The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-20

not practice among engineers where public improvement was in prog ress to draw plans up to the full ap- propriation in order to profit person. ally by getting full percentage on the proposed work.
 MT. Terry answered that the en- gineer usualy carried out tinstruc- tions as to the amount to be expend- ed, but later said he did not mean to imply that engineers pursued a policy calculated to secure as much per sonal gain as possible. He said a Stratfcrd avenue bridge migbt be built for $30O,O0O, but itl would not be as good as the $40O,O00 bridge
 Director of Public Works Jacob "A. Courtade told the committee there are II miles of paved strees in the city There~are+ 1O6- miles of macadam streets. It will cost about $33,OO0 mile to pave these streets.
 You are speaking of Warrenite now, are you?" asked Chairman King.
 "Yes,' replied the director.
 Then that will require about s3.- 500,0O0 to put pavement on all those Etreets," unused the chairman. The director said that there are
 
 skirts which are what is known as rough graded. There are 14 miles paved with brick, wood block and granite, the other 27 miles are War renite.
 Alderman MacFayden, chairman of the common council committee of streets and sidewalks told what street widening his committee considers Yn Sc, to the extension of Broad street by tunnel to Bulls Head on the ground that it will not relieve traffic condi- tions.,
 City Planner John E. Nolen, when here, proved by a check system that the East and West traffic is much greater than the North and South traffic. ..,
 He asked funds for the widening of Water street to 100 feet from the rail- road station to Wall street, widening to 80 feet from Wall street to South avenue; cutting John street through, 80 feet wide from Main street to Wa ter street, widening John street from Main street to Broad street; cutting through John street from West avenue to Park avenue, thus making JOun StTeSl tHIOuSn lIlOTOuS The reason for widening of Water street is to make a good paved to parallel Main street and take the heavy trucking which now hampers Main street traffic, and keep it alongside the railroad wall. Alderman MacFayden was of the opinion that both sides of Railroad avenue west from Main street, should hot %x.,,o fla freight house and boat docks going to the West End factories could use rhis street instead of State street. The reason for the extension of John street is to make through artery to relieve east and west traffic from Fairfield avenue and State street.
 Alderman MacFayden does not ap- prove the extension Of Broad street to Bulls Head. He claims the i'm of Water street and Hous- atomic avenue is much more needed. The trucking and slow moving vehicles which it is sought to take from Main street will cross Main street and go SO far west to find a northerly route. He approves the cutting of Harrison street from Fairfield avenue to Lafay- cite street, which would make IlTOuSH SlIGSt III OIll CSdSiuS "A IO Washington avenue.
 In the city engineers scheme is proposed the dfscontiuuance of Wall street entirely, and the extension of Middle street through to meet the proposed John, street extension. In his plan, the building at the north vest corner of State and Water streets is taken. and the Sagal build
 0f ;x,GA A1l md Water streets also, to allow more 'oom for turning. The widening of Water street between South avenue street is on the west side, he east side being the location of the ailroad freight sheds and cold stor- lge beef houses. From Wall street o the railroad station the widening s on the east side, removing entirely he McMahon-W Wren, and adjoining buildings. Also to remove the Mo- 5lroy Brothers storgae plant and
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