The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-12-17
CITY FATHERS VOTE TO HOLD
 A BIC DINNER
Annual Banquet Feature of Municipal Government to be
 Renewed After Holidays
Resolution to Hold ''Feed" Comes as Climax to Session otherwise Devoid of Matters of Great Interest

The board of aldermen had sat through a rather dreary hour when It met in the Common Council cham Der last night. Nothing in the routine matters seemed to interest any of them Almost mechanically they vot- cd the adoption or rejection of routine reports, petitions, etc, until finally the desk was cleared.
 Motion to adjourn is in order,' the mayor announced.
 Just minute" said Alderman De- Forest as he cIamIbered to his feet
 All right; just a minute" acqu esced the mayor
 We haven't had a banquet in couple of years said the alderman time for another happy function of this character. Therefore, move that the mayor appoint a committee of five to arrange a banquet for the board of aldermen and invited city officials
 s.At so much per capita,?'' queried
 .'Yes, at g. designated stipend,'' said the alderman.
 Half a dozen aldermen seconded the motion and it went through with a whoop. The feature of the meeting had been sprung at the last minute and everyone was happy. Mayor Will Aldermen Walker. Hardy, Mccoy, MacF'ayden and Stewart.
 Outside of this closing incident the meeting was almost without feature.
 The meeting was called to order by Mayor, Wilson at SOS o'clock. There were no hearings set for last evening and the aldermen listened to a raft of routine petitions which were referred without debate-
 One petition was from A Levy and others. asking the Common Council to compel the, United Illuminating Com pany to furnish electric lights for houses at Madison avenue and vicin- ity. Petitioners claim that for five years they have demanded lights and declare the illuminating company ask ed $9O0 for construction work before light would be supplied. Petitioners asked the council to force the com pany to grant them relief. The peti- ton was referred to the miscellane- ous committee and may eventually come before the Public Utilities com
 The election of Frederick Sailer. Democrat, park cOmmi isSioner for 1913. was confirmed unanimously. MT. SaiIer was nominated by the park board to succeed himself. A report from the committee on voting machines, asking s255 to make 1 up a deficiency in the election fund, | was accepted, and the appropriation 1 ordered on report of the ways and Alderman Cederholm introduced res olutfons and preambles directing the mayor to appoint a committee of three l
  ney to obtain charter changes that would gave the city eminent do- 1 uain'' over its streets. The resolution 1 went to the miscellaneous committee | as did MT Cederholm's renewed res | oIution for bathing beach at New 1 field avenue. Engineer A H. Terry urging salary | increases to 8. 800 for three assistants 1 in his office. MT. Terry reported that | the city might lose the services of one l rar- of assistants increase were granted. The report | was referred to the ordinance com | mfttee. These increases were asked last | spring when the first assistants sal l ary was boosted from s1. 400 to s1,s0o a
 On report of the city engineer, plans | of the Connecticut Company for a. | crossover at Broad street and Fair | field avenue were accepted, while | plans for a crossover at Park and Fairfield avenues were rejected until | certain changes be made.
 After a special recess, the fire com | tition of Henry J. C1ampett for per mission to convert a stable at Main | and Frank streets into a public gar | age The reports of the claims commit l tee relative to routine claims was ao- | cepted, and recommendations of the | committee adopted without dissent.
 4 hearing was ordered on the peti- l ton Of Warner Bros. Co. for an indus trial railroad spur track in the vii | cinity of the Warner factory. The | hearing will be held Jan. 6, as will l hearings on improvements on other | streets. Alderman Garlick introduced a res- ] olution seeking to make Cannon and | John streets "one way streets; John | street to be open only to east bound | traffic and Cannon street to west | bound traffic. The resolution was re- | ferred to the ordinance committee.