Morning journal and courier., 1884-03-29
Committee on Streets.


Various Matters OF Interest Discussed
and Recommendations Made by the
Committee.
The Committee on Streets met In rooms
IL and - City Hall last evening. A large
number of interested persons were present.
The first business taken up was the proposed
change of name of Congress avenue, Church
street and Whitney avenue to Church street.
No one appeared when Chairman Bradley
called for those in favor of the change.
President Watrous. of the Consolidated road,
said he was opposed to the change. He said
he did not propose to occupy much time in
discussing change which no one seemed to
favor. Il would require readjnsting door
plates etc. Whitney avenue had historical
associations as well as Church street. He
could see no reason for the change and no
benefit to be derived from it. II would
necessitate some confusion in municipal
matters. There was not man, woman or
child on Whitney avenue who favored the
change. Mr.. Arthur T. Hadley called the
attention of the committee to the fact that
attempts had formerly been made to change
| the names of Prospect street and Orange
street, but that the changes were found not
| to be practicable.
MIR. James Clarke spoke in favor of chang
| ing Meadow street to Church street. He
| thought the change would be a benefit to the
public. =
Lawyer Ullman appeared in favor of the
petition of j. B. Clarke and others for a
| change in the order for the Court street
pavement. He said the majority of tax
payers on the street are opposed to it, that
| the order was originally for concrete pave
1 mi Mt n
The order for the second pavement was
passed without consulting the property
owners. He thought the proposed kind of
pavement was not good one. Most of the
property owners favored the present pave
| ment. He said that he doubted the legality
of taxing property owners for a new pave
ment that had been taxed for the original
one. If experiments were to be tried it was
but just that the city should pay two thirds
instead of one-thIrd
Mr.. Hallock, property owner on Court
| street, thought the present pavement was as
solid as any in the city. He thought the
| property owners should not be taxed for
| such an expensive one as was proposed.
| The extension of Fillmore street, from
Lombard to Peck, was favored by Calvin
Russell, jr., Edward Dillon and Thomas
| Forsyth. The remopstrance was argued by
Hiram Camp, @. G. Blatchley for Mr.. Warren
| and NJ. @. Sheldon.
La executive session the following recon-
mendations were voted by the committee:
Petition for sidewalk on the east side of
Liberty street, between Washington and
| Prince streets, and between Carlisle and
| Putnam streets. Recommended pavement
| to be finished by Sept 1.
Petition for the extension of Fillmore
street to Peck street. Ordered.
Petition for change of name of Congress
and Whitney avenues to Church street, and
reinsurance against the same. Indefi
nitely postponed.
Petition for change of name of Meadow
street to Church street. Petitioners given
leave to withdraw
Petition for the grading and curbing of
the west side of Clark avenue, between Lam
berton street and Greenwich avenues.
Tabled.
Petition for permission to erect building
at the foot of Saltonstall avenue. Tabled
Petition for a concrete walk on both sides
OF Munroe street, between BIatchley avenue
and Lombard street. Recommended, given
to Sep. Is.
Petition for change of order de Court
street pavement. Referred to Board of Pub
lie Works to inquire and report.