The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-11
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 PAVING FINDS
 MAYOR LATE FOE
Takes Paving Commission to Task For Laying Few Con crete Blocks on Fairfield Avenue.

Mayor Clifford B. Wilson, who at tempted recently $160,00o worth of ex- EperimenNl paving, appeared before the Paving Commission, last night, as the foe of paving experiments
 Where State street. joins Fairfield ave- nue., the ground slopes for a few yards violently to pass under the railroad tracks, and then moves upward again to grade.
 Over this tiny stretch the paving paving commission has put in a. few concrete blocks, apparently without holding a public hearing to this par ticular portion.
 Fixing his attention upon this ex- pertinent Mayor Wilson, with most vlr- 1 tuols wrath, denounced the commits =sion, and the discussion thereupon I1aunched took the, larger portion of 8 session.
 sIts was the desire of this commission to give to the city the best pavement possible and when we found we could bget concrete at $2.20 per square yard with a ten year guarantee, we consid- cred we were doing the best we could for the city's interest, said President M. H. Rogers. The statement was made in reply to a question of Mayor Wilson as to how the contract for the l concrete block pavement in Fairfield avenue from State street to the via- duct was made.
 "Is it necessary for this commission to report it's doings to the Common Council asked Commissioner DeLoss. President Rogers said it was not but | in this instance he thought it would be we'll to give the Council the infor- nation and it was so voted From the minutes Of Secretary Keat- 1 ing it was shown that after City Engi- neer Terry had advised against laying wood block In the street the comnais- l sion had voted to lay asphalt blocks but later had rescinded that vote and 1 decided on the concrete.
 Director of Public Works Jacob A. Courtade was not at thei meeting In response to a, request from the Com mission he sent a list of Sewer and Paving Inspectors as prin nted in The Farmer last night Commissioner At l water had been recommended by the commission. MT. Heating said he could not tell without searching back through his minutes put most of the names seemed familiar and he was oi I the opinion that they were
 The bills of the Pierce Mfg. Co and the B. D. Pierce Jr. Go, for sewer well repair work aggregatfng more than $4s GOO which have been before the Com mission for two weeks. came up agair with another bill from the Pierce Mfg for $1, ,608 for the same kind of work Secretary Heating said he infornet MT. Courtade that the Commission de sired that he appear and explain tht bills. @S
 Mayor T Wilson became interested when these bills came up and wanted to know hy the Commission would no vote to pay them. President Roger. said the Commission had not author ized them and did not know what tn bills were. for The mayor said tn Commission had approved similar bi1l for work in Connecticut avenue ant elsewhere. Both he and Commissions C1ampett thought the bills should b, paid
 Even if we did approve other bills said Commissioner DeLoss there is n, reason why we should approve thes bills.''
 The. Commission gave no instruc 5 tions to have this work done, the Coun eli gave no instructions regarding it said President Rogers You See MI Mayor we are little fearful of mai feasance in office.
 We are responsible for all tn, money we spend and we can onl. spend what is Specifically appropriat ed'' said Commissioner, Atwater. 2. move the bills be laid on the table The motion was carried.
 After opening bids the Commission awarded contracts for sewers in Han cock avenue, Pine and Walnut street to the Pierce Mfg. Go. This concer1 was the lowest bidder. The contract for the completion of the East Man street~sewer and one in LindIey stree were not awarded because figures ol the first could not be tabuIated las night and on the I1indIey street sewe because an order from the Comno, Council is necessary to complete il The unsuccessful bidders for sewe works were the B. D. Pierce Jr, Go The Burns Co. Of this city and Man nachio Bros, of Hartford.
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