The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-07
COMPILATION OF
CITY ORDINANCES
IS WANTED AGAIN
Alderman GarIick Takes A
Whack at Recent Work of
Joshua MeItzer
Resolution Authorizes New
CodificatiOn at Cost of
$1,000 to the City

Business of routine nature kept the
Common Council busy for two hours
last evening The only furry of the
meeting came when Alderman E. E.
Garlick introduced a resolution pro-
viding for a, compilation and indexing
of the city ordinances and charter
amendments by two persons appointed
by the ordinance committee. The res
olution provided for the payment of
81 900 for the work the compi1ers to re-
port by June, 1913.
Alderman Garlick said the recent
codification by Joshua Meltzer was un-
satisfactory and the resolution proV1d-
ed that the same be not printed
Alderman John E. Lyddy said the
present state of affairs, with regard TO
the city ordinances and charter, IS de-
plorab1e. Il do not know the city's
laws and neither does anyone else.
said the alderman with some heat. 1T
is time that something be done. we
recently have paid $500 for compila-
ton that was to give US some light on
this matter, and now we have reso-
luton providing the payment of 5000
for identically the same work.
The resolution was referred to the
ordinance committee.
Mayor Wilson called the meeting to
order at 8:15. The first hearing was
on the petition of Warner Bros. to lay
light and power conduits from their
powerhouse through Warren and At
lantic streets to the factory. Attorney
David A. Day, appearing for the com
pany said all property owners whose
property ADULTS the street had waived
objections to the proposed work. At
torney Day also spoke in favor of the
company's petition for a spur track
AT Singer and Whiting streets He
said the proposed tracks would mean
that the company would ship direct
from a depot at that point. Lucien
Warner said the development of the
company made the proposed work nee
eSSary.
Alderman J. E. Lyddy asked what
liability the city would assume in case
accidents occurred at the spur track
The mayor referred him to the city
attorney and Mr. Warner couldn't an
swer. Attorney Day said any liability
would rest with Warner Bros. Co. and
the railroad There were no opponents
to the proposed work
C. H. Chapman, of the Connecticut
traction company's petition for cross
over in Barnun avenue for the bene-
fit of the Birdseye-SOmers company.
There was no opposition.
Attorney Thomas M. Cullinan ap-
peared in behalf of a, number of pro-
testants against proposed changes of
said the change would greatly impede
traffic because of the increased per-
centage of grade that would result. AS
sistant City Engineer Hubbell said the
change would benefit traffic in that
it would remove the high crown of the
road and make vehicular traffic safer
IN wet weather. hearings on the lay
out of Grand street and Bishop ave
nue. provoked long discussions.
A communication from Representa-
tives- ELECT Lynn w. Wilson and John
H. McMurray relative to trolley 1egis-
lation was read and referred to the
special trolley committee.
The usual batch of petitions for street
improvements were heard and refer
red.
The Claims committee also got it's
customary batch of petitions for
abatement of taxes.
A petition from the plumbers of the
city, asking the creation of the office
of plumbing Inspector, was referred to
the committee ordinances The pc
titioners say that the present ordin-
ance is not strictly enforced and ask
the appointment of a journeyman
plumber at $1,000 a year to do this
work.
Reports, prepared before the public
hearings, granting the petitions of the
Warner Bros. Company for conduits
and industrial spur track near the
factory were received from the street
committee AMI were adopted The
Connecticut company's petition for a
cross-oVer in Barnunn avenue was also
granted in the same manner.
The ordinance committees reports
relative to the placing of police wiring
under the supervision of the fire alarm
superintendent; relative to the days off
for regular Datrolmen; and relative to