The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-18
Commission Government Advocates and It's Oppon- ents Work Up Unexpect- ed Interest In Vote On Proposed Change In Con duct of City Business.
Flight Questions Will Be Submitted to Voters Grand Street Bridge Ad- vocates Plan to Get Out Heavy Vote Polls Open at 6 A. M.

The heaviest vote that Bridgeport has ever seen at 8 special election will turn out tomorrow for vote 's9es" or ssNo'' on commission govern ment and the various bond is sues proposed for permanent improvements.
 Voting machines will be open from 6 a. m. until 3 p. m. for those entitled to vote on the questions. Fast banoting is expected tomorrow afternoon when many of the employees of shops and business places will be free.
 Persons who have watched the situation carefully expect that the number of voters who will register their beliefs tomorrow will exceed the predictions made at an public meet ing. The campaign for commission government has aroused the interest of many persons who are ordinarily apathetic on such public matters
 The questions will be on the ma chimes. along the top row, with com- mission government and the two phases of it, first, The first bond issue question will be that of tlae Grand street bridge
 The Grand sereet bridge is desired by many persons living in the north end of the city who believe that it will relieve East Washington and Con- sress street bridges and will be neces- sarw to provide for the future growth of the city. An issue of $22o,oOO in bonds, payable in instalments Nearly for 22 years after the date of issu- ance, is proposed.
 The next question, 'tShan an issue of bonds be authorized to be known as East washington Avenue Bridge Bonds to an amount, not exceeding $13o, 900, under a resolution of the com- mon council adopted April 5th, 1915 ?'' is for a debt payable yearly in s, 0Oo 4nstallnents, for a period not to ex- ceed 90 years. The East washington avenue bridge is desired because a bridge at the site now occupied by it is deemed absolutely necessary and the present one Is said to be in poor condition.
 The question, ssShan an issue o1 bonds be authorized to be known al -Incinerator Bonds to an amount no exceeding $20O.0o, under resolution of the Common Council, adopted Apri
 
 have been made in the last few year against the present method of garbage disposal because of the accom- panyin, puisances and the garbage incinera tor is urged by the board of health The bonds are to be issued to the ex tent of S2Oo. .00o, with $20,oO0 payabI every year for a period not to exceed 30 years.
 Then comes the ice plant proposi ton. Shall an issue of bonds be au thorized to be known as Municipal Ic Plant Bonds to amount not ex ceeding $2OO. 100000, under. resolution adopted by the Common Council Jun 7th, 1915. The money is to be pail within a period of 30 years from datt of issue or in installrnents of abou x ST,000 yearly. The ice plant ueasur has been considered, for a long time
 The last is the question concernin the proposed bond issue for schools It is Shall the act of the Genera Assembly of 1915, approved May 1915, auth orizing the city to issu bonds for sites and school buildipgs for graded schools, be approved ?''
 It provides for $1oO,0O0 payab1 yearly in $1O.000 1nstallments, the to tai amount outstandi ding not to excee at one time, $1,000,0O0.
 An automobile parade will be hel this evening by those in favor of com mission government. Many machine will be in line.
 The polling places are announced f the advertising columns of The Far mer.