The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-03
Common Council i. Has Brief But
 Busy Session
Alderman Lyddy Wants Con- necticut Co. to Give Workers Six Fares For Quarter
Park Boards South Avenue Pro- ject Given to Street And Side walks Committee Other Business Be ore Council

Following the meeting of the Com mon Council last evening, Mayor Will son announced the appointment of a committee of three, Aldermen Daniel E. Walker, Guy P. Miller and E. E. Garlick, to represent the city in con ference with the selectmen of Fair- field on the proposed new bridge at Moody'sl Mill This, is at the point where North avenue crosses Rooster river, near Mountain Grove cemetery, and the river makes a division of the town towns.
 The appointment was made under a resolution introduced in the former Common ACouncl by Former Alder man H. H. Jackson. The mayor was authorized to name the committee. Mayor Buckingham left the naming of the committee to his successor.
 The communication of the board of park commissioners relative to the Crane Co.'s proposition of settlement of litigation now pending over the South avenue across to Barnum's dyke near the West End plant of the Crane Co. was referred to the committee on streets and sidewalks at the Common terms of the proposed settlement were outlined in the Farmer of yesterday. The company asks the extension of South avenue westerly, and agrees to waive any damage claims it might have under the proposed extension. and in return asks the title to the QlSpuLSQ corner through Wn1Cn I1G passage way extends. The commIs- sioners believe the proposition a good one, and asks the city to extend the street accordingly.
 South avenue is expected eventually to carry car tracks to transport bath CTS and others along the northern edge of the park property. This will keep the boulevard along the sea wall ties will ultimately be located on Fayerweather's Island if the park commissioners succeed in working out
 Alderman John F. Lyddy of the Eleventh district introduced a, resolu- tion which at his request was placed upon~its immediate passage instead of following the usual course of being referred to a committee. The reso- lutton was unanimously adopted, in struc3ng the mayor to appoint com mittee of three aldermen to confer with the officials of the Connecticut Co. with a view to putting into prac- tice a rule of six fares for quarter from to 8 8. and from to ' p. m. The mayor did not appoint the committee last night Alderman Lyddy said he believed his resolution was only fair to the working people
 Alderman Walker inquired of May or Wilson what had become of his resolution for the appointment of committee of five to consider the pro- the hsrbor and into East Bridgeport. The mayor said the resolution was still before him. He has not yet named his committee. It was upon Alderman Walkers request that the mayor took action last night on the appointment of a committee of three to confer with the Fairfield select men relative to the Moody's Mill bridge.
 Alderman Timko, who introduced a raft of resolutions into the Common Council calling for work in various parts of the Third district, included among the others one asking for the building of a new school to alleviate congeSted conditions there. The reSo- luton was referred to the board of education. It is claimed that there are three portable schools in use in the vicinity of the Third district
 The petition of the police and park boards for an appropriation of ESQ., 900 for the purchase of the triangular nue, 65S feet in State street and 298 feet in Mountain Grove street was re- ceived last night
 The expected report of the commit tee on streets and sidewalks on the Macfayden resolution was accepted. It calls for the appointment of a com mittee of five, including the president of the Common Council, the president of the Board of Trade, Business Men's association and Manufacturers as- sociation, and the city engineer, to take up the esta blishment of a uni form building line in Main street from Railroad avenue to Bulls Head.
 The meeting lasted just 5 minutes, beginning promptly at and adjourn ing to Jan. 5 at S:55-