The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-10-30

approval before they are put into ef-
feet. (Applause.) If the people want
them let them have them; if they don't
want these improvements, they are
the ones who have to pay the bills,
don't give them to them.
IF the present administration had
it's way, the city would have a bond
ed Indebtedness of 81, 900, 900 more than
it has today. Do any of you realize
that there is a debt of $50 on every
man, woman and child in Bridgeport?
We owe over $4,000, 600.
II have no quarrel with Mr.. Wilson
and I hope he has none with me, ex-
cept on the issues that are being dis
cussed. He has attempted to show
what he has done during the past
year. He ought to have done con-
siderable. He had 100000 more last
year to use than his predecessor had.
A half a million dollars more and
challenge him or anybody else to
contradict this statement. The rec
ords at the city hall tell the story.
That's where get my information.
'I am in favor of all the good roads
that can be built in Bridgeport. We
can't have too many Of them and
we can't build them too fast, provided
we are able to pay for them. But
in building these roads, we ought to
get just what we are paying for I
wish to reiterate a. statement that
have made that the city is paying
$1.2O a yard for pavement that can be
provided at rs cents, leaving a profit
for the contractor at the latter fig
ure. My friend, Mr.. Wilson, is a lit
tie serious some matters. He has
taken this statement up as If I had
charged corruption or graft. There
is no graft or corruption attached to
this matter. The point am making
is that the city is paying too much.
Mayor Wilson said that work of this
kind was being done by Mr.. Bennett,
"a fofo oh nr0iGS1nnnr
pointed by Governor Baldwin, a Dem
ocrat. This is not These con-
tracts for Warrenite pavement,
amounting to many thousands of dol
missioner Macdonald, Republican
whom Governor Baldwin removed
from office. Mr.. Bennett, no later
| than today, stated that he was not re-
sponsibIe for anything in connection
| with the Connecticut avenue work ex-
cept to carry it out as laid out by
his predecessor.
ST am not an expert road builder,
but know a, little about what there's
doing. Warrenite is the same as any
other bfthulithic pavement and takes
its name from Warren Bros. Co. of
| Boston,
Mr.. Mullins then read an extract
| from a pamphlet which he said was
published and recognized as one of
the authorities on pasvements, known
as Lincoln Park Pavement 1t was
| edited by Arthur S. Lewis, secretary
and superintendent of the Lincoln
Park Commission of Chicago, embody
| ing a complete digest of bithulic work.
under date of April 6, 1912
Mr.. Mullins read statement pur-
porting to show that the cost of pre-
pairing macadam roadway, including
expense for teanning, etc, was 10 cents
per yard; and for laying the two-inch
| concrete wearing surface, the average
cost was 50 cents, total of 81 cents
a yard. This includes plant charge
| for depreciation on tolls and equip
ment of SIG a day; also the cost of
engineering on the work itself.
"I am not an expert road builder,
but know a little about what they
| are doing. Warrenite is the same as
any other bithulithic pavement and
takes it's name from Warren Bros
Company, of Boston,
| Mr. Mullins then read an extract
from a pamphlet which he said was
| authorities on pavements, known as
| tied by Arthur S. Lewis, secretary and
| superintendent Of the Lincoln Park
| Commission of Chicago embodying
complete digest of bithulic work, under
| date of April 6, 1912.
Mr.. Mullins read statement pur-
| porting to show that the cost of pre-
pairing macadam roadway, including
| expense for teaming, ETC., was 10 cents
per yard; and for laying the two-inch
| concrete wearing surface, the average
cost was 80 cents, a. total Of 81 cents a
| yard. This includes plant charge for