The Connecticut labor news., 1921-05-20
ALDERMEN ACT
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every week, he alternating the crews so as to give all possible a chance to get enough to get by on. All avail able funds have now been used, how ever, and the only method left IS to provide bond issue as Mayor F1tz- Gerald will recommend tonight.
 Under direction of Director Lane, acting City Engineer Nettleton has prepared list of pending public works that could readily be done to advantage of the city now If the money was available. These total about $25o,ooo and include a large amount of new street work ln the out lying districts which are now holding up intended building and improve ments, and the extension of and com pletion of the Boulevard from Gotfe street out through the large tract be- hind Beaver Ponds Park.
 This will open up many acres of fine building land and MT Lane has gotten in touch with the owners and got their assurance that if the city will go ahead and extend and open up the strct, they will immediately begin building operations as soon as the stret lines can be fixed. One owner has promised to erect at least 30 two family houses up-to-date in every par ticuar which will provide a building boom in itself and provide work for I hundreds of skilled mechanics. An
 other has promised to begin on ten or a dozen houses and altogether the !plan will result in great benett to | the city to say nothing of perform ing the city's duty to the public by providing work for the unemployed. Another project under considcra- tion is the completion of Crescent avenue to West Rock. The auto drive 10 the top of the rock is proving one of the city's best attractions but to the fabled Rocky Road to Dublin. The street is in dcplorablc condition and must eventually be repaired but no money is now available for 1t. It could be included in the work to be done by the unemployed very handily. Both Mayor FitzGerald and Direc- tor Lane hold the opinion that it is their duty and the duty of the city to step in, in this crisis and provide work for the heads of families These men, hordcs of them now, do not want charity and resent having to go to city hall to ask for aid. It is no 1 fault ftheir own and the city OfiC- ] aIs intend to relieve them from the l llQ1nllldllOn Ol lldNlll lO dSk dlQ Dy Iproviding work for them. The alder
 men will no doubt agree with the mayor and director tonight and pass
 the necessary votes for bond issue.
 It will be placed before the board of finance next week, sent back to the
 aldermen the following Monday and finally ratified as the charter provides. The aldermen will probably also auth Orize the city to borrow funds in an ticipation of the bond sale so that the ImOncy will become available immcdi-
 atcly and work can be started before
 the situation becomes more acute.
 In addition tonight the aldermen
 will also take final action on bond
 issue of $2oo,oo for park purposes Mayor FitzGerald has had the park
 department heads in consultation with
 Director Lane and together both will
 strive to relieve the unemployed situa-
 ton as soon as the funds become
 available. With both departments do
 ing their bit, thousands of men can be
 put on part time each week and given
 enough to at least keep their families in food and shelter until times become
 normal again.