The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-03-17
PROTEST RCAlNST THE WHITE WAY
 IS UNAvAILiNG
Democratic Aldermen's Re- que& For Tax Payers
 Hearing Defeated.

Steam roller methods were worked at the aldernanic meeting last night to prevent consideration of the White Way. plan for other streets than Main street from Congress street to Gill bert street and Fairfield avenue from Rroad street to the railroad station Nor would they permit a public hear ing on the matter as suggested by AL derman John H. Casey of the Sixth district.
 When the report of the committee on lamps was read Alderman Casey asked that the portion of the report establishing the White Way be con- sidered separately. Later when this portion of the report was taken up he said:
 e.I think it would be good policy to giyeetax payers a chance to come in here at puD4ic hearing and give their views on this matter of the White Way. Some of them. understand are op- posed to this lighting scheme. If the majority Of the tax payers favor it why I think they should be given an opportunity of so expressing them selves. I move that the matter be ta- bled until we can have a public hear ing on it. xgy
 ssThere is one petition or remon- stance against the White Way Alderman William J: Moran second l ed the motion. On a a4yea and nay vote .MdyOT. w 1lSOu QGCIe1E0O I1A0 1AAOLAOIA l lost but on Alderman Casey doubting | the vote a rising vote was taken. On l a rising vote only Aldermen Casey, Moran, Umstatter, Voos, Coughlin Meaney and McHugh voted in favor l of the motion.
 Mayor Wilson then said. 1 sI think you will find aldermen that all these petitions against the White Way rather favor the establishment of the way in some other section of the 1 city rather than in the section that l the S committee has designated. l would also say that there has already I been a public hearing on this matter at which everyone interested or who So desired could have been heard" 1 Alderman Thomas w. Reddy then said:
 .sYour honor, there is a petition be l fore you asking that the White Way 1 be extended on Main street from Con l gress to Fulton street. This petition
 is signed by every tax payer and bus mess man on the street with oneTex ! ception. We could not get the sig nature of this one property owner be- cause he is out of the city. Mayor Wilson said:
 s'I am sorry alderman, but I know l of no way by which the White Way Lean be extended. The board of appor-
 tionment only allowed us money enough for the way proposed"
 The petition that Alderman ReQo9
 referred to was signed by the Home
 Brewing Co. officials and others. There were two other petitions, one signe6
 by Mark Nagel and 21 others protest ing against the establishment of :
 White Way unless it was made to in
 cIude East Main street betweeH Stratford avenue and Crescent avenue The other was from Samuel Dave ant } 24 others asking for the establishmen l of a White Way in East Main strS 2 ) from East Washington avenue to Og 3 den street.
 The petitions were referred to ths . lamps committee. Both Alderman
 Teddy and Fred V. Delaney of the ]. 7th district are endeavorfng to secure : the extension of the White Way from Fl Congress street to Fulton street.