The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-28
State Street Bridge Would Swell Congestion Hon. ZaImOn COOdsell AdduceS Disadvantages of Costly
 Project If Built Would Add Little to the Value of State Street
 Property

Hon. Za1mon Goodsen discussed with a representative of The Farmer to- day the proposed State street bridge He said:
 building the State street bridge is to remedy the present congested traffic conditions at Fairfield avenue and Main street and at the entrance to If this State street bridge should be built from the foot of State street connecting with Kossuth street across traffic on the lower bridge at the junction of Kossuth street and the proposed new State street bridge would be ten times greater than the present congestion of travel at Fair field avenue and Main street, or at the entrance to the lower bridge.
 Some express the opinion that the the most direct and shortest thorough fare through the city, whereas we have just finished building Congress street bridge and paving Barnum ave to the taxpayers, to make a cOnven- tent route for through travel.
 Some are fearful it may lead busi- ness enterprises to locate on or north of Fairfield avenue. As the south erly section of our city is already built up, it will be impossible to ex- pand business enterprises otherwise than easterly, westerly and norther-
 tsIf the later plan of building this bridge is followed, so that trolley tracks cannot be laid or trolley cars run thereon, how are the public at large to be accommodated in crossing this bridge?
 ssOthers express the opinion it would add millions of dollars to our grand list in the increase of property valua- ton on State street. The probabilt- ties are any such increase of prop erty valuations would be infinitesf- nal
 "Others are influenced by sentiment, but very few people are willing to pay taxes for sentiment only.
 'SWe cannot all hope to see condi- tions from the same standpoint. Neither can we get away from the fact that both sides of a proposition should be thoroughly thought out be- fore taking sides on important maj ters of great cost that must event. .IalIy come before our citizens for their final consideration.
 '+In the future growth and wants of our city, too many of our citizens sign petitions without waiting to ascer- tain if some other plan might not arise that would appeal to their judg- ment as being a better and broader plan for their acceptance
 Many men sign without waiting to hear the argument onathe other side of a question, rather than to offend the person or persons who present and have signed the petitions.
 -1f our citizens would only take LIIn0 anu lAIuk OuC LOT IhSAIISClNeS about important questions arising on public matters, the same as they do for their own private business mat tes, there would not be one quarter as much proniscuous signing.
 After our citizens have signed pe- titions, they may afterwards be sorry they were so nasty, but having once signed, they naturally hate to rescind their first action, and feel chagrined that their signatures are being made use of when it is against their better and later judgment.
 Under the above conditions, sigma lures should not stand as an argu- ment in favor of the petition.
 give my views upon location for a new bridge that would be really use full and profitable to the city,