The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-28

said the clients were of the opinion that the railroad company should bs willing to lay ssrooved rails if the |'a wider street.
 The city engineer gave the informa- tton which was to the effect that the street between Main and Broad streets was 36 feet wide. roughly speaking. tracks laid in the middle of the streets there would be a clearance distance | of eight feet on either side. He said that he had measured many motor trucks and vehicles of all kinds and had found few that would, be too wide
 MT. Cooper then asked what the le- gal rights of the city are and if the traction company had right to de- mand ten foot scenters.
 City Attorney Pullman explained he thought the city should assume that the ten foot centers are something that must be graned and should pro- ceed with the idea that ten foot cen- ters must ultimately be laid.
 MT. Cooper asked what the meet ing was for. 'FWe would like to know declAredA Mr Cooper. He was told that the meeting was for the purpose |Of' hearing citizens relative to the Fair field avenue matter. The answer he received was indefinite.
 I.- against further, delay in holding up the repairs to the street. He spoke of the manner In which the ambulance goes tearing through the street as be- ing dangerous to public welfare and because of the condition of the stree1. He said he spoke for Thomas P Tay- for and John T. Donovan who were in favor of granting the ten foot cen- ters and allowing the city to go ahead with it's paving work He declared that it costs him an average of $20. a day to have. the street in It's present condition, from loss of trade.
 "A gentleman appeared in behalf of Margaret M. Gallagher who owns property on the street He was oppos- ed to ten foot centers Wayne Swartz appeared for his wife and Mrs Kate GiIbert other property owners He
 William F. Kirk spoke very much to the point. TT thought that we were coming here tonight" he. said turning to Supt- Chapman '.to listen to some generous offers of the trolley com ssrses ssn to 'a coaicede SrooveG raiIs R nns ns der1round feed .wir& thus doing away with unneceseary poles z Let us feel as though we were going to, get some thing before we admit that we are licked, he said
 Sup: 1ehappap said .that tsp foot s,et
 
 ie Aidsrlnan I sE E ,H. aaflick tried to ob- tain fromS Mr.ks Chapnnah information as to whether the ears had now. at tained their full sixe or not and whether the company might not soon Rantss1 foot ~cenfers, but she was un- If sWoiH was sfsrted by July 1s he was positive that it would be com apleted by Nov: 1: The speak ksn, viii tually admitted that the demand. to have State street in the West End paved last year was stre4fger. than that for Fairfield avenue. 2 r The chairman denanded, s"Why have you not started the work ?'' pdt up their rails! replied the col
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 xffer R. II Whiting; had declared that the street should De .p1veds at once and that the BueinefV Men1 as :0Slstion asnea f95 D.o- scens aid sfrss ss whcieg trouble was due to4 the obsts- macy of the trodleys people insistins upon few more inqhee of the street, III they would recede from their posi- tion and for once lay. tFaelks where ths: people Esnts them ths qeestionn ton
 supt. Chapman said that the trolley people ob5scteo Jstoz 4reoyed rAlls be. ECom1nissi0kef >W. sB. Lashars sugr gesteu that electric welding would Five the trolley people as good joints with the erooved rail as they might want. ss5 sz q