The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-02
NO MORE NARROW
 STREETS TO BE
 ALLOWED BY CITY
Common Council Provides For More Adequate Thor
 oughfares.
Trolley Lines Are. To Be Con Structed in HoIliSter Ave- nue-Several Public
 Hearings.

In accordance with advice given by John No1en of Cambridge, Mass, the city planning expert working with the local city planning commission, i'm portant action was taken at last nights common council session in preparing for the future growth and beauty of the city. Hereafter, as a result of an amendment to the city ordinances, no street shall be laid out, and no permission given to lay out any such street and no street shall hereafter be accepted by the common council unless the street shall be at least 50 feet wide. The person or per sons offering the street shall file 0 written contract with the town clerk under seal and witnessed before prop CT authority not to erect or cause or allow to be erected any building or the said street and a line eight feet from and parallel with such street line. The contract must be signed by all owners of property abutting on the street and bind themselves and as- signs forever. Expert Nolen found that one great drawback in Bridge port was the narrowness of the streets, showing that progressive city requires room in which to grow.
 An invitation was received and ac- cepted to review the parade Of the German societies June 30 in connec-
 
 all parts of the East on that date.
 A. request was received from the Berkshire Fertilizer Go, and the Hep penstau Forge Co., asking that the oiling Of lower Howard avenue be dis continued on the ground that it is lit tie used excepting for trucking. It also asked for a readJustment Of the assessed bills.
 Permission was granted the Lord ship Park association and Wilkenda Land Co, to build and operate a dou- ble-track line on HoIlister avenue as far as Kelsey street and a. single track from Kelsey street to the end of HoI- lister avenue, the road to conform with specifications as to grade. up- keep, etc.
 l There was discussion of the dis continuance of the old grade and es- tablishment of a new grade on Elm street between Harrison and Elm streets. Attorney T. M Cullinan, rep resenting property owners on the north side oe the street, objected to lowering the grade on that side of the street and Superintendent c. Fl. Po- land of the Jennings Co.,, objected to the raising Of the grade on the south side of the street. It was unanimous Iy voted to accept the report of the ommending the raising of the grade six inches on the, south side of the street.
 There were arguments concerning the esta abIishment of a six-foot build ing line in Lexington avenue between Jones and Linen avenues. Attorneys I. J. Finkelstone and George Kane represented Miss M E. O'Brien in fa- vor of the building line and Attorney E. J. MeManus represented the oppo- sition. There was a. public hearing in favor of continuing Hough avenue from Sherman to Goodwin street with Attorney s. c. Shaw appearing in fa- Vor and none opposed. W. F. Hobbs appeared in favor and none opposed the plan of discontinuing the building line in Iranistan avenue between the railroa dand South avenue.
 Public hearings were set for June IS to hear petitions on the building cd sewers on Hunting and Monroe streets. A communication was re- ceived calling attention to land front ing on the harbor at the foot of East Main street, making note Of the ex-