The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-04-22
ADMINISTRATION REPUDIATES
 CITY PLAN COMMISSION AT
 SENSATIONAL BRIDGE HEARING

Plan commissions policy Of looking ahead for the development of the city He strongly advocated laying out the city ''so that our successors will have something of which to be proud He said there is competition among cities as we'll among business men, and a lwell-laid out beautiful city with many manufactures is bound to be a power. He favored planning for a State street bridge.
 The atmosphere of Hartford has misshapen it in your mind to some ex- tent,'' he told Mayor Wilson. Bridge, port is not like the Capitol City. We may have to have two or three or more bridges than are thought of now, in the future
 Your reasoning is 1nsound, 9 he told the mayor further, in referring to the mayors assertion that if we need more bridges they can be built to the north ward.
 Let us not be mean and picayune in planning what this. city ought to be, the coroner declared. He said the pub lie t.is 2 to in favor of the Nolen plan and the public will be willing to spend money, if the Nolen plan will improve the city. In conclusion he urged that the exact cost Of each prop osition be learned and compared. Then what is better should be selected, he said.
 A. w Burritt appeared for the Man ufacturers association He urged that the manufacturers would like to know the accurate cost of each plan before selecting one. He also represented the Central Council /of Church Brother hoods.
 l H. H. Brautigam of the Bridgeport l Motor Co, appeared to declare that his company opposed the Y-shaped arm to the northward, planned by the City Plan commission. He said it would destroy the company's principal factory building. Their water front would be cut off, he said, and the bus mess would have to move, as it would be virtually ruined.
 Robert H. Gould appeared for the same company and declared that it would seek damages of twice or more what the plan commission had esti- mated the cost of the bridge. other than construction.
 Judge Thomas sCough1in appeared for clients on Stratford avenue near the eastern approach, which will be l cut off the main line by the City Plan commission proposition and will be Econnected with the main highway by a short street. He said. they would be greatly damaged.
 l John Il King opposed the plan to Ecut off the eastern end of Stratford avenue on the north side by dead-end- ing it and connecting it with the main lstreet.
 Mr. King said further that, he be- I lieves the bridge commission and the l plan commission should find out the exact costs of the projects and report 1 to the manufacturers. He said he is not in favor of paying property own ters more than their property is as sessed for.
 For the first time in my history. I 1 have been called an anarchist MT king said ssbecaues do not believe in paying more than the property is listed on the assessors books An in- fstance of this is at Main and Con there is listed at $14,000 and when the Isso, ,OoO.''
 MT. King demanded to know who
 MT. Nolen is. He said he had never Eneard of his doing anything to improve
 a, city. He said he had made reports,
 but they were, turned down just as
 they were here. Ft~ Alderman Broderick suggested that 1t would cost the city much money to
 ouidd the 'fY'' arm proposed by the plan commission. He said piles would
 have to be driven to support the street.
 Assessor Thomas O'Brien presented
 figures in which he tried to show that the bridge commission's plan will cost less than that of the plan commission, a for condemning property. I As a result of the meeting last night,
 propositions As the situation stands
 Bridgeport will nave no city planning
 if the bridge commissions project is
 adopted. If the other is adopted, the
 first step in planning for the future
 growth of Bridgeport will have been
 made.