication on the standing back of the guaran- tee in Fairfield avenue, led to a dis cussion as to the merits of different block treatments, such as 12, 16 and A pound treatments. Commissioner Lashar expressed the opinion that the buclSling was due to excavations. He stated that he had expected such re- sults in sections where excavations had been made. He had watched the now convinced that the trouble start ed where the pavement had been torn up.
 I Commissioner Staples called atten- tion to condition which exists after every rain storm. At Main and State streets, on the east track, pool forms. causing pedestrians to make a big detour. The. trolley company was ordered to put in two catch basins to alleviate the trouble.
 The Pierce Mfg. Go. was awarded the contract for SIP feet of sewer in Merchant street at 66 cents a foot, and for 4S5 feet in Orland street at 77 cents foot.