, 1869-09-04
Ia SALE STREET TUNNEL.
Application for Injunction to
Stop Work.
Bill Filod by Hartford Fire lnsur-
anc6 Company.

The construction OF a tunnel under the river at
La Sale street Is not to he entered upon until
the project has passed through the examination
and revision Of 3 Ch2uccrJ Court Az In the case
OF other works 0! magnitude, there are rights 10
Re tettied In equity, which have not been calcn-
lat;a upon by the Board OF Public Works, OF fore
seen By thc Common Council In the matter Of
The tunnel Ihere are, perhApt, srectA moving
Causes which would not hare operated had
~ldes thoro1ehIa1e and less crowded strect been
selected for the proposed Improvement
Of The Affairs Of the Hartford Lie Insurance Com
panJ, oi Hartford. Connecticut, for they have mp
piled 10 he lned States C!.cuit Court for a. u.
construction Of The open way, which Is 70 reduce
TIE Wiash Of tho etTeei from eighty 10 less than
Tie bil IN th.a cause, filed b. Messss Goudy
| atcc Company Ia chartered conpaaJ OF Connec-
ncut, hpldnR The fee to q lot Of land 1bnting On
IAsae street tHenir-nsc fect and eight inches,
upon Naich lsnd shs5 possess D9i'ainT ID Which
1 No. ~ IAsalIe street, thts building covering the
cpt.rc tract Of land, except 70 much Of It ns lies
| within tho street, The ioi s,clpg known as Lot
=! rTn ~ sninH ~ ~ nnn ca.een, 1en IN
hight oI vnJ over and upon tnsa!lc sirrcL
Ine title to this lot was received On thr IN day
vbo.n. long ago, tho consideration. tho sum Of
$H,0oh. Ind been paid. This san, whcn the rur-
chaAc r ~ nlaslc, the labh vas well WORTH auh u
| wnh mnAc to enable Ito company to CaTJ on is
corporate lIusutsk Following the iaw1rl aebtEn
Of the purchate, The company removed aerernl
an ots7 Of s4o,'soo ia prcacut pef1nancn, four.
ttury, etouc front bulllnR, fitting 1t conveniently
| fur tho necessities of i;r u,Iars 0! It's %eAtern
agency. IlnrlnH tho tupnth Of January. lsts, this
hu1dlnE VIA fully completed, tho company o.
tered Into possession o! II, auh thsrcrtpIwarsi
taa occoirl It 'or ~ lawf1ll coneelna- ~ th!'
litnc, nnh ~hru tho land HhA purchased, L19ae
sree wns, ~ Il H. ouc Of the rhlct the rouG hfsrct
II the city, has!ng q ruahxHy o! the width n
forty eight te+,t, with sidewalk on either Blde
thus u the width uf eighty feet, n1rart1Ing Mt
tn.} nni generally n'ci n'enns ot eotnmuhchs!or
sn s sns u chess TON
1tantldtrh-tn Rrro1nEnoiasn which tho cntIrs
n acp OF eighty feet II necessary to enable I'm,
t'nPnRe IN either n1rthrrfJ ur sonihaTly t1ircc
t,nH. Whrfrf0ta any sl.m'n,t!on os tho mad III
tElo ways wnuId tend 10 o,,a.rucs trud1c hlDnJ
strct. of tho e,ty, Whereby, ot nsees.ity Erra f.
J GAlIingr nusl frAult 10 tie uwnGra .! the lAnt
htMttlpR upon the STREET.
The lauh kuown ~ the Original Town. viii
nthtr ifhrts, WAS granted to lha state Of llltno
l1J tht Un1Lei Etatrt, iJ virtue Of an Art Of C,tl
alets q ihe VI o. March. l41I. 1he object oi III
| which thoud unite the waters Of Lnke MchlER
with tose o. the ll,inus livef Carry!ng out th!' ot
totc plated, lots, bloeks aid streets w'nR ,lesla
mated upon the 1nnp. The t'at .e'ng mn'le, 4 W.
trcort1ri hrl Iuts WIRE R,lh by tho Ht1te 10 h7ct
:. streets, leiux cl1 unsoh aud saca,l. fron I'm
/ 10 time retent& leaued u the puFrilatcrp TiItt
i lahlic aso lhst i,as oScs iascr, rla,c Tho NM
j. il II RllrTctl. WAS never acknowledged Nr.rrrtAe
| In srthraneo Win tho art III tho Legislature
= thu HtAte, ti ever RHco The peSuphuct Ut tho lul
ur ibelF pats, AM! tc!f uao Htrerts ~ ihr n
lc, fas0 tHrn AMI all stc actur.,lnx 10 ths nat
Y having now kufrssted fur oyrs thl,t,.nso .rar
d liza claimed, @fcseurrt tha! y wa1 Tho or,Ktn
lnlrl!s'oh thhi lin public Alttl1'lt 1lAtn ruhs
Why ii, ,he streets "A Ae1lnearl IN tina tnat,, i,
= hist Tho leo 0E Tin lant1 !nrlndrtl within H,tt
.l.rtia Nnclndng ia}snl'n sltrnll sh"sls lH III Il
II Irtm'.ih pltttaa!uF. ah.1. lhri"!nfr !hat ent
: thIrnl y! TIM httrrl, whlIt hsiHR st4 tttEa rht
paat haIrta 10 t,e rentrn 'ihn II taaailp a!Fvt
tul'}rc, 70 tho l,nln saAh'ic'1l. ~ htalr.'.
hul~Ittlhtal4dlnu thia r'Hit!uH II! Ihngs. Il
ataIel lhut thr fly inlendA atIi threatens ~ 20
! h,1nct II tunnel al lA.'al,r htsret, u ia made
:. @ ':oinei % In W sven ps'sestaea 10 ia .hat, On
ie1hiAl Q! AuEu.! la1t!i !. IN ordinance direct
,ha!!oar.! q i1'''I'c Works 20 rruceea 70 tau !a
n | GDhIu Will 10 tn. ....
s llMa,cgTrd that, arconilna to the means rl
rosri and atortc4i for The work, The city th5eate
>, "a e1caIs.e and keep open whai s termed an on
approach to The southern cntr1ncr OF the tunn
10 which wt1l extend from Tho north Il
as Vi Las sc street 10 the south lIne Of Lake strc
nj which point Tie tunnel Will hare attained su
deh A. to permit o. ihe soyetnE q tns
-. uuetten and half fcct, md At the north end
. teen ieet below the present Tade; opposite
eae apa twenty e fee. Wide Tne is result Of
VII bc narrowing Of the a,dcwnlk In front Of
Hartford ComRany's building, ana eonsequ q
/ tanltR- .-.......
Is centre Of The sttcct II Is represented, VIII bc
less except 81 X Is convenient for such person.
desire Or have occasion 70 crosh the r.ycr At
Is fen an impossible obstacle Throughout Its chi
/ length, preventing any crossing Of the Btrcct