The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-04-25
Warrenite Contracts
 Signed; Half Million
 Grab is Rushed Through
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| l.) 1 The Republican members of the l council were called into caucus last l evening. in the office of the board l of contract and supply and there the resolution disposing of the $50O,OOO 1 paving bond issue which had already l been prepared, was read to the alder | men and they were told what they were expected to do The streets which are to be paved with Warrenite follow: J
 Atlantic street, Iranistan avenue to Broad street; Barnum avenue from William street to Noble avenue; Brewster street and Grovers avenue, Fairfield avenue to the yacht club; BostWick avenue, Morris avenue to State street; -Brooklawn place, Lau- rel avenue to BrookIawn avenue; Coleman street, Washington avenue to Harral avenue; Dewey street. North avenue to BrookIawn avenue; East Main street, Ogden street to Boston avenue; Garden street, Park avenue to Railroad avenue; Gilbert street, Water street to Lafayette street; Grove street, Fairfield ave- Main street to Water street; Harral avenue, Park avenue to Madison ave- nue; Halletts street, Boston avenue to Goodwin street; Harrison street, Fair field avenue to Washington avenue; Howard avenue, State street to North
 
 street to North Washington avenue; Hancock avenue, Fairfield avenue to Osborne street; John street, Court land street to West avenue; Know1ton Arctic street; Lafayette street, State street to Railroad avenue; Laurel avenue, Park avenue to BrookIawn place; Lewis street, Iranistan avenue to Park avenue; Myrtle avenue, South avenue to Linden avenue; North ave- Y7T1c KTr1 T fs1+- ~ 7oT7xr bridge; Boston avenue, GIenwood ave- nue bridge to Central avenne; North Washington avenue, Bulls Head to ] Berkshire bridge; Berkshire avenue, !! Berkshire bridge to East Main street; E Noble aVenue,< BarnuIn avenue to i. Berkshire avenue; Park avenue, I.au- { rel avenue to North avenue; Pequonzl ! mock street, Park avenue to Jones avenue; Spruce street, BostWick ave- ! nue to Wordin avenue Seaview ave nue, Boston avenue to the shipyard; r South avenue, Railroad avenue to < Water street; William street, Arctic street to Huntington roads West ave nue, State street to Fairfield avenue; f West Liberty street, Park avenue to l Myrtle avenue; Warren street, State street to South avenue; Arctic street, Knowlton street to William street; Catherine street, Harra1 avenue to Main street.
 Scarcely had Assistant City Clerk
  lution and the list of the streets when Mayor Wilson began calling for the vote. Alderman Moran was inn mediately on his feet protesting.
 s'I am opposed to this method of letting such contract for the paving of 40 streets without competitive bid ding. This is not good business. i Have other firms been allowed to.l bid?''
 ..Adl the chair knows is what the report says the mayor answered., | evasively.
 Then shall be compelled to vote against Nthis measure and will say to other members of this body that | they will be doing their duty by the [ city and the taxpayers if they oppose it,'' said the alderman.
 This is spending money like drunk en sailors" declared Alderman liar rigan as he arose to oppose the meas | ure. ttNo public hearings have been held to give the people the right to ask what streets they desire paved. If memory serves me right your honor told us prior to the passage of the bond issue that we would be given an opportunity to express preference as to what kind of pavement should be laid with this bond money.
 'I believe this should be done and l that as a. body we should decide how the money shall be spent. Agents of the w WaEI0n 6rOS. nave gone among the people and raised petitions for this pavement. No public hearings on the matter have been held. ! There. is much to be said for and against War renite. In my judgment, it is a very poor article to put on our streets.
 ttIt was laid on Connecticut avenue and Broad street and they have been repairing it ever since.''
 Alderman Clancy was opposed to having Garden street paved with War renite because there are few houses there. He voted for the measure II however, as did all aldermen pres I ent except Aldermen Harrigan and H Moran. II
 "I think we ought to pave every street in the city," said Alderman liar rigan sarcastically, after the roll call vote had been taken. Let the ad- II rninistration do as it likes with the public money and stop this burlesque of bringing questions of this kind be- fore this body"
 q move for another bond issue" said Alderman Whitney
 The price for the Warrenite pave ment is the same as last year $1.2OI per cubic yard, $5 per yard for trap rock filling and the actual cost of scarifying or repairing streets to lay the Warrenfte, plus five per cent