The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-06
DISCUSS RAISES
 IN PAY FOR CITY
 WHITE WINGS"
Council Meeting Taken up
 Mostly with This Topic Poet Cut off.

Discussion of the wages of the
 street sweepers took up more time
 of the common council last night than
 any other measure. Alderman John
 F. Clancy of the Sixth district called the attention of the council to the pay of the street sweepers. He said while consideration was being given other officials for raises in pay, no atten- tion is being paid to the White Wings" He asked what had become of the resolution introduced last De- cember increasing pay of the city la borers.
 Alderman Whitney of the ordinance cImmittee replied that his committee has the proposed ordinance but no action had been taken because no recommendation has come to the committee from the director of public works. Alderman John F. Ford
 moved a recess of 10 minutes to give the ordinance committee time to con- sider the matter and report, but his motion was defeated. Alderman Rob- ert A. Mcbride then launched into poetry but the mayor cut short his recitation No action was taken on the matter. The session was a very brief one.
 The recommendations of the commit tee of the board of apportionment for increases in the salaries of various city officials came before the council just as it had been prepared by the committee and was referred to the ordinance committee without debate. Public hearings were ordered for Feb. 19 on the widening of Broad
 street two feet on the east side from
 State street to Elm street and on the proposed widening of Water street A readjustment in the assessments of benefits and damages for the exten- sion of Liberty street to West Liberty
 street will be made. The matter was again referred to the board of ap- praisal of benefits and damages. Aldermen Blakeslee and Olson presented petitions asking for the
 laying of Warrenite in Elmwood ave- nue, Elmwood place, Hancock ave-
 nue, north of Fairfield avenue, Hazel wood avenue, Lenox avenue, Linwood avenue, Maplewood avenue, Rusling street, and Grove street from Laurel avenue to Wood avenue. Alderman Clancy introduced res olution for the paving of Wheeler avenue from Main street to Madison
 avenue.
 Alderman Roder presented a peti-
 tion asking that part of the pond at Beardsley park be set aside for skat- ers Recently the Bridgeport Hy- draulic Go. prohibited the use of the pond for skating. The resolution re- Iceived immediate. consideration and the park board will be instructed that part of the pond may be reserved for skaters
 A communication from the building commissioners recommending an increase in salaries of Bernard J. McKelvey, assistant building inspector. and An drew F. Owens, plumbing inspector, from $1,200 to $1,500 a year, was re- ferred to the ordinance committee. A public hearing will be held before
 the ordinance committee Thursday evening, Feb. 15, on a petition intro
 duced by Alderman Thomas J. Tierney which proposes to permit the erection
 of three decker houses. The petition, which is signed by about a score of
 property owners and builders, sets forth that the restriction of the build ing of such houses has worked a
 hardship on rent payers of moderate
 means.
 No discussion of the proposed $4,-
 464, ,Oo0 bonding measures took place at tho yoao$ipp