The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-24
MOVING CABLES
 Y WILL COST CITY NEARLY $4O,OOO
Connecticut Go. Will Ask Damages For Shifting
 Wires in River Bed.

Damages of large amounts, which heretofore have not been considered by the Stratford Avenue Bridge Com mission may cause the commission to change it's plans for widening Strat- ford avenue on the west approach to the new bridge or else ask for an other bond issue to cover the dam ages.
 The Bridge Commission met in an- other secret session in the mayors of .ace yesterday afternoon. -No5# one ex- cept members of the. commission was admitted to the meeting and when it was over Mayor Wilson and other members of the commission refused to say what had transpired except that routine business had been dis cussedt It is known, however that the matter of damages which had not been considered before was the prin- cipal topic discussed.
 According to the claims made last night the widening .of the street on the north side will cost $100.Q00 or more; whereas the original estimate made by real estate experts for the Bridge Commission was $42.544.
 At the meeting of the Board of Ape praisaI of Benefits and Damages last night Manager Charles F, Chapman told the board that his company would claim at least $35, 900 or pos sibly $4O,Oo0 if it was compelled to move the cable houses and cables at the east end of the present bridge. He said he had been requested to- move the cables by, the contractors, Cabot, Holbrook & Rollins, although members of the Bridge Commission had told him that the house and ca. 'bIes might remain in their present locations.
 The plans .forN the widening of =CSfT fnI law nT7 a Si e submitted last night propose a wider street to East Main street instead of KossIth. street as was first suggested.
 From AZ to 50 feet will be clipped from the property on the north side of the street and property owners and lessees there will claim damages for moving buildings back and for loss of business while this is in progress.
 Attorney Samuel c. Shaw and Agent Charles c. Cole representing Henriet- ta M Noble and Fanny s. DePdgh of PhiladeIphia heirs of the Noble es- tate, said they would lose $5,5OO in rentals while widening Of the street was in progress. They said they would expect compensation for loss of buildings. loss of rental and cost of tearing down or moving buildings now on the property that it is proposed to take.
 Ado1ph Sherman claimed that his loss will be $18s 027 for the land and buildings that will be taken and for the loss in income from the property
 William Skidmore, part owner of the Imperial Moving Picture theatre said he has profit of $7,50O annually which he will lose if the street is widened. He would not estimate what he thought his total loss might be.
 Kostus Kostantes, owner of the dwelling at Stratford avenue and 4NT. ,J., 4 $12,000. Isaac NBernstein, barber $500; Morris Buttner, clothier, $1, 200; Harry Gram, bicycle dealer, SIP, 900; Charles O. Johnson of the Reliable Laundry Co.,. claimed $1,44e; J. J. -Lederer, jewe1er, $3.OOo. ~
 Attorney Robert E. DeForest for James B. and Ira Gregory, coal deal CTS the south -Side of the street opposite Kossuth street, said his clients would receive no benefits for the widening of the street and did not expect to pay any.
 F. M. Poke, who for 40 years has conducted a furniture store on the north side of the bridge and who must find another location if the pro- posed widening is made, said he could not make an estimate of his dam ages at present. Neither could John Bergen who conducts a saloon there and owns the property where he car ries on his business. Representatives of Ginzberg & Re- govin, wall paper dealers, the Auto natic Machine Co. and zKrutchgow, Jacob Bros, junk dealers, thought they would not be benefited by the change although their property will be @ corner.
 The Appraisal Board and the Strat- ford Avenue Bridge Commission will have 8 joint meeting soon to go over the claims of the property owners.