The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-08-12

1 w. Manwaring said:
 +'I am opposed to any change in Arctic street in present condition. We 1 have endured doses of oil, blue stone | and a road roller and the street is now in better condition than it has l been in years. If this is a benefit to anyone it is a benefit to the whole city and the whole city should be tax ed to pay the bill. There is new
 bridge needed. have no faith in so-
 called Warrenite which is simply Q veneer laid on macadam and which cracks and breaks in frosts. I have seen this pavement, which is not at all satisfactory. I think MT. Hart
 has petition signed by 50 tax payers
 all of whom oppose the laying of this pavement"
 After William H. Flynn had secur- ed permission for John Hart to read
 a remonstrance signed by 65 property
 owners, he said:
 I have noticed that no one who has
 appeared here is in favor of these
 paVements. No one man would place
 one straw in the way of permanent pavement but the question arises, has
 Warrenfte been sufficiently tested to
 warrant it's use? I think public sen
 timent will determine that we need
 bridge at the other end as we'll as by
 the Cartridge shop in order to open up Bridgeport. Arctic street is a good street, if you spend a little of the city's money in fixing up the depres- sions, but the people of Acrtic street are opposed to putting in permanent pavement
 Lynn W. Wilson said he was oppos-
 ed to the whole general proposition
 but the mayor insisted that if he spoke he must conf1ne his remarks solely to Arctic street which was under discus sion but MT Wilson couldn't see it that way. He said 'tI intend to so apply my remarks so that they will apply to Arctic street and to every other street which 1t is proposed to pave with Warrenite. I am opposed to the whole general proposition
 More than a score opposed the plan to pave Clinton avenue from Railroad avenue to Brooklawn. E. w. Fair child said:
 ''I am an advocate of improved streets. I am willing to pay my DOT ton but it does hurt to have the poor man pay. think the city should lay the permanent pavement and sidewalks and curb and gutters. You would not have this opposition if the city would do it's duty.'
 Philo Calhoun said he appeared for 8 number of property owners who ton avenue from Main street to Park avenue. Thomas Arnold opposed it.
 Former Alderman T., F. Flynn fur nished much amusement when he spoke also in opposition to permanent pavement in the street mentioned. MT. Flynn said:
 we used to have a man look af- ter the streets but I haven't seen him in a long time. I think he must be dead. The street should be graded first from Main to Congress street. don't know as it will make any differ l ence what anyone says here tonight. 1 I think it is all cut and dried any l way
 You were an alderman once?'' said Mayor Wilson
 'rYes," rejoined MT. Flynn, land I know from experience how it is all i done. MT. Mayor, if you are out in | your automobile tomorrow would | like to have you take a ride there and look at the condition of the cross walks. The man who has charge of those crosswaIks ought to be put in
 Attorney Thomas M Cu1linan ap- peared for Mrs. John Dobry and Rich | ard Lombard to oppose the plan to lay | permanent pavement in Railroad ave nue from Garden street to Bostw1ck | avenue He said of his clients:
 'HThey are opposed because there is | no need for it. The traffic north of the viaduct is much less now than it was. Since the location of the freight | house has been changed this street is not used so often. My clients are op- posed to Belgian block. They say if you lay any pavement, do not lay Bel gfan block It will be an injustice to the property owners to assess them for the cost of permanent pavement and not make the railroad which is on the south half of the street pay half. The railroad cannot be assessed. My clients are opposed to the whole pave ment.''