The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-05
COMLEY ASKS FOR
 ACTION IN DISPUTE
 OVER GROWERS AVE.
Urges Definite Decision-Out- of-TOWn Bakers to Be
 Taxed $25.

That some action should be taken < at once to determine whether or not
 Growers avenue is a public highwaywas
 tn message City Attorney ". H. Com ley, Jr., sent to the common council 5 last night.
 the layout of 1903 and also to a lay out arranged by former City Attorney YCu11inan but he says hd is unable to
 determine how far south or how far west the road runs. He says there
 can be question that the road which P-s S. Pearsan has closed has been used so long that under the law
 it has automatically become a public
 highway. He says putting up or tear
 ing down fences or signs there can
 constitute only breach of the peace
 If a road is to be- established there
 City Attorney ComIey recommends
 that it run along the high water road will not have access to the beach, He advises that some legal action be brought at once to estab- fish the dfty's rights to highway privi- aeges along St--Mary's-by-the-S
 The council adopted an ordinance requiring all bakers of pie, cake bread eruIIers or other pastry, whose bakeries areA not located in this city but who have customers here to pay a yearly license of $25. The bakers themselves will be required to pay the license, not the retail storekeeper who handles their goods Alderman Clancy, who introduced the ordinance. wanted monthly license fee of $25 but City Attorney Cornley said this was so exorbitant it wouTd not stand the test of law
 The council voted to extend the time for licenses of drivers Of Jftney buses from October 1 to June and allow them. to pay the pro rata fee. The reason for making the extension is given that the Jitney business is at present somewhat of an experiment. and H is not known whether it can be successfully conducted in winter The license fee fs $1O.
 The ordinance committee submit ed a. favorable report on an ordinance requiring all trolley cars or automo- piles to dim dazzling heading lights when approaching other vehicles. City automobiles on business were except ed Alderman Whitney said the ordf- Dance conf1cted with the state law and he asked that it be returned to the committee for modification
 City Attorney Corn1ey reported that $2s664 due the paving contracting firm of Lawrence 6 Gaynor since May q g. s1914 cannot safe1ysbe paid that firm because of the legal entang1e- ments in the company's affairs. He recommended that some legal action by suit or otherwise be taken to safe guard the city It was voted to af- low him to use his judgmentsin the matter.
 Mayor Wilson announced the police and fire department parade for Sat- urday, October Is and said the re- viewng stand for the aldermen will | be erected in the city hall park
 City Attorney Eom1ey recon1n | hat paid-s$4s as compensation for injuries | recefved when he was run down by a | mntorcyclfst His bills for medical at- | tendance have been paid.
 Public hearings for the meeting of | October IS were ordered as follows:
 Whittier street sewer. extension of | Cfermont street, four blocks east, petf- | ton of Arthur Wilkes for construc- ton of sewer on Pequonnock street | from Chestnut, 85 feet northerIy.