The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-08
Vote is 17 to 6 For Ninety Thousand Dollars Worth More of Patented Pave ment- Protests Are Flu tile.
Alderman Harrigan Says Aldermen Are More Like Board of Directors of Warren Bros. Co.,, Than Taxpayers Representa- tives.

Despite the vigorous protests of six Democratic aldermen last night, the Republican members of the common council voted to award to the Warren tiOn, contracts to lay about $90 900 worth of Warrenite surface in various city streets Mayor wilson in his an- nuaI message to the council last night declared that he hoped to see 15 miles of Bridgeport streets paved with War renite before his term ends. He said he considered it the best of the cheap CT pavemehts and he would advise 8 continuation of the work which will mean a very material saving to the city"
 The mayors brother, Harold Will ren Bros Go. from soon after the first contract was made here two years ago.
 The streets for which new contracts for Warrenite were made today in ac- cordance with the vote of the common between Laurel and Wood avenues; North avenue from Dewey street to Park avenue; Bostwick avenue from State street to Morris street; Noble avenue from Berkshire avenue to Edna avenue: William street from Crescent avenue to Berkshire street; Iraniston avenue from Fairfield ave- nue to Railroad avenue. Congress street and North Washington avenue are letf out.
 r The contracts were made on the rec | omrnendation of the streets and side walks committee and the attempt to rush the resolution through the coun- cil brought prompt and vigorous ob- lection from some of the Democratic members of the council The objection was futile
 Alderman Harrfgan some time ago iYr fad fn providing that no street paving con- | tracts be let without competition and that no patented pavement should be laid in this city. The resolution was referred to the streets and sidewalks committee and has been buried by that tbody.
 Mayor Wilson was rattling through with the set phraseology of calling the vote on the question, and was on tho point of calling the resolution adopted, when Alderman Iarrigan interposed an objection He asked that the res olution of the streets and sidewalks committee be not considered until the committee had retired and brought in a report on his resolution. He pro- l posed a ten minute recess to give the committee opportunity. 1 Aldermen Moran, Casey, Coughlin McHugh, Corr and Harrigan voted for the recess. Theirs were the only dis senting votes when the motion was carried later making Warrenite con- tracts for the streets named. The mo- ton was not carried until each of the dissenters had voiced his opposition
 Alderman Moran said:
 l "I am opposed to such highhanded procedure and the award of these contracts without competition. It is not justice to the taxpayers whom we
 are here to represent. understand fl
 was necessary to carry out the $160, ,00(
 Warrenite contracts or the city would
 suffer heavy loss if they were not rat
 flied but no such claims can be made for these contracts. There should be
 competition for all contracts and il
 the committee will submit this matter
 to competitive bidding I will vote fol
 it."
 Alderman Casey-I would like to asH
 the streets and sidewalks committed
 why it wants to award these contract:
 without competitive bids.
 Alderman MacFayden-Because the
 committee believes it is doing it's duty
 by the city in getting the best for the
 cheapest price We do this on the ad