The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-02-06

Plans of the Gulf Refining Go. to locate oil tanks in East avenue near the railroad in the East End, were held up, but CnIy for q few moments, at the Common Council meeting, last night, when Alderman MacF'ayden, piqued at a similar move earlier in the evening the part of Alderman Stewart, objected when Stewart ask ed unanimous consent for the grant ing of permission to the company to go ahead with it's plans under the direction of the Director of Public works
 MacFayden asked unanimous consent to the petition of Charles A. Paul for permission to erect a bay window in connection with the remodeling of lIis recently purchased b-ock at Fairfield avenue and Harrison street, the bay tc project over the building line.
 Alderman Stewart objected to rush. ing such matters through, and on his objection it was referred to the reg ular committee for consideration. Later Alderman Stewart appeared spokesman for the Gulf Refining Co.'S petition. Alderman MacFayden promptly opposed granting permis- sion.
 MacFayden's opposition, however, did not suffice to prevent the council ordering recess. by vote of 12 to Il, to give immediate consideration to the matter. The report of the committee, recommending granting permission, King and Cederholm. They argued that property owners should be given a right to be heard, that the location of oil tanks might prove dangerous, and might also breed disagreeable odors Alderman Stewart then called for a rising vote on the adoption of the report It was adopted by fl to 8. Those voting against the matter I5N1r rz7or1 IDrII Miller, Mccoy, Lyddy, King, Primrose and Cederholm-
 Among the other petitions received last evening were two from residents of the northeastern section of the city asking for the building of a bridge from Roosevelt street to Island Brook avenue.
 public hearing was ordered on the petition of A. & A. E. Henkels for per- mission to build steps over the build ing line in connection with their new factory in Connecticut avenue just west of Waterman avenue.
 The First Commissioners recommen- dation that fire alarm boxes be located on the stages of theatres such as protection of patrons, was referred to the committee on Fire Department. Hearings were ordered for the next meeting on the reports Of the Main street building line committee calling for the discontinuance of the five foot building line from John to Bank streets, and the establishment of an eight foot line in its place
 Alderman Cederholm led the oppo- sition to accepting the report of the committee on Streets and Sidewalks recommending the purchase of the triangular plot of land at Fairfield avenue and State street, West End, for park and police station purposes The agreement called for the pur- chase for $5,000 down, and 5000 next year, and $10.000 the year after, with payment of certain assessments and taxes levied against the property AL derman Garrity's motion that the re- port be tabled was carried by vote of 12 to IL
 recommendation of a $1,5O0 cash set clement of the S5,000 death damage suit brought by the administrator of the estate of Herbert J. Meelxer, was adopted and the clerk authorized to effect settlement. City Attorney John piendation. Meeker was killed when his team went over an embankment in North Main street, near Horse Tav- ern reservoir. The highway was un- protected by fences.
 City Attorney Pullman reported pro- greSs in his conference with the Bridgeport Hydraulic Go. relative to its bearing a share of the cost of avenue from Hawthorne to Crown streets.
 The communication from the city of Cleveland asking the city to CO., eration of Congress of the proposed coinage of a three-cent piece, to ia. cilitate payment of three cent fares was referred to the Miscellaneous committee
 The report of the committee on Street and Sidewalks ordering the es- tablishment of a 12 foot building line 'u Main street from Savoy to Birrn-