Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-04
THE oOmm1TTEE,s REPORT.

They Favor the Closing of Hill, La-
 fayette and Silver rStreets-TheY Favor
 Foot Bridge Across Liberty Street.
 The city's special committee to hear the Derby's petition for closing certain streets, composed of the Mayor, several councilmen, aldermen and the corporation counsel, held an executive session last evening upon the closing of Hill, Lafayette and Silver streets the board of aldermen next Monday evening. aAeeopy of the committee report is as fol- lowss2s- } To the Honorable Court of Common Council of the city of New Haven:
 Your joint special committee to whom was referred the matter of the application of the New Haven and Derby railroad company to ! the4 railroad commissioners of the State to l approve the location between Commerce street and Cedar street for additional grounds for terminal facilities, bounded on Silver passed by the board of directors | respectfully report that they have | heard all parties who desired to be heard in reference to the same, and after careful con sideration of all interests, both of the city and of individual property owners, they rec ommend the passage of the following order |
 sition to said location and to the approval ot | the same, and that the Mayor be directed tC
 communicate this action to the railroad com ! missioners.
 | Provided, first, that the order shall mol | take effect until said company has filed with
 the Mayor it's written obligation under it,
 corporate seal stipulating in regard to re | ferring the claim of damages of said parties
 of Hill, Lafayette and Liberty
 streets which may be made by any party against said company to the final de | cision and award of three disinterested arbi trators or referees, to be appointed by any I judge of the Superior court, on due notice tt I the party claiming such damages, and to pre-
 pare all necessary papers to secure any sucl
 arbitl ation at it's sole expense, free of charg l to the party claiming, and to abide by and tt perform whatever award may be made agains
 it according to the terms, and paying any | sum that may be adjudged to any party tt l any excess of damages over benefits as h' l may sustain, according to such award, within l thirty days of such award, together with th' I fees of the arbitrators, as directed by th' ! award.
 Provided, also, that this order shall no
 take effect until said company shall have \ filed with the railroad commissioners ar l amendment of it's location as above described
 modifying it's alterations or said part of Hill | Lafayette and Liberty streets, by Teservine ! to the city the perpetual right to maintain ! the sewers, now constructed under the same
 and to repair and clean out the same from
 time to time as the city may deem necessary I and to enter on to said land for said purposes \ at any time on reasonable notice to said com pany by excepting the right of the public te pass at all times over footway or bridge tc
 be constructed and maintained by said com pany at it's own expense, across said part oi
 Liberty street, from Silver street, over tho
 location above said railroad; said foot bridge ' 0r fO ha safe 1T1jt T1Q9
 sengers so that said part of Liberty stree
 shall bs kept open in such manner and at al
 times for travel of people on foot over saic footHaY or bridge.