The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20
Zdimon G0odSeII Gives His Views On
 Absorbing Matters

Zalmon Goodsell. whose views on matters pertaining to the city's fu- ture are always interesting was in- terviewed by a Farmer reporter to- day with respect to questions now be- ing agitated by the Business Men s association. Mr. Goodsen was asked.
 Are you a member of the Business Men s association?''
 ''I have been a member almost since it's organizat tion.' --
 DO you favor the Civil Service and Merit System for the City of Bridge
 'sYes.''
 Are you willing to give a reason ?''
 Every manufacturer and every bus mess man who is successful, accom- plishes said results by the utmost economy in keeping the expense ac- count down to the lowest minimum, which, experience teaches is consistent cessfm manufacturers and busine9 men cannot dispute. that methods foi lowed by them in gaining businesA success, must be followed by Civil and for the city the same as by them selves if wastefulness of the taxpay- CTS money is to be eradicated and efficiency desired"
 Are you in favor of the Pension System for City emp,oyees?'
 Based upon efficient service for a reasonable number of years, I arn.'
 'iDo you believe Bridgeport's popu- lafion will reach the large total of 50o.0oo people in. the next seventy-five years?''
 T hardly think it will'
 Are you willing: to. explain why q would say that per cent growth for the ten years ending 1920 would make a population of about 1S0,O00 people. A 21z per cent. growth to 1sS0 would make about 162,000 people. A per cent. growth to 1940 would make 1s4. coo people: A per cent. growth 1& per cent. growth to 1860 would make 273, 900 peope A 1z per cent growth to 1870 would make 31S,000 peo- pie. A 111 per, cent. growth to 1880 cent. growth to 1885 would make SS7,- 900 people The above figures are computed approximately. doubt then if a child now five years, old who should live to be eighty years of age wou,d find, that the population of Bridgeport exceeded 100000 population, which I consider a reasonable estimate as the percentage of growth de- creases rap:diy with the increase of population. To exceed the above esti- mates very materially could only be accomplished by a series of large in dustries similar to the automobile in dustry in Detroit, locating in our city, creating an excessive instead of nat ural growth.
 "If the above estimates for popula- ton of our city's, growth is anywhere near correct, for the life of me, can not help but wonder of what earthly benefit little thirty inch trunk sew CT ordered to be laid on Dewey street Gin place of the 40 by 60 sewer D an red by MT. ScoheId) will do toward sewering the northwest section of our city which covers ar area of ground over three xaIieS in. Iencth, and app OK masely one rpile wide. when this sec ton becomes tf,ie ky populated wi h people and their homes. As you con slider that most of our large cities in1 New England have trunk sewers IS fn- ches or larger, and our largest trunk sewer 40 By 50, 2,400 inches surface area is reduced down to 30 inches or 900 inches surface area. ablishing a condition that win positively necessi- tate the rebuilding of this present adopted sewer system in future years all over again at a very much large y increased expense. It is a peculiar condition where so much thought, care and labor are given to small savings at the present time in the different de partments of our city, that our Alder men should allow so large a waste of money as now projected, in building this present Dewey street sewer, on so smai. a scale. - The savings on one hand look like mole hills compared with mountains of wastefulness on the other"