The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-17
GARAGES NOT
 POPULAR WITH
 THE NEICHB0RS

Public hearings on public garages were all the rage at last nights meet ing of the Board of Aldermen, and
 if judged by the number of opponents appearing to two petitions, the num-
 Der of auto hostelries in Bridgeport will not increase-at least not this week.
 The petition of George A. Waters
 to erect a garage at the junction of
 Huntington road and Spring street
 met with instant objection from a
 score of residents of that section,
 represented by counsel.
 Attorney David W. Price appeared
 on behalf of MT. Waters and told the
 aldermen the necessity of a public
 garage in that particular place,
 claiming It would be holding up the
 advancement of the city to deny MT.
 Waters the right to build. He also
 said the structure would consist of
 cement blocks, steel trusses and ce-
 ment floor and that it would be a
 credit to the neighborhend and city,
 and would be conducted without
 noise CT dirt.
 Attorney James A. Marr appearing in behalf of the Nathaniel Wheeler estate and former Mayor Denis AIul- vihill, objected streuouslJ to the granting of the permit. MT. Marr said 1t would endanger the lives of many children in that section owing to the geographical location of the property, it being on a dangerous corner. He said the Wheeler interests have for many years restricted their property to residences and that the district was strictly a residential one, and the erection of garage with its noise and dirt would destroy property val ues.
 Fred c. Mullins also objected in be- half of himself and other property
 owners in that section of the city. MT. Mullins charged that MT. Waters did not own the property he was petition ing to build a garage on and that he wanted it for no other purpose, hav- | ing an agreement with the owner he
 would purchase providing the alder l men granted him a permit. The speaker also called the attention of
 the aldermen to the provisions of the | city charter on the subject of gar- ages which said no garage could bs erected without the consent of the residents of 200 feet of the proposed building or the Board of Aldermen. ''The Wheeler's have refused to
 sell on numerous occasions for garage purposes" said MT. Mullins, "and I have restricted my property. That | corner is one of the last places in lue clly pupIlC garage SnOulQ Dc l erected on."
 Fred Marco, a doorman at the Fourth Precinct police station. also | appeared to object to the granting of | the permit
 The petition to erect a public ga- | rage at 535 State street also receiv7 | ed a black eye Among those who appeared against the petition were | E. O. Hull representing the flaw l ley property, A. W. Smith, Lionel
 Levy representing the Colonial Apart
 ments and Rev Alexander Alison, Jr.
 of the First Presbyterian church. | pr. Alison said he did not care to stand in the way of public improve ments, but was opposed to the erec- | ton of a garage within 200 feet of
 a place of worship. He said the church should be entitled to quiet | and peace, and he wished that in ad- | dition to refusing permission to erect | a garage the common council would
 find some means to stop trolley cars | from booming past the church on | Sundays. He said if that at least | would shut of their power, it would | help some.
 | Alderman Blakeslee and Attorney
 James A. Marr also appeared agains. | this project.