The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-03
RIGID FEATURES OF PROPOSED NEW BUILDING LAW PROBABLY
 WON'T BE FINALLY ADOPTED
Tendency to Avoid Restric tions Proposed By Good Housing Commission Alp pears in New Move By Common Council.
Mayor Recommends To Aldermen Postponement of Action Until Further Consideration Is Given Measure.

Some Bridgeport builders who att tended as spectators the meeting Of the common council last night wers. jubilant when tthey heard the decision Of the council to defer for one week consideration of the proposed ordi-, nance forbidding the building of three-decker wooden houses. In message which was accepted by the council Mayor Wilson proposed tof name a special commission to investi- gate the matter and to report to the council at a special meeting called for Monday night
 The mayor named, the following on. Alderman Malcolm McFayden. carpenter; Jasper McLevy. roofer; An drew Owens, plumber; Thomas Arn-- old and Alvin H Hancock realty dealers; Richard T. O'Brien, mason Martin Kane, carpenter: Stiles D. Goodsell, insurance broker; Arthur AF Marsh and Fred Cederholn, city plan commission; David S. Day and VVil=. liam R. Webster, Jr., of the Good Housing association:f Aldermen Whit ney, WfnterbHrn. Caldwell. BIakesIee and Clancy of the ordinance commit tee; Fire Commissioners, Leonard Cassidy, sTague and. Lindauist; build ing commissioners Botsford. NfeLen- nan and Martin.
 In his message the mayor said that since the agitation against the three deckers it had come to his notice that many of the two story and a haIf houses contained attic rooms which were finished and used as sleeping apartments and which had only one winding stairway leading to them.
 He thought1such arrangements were dangerous in case of fire. He also called the attention of the council to an offer he .said of the Remington Co. had made. to build houses and offer them at a. nominal rental to tn cir employees He said the fpresent, building code would have to be chang ed if the offer ofethe~Arnns Company was accepted and he thoughtHa con- sideration of the subject by the com mission named should be had before action was staken. Builders last night declared it doubtful if the comuis- sion namedLcouId organize. investigate and make an intelligent report within one week. Nosarrangement was made last night for calling the committee together.
 Mrs. AnnieiKonency was given leave to withdraw her petition for peruafs- sion to build a six-famiIy house in front of the house at 126 Grant street but not until there had been a lively debate led by Alderman Corr. The latter declared that the matter had I been before the council for several months and that a recent meeting of the fire department committee four members had voted in favor of the granting the petition
 Now they come here tonight and
 change their yotes,'t said the alder
 man. tsI can't understand this The
 house this widow proposes to erect is within the law and will be 60 or 70 1 feet distant from the house in the rear. No meeting of the fire connitz tee was held since the last meeting and I cannot und derstand, why the FOt6 has been changed
 Alderman Lewis suggested that ths 1 committee would. report favorbly a pe- tftion for a three-fan1ily house on ths lot if Mrs, Konencys wanted to erect such a building. Alderman Corr stiH insisted that the committee stand b5 it's previous action. On a rising vote the motion giving Mrs. Konency leave to withdraw was passed Is to 8.
 Edmond c. Booth.s Republican, was chosen military enro1lment registrar over Bernard J. Reilly, Democrat. by a vote of 1S to 8.
 A motion of Alderman Cole that tlt police be asked to put a stop to ths ] blowing of horns and whistles -sand other noises made by hucksters was adopted Alderman Cole said tn-re
 are 1000 night workers in this citE whose sleep by day. is disturbed bZ cries of fish and fwatermeIens.
 Because of the troubles of Black
 Rock residents in procuring proper 1 sewage drainage, City Engineer Terry
 
 new and adequate sewer system for the Black Rock district.
 On motion of Alderman Olson 1t was voted to hold a public hearing next
 Monday night on the widening ot
 stratford avenue ten feet on the north side from the present bridge to Kos suth street.
 public hearing will be held on tho proposal to lay Warrenite in Beech ] mont avenue from Main to FIarmon5- streets. On the public hearing on tho proposal to take by condemnation tho land of Margaret F. Connette al
 Main street and Beechmont avenue
 A. D. Moulton alone appeared In fa- vor. He said the street could not be
 graded or improved at this point un- less the land was taken Mrs. Com
 mette has been asking s1.2oO for the property but last night she sent tha i council a. communication saying the city might have it for $500.