Congress Street Bridge Final Report Shows $295247 Cost
Bridge Commission presents final report to Common Council detailing total cost of Congress Street Bridge at $295,247.16 including $550 pavement. remaining balance $10,403.84. Outlines negotiations, bids, and agreements with city, railroad, and Connecticut company since 1906, plus adjustments for temporary work, paving, and contingencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridge Commission
Council
Congress Street
Congress Street Bridge Commission
Common Council
Pequonnock River
Board of Apportionment and Taxation
General Assembly
Bridgeport
Marcus L. Reynolds
Moses W. Manwaring
Hobart BE. French
Samuel W. Hubbell
Charles M. Cole
Bradford D. Pierce, Jr
M. W. Manwaring
Hobart B. French
City of
Pridgeport
R. M Bervian
Harry Taylor
United States
War Department
Berrian
Connecticut Company
3. M. Berrian
S. F. Stoddard
Mr. Stoddard
Snare and Triest Company
Stoddard
Main Street
Bernard Keating
Thomas M. Cullinan
Indigestion remedy ad cited with city commission praise
The notice references Fol ey s Orino Laxative for stomach troubles and indigestion. It then commends Raymond W. Stoddard engineer and Walitt Law assistant engineer for work on plans and specifications. The city commission thanks readers for forbearance during closures and lists commission members M. W. Manwarring president H. B. Frener secretary J. W. Hubbell C. M. Cole D. B. Pierce Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond VW. Stoddard
Enginmeer
Arso
Walitt Law
Congress Street Bridge Commission
M. W. Manwarring
H. BE. Frener
W. Hubbell
C. M. Cole
D. B. Pierce, Jr
Cotton Ginning Report Shows Higher 1910 Output
Washington December 20 United Press reports the census bureau shows 10,698,482 bales ginned from 1910 growth through December counting round bales as half. This compares with 9,358,085 for 1909. Round bales included total 140,024 for 1910 versus 140,024 in 1909. Sea Island production reaches 15,170 bales in 1910, up from 8,517 in 1909.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Census Bureau
Sea Island
Ordinance Proposed to Create Office of Plumbing Inspector
Alderman James J. Conlin offers a proposed ordinance to establish the office of plumbing inspector to be elected by the board of aldermen for two years functioning with the boards of Building Commissioners and Health to inspect plumbing under state and city rules. The measure was sent to the ordinance committee along with petitions on street grades and a street discontinuance request by the Bridgeport Malleable Iron Co. The record also lists deaths in Torrington, Winsted and New Canaan with ages of the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
M. W. Manwaring
HH. E. French
Mass
Webt Granite Construction Company
A. J. Langfeldt
Hartford
Conn
Connecticut Company
Calson
Luckingham
M. A. Kenny
Connecticut Company 4S
A. J Langfeldt
Webb Granite Construction Company
Paving Commission
United [Luminatingg Company
Unitea Illuminating Company
Connecticu Co
James J. Conlin
Board of Aldermen
Board of Building Commissioners
Board of Health
James J. Kerwin
Edna Avenue
Livingstone Place
Beardsley Park Terrace
Garrity
Mahoney
Second District
Bridgeport Malleable Iron Co
Walnut Street
South
Ridge Avenues
Committee On
Meriden Plans $600000 Bond of Waterworks Work
Meriden moves to amend the city charter to authorize bonds up to 600000 for waterworks expansion including new canals aqueducts tunnels pipes and appurtenances plus a revised charter to be voted by electors. The filing seeks changes on oil use assessment street widening and fire insurance by the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City of
Meriden
State Secretary
General Assembly
Court of Common Council
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Strauss Company
Scherser Company
Ony
Raymond F. Stoddard
Chicago
Scoérner Company
Outiny
HK. +. stoddard
New York City
United Duminating Company Works
City of the Lines
Too' Ana Sunderlin
Wall A&p
Talantic Pacific
Main St
E. Main &J. ‘Thone
JiuSi
A&p
Rewweee
oMreeeeds
Bell's
Majoram
Atlan
Choice Nuis
Filberts, A Ib
Strictly Fresh
York State
McCann’s
Johnson & Co.’S Preserves
Columbia
F. R. Hoffman
Broad S&j
Post Office
B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmazy
Bridgeport, Conn
Cotton Report
Beecher
Torrington
David Beecher
Hicks
Winsted
Carolina
Peter Hicks
O’brien
John O’brien
Abbott
New Canaan
Margaret E. Abbott
Bartow
Dinatha
C. L. Bartow
Lowell
John Lowell
Foley
F. B. Brill
Guruig Pharmacy
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