The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1915-02-02
TENTATIVE RATE
OF 1912 MILLS .
FOR 1918 TAXES
This Is Figure Prepared For
First District Only Prop "
erty Owners.
MATTER NOW IS IN
HANDS OF COMMITTEE
Much Routine Business Before
Common Council At SeS-
sion Last Evening.

Property owners who pay taxes in
the First district only will be required
to pay a rate Of 1912 mills on the lists
of 1913, under the plan Mayor Wilson
at the council meeting last night put
up to the miscellaneous committee. He
said the 1912 mills rate was recon-
mended by the city auditor and he
recommended that the auditor, the
city attorney and miscellaneous com
mittee meet and settle on a rate.
Mayor Wilson suggested it would be
up to this committee to arrange about
the 1914 tax, also. His recommends
ton was adopted and the committee
will report at the meeting on Feb. 15.
The mayor said that a number of
property owners who pay taxes in
the First district only have paid in
full the assessments made against
them at the rate of 1872 mills.
He said arrangements must be made
to return the 8 mills paid in excess.
posed consolidation of the tax dis
tricts, the rate in the First district
only was II mills.
A resolution which will give the
common council much power to make
many changes urged by the Housing
association was presented and referred
to the ordinance committee. The as
sociation already has the resolution
before the legislature in the form of
proposed charter amendment. The al
derrnen accepted the invitation of the
association to attend a public discus
sion on the housing movement to be
held at the -Stratfeld hotel Saturday
night.
A z. proposed ordinance by Alderman
MacFayden that no electrical wiring
or conduits be allowed in buildings
except such as has the approval of
Nat ard of
writers was referred to the ordinance
committee.
A number. of residents of East
Bridgeport sent a petition to the coun-
Gil asking that the Connecticut CO. re-
arrange the stopping places for cars in
petition were: P. Clemen, pastor of
st. Paulus church, C. J. Gaffney, E. C.
Seth, F.. Falanger, r. l.. Hayden,
Mrs. r. Norman, L. W. Diekerson, w.
P. Han1ey, Alfred Belanger,@ E. M.
Parker, f. j. Rock, j. A. Black Coal
company, Joseph Rea, E. Finkelstein,
T. r. Murray, Bella M Lundberg, G.
K Bishop, c.. ]. Written, William
Reich, F. J. Courier, James A. O'Con-
nor, R. M. Lowe, A. W. Skinner, J. H.
Skinner, Jerry Denny, Mrs. A. Thorpe,
D. S. Benedict, C. L. sAlvord, Sarah A
Beards1ey, Mary J. Haugh and Lorin
Hauett
The matter of the extension of Har-
rison street through John street to
State street was tabled. The board of
estimated the damages at $175, 372
Mayor Wilson explained that there
are no funds available for the work.
The damages estimated follow: Mary
IOfConnor, So, 000;s Thomas M. Cul1inan,
$4,000; Mildred Adams, S. GOO; Ed
mund Warren estate, $16, 600; Bridge
port Patent Leather company, SIS, 100;
Handy & Hartman, $4,000; Lillian R.
Martin, $34, S72; limited Illuminating
ICo., $4,000; S. F.. Raymond estate,
$39, 900.
Public hearings were ordered for
March / on the proposed extension of
Elm street, from Harrison street to
Park avenue; proposed extension of
John street, from West avenue to Park
avenue; proposed widening Of John
street on the north side from Broad
street to Main street; proposed extern
sion of John street, from Main street
to Water street
The following persons were voted
land damages:
Joseph s. Lukomske and Anna M.
Lukomske, 81, 900 damages for the lay
out and extension of Gurdon street.
Patrick H. and John J. Curran, 5000
for the establishment of a building
/ line on Lexington avenue.
William Wellner and Michael Saw
Dry, $3.50 for the establishment of a
building line on Hanson avenue.
Morris Fe1dman Jacob Fe1dman and
Sidney Feldman, $3.50 for the establish
ment of a building line on Hanson ave-
nue.
William E. seeley, estate of Freder-
Frank 3. Seeley, care of w. e. Seeley
lex E. Seeley, Robert G. See1ey and
agent, $500 for the enlargement of the
layout of Brooklawn avenue at Dewey
street.
Alderman Clancy was given leave tc
withdraw his resolution creating q
captain and Lieutenant for each com
pany of the fire department and pro-
posing that the Chauffeur of the FRI
chief have the rank and pay of a cap
tain while performing that duty.
| Another charter amendment which
already has been presented at Hart
ford came before the council in a res
Iolution from the members of the board
lof contract and supply asking thai
lthey be not required to give bonds
lbut that the clerk only be bonded fol-
$4,000. The members claim they do MOI
handle any city funds and therefore
There is no occasion for placing then
under bonds. The resolution was re-
ferred to the ordinance committee.