Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-26
STREET ORDERS PASSED.

Doings Of the Street Committee Las,
Night.
All the members of the street oemmitte.
were present at its meeting in City Hall last
night. Prof. o. G. Marsh appeared in favor
of naming the new street between Prospect
and Mansfield streets hillside Place" The
petition was granted.
The order for a concrete walk on the north
side of Hazel street and for one on the Yves,
side of Newhall street, which were rec.
commended at the last meeting of the com.
mittee, and which the common council re.
committed, came up. About dozen prop
erty owners on these streets appeared in fa-
vor of the petition. Francis McKiernan was
the only one who opposed the petition. He
owns 200 feet on Hazel street, next to Win
chester avenue. He did not really object to
the Improvement, but as he has to pay for
100 feet of sewerage on Winchester avenue,
he did not feel as if he could afford to nav
for the improvement on Hazel street. He
afterward stated that public necessity did
not demand it and that there was little tray
cling on that street To this one in favor of
the petition remarked that the road was 40
muddy that it was almost impossible. Pat
rick Grannis opposed the improvement be-
cause of the expense. Thomas Conner. who
lives out Of the city, but who owns property
on Haze4 street, also opposed it.
The committee thought it would be hard
on McKiernan to bear the expense iast
now, SO it was voted to curb and grade the
sidewalk on the south side of Hazel street,
from his property west to Shelton avenue,
the work to be done by October 1, while the
work in front of Mr.. McKiernan's place is to
be done by May next.
Edward MeCabe appeared in favor of
widening Liberty street. George E. Mitchell
made the street should be Strengthened, but
be was not opposed to widening it. Mr.
Shepard of Liberty street favored the widen
ing. Councilman Manning, representing
leYeral parties on that street, thought the
was much needed. At present
Z can hardly be called street, and is a very
thoroughfare.
7etter, offered the petition. He said that
many of the people there were unfit to live
Inywhere." Peter Ruttiger was also opposed.
ze said Mr.. Shepard had told him while
go that he was opposed. Mr.. Shepard said
hat on account of plan over year ago to
WIDEN the-stfeet he had been enjoined from
building on his land.
In order to find out more about the matter /
nd whether 1t would not be better to straieh- |
en- the street the petition was tabled until |
he next meeting.
Patrick McMahon appeared in opposition /
o the petition for sidewalk on the west /
ide of Mill River street, between State and |
leach. When told an order had passed
he coMmon council on petition from Jerry
Itwater he became quite glib with his
,ngne. Jerry Atwater is one of them big
ugs. They're not going to have sidewalk
lere, /" he said. AS an order for the work
I'D already been passed the petitioners were
ven leave to withdraw.
The following orders were also passed: For
concrete walk on Allen street between
vashinRton and Putnam streets; for the
lrbing and grading Of the east side of Lloyd |.
rect between Chapel street and SaltonstaI
renue; for the extension of Grafton street
Ferry street; for a crosswalk in William |
rect between Olive and Osborn streets; for
crosswalk at the corner Of Lloyd street and
lltonstall avenue; for cobble cutters on
'th sides of Houston street between Cham
r and Ferry streets; for concrete walk on
til sides of Cottage street between Orange :
eat and Whitne5 RYenus. Ii