The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-05-20
Common Council
Handles Much Work
In Short Meeting

Routine matters formed the bulk of
the business which came before the
meeting Of the Common Council in the
City Hall, last evening. Besides the
usual raft of petitions for abatement
of taxes, permission to build houses,
etc; reports from the various commit
tees of the council; and resolutions
made by the different Aldermen, the
Elm street grade question and the
Harrison street extension proposition
came up for discussion.
The meeting was compare lively
short, the real business of the evening
being concluded before 9:45 o'clock.
The first matter\to come before the
meeting was the Harrison street ex-
tension proposition. Attorney James
advocates of the plan to extend and
straighten the street in question, and
he gave any number. Of reasons why
the Common Council should take ac-
ton on this matter SO as to get the
thing started. The longer the mat
ter is put off, he asserted, the more it
will cost the city to fix the street. 1.
Z. Banks, James Kerwin, c.. B. Ander-
son, and half a dozen other property
owners spoke in~fa,vor of the plan to
extend the street. H. L. Brown, rep
resenting the Handy & Harmon Com
pany.; and George r. Hill. representing
the Bridgeport Patent Leather Com
pany, stated that although they did
not like to oppose the proposition if
1t was for the best interests of the
city, they would expect to be reim-
bursed for any damages which might
result.
When it was proposed by Alderman
Thomas Stewart to reconsider the Elm
street grade matter and take it up
again at a meeting two weeks hence,
Aldermen Peter J. Carroll, Edward E.
Garlick, Paul L. Miller and Daniel
Walker doing the talking. A vote
on the question of delaying action on
and it was voted to let the matter re-
main as it is now, no delay in the
carrying out of the councils wishes in
regard to the matter being granted.
It was unanimously voted to confirm
Sealer Of Weights and Measures Den
year, and it was also unanimously
voted to delegate City Auditor Bernard
Kea ting as Bridgeport's representative
at a municipal finance convention to
be held in Chattanooga, Tenn, June
5.
the municipal ice plant proposition at
the next meeting. Alderman Freder-
lex Cederholn on Alderman DeForest's
suggestion gave some preliminary de-
tails in regard to the proposed n1uni-
cipa1 ice plant, and stated that ice
could be manufactured by the city in
a plant such as proposed, for 9 cents
per 100 pounds. The approximate cost
of Acton plant would be $35, 600, he
said.
Following a communication from the
Mayor, the Common Council unani-
mousIy adopted a resolution ordering
the Danbury- Bridgeport trolley com
pany to have their cars in operation
over the entire length of rail COM
pleted in North Main street within 80
days or else remove their tracks and
place the roadway in as good condition
as they found it.
The annual reports of the city en-
gineer, city auditor, director of public
works, and others were accepted by
the council without the fornality Of
reading them.
Director of Public Works Courtade
reported unexpended balance of
$12. 49,. So on hand at the end of the
fiscal year. The annual report of the
sinking fund commissioners showed
that there was $148, go Sc on hand
April 1, 1913. in the First district, and
1921, zoo. SO on hand in the Second dis
trict
The Building Commissioners report
showed that permits had been grant
ed during the fiscal year Just passed
as follows: 129 for one-family houses;
1T for two-family houses; SO for three
family houes; four for four-family