Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-22
COMMITTEES ON STREETS.
Several Petitions Considered and Rec-
 concentrations Made-A Discussion


 concentrations Made-A Discussion
 About Street Pavements.
 The Committee Streets held meeting in rooms 10 and Il, City Hall last evening, Alderman Brad ley presiding Parties in interest heard in lation to the following petitions:
 Widening of Lafayette Place from Minor steet to the Derby railroad. Only two parties appeared in favor while larger number were opposed to the proposed widening. The committee voted to table until the next meeting and requested the city en- gineer to make map of the locality.
 Concrete walk on east side of Foster street be- tween Edwards and Lawrence streets. No one ap- peared in favor of the proposed improvement, but there were two remonstrances. The committee voted to recommend that the walk be laid before July 15, 1Ss6
 Layouts of new streets the old almshouse farm. No one was heard this matter and it
 went over until the next meeting the city engineer in the meantime to make maps of the proposed layout.
 Concrete walk on north side of Munson street 1 between Shelton avenue and New Haven and Northampton railroad. Voted to recommend. the
 ReagDg v 8aIks with da stone on north side of Chapel street between Church and Temple streets.
 mend that a carbonized stone walk be laid if proper
 guarantees of durability be obtained. the Mayor and Chairman Bradley to secure these. Sidewalk on both sides of Ellsworth avenue from
 Stanley street to Chapel street. Tabled at request
 Establishidg and straightening the street line on ! west side of Howe street from Chapel to Mart1n streets Voted to recommend layout of the street | from Oak to Martin streets.
 | Concrete walk on the east side of Cedar street | from Railroad bridge to Lamberton street. Voted | to recommend curb and grade on the east side. Cobble gutters on the west side of Dwight street l between Chapel and George streets and on both
 sides of Beers street from Chapel to Martin streets l Voted to recommend in both cases. l Curb on the east side of Auburn street from Oak | to Mulberry streets. Voted to recommend. | Opening of new street from Grand avenue to Clay street between Lloyd street and Blatchley I avenue This is street that s. R. & 0. C. Blatch- ley desire to open their own land and was laid over from last meeting in order to give the peti- | tioners opportunity to petition for 8 sewer in connection with the layout. The committee voted
 to recommend the layout the street to be forty feet wide. to be curbed and graded all without expense
 to the city and to the acceptance of the Board of | Public Works
 l A resolution providing that the Board of Public Works discontinue the laying of any moro Telford 1 movements as suggested in the Mayors message t was sent to this committee for consideration and ! recommendation. :. The matter was discussed at some length in sx- ecutive session, but no action was taken, Mayor Holcomb who was present, said that It seemed to him that Telford pavements were an expensive 1 luxury. He thought that the McAdam pavement which did not cost more than half as much was
 quite good for light driving and it cost no more,
 if as much to keep them in repair. On all streets where theFe was heavy carting and much travel he would have Belgian block pavements and on other l roads the McAdam.
 It was voted to recommend that the city engineer cause maps to be made of such streets as had no regular layout or whose boundaries were imperfct | IfiaiIn