The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-12-07
Aldermen In
 Busy Session
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 Of course, when it comes down to cases. any contest this year between I members of the board will necessarily ! club" as for the first time in the !. history of Bridgeport one political : party secured all the seats. If all ] the contests during the coming year [ are going to be as tame and one : sided as that between Ralph T. Beers l and Edward Hamilton for the presi- ! dency of the board. a happy family 1: with Mayor Wilson sitting at the ! head of the table may be looked for. { But then you never can tell, even in the best-regulated families, and per | haps now that members of the fight : ing race have become such prominent : factors in Republican ranks we may some time see a good scrap without a Democrat figured in the casualties.
 A significant incident of last nights ceremonies was that the first pre- 2 sentation speech of the evening was made by a colored woman to a col ored man. Mrs. Lucy Dorsey, repre- senting the colored voters, made the speech. The recipient was Charles A. Ross, new-elected page, and the gift, an ornate Masonic charm, SC dazzled him that it wasn't until some moments later that he was able to make acknowledgment.
 Santa Claus was pretty good to sev- eral of the other boys, too. Alder man k, A. Brown of the twelfth, has
 
 they've been pestering him for weeks now to find out whether a Christmas tree would adorn the Brown house. hold this year, specifying one about eight feet high. UnSuSpecting Tom Connor introduced a resolution grant !, ing permission for one of his con- stttuents to sell Christmas trees at the corner of Main and John streets, and before the vote was taken he fouHh himself tied up to promise to see that one of the trees was de- ! lvered to the Brown domicile. This was the only gift presented by an alderman, but ex-aldermen were profuse in speeches of presenta- ! ton. E.x-Alderman McManus pre- : scented Aldermen Lyons and Reich : ert with travelling bags, the gifts cf tho Fourth District Republican club. Iieichert also received a fountain pen, , an EllSs' pin and a gold card case, the (datter two from the Bridgeport club, fand ID return contributed blush that was the envy of all the women IprcSent-
 A diamond scarf-pin was the tTwelfth istrict's tribute to Alderman Caldwell, whose chief difffculity waS !.in keeping a straight face during ex- Alderman Whitney's witty presenta- >tion speech.
 The Second District club presented Alderman Hilbert with a fountain spen. and Alderman J. T. Reynolds of f the Third not only received cuff links, Spocket knives, silver pencil, fountain &pen ana cigars but best of all from his stand point, he wss permitted to acquire them without being called to .the front for a speech.
 Floral tributes were rnassed round the entire chamber and 1t wasn't until tPresident Beers took the chair after at the now members biushlng In the rear of their moro experienced col leagues.
 One of the fruits of the 18th f- f7GET Ia ladies' day now in the political aroma, Last nights function was no eScep- ton to the rule, more than half of ths seats being occupied by members O; or tho. seats boing gailantiy yielded by
 President Beers assumed the ahhir after the recesa and conducted the meeting as F i,e had been accustomed to prosidinE for yeara-
 Tho finance eonrnittee consists of Aldermen Baker, Martin. Caldwell.
 A iarse ftist of routine business Eyna transacted, but there were few 1yn pnrtaht measures. The expected petition from local merchants against fyyby-nigi4t vendors and fake auc- tioneers took the form ef Q request for ths enactment of an ordinance prohibiting the selling of Jewelry ,aftar D, m, This was referred to .tha eefaHittea on eFainanees; PFea- dent Beers announced that all inter estsd will be notified to appear at the meeting when the e9Tamittee takes the matter up, pF9bahiF Bes; a6:
 Petitions from ? , i6ageS fSF 4Ht- 4Hiaipai f6ai yard were EefeFFed to the same ess4lFafttss:
 Damages estimated at S16s to a InaaieiBai ash cart aE the result of collision with g sRe-7saaR eaF were taken eaFh af by the aecepta9ea of an offer from the company to pay the {. bill,
 T,iaes first division of the evening came ca a recon aaeaaation of the assistant city attorney Of the accept ance oS ee44aP PPs7>iise affers fp eon- neet;s4a witta Plaza better1aaeats ts. AIdesz7ss+a tycq9s questioned the wis desss ef accepting offers of SeS1 from MiRaE, Read & FuIlocls, aaa $9,s 2o froEa George Johnson and Sophie H. woodS but the vote was heavily dn
 William E. Boarannan was con- . flraaaed as a member of the library board.
 The request Of the Board of E&ucH- Hon for esta blisllnent of Hallen Mernoria prize for scholar in senior class of High school receiving high est mark during four years course, to be naid for out Of interest on $500 left to city for the purpose by the late Edward K Ha11en, was referred fo tsne Board os Apporiipnment
 NTacancies .on the committee inves- -taEatfng the 59-cent monthly charge