The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-16

Rogers:z L would like to correct the mayors statement that the question of Warrenfte ever came up for con- sideratfon except Fairfield avenue from the Tin bridge to the railroad viaduct.
 The Mayor: Connecticut avenue did not come up until later.
 Lashar: I think the bond issue stands for something in the way of permanency. was hopeful we had S20O,OOO to spend for permanent pavement If I took the wrong inter pretation of the taxpayers as un- derstood 1t this Warrenite was order ed against a resolution of the coun- cil of May 18,- ordering the director of public works be ordered to repair. with bituninous macadam the fol- lowing streets, etc. We are rather in the dark as to what is permanent paw ing and also what is bituminous ma cadam. On the way to New York you will see the sign 'fWarreuite laid ovef macadam." Under the circuTn- stances it would seem that Warrenfte was rather out of the zone of what might be called bituminous macadarH. Apparently the Warren people them selves do not consider their pavement as bituminous pavement.
 The Mayor: I think you will find bttunainous nlacadam is any nnacadam that has an asphalt binder Tn the case of Warrenite they set it up as being sen1i-if not, permanent pave. ment.
 Rogers: Warrenite is patented pavement, is it not2
 Mayor: Yes
 Brown: should like to have the resolution of the common council read authorizing these bonds.
 This resolution calling for the fs- suance of $20O,000 of bonds other than those heretofore issued, and for the purpose of laying pavement other than water bound macadam was read by the secretary
 Comnissioner DeLoss calling atten- ton to the permanency of the pave rnent called for and the ordering of Courtade to contract for paving re- pairs asked the mayor how he made the two fit.
 The Mayor: My contention is that the laying or repair of the street with another pavement where 1t be put the old there is constituting a repair It would further come within the jur- isdiction of the same body as if a pavement other than Waterbound. pavement were laid or constructed. In other words believe that in Ieav- ing the old nacadam and putting bituminous macadam over, would not only be repairing but it would be lay ing pavement. If you repair, part of the old remains; if you make a new thing the old is gone
 DeLoss: I would like to ask the sec retary if he has copy of the act of 1909 which created this comnais- sion.
 While this act was being secured Commissioner Atwater asked the mayor if he did not think the intent Of the voters was to have the money spent for new pavement.
 The mayor replied that was the reason for going to the legislature to get som ething more durable than wa ter-bound macadam, which had been found unsatisfactory, that the board had all along taken care of repairs CT seemed to desire to take care of re-. pairs before
 This present administration is com u1dtted to no assessments. The city attorney had pointeds out that this work has only been such as assess ments have been levied against.
 Rogers: Under the circunnstances don't you think it would have been a good thing to have consulted with this comnissi lon.
 Mayor. AS I stated before I thought this board would be of the same opin- ion as it took at that time in June.
 Rogers: do not remember that the Connecticut avenue work was taken up by this board.
 Mayor: That his because they were thought to aequiesces
 Rogers There hever was any ac- ton by this board. The contract was signed and delivered before the board ever had any knowledge Of it
 Mayor: Well it was talked of and [ believe some one expressed the opin- ion, Well, guess we have nothing to do with it and Col Brinkwater of the Warren Brothers came here and asked the board to ratify. I told him that if the matter was ] brought before the board we would take the same action. He never brought it before the, board because the contract was signed before that time. remember stating that it was a matter they had no Jurisdiction over Both Commissioners Rogers and Atwater denied that the matter had ever been discussed before the board.
 Commissioner OsRourke. Well Mayor, is there no material variance