Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-02-17

Short Work in the Senate and House
Interesting Evidence Regarding the
"ParaIlel' Road-Testfmonyb by Parties
In Observation-Disclosures Bridge
Other Matters of Interest.
HARTFORD, Feb. 16, 1882.
Especial correspondence of JOURNAL AND COURIER
The Senate made short work of the bust
ness before them to-day, and after a brief
session adjourned to Tuesday next at 1
o'clock. The House held longer session
and transacted considerable business, which
will be found in the summary.
The principal interest in committees to-
day conferred in that on Railroads where the
sfParallel' road charter was under discussion.
The committee met at 8 o'clock this morning
and continued their session until ~ O'Clock
without regard to the sessions of the Senate
and House, evidently being anxious to get
through with the psrplexing subject soon as
possible a,
This morning Mr.. Harrison recalled Mr..
Schubarth, the civil engineer, who testified
as follows: On January 18th he commenced o
survey from New Haven and spent a couple
of days, making no particular estimate of land
damages between New Haven and Fair Ha-
ven, and three days from Fair Haven East to
North Bradford; in reference to the rock
cutting he made an examination of the sur
face, but had no time for boring. He took
one day going from North Branford to North
Guilford, two days from North Guilford to
North Madison, two days from North Madi-
son to the southern portion of Killingworth.
He did not spend great deal of time in ex-
amining Hammonassett river but made an
work. Before reaching the Hammorassett
river there is a ravine $50 feet long, which
requires a trestle work ninety feet high. He
had not got the estimates with him. It was
d common trestle work on hard bottom, rest
ing on stone piers. 1t is proposed to cross
the Hammonassett river with a common
girder bridge, thirty-two feet span. There
is cut there of thirty-six feet. After leav
ing Killingworth he reached the Connecticut
river at Essex, January 24-fve days. He
began at the east side of the Connecticut
river January 26 when he got to the Con-
necticut river (east side) he made use of an
old survey. He found on examination that
the attitudes and distances agreed with the
old profles. He spent two or three days
at this work. If he remembered right he
commenced Thursday, January 26. Between
Thursday morning and Saturday night he
went over the line from Connecticut river to
Rhode Island; one day he. Travelled twenty
miles, and another day forty miles. The
only person he had with him was the stable
keeper caring for the horses. He got the
old survey from Mr. Redield, but did not
know where Mr.. Redfeld got it. He had
never seen it before. The survey is at Essex.
He was willing to produce it, but did not
know who made it.. There is no name on it.
He thought it was made eight or nine years
ago. 1t is proposed to go through the city
of Norwich at the Steamboat landing The
line is above the New London and Northern
railroad over the Yantic river. 1t crosses
the Shetucket river just below the road
bridge. In Norwich it crosses Main street on
the west side and again on the east sid o
The witness made no particular estimate of
the land damage in Norwich, except
in the average which is So, 800
per mile. The distance from New
Haven to the Rhode Island line is sixty
eight miles. He found several farmers who
said they would give their lands He could
not give the names, could not tell what towns
they reside in and could not describe the
personal appearance of any of them. The
land damages have been estimated from the
Derby depot in New Haven to the Rhode Is
land lire at $4,000 He was of the opin-
ion that the land damages in New Haven
would not amount to that. He had no knowl-
edge of the value of real estate in New Ha-
ven except from consultation connected with
this survey. He could not give the name of
parties or the location of the land in New
Haven, where he had ascertained the value