The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-05-02
Aldermen Guests of Lake Co,
 Wind Up Days Sport by Vain
 Effort to Give Away Streets
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 I4nander Robinson that a majority of I4ae board of aldermen were present land they would be 'interested@@in- look ing over the ground to see just what the Lake company wanted in closing the streets mentioned. Commander Robinson was much pleased and ne sent for MT Wilcox who showed the the plant The party had luncheon at Lehmannss and it was o'clock in the afternoon before it. broke up.
 In the meantime aA Herman Mac F'ayden had checked up tof make cer- Etaifr that all members of the fstreets agreement and stayed away from the launching.
 Two public hearings have already been held on the Lake company s proposition and at the last one before ithe common council representatives of the company made a verbal proposl- tion to leave a 20 foot passage way A Between Jefferson and Adams streets through the factory yard and to bulk head at Eagle street x terminal and dredge in front for the use of boat men.
 The f1libuster was begun last night n Alderman Cole who moved the pe- fition of the company be granted in justice to the United 1tatesa in justice to the Lake company and in justice to
 
 Too1e seconded the notion The mayor said the motion could not. be enter tained because the matter was not properly before the body, the resolu- Tion being still. in committee.
 Isn't that petition outlawed the same as the South avenue petition ?'' asKed Alderman Cole.
 know of no statute of limitations on matters in the hands of committees of this body, said the mayor
 am sorry to say said Alderman MacFayden Of the streets and side walks conamittee. sarcastica1ly, that I was not with the honora bIe9 and dis tinguished body that inspected the. Lake plant today and as chairman of the Streets and sidewalks committee l do not wish to embarrass the gentle men who were there
 T wish to say that the streets and sidewalks committee will report on this matter at the proper time. It has never been the habit of this commits se tD report on such matters until maps and plans of the proposed 2closings are placed fns their hands2e4 Such maps have not been offered. It has never been the habit of this body under this or aany other administrations to pass on matters that aresstilfs in committee -''
 Has not the committee had ample time to make report?''. queried Alder man Roder, testify. Mayor Wilson re- piled that he was not informed.
 Alderman MacFayden. declared the cor1u;ttes had not time to report2 He said thase as aia ssfx dK1sa ,Rle had sI-. mA tried fa sssia affas sISiafa turers in every Was but that n1sG1saEs people had placed their life savings fn little homes in the vicinity and their inter ests were to be considered as well as those of a million dollar corporation Alderman Lewis thought the home owners in the vicinity would be ben -edated by the dredging and filling which the company is doing there. It aooked as if the matter were to end Evl1eHeH9derman Tiernes=staFge9fz2 fnzA by moving the committee take a five minute recess and report on the Lake matter
 Mayor Wilson said in his opinion ft would take longer for the committee to make it's report than the aldermen would care to wait. A communication From the. Lake company was then read in which, it offered if allowed to close the stseats tp KseD ns % faot ot1passage- way between Adams and Jefferson streets and to bulkhead at Eagle street Mayor Wilson said this was the first definite proposition offered by the company.
 Nevertheless still stick 10 my mo- fon, retorted zAlderman Tierney. The mayor scowied but put the motion. IL was question on the ''yea" and mo- as to which was loudest but Mayor Wilson declared the motion lost and the insurgents subsided.