Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-03
NEW srREEr oomm1rTRE.

Several Important Matters Considered
at Last Evenings MeetIng-A Com
tInuaTfOn of the West River ROule-
ward and sewer to the City Line
Recommended.
The committee on streets met last evening
at the City Hall committee room for the first
time since the members assumed Office AL
derman Blakeslee, who has served on street
committees for four or FIVE years, presided
last evening. The committee viewed the 10
calities upon which petitions have been fled
yesterday afternoon
The petition to top dress Bradley street
from Orange street to Whitney avenue was
| first considered. Professor johnson T. Platt,
representing himself and other property hold
ers, appeared in favor of the petition. There
| is much traffic over this section of Bradley
| street, and Professor Platt urged that the
| committee recommend it to be top dressed
| All the other property holders in that section
1 favored the petition. General Smith, repre-
senting one hundred feet, advocated the i'm
| provement.
In executive session the committee tabled
| all petitions for top dressing of streets until
the corporation counsel had given his opinion
as to whether the property holders can be
| legally assessed.
| F. S. Andrew appeared in favor of harden
ling Whiting street. He represented 226 feet
| and advocated this section of the street very
| strongly. No one opposed. Tabled.
The petition for top dressing Orange street,
| between Humphrey street and Mill river, was
| ably supported. Messrs. Matthews, Whea'
| ton, Perry, Ives, -Healy, Bostwick, Thomp~
son. Crockett and Hodgett favored the top
| dressing of the street An order for Tel
| ford pavement on this section was ordered
L kzxo 1xyor 1,ryk hos nat
l into effect. The petitioners were of the
| opinion that top dressing would answer as
| well as a pavement. The cost of a pavement
/ is three times as great as top dressing. There
are but few heavy teams passing over Orange
street at this point and top dressing will
| serve the purpose as WE'LL tabled.
| j. B. Wheat's remonstrance against curb
ing Ellsworth avenue, between Elm street
and Whalley avenue, was supported by Mr..
Wheaton, who owns considerable property
| on the avenue. Ex-Counci1man Chilling
worth, representing over three hundred feet,
1 opposed the remonstrance and supported the
petition. The remonstrant was given leave
| to withdraw.
| George w. Cooper gave reasons why a
| crossWalk should be laid between the railroad
| bridge and corner of Grand avenue and Arti-
| san street. The property holders of the
l vicinity favored the petition. Recommended
| laid.
Felix Chillingworth appeared in favor of
| the petition for the establishment of the
| West river boulevard and sewer from the
northern terminus to the city line. He gave
views on the matter to the committee. This
boulevard, which was projected in order to
afford site for the trunk sewer to Oyster
! Point which is to afford an outlet for the
| sewers in the western part of the city, has
been laid out from the outlet to Congress
avenue at point where the newly contract
ed for section of the big sewer ends. To ex-
tend the laJout to the city line the boulevard
must traverse the distance of nearly two
miles, and interesting Oak street. Daven-
! port avenue, Chapel street, and Whalley
avenue at the Westville bridge, where it will
| terminate. The layout of the extension
must be made before the next section of the
sewer is built, which will not be done for
| several months to come.
| The committee voted to recommend that
the board of public works be ordered to make
| a layout.
| The committee voted to recommend that
| East street be changed to Grand avenue; that
cobble cutters be laid on both sides of Ham
ilton street between Water and State streets;
East street between St. John and State
streets; Grown street between York and
Howe streets; Park street between Oak and
Elm streets; Oak street between Winthrop
avenue and Tyler street. Bradley street be-
| tween Grand avenue and Orange street.