Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-28
THE DERBY NTATTER.

Time Taken Up by the Street C0mmie-
 zee i'm Giving q Hearing on the Peti.
 ton of the Derby Road For the
 OlosIng of Hill, Lafayette Snd Liberty
 Streets-Orders Passed.
 It was Il o'clock last night before the com mittee on streets adjourned. Considerable time was taken up by sort of rehearing on the closing of Hill, Lafayette and Liberty streets. The same ground was gone over that the public is so well familiar with. It all came about by petition from the Derby road for the discontinuan0e of these streets and the extension of Prince street. Chair man Blakeslee said he didn't know as there would bs any need of hearing anyone on the petition, as the higher court had already ta- ken action. It was decided to have a hear ing, however.
 Councilman Fleischner wanted to say few words in opposition to the petition. The Derby road people had misrspresented mat ters and their large passenger depot, freight depot, engine house, etc., were myths. He said that there has been Q petition started asking for . foot bridge across Liberty street. Alderman Lynch believed that 0 recom- mendation going from the committee to the railroad commissioners would have it's prop CT effect. The recommendation should be for road bridge on Liberty street. He thought that the board of compensation should assess the damages and no one else. "I don't believe we will ever have these gigantic improvements. until we are red headed, :" said the alderman amid laughter. atThis company has pursued c mean way and have not been straightforward. 1 think think there is some justice left yet. A lot of sharks come here and try to gobble up the poor mans property. You don't imagine that the company could even take part of N. D. Sperry's back yard, do youf They would be met with lawyers and money. think the extension of the road will benefit the city, and the company is entitled to cer- tain privileges, but don't believe they should come here and take such high- handed course"
 Nathan Cohn got somewhat excited when he talked. He said that if he lived on La fayettee street and the company had closed Lafayette already, as Mir. Miller said they had, he would drive his team through or he would give them dose of the way things are done in Chicago. "The corporation counsel and the Mayor are to blame for the present state of things and am not afraid to say SOL concluded Mir. Cohn.
 In executive session the committee voted to lay the petition of the Derby road on the table until the next meeting.
 The committee recommended that the fol- lowing orders be passed: For crosswalk on the easterly side of Garden street to the north side of Whalley avenue; for walk on the east side of Mansfield street, between Sachem street and Prospect Place; for @ sidewalk on the east side of Grove street, between Prospect and Ashmun streets, and on southeast of Ashmun street, between Grove and Lock streets, to be done by October l; for 6 cons crete walk on the south side of Charles street, between Winter and Orchard streets, to be done by September 15; for concrete walk on both sides of Bond street, between Congress and Columbus avenues; for a curb and concrete walk on the west side of Osborn street where there is none now, to be done by October 1; for cross- walk on the west side of Fillmore street cross- ing Grand avenue; for a concrete walk on the north side of Clay street, between Shel- ter street and No. 131 Clay stre t, to be done by September 15; for crosswalk on both sides of Blatchley avenue; for the opening of street. between Winchester avenue and l West drive; for crosswalks on Lombard 1 street and Clinton avenue.
 The following petitions were tabled: for i the grading of St. Roman street, for side- l walk on both sides of Palmer street between | Broad and. Rose streets; for the top dressing | of Prince street between Hill and Cedar | streets, for the curbing, grading and paving | Clinton avenue; until the next meeting, for a between Poplar street and Blatch- Icy avenue.
 In regard to the remonstrances to the lay | ing of walks on both sides of First street be- tween Howard and Hallock avenues, the com aaittee gave leave to have the remonstrances withdrawn.
 An adjournment was taken until next Friday night.