Morning journal and courier., 1882-10-26
Board of Public Works.

A Special Meeting-The West River BOu- levard Under Constderatton-An Ad- journment for Two Weeks.
 A meeting of the Board of Public Works was held last evening, Present, Messrs. Sar- gent (presiding) Feldman, Joyce, Coleman and Gilbert
 The principal business before the Board was the consideration of the layout of the boulevard from Oyster Point to Congress avenuein connection with the proposed trunk sewer in the locality from Whalley avenue to the "Point''
 Massena Clark did not object to the layout yet he thought the roadway should be on the meadows and not interfere with the up lands.
 R. w. Law favored the improvement and thought the roadway should be 100 feet in width.
 Mr. Lambert and Jeremiah Smith favored the improvement. The latter thought the roadway should be 70 or 80 feet wide. Theodore A. Hotchkiss thought the layout of the street would be good idea. In regard to his own land he desired that the layout should be near the river as possible, so that his land might not be destroyed. Charles Morris said he had no objection to a street GO feet wide being laid out, but he did object to the layout as shown on the map, as 1t would take some of his property. William c. Scovie had no objection to the layout unless he was to be assessed for it. Montgomery Armstrong, representing Tru- man filling, said he was opposed to 8 street being laid out in the place indicated on the map.
 D. A. Blakeslee, representing c. w Blakeslee, favored the layout He thought the street should be from 75 to 100 feet wide.
 Edwar Hammill was in favor of the lay ' out as shown on the map, with a roadway o 70 feet, and in this Frederick Meyer and MT Potter concurred. George J. Faulhaber, representing the es tate of Bridget Crawther, favored the layou
 with roadway of from 80 to 100 feet ii width
 Father Mulholland, representing St. Der ! nard's cemetery, made no objection to thu ! layout. He thought the street should be a | least 100 feet wide. | E. $. Quintard. representing the New Ha ven and Derby railroad, had no objection tt ! the layout provided it did not cross the Der \ by railroad at grade. | John E. Warner, of Hamden, opposed tn roadway and its layout because it would spol ! his meadow. Mir. Beach, of Hamden object ed on the same ground. ! T. H. Fulton, representing the D. Porte \ Belden property, said it would be seriou ! damage to have street laid out as marke on the map.
 ! Massena Clark added that he should cer
 tainly object to the layout if he had got t ! pay for sewer through his land as it woul ! be no particular benefit to him or his land.
 Attorney Charles s. Hamilton favored tn
 new street, and thought it should be at leas
 90 feet wide, and it would be better if it wa
 made 100 feet to give room for wide side \ walk.
 Crosswalks wero ordered on the east sid
 of Poplar street across Pine street, and O.
 the east side of Poplar street across Cla street.
 The city engineer was instructed to ir
 spect the gully shoot leading into Quinnipia
 river and Second street and see if it is i
 proper order.
 The hearing on the boulevard was adjourn ! ed for two week, when the hearing will b l between Congress avenue and Derby avenue The regular meeting of the Board will | ' held next Wednesday evening.