The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-01

Warren1te, Biggest Single
 Contract Ever Made in
 History of the City of
 Bridgeport.
 Behind closed doors in his private office today Jacob A. Courtade, director of public works, with attorneys for the Warren Bros. of Boston signed the largest paving contract ever made in this city.
 It was not only the largest paving contract ever let in this city but it was the largest con- tract ever made here for public, works and it was let without competition, other contractors who might want to bid were barred.
 The contract calls for the lay ing of Warrenite on about 70 miles of streets and will prac- tically take all of the $5OO,OOO bond issue which the people voted for new paving at the last election.
 Mayor Wilson last night signed the waiver which permitted MT. Courtade l to sign contracts to spend nearly half a million dollars of the taxpayers' money without getting a price in the
 market by competitive bidding. The | rector or the members of the streets and sidewalks committee of the com mon council had requested the waiver
 or whether he acted on his own ihi- | tiatfve in signing it. He was out of the city today.
 MT. Courtade kept out of the way of the newspapermen and all visitors to his office until after he had finished business with the Warren Bros. Co.'S attorneys. Then he left the city hall 1 for his home.
 The cost of the pavement is written down in the contracts as $1.20 per square yard for the paving, $5 per
 cubic yard for trap rock filling and grading and the cost price for scari- i l flying plus per cent. The work is to | commence as soon as the company ! can get men and materials here. The Warren Bros superintendent here plans to have delivery depots, 1  East End where the materials will ! be brought. There will be three mix | ing depotS, one in the North End, one J | in the West End and one in the East 1 ] End, and possibly one in the South | End. A large number of Portugess ' negro laborers will be imported from Massachusetts
 Agents of the company are now considering renting ground on which to erect barracks for these laborers on the outskirts of the city. The agents of the company have it difH- cult to get the necessary labor here or to house the laborers they will ! bring here so they are considering tho ! plan for establishing camps for them. The streets which the common council has voted to have paved fol- ! low:
 Atlantic street, from Iranistan to '. Broad; Myrtle avenue from railroad ] to Linden avenue; Bostwick avenue. i State to Morris street; Hancock ave- nue, from Fairfield avenue to Osborne; : Spruce street, from Bostwicz avenue to wordin avenue; Breswster street, l Fairfield to Growers avenues; Growers avenue, from Brewster street to Black 1 Rock Yacht club; ;Howard avenue, from Fairfield avenue to North avenues Dewey street, from North to Brook lawn; Brook1awn place, from Laurel avenue to Brooklawn; Laurel avenue,
 
 nue; Grove street. from Fairfield ave- nue to Laurel avenue; Lewis street. Iranistan to Park avenue; Garden street from Park to South avenuesi South avenue. from Water street to Railroad avenue.
 West Liberty from Park to Myrtle. avenue; Warren street from State street to South avenue; Lafayetts street from State street to Railroad avenue; Gilbert street from Lafayette street to Water street; West avenue from State to Fairfield; John street west to Courtland street; Park avenue from Laurel to North avenue; North avenue from Wood avenue to Glen wood avenue bridge; Pequonnock street from Park avenue to Jones ave- nue; <Harral avenue from Park to Madison avenue; Coleman street from Harral to Washington; Harrison street from Washington to, Fairfield; Gold street from Main to Water; Catherine street from Harral to Main; North Washington avenue from Bulls Head to Berkshire bridge.
 Housatonic avenue from Congress street to North Washington avenUe7 Berkshire avenue, Berkshire bridge to East Main street; William street from Arctic to Huntington road; East Main street from Ogden to Boston: Boston avenue from Glenwood avenue ( bridge to Central avenue, south side of roadway only past Old Mill Green; Knowlton street from East Washing ton to Arctic; Arctic street from GCnntinued on PaRA alA