The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-06
BROAD STREET EXTENSION PROJECT IS MYSTERIOUS SECRET; PROPERTY OWNERS LEFT AT SEA BY ALDERMEN
Representatives of Owners of Land In Interest Don't Know What to Do For Their Clients.
 More Factories After Rights of Way and Ownership, Too, of Public Thorough fares-Hearings Soon.

As to just how the Republican mem bers of the streets and sidewalks com mittee of the common council propose to extend Broad street, they are keep ing the public in the dark. No plans have been drawn or even considered according to the statement Of the chairman of the committee last night. Yet a public hearing was ordered last night and representatives of those whose porperty must be taken ap peared at the hearing uncertain as to whether they would favor or oppose the project. Benjamin F. Root, clerk in the local post office, representing himself and Miss Bessie E. Ford, alone appeared in favor of the extension. He said he had been in favor of the project for years.
 Judge Alfred B. Beers and Attorney James A. Marr represented property holders in Broad street, but they said they could not tell whether straight cut or a, tunnel was proposed. Alder man MacFayden of the streets and sidewalks committee said no plans had yet been drawn. The mayor said an other public hearing would be held on the matter later.
 Joseph Quint of the paving and sewer commission explained a plan of his own to relieve traffic congestion by widening parts of State street, Wa ter street and Middle street
 Robert FTtzroy, Police Lieut.. Carrie Sanger and others appeared in favor of the establishment of building lines in Edna street.
 Samuel Dave of East Main street opposed the petition of the Connecti- cut Co., to relocate its tracks in Noble avenue from Barnum avenue to Arc tic street. The street is being wid- ened in this section and the company fn 01o o1xC on nicv Int frOf centers. MT. Dave said there was no use in widening the street if the peti ton was ito be granted
 I1 He presented petitionsk for laying Warrenite or wooden block in East Main street and extending the White Way up that street. He said there were holes in the East Main street paving ''deep enough to bury a. wagon.''
 Attorney Henry Greenstefn for the Clausen-F1anagan Brewery Co. op- posed the proposed widening of Hous- atomic avenue, eight feet on the west side from Congress street to East Washington avenue. He said the street is wide enough for the traffic, that now uses it.
 1 Attorney John M. Banks on behalf of Fairchild 6 Shelton Go. also op- posed the widening. Attorney Edward J. McManus, representing the A: W. BuCritt Co.,, asked that the proposed change of grade in Arctic street from Know1ton street to the river bank be made a part of the Grand street
 bridge project as he said it properly belonged there.
 Nicholas Tesiny said residents of the North End had been waiting many years for the improvement
 which the Danbury & Bethel Railway Go. proposes by relocating it's tracks in upper Main street.
 41.- streets and sidewalks committee
 the council granted the following pe- l titions: Establishment of grade on
 Denver avenue extension; estab- 1ishment of grade on Norman street
 between Wade and North streets
 widening of Congress street to a uni
 form line by setting back curb and
 fences between Main and Washing
 Public hearings were ordered fo1
 June 1 g on the petition of the A. W
 Burritt Go. to close Hicks street tc
 the Pequonnock river and of the Per 1 sons Foundry Go. to locate two spul 5 tracks to their factory in Housatonit
 avenue.
 An ordinance was adopted placing
 the police and fire alarm signal sys , tens under the direction of the sigma men in the fire department. The or dinance becomes operative July 1. The Automatic Machine Go. gave l notice or 1nC6nC1On to W1ChdraW 1t. appeal from the. damages allowed fol property taken for the new Stratfort avenue bridge. The amount is $9,17-
 for which the city clerk has been in
 structed to draw an order.
 The number of employees in tht
 health department have so increased
 that in the future the clerk of the
 department will get the money iron the city auditor and pay off twice
 month. In the past the city clerk Ina 7 drawn checks for each attache.
 Alb. and B. HenkeIs asked perTnis sion to close Waterman avenue from . Connecticut avenue to the railroad 3 Attorney John J. Cu1linan opposed the establishment of four-foo building line in Gold street. Hi l clients have plans to build out ever with some buildings there now.