The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-01
THE COST OF ACQUIEsCENCE

"A $ THE acquisitions of the several Doards dlu uepdI- A ments filed with City Auditor Heating, Bridgeport with cold standing in beady drops it's aching broW realizes that the hour has when those who danced must pay The fiddler must have his price.
 The cost of sheepke acquiescence in the prolec orga nzed in City Hall being added up The bill will be present. this year. every year hereafter for long time to come
 day to day during ten years or more The Times pointed out the inevitable consequences Of the financial policy which Mayor Wilson and the machine that backs him. thrusting upon the city
 IndefagTablv The Times-F Farmer labored for certain safeguards old but helpful When the Warrenite contracts made The TmesFarmer advocated bidding and fair com petition.
 When bonding proposed The Times Farmer urged the that should be submitted to the pe The precedent established but the people, and eay pay the taxes neither strong industri intelligent in defense of their interests They permit ted destruction of the principle of the referendum They patiently endured the creation of financial system under which few politicians, ogarchy of office holders might draw upon pockets of the people to unlimited extent
 No Bridgeport but the bondage of the city writer that does not tell to the world of the shameless submission of the free people of Bridgeport
 To suggestions that when pavements laid they should be let the lowest bidder the impatient those whose fortunes were cast City Ha and the houghtess those who would have pay the b cried out Have not this beau tful pavement"
 To suggestions that there should be beau tfu pavement for the cost all immune Yet this the The pavements of Bridgeport have cost the pie twice much pavements good better should have cost would have cost, in bidding and competition
 Undoubtedly city like Bridgeport must have improve mens But they should be udcousy chosen and acquired lowest ppioA
 Bonding school houses which were formerly paid fol from income has produced it's share of additional burdens Each school house thus built cost 9 per more than would cost under the earlier pan and all the temporary lief gained from bonding has disappeared
 As is the case the story old one the exrava gant expenditure of millions has created every de parment. Offices have been multiplied out reason horde of place hoders not members party of tn fnayor eat the substance of the people,
 &yhThe mayor ypes the machine of which he is the ta headA
 In these times of stress he S6OOO from the cit treasury further from the state treasury lieutenant governor and compensation of tn home guard.
 its millions naugurang projects that drain upon pr vate enterprise The rule that public stare and completed in times slack work and of low money ket, utterly ignored.
 The policy not only in favor of wholesale bonding 1t was the side of bonding when the city had to pay money the highest rates it had paid many years
 Bridgeport enters upon difficult times people are UT employed It's of communication defective he it's people to and from their duties overcrowded veh ces which the distinguished sanitaran Dr. Stephen Mahe has just said, threat to life itself
 The has brought every home tremendous respons bes there stamp pledges to be paid for Liberty bono drain nearly every purse The of families have been reduced by sickness and death
 In the time when it is least endurable the price municipal msmanagement, the heavy payments attached neglect public business Every budget that goes City Hal every deficit registered with the city auditor more mona of the cost of acquiecence another proof cit zenshp which too careless to govern for itself uffe the penalty of it's neglect.
 PHILADELPHIA BOMB OUTRAGES