The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-05
.HARRIGAN'S PLAN FOR UNEMPLO LOPED
 IS TURNED DOWN
Mayor Declares There Is No Money; Republicans Sus-
 tain Him.

Alderman Daniel P. Harrigan's plan to give work on public Improvements to the unemployed men of the city, was voted down at the meeting of the common council last night. He pre- sented a report signed also by Alder man William J. Moran and recom- mending that $1, 800 be taken from the $11, ,0O0 recently voted the charities de- partment and used to put 25 men at special work which the park coInInis- sioners plan to do at Beardsley park. They also asked that 5000 be appro- priated to put men at work grading OK Hill.
 Mayor Wilson said the money could not be taken from the charities board and there were no other funds avail able. Alderman Harrigan moved the passage of his resolution, however, and when the matter was put to vote the Republican majority dn the coun- ciI~ stood soIidly against it.
 When "a resolution from Alderman MacFTayden was read recommending the appointment of one personal tax collector when the terms of the pres ent< incunbents of the office expire, Mayqor Wilson. said he would appoint Howard J. Smith, the present tax col 1ector, to collect the personal tax af- ter February 1.
 The report of the lamps committee extending the White Way from State
 
 was adopted and the board of appor- tionment will be asked to provide the money.
 The discontinuance of the eight-foot building line where the Warner Bros. corset factory is, came near going by the board. Aldermen AcHugh and Corr were under the impression that it was the north side of the street be- tween Warren street and Myrtle ave- nue which is a residential section. Under this assumption they induced the council to vote down the propoSi- tiOn. ,s
 Then it was discovered that the dis continuance was asked for the south side Of the street where the Warmer Brothers factory has been over the line since 1911. The line was estab- hshed there after the factory was built.
 E public hearing was ordered for Thursday on the petition of the Au- tonobile Club of Bridgeport to re quire prdestrians to cross principal streets only at cross walks. A proposed charter amendment gfy-N ing the police and fire commissioners power. to retire any member of their departments after 20 years service or when in their Judgment they are in capacitated by injuries received in the service on a pension of half pay, was referred to the legislative committee which the mayor will appoint later. On motion of Alderman Delaney the, report of the board of appraisal of benefits and damages allowing len nings Bros. s4, GOO for change in grade in Elm street was ordered returned to the board for further consideration. The Gilman street and Gregory street layouts were also ordered returned to the board.
 Alderman Clancy presented a reso- Iutton last night calling for the pay ing with warrenite of Irandstan ave- nue from State street to Seaside park. It went to the committee on streets and sidewalks.
 Alderman Blakes1ee presented his maiden resolution last night. He asks that the police be instructed to report l all property owners who fail to re- 1 move all ice and snow from their side walks within six hours after any snow storm. The resolution was put on it's l immediate passage and adopted. Alderman AIacF'ayden presented a resolution recommending that in the future the City Planning commission seek advice of the city engineer when | ever possible instead of calling on high priced experts from outside. l The council adjourned until next 1 Monday when a public hearing viii be held on the report of the Con1nris- | sion Form Of Government committee and it's recommendations for the es- tabHshment of that form in this city.
 The Public Service Commission or dered that street car steps in New | y,711C+ he mora than 15