The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-20
Council Votes To Pay $3O,OOO For
 West End Park

By a. vote of F to 2. the Common Council last night adopted a report Of the Streets and Sidewalks commit tee, laid on the table last meeting, by which steps are to be taken towards the purchase Of the triangular plot of ground bounded by Fairfield avenue, State street and Mountain Grove street.
 were based upon the argument that the matter, in another form, had been voted down by the peep e at the last general election, when the $40. coo bonding proposition for a police site and building was defeated.
 At the last meeting of the council Alderman Garrity's motion that the matter be tabled prevailed without Dan Walker, chairman of the com nlittee on Streets and Sidewalks, nov ed that the report be taken from the table.
 report be read, and then said he be- lieved the matter was too important for the Board of Aldermen to act up- on, and that it should be submitted to the people. He made a motion to that effect. None seconded the mo- tion.
 Alderman MacFaydcn urged the adoption Of the report, said Bridge port should fall in line with cities all over the country which are seizing upon playground and breathing places for the children.
 Alderman Patrick Brady spoke along the same line, pointed out the conges- tton of population near the lot, and urged the adoption of the report.
 Alderman Walker urged that the matter under consideration was not like the proposition voted down by the peonle at the last election.
 '"The same thing, only in different form" retorted Alderman Garrity. '1t was voted down before, and the peo- r1Is a--a fo if again p
 'fWe can't have too many breathing places,'' interposed Alderman Carroll.
 Look at Yellow Mill Park said Al derrnan King. ''We need place Ike it for the West End"
 "I don't oppose pfaygrounds,' re- pied Alderman Garrtty. But this Is the wrong way to do business. This is the same proposition we had before, but worded differently. It was Salleii a $40, 900 police station before. Now it's a park, for $30, 900, and when We pay the assessments for paving. sew CTS, and the other assessments we must pay under this report, the price won't be far from $4O.000.''
 '"The best judge on any Uroposition,' ,' said Alderman Cederholm, ''is the pee pie. have confidence in the ctti- zens of Brtdgep1rt, and I believe they can vote intelligently on any propcs1- ton the Board of Aldermen or any other board may bring before them"
 I'm of the opinion the people don't want to be troubled" replied Alder man Primrose. we are here to rep resent them. They expect us to use our good judgment. In all probabll- ity, if that matter was submitted 10 the people, the vote would show the folly of it. The peop'e living in the immediate vicinity would vote unani- mously for it, and perhaps the people in the East End would cast a ,arge vote against it.''
 The report was then placed upon it's passage, and by a rising vote Of r to 1t was adop:ed. Those who opposed it were Aldermen Garrity, Hardy, Reddy, Moran, Tfmko, Meyer and Cederh0lm-
 The report provides that George M. Flames, president of the Park Commis- s;on and Ju1ee E. F. Hal 'en, former head of the Police Commission, be ern- Low cred to purchase the property, with payment of $5. 900 for the first year, $15, 5,O00 the second year, and $1G,- 900 the third year, $30,000 in all, plus tl1e taxes on the list of 1911, and such assessments as the city may lay against the property.