The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-12-02
CITY TO PAY LESS
 FOR LIGHTING STREETS
United Illuminating Co. to Make Reduction in Yearly
 Cost Per Light.

Mayor Wilson announced among oth-
 CT matters at the meeting of the l Board of Aldermen last night, re- l duction in the price now paid by the l city to the United Illuminating com l pany for arc or magnetype street l lights. The mayor announced that l the company has agEeed to reduce the price from SILLY per light per year 1 to $67. 52. This, the mayor says. will permit a total reduction in cost to the city for the present number of lights of $2, ,681.7S 1-2. 1 This will permit under the present appropriation an addition of 39 lights.
 The number of lights now in use is 73S and the arrangement provides, that should the number of lights maintained by the city exceed $50, pany will charge the city $65.70 per light per year.
 The following petitions were pre- scented in the routine business and re- ferred to the committee on claims:
 Of Mary A. Tutt1e-For the abate- ment of her taxes on the list of 1912.
 Of Kate Sarsa aeId-FNor the abate- ment adjustment Of her taxes on the list of 1912.
 Of Katherine L. Du Bois, per W. H. R.ADu Bois, attorney-For a rebate of interest on her taxes of 1908, 1910 and 1911
 Of Mrs. Catherine Kennedy-For the abatement of the sprinkling asFess- ment of Pequonnock street property.
 Of Amelia Lifshitz-F'or the abate- ment of the tax lists of 1910, 1911 and 1912.
 Of Raymond F. stoddard, per Attor- neys Hubbard and Ha1l-For rental of one surveyors transit amounting to $100.
 Of Charles A. Laufer-For the abate- eof of jrf of ir he name of Iaufer and BoIande.
 Of Abram Linet-For the return of fee paid through error for the main tenance of pool room.
 Of Mary A. Greening. per Attorney George Kane-For the return of taxes and interest paid through error on property situated on Mountain Grove street.
 Of Heiman Cohen, per Attorneys Cullinan and Cullinan-For reimburse ped and fell on pavement on Main street and was injured so badly that it had to be shot.
 Of Helen Hal1igan, per Attorney Thomas c. Coughlin-For reimburse ment for injuries sustained on account of fall on sidewalk at Stratford and Wilmot avenues on October 28, 1913.
 Of Nathan Goldman, per Attorneys Shapiro and Shapiro-For reimb burse- ment for injuries sustained by fall on sidewalk on Winter street on No vember 12, 1913.
 Of the Joseph J. Coughlin company, per Joseph P. CoughIin, president For reimbursement for damages sus- tained to automobile on November IS, 1913, by a rut in the highway of Bond street.
 Of the Metropolitan Casualty Insur- ance company, per Attorney B. G. Burke-For reimbursement for dam ages to plate glass at Railroad ave- nue and Broad street which was brok- en by a shot from revolver of police man June 29, 1913.
 Patrick F1ahaVan, per Attorney John P. Gray-For reimbursement for damages suffered on account of sew CT overhowing and flooding his cell lar.
 These petitions were referred to the committee streets and sidewalks:
 Of Joseph D. OConnor-For the ex- tension of Grant street from Summer field avenue to Barnum avenue.
 Of Louis Evans, ct al.-Relative to repairing sidewalks on the north side of Winter street.
 Of Giuseppe Bonitate-For the grad ing of the corner of Beechwood ave- nue and Broadway,
 Of George w. Hil1s-For permission to obstruct sidewalk on Elm street for a distance of 70 feet.
 Of Gabriel F.. Tekin-For permis- sion to remove house at East Main street to rear of lot and to build store on front of said lot.
 Of William M. Gray, ct aL-Remon- l strating against the maintenance of | the Park City Auto Supply company.