The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-04
MAYOR APPLIES GAG RULE
 TO HALT ALDERMAN MORAN

The meeting was one of the noisiest ever held. The chamber was packed. the spectators gallery n1Ied and more than a. hundred persons stood in the
 hall. At times the talk was so loud
 that the deliberations of the Coun- ciI were disturbed and although the
 mayor pounded his desk with his gaveI.
 he could not keep order. At last he
 ordered Page Hungerford to close the
 doors.
 A large number of sewer petitions were passed over without opposit1on.F IA petition signed by 5oo residents of the North End calling for bridge ever the Peauonnock river from Grand
 street to Arctic street was submitted. Alderman Coughlin introduced a reso-
 lution that s2o0,00o bonds be voted to
 provide the bridge. A public hearing
 on the matter will be held at the next meeting Of the Council on August IT and afterwards arrangements will be
 made to submit the proposition to the voters More than 50 residents Of.
 the North End who are interested in
 the matter attended the meeting last
 nigft.- The bonds of $6o,OOo for new fire houses and $4o.oOo TOT fire alarm
 headquarters also went over for con-
 sideration until the meeting of August 1T.
 Attorney Hugh J Iayery appeared
 in favor of the resolution to widen No
 ble avenue. He said he represented score
 in that section. But one man oppos- ed the proposition.
 Alderman Coles resolution extending.
 the fire limits met with no opposition although it had been expected it would. J. Harry Crossley and R. IT. Frederick, two we'll known insurance men, Sap- peared in favor of the measure They said that the city has no building code and in consequence is the laugh ing stock of the country Mr. Cross ley said the Council should make the
 proposed extension in the fire limits
 He said the resolutions in regard to wooden buildings near the center of the city have been the same for 20. years.
 Mr,aBroderfck said unless precautions were taken soon the city was likely to suffer He said at present the
 danger from connagration was great. Alderman MacFsayden asked if iI1sur-s ance rates would be reduced if the fire
 limits were extended
 Tell us how soon you will reduce I the hazard and we may be able 10 tell you about the rates reterted MT. IBroderick.
 A resolution intended to slap the Paving and Sewer Commission as presented by Alderman MacFayden. F. Bowling, who owns considerable
 to the Council that the concrete blocks E1aid in Fairfield avenue in front of his
 property just beyond the junction of Estate street, ssare not a pegnaa ne1lt
 payement' and although the pave
 ment has been down but short time. I the city has already spent money on repairing the blocks
 MT. Bowling claimed that he was not consulted as to the nature of the pave men tn at s holald be lafd in the street there fsN The alderman resolution asked the Commission to report to the Council whether or not property owners i11 that section had been. given a chance to say what kind of pavement they de- sired in the street, whether the pave-8 ment was Supposed to be permanent and if the contractors had filed a bond to guarantee its petmanency The resolution was referred to the Paving and Sewer Commission
 Rev. Michael GoloI, pastor the Holy Cross Roman Catholic church, Rev $. F. ChernitzkN pastor of St Ste phen's Roman Catholic church, John Renchi, stephen O. Tzagf and Paul Nagy appeared in favor of a petition for a sewer in Hancock avenue They said that conditions in the lower por- ton of that street are dep1oEabIe oW- ing to lack of sewer there.
 The ways and means committee re-
 ported favoraB1y the plan to provide
 a nurse at the emergency hospital. but
 the committee said it was unable to find the $625 for the nurses salary
 The report was accepted without de-
 bate. Because the committee was un-4 able to secure Riverc1iffe park on Au- gust 26 or to secure the services Of "a
 caterer for that date it was decided to
 abandon the city officials outing.
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