The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-12-05
MAYOR GIVES
ALDERMEN HIS
DEBT MESSAGE
Wants Every Street In City
Paved With Warrenite-
Must Spend, He Says

Warrenite, Mayor Wilson read a mes
sage to the common council last night
which bears out the prediction made
in the columns Of The Farmer, that
the present administration is DESTROYS
of consumnaat ting a reckless and ex-
travagant expenditure Of public
money, the like Of which has never
been known in an American munich
pality.
That the people and taxpayers may
have no voice whatever in the matter
or opportunity to prevent this loot OF
public funds which the administra-
ton proposes to bring about, Mayor
Wilson proposes that the money be
obtained by bond issued sanctioned by
the Republican legislature, whether
the public wills or not. In his mes
sage to council last evening after call
ing on the council to vote in the fu-
ture for public works to cost in the
neighborhood Of five million dollars,
Mayor Wilson offers in these words
process by which they may be OBJ
tanned:
'"These matters will necessitate the
expenditure of money which should
be obtained from bond issues as they
rightly belong under the category OF
permanent improvements.
TN view Of the threats Of some OF
the insincere commission form Of
government people, and those politi-
cally opposed to the present admin
istration, believe that permission
should be obtained from the legisla-
ture, after approval by your honora-
BILE body, to issue bonds for the above
mentioned projects, without using the
referendum The future welfare of
the city makes it imperative that the
physical development be not jeopar-
died by the whims and caprices of
those politically opposed or actuated
by Interior motives"
Concerning street paving he says:
ST believe a continuation of the
policy of improved streets is desired
by the entire city. The use of hard
surface pavements makes 1t possible
to keep the city much cleaner and in
consequence the general sanitary
condition Of our city is greatly en-
HANGED. Every street which is prac-
tically entirely built up should be
thus improved
Before new streets are accepted
by the city they should be severed
and sidewalks and curb should be
laid. There is already an ordinance
requiring such streets to be rough
graded to the lines established by the
city, and I would recommend an
amendment to this ordinance to meet
the above suggestion.
Before pavements are laid, all
property owners should be required
to pipe to the curb, from the sewer
gas, water and other mains laid from
the street,
This means about $1,500,000 fol
Warrenite pavement.
The mayor advocates a larger ap.
preparation for the director Of public
works and also that money expend
ed by the director and collected by as.
sessment, for work ordered by the
council, revert back to the director.
department instead Of being paid into
the city treasury as at present.
He advocates the immediate pur.
chase Of Steeplechase Island and tha1
it be made into an amusement resor1
for the public. He wants more com.
fort stations and thinks the city should
take over the triangular plot bounded
by Main and Catherine streets and
Madison avenue. although in his mess
age he describes one of the boundar.
les Of this plot as Housatonic avenue
He would establish a comfort station
on the Catherine street side Of this
plot.
He favors the extension Of Broad
street to Bulls Head not by TUNE
but to carry Golden HILL street ove1
Broad street by an arch. He favors
the extension Of John street through
widening of Housatonic avenue ani
Water street as relief for the longest
ed traffic conditions in Main street.
He advises the establishment o.
zones; certain portions Of the city tt
be kept as residential sections, other!
as business sections and others a:
manufacturing sections. The ap
pointment Of committee by the
council to lay out these zones and
street extensions is also advised.
He believes other surrounding town.
should bear part Of the burden o:
milk regulations and a paragraph de-
voted to this matter is as follows:
GA careful consideration of oul
milk regulations and the ultimate
working out Of changes which thu
Board Of Health has made, leads mt
to the. conclusion that this worl
should be cared for by the state. I
will necessitate large expenditure O.
money from which other towns will
derive no little benefit, and I thinl
it therefore unfair to compel the cit!
to do this work which is so peculiar
ly within the province and scope o.
the State Department"
The mayor faWors the city manager
plan Of government and promises tt
make this matter the subject Of a spe
cial message at later date. HI
proposes the appointment Of specia
legislative committee to make sucf
changes in the charter as may brint
this form Of government about.
He also asks that he be allowed {
fund to defray the cost Of ISSUING
circulars to the people at various
times during the year. on matter
which he considers of Importance and
fptaresf TO the tavnavers He claim