Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-07
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Peck Authorized 70 Procure
Legislative Action to Compel the |
Derby Road to Keep to fits Contract |
-Rapfd Transit Again-The- Trans-
fer of Unexpended Balances for
street Hardening.
Mayor Peck presented communication
to the aldermen at last nights meeting in
relation to the controversy between the
Derby railroad and the city of New Haven.
The mayor stated that he had called upon
the superintendent of the road, accompa-
MED by Corporation Counsel Townsend, to
arrange some compromise if possible. The
superintendent had Informed him that it
would be impracticable for the road to
comply with the contract, which requires
that a conductor shall walk ahead of every
train passing over the Meadow street and
Custom House square crossings and that
he shall carry a green flag by day and a
green light by night. The superintendent
had promised to hold another conference
over the matter, but nothing has been
heard from him since. Mayor Peck sug-
gested that he be authorized to procure
such action by the general assembly as will
compel the road to keep to its contract.
This the board voted to give him authority
to do. -r
On motion of Alderman McGann, J.
Mandley was made a special constable.
Frank Cross of AS Washington street
asked for an abatement of taxes The pc
tition was referred.
Joseph Sheldon, for the corporators of
the Winchester Avenue Railroad company,
asked the feeling of the council towards
the use of overhead wires in electrical
rapid transit and also whether the COM
pany might lay tracks through the streets
given them by their charter, and leave
them unused till the legislature could be
petitioned for permission to use overhead
wires. The right to lay tracks at grade
across the Derby tracks was also sounded.
The petition was referred to the committee
on streets.
The recommendation of the board of
finance that ST, 900 be transferred from
the stone crusher account to the account
for repairing roads was opposed by Alder
man Callahan and Lincoln upon the
ground that it was unjust to several par
ties interested in the stone crusher On
motion of Alderman Callahan it was re-
ferred back to the board to make new
report at a special meeting of the select
men next Tuesday night.
The board of finance, in transferring the
81, 900 for the unexpended balance in the
stone crusher account, did so with the
provision that Daggett street be hardened
with part of this sum. The councilmen
voted to change this work from Daggett
street to East street. Last night Alderman
Lincoln moved that Daggett street be sub
stituted again. He stated that the sum
was not sufficient to harden East street
and Daggett street is the first available
street upon the long list of streets which
have been ordered hardened. The board
of public works voted in the first place to
use this money for the hardening of
George street. Aldermen Hamilton and
Douglass thought George street should be
finished before any other street is begun
Alderman Sheehan finally moved to con-
cur with the councilmen. Alderman Nc
Gam amended to refer the matter back to
the board of finance The amendment was
carried.
The order passed by the councilmen
directing the board of public works to i'm
mediately transfer a sufficient amount
from unexpended balances for the harden.
ing of George street was referred to the
board of finance.
The city has repeatedly ordered side
walk laid on Grove street, before the GENE
terry. The association refused to do this
the bill, $780, SO, to the association for pay
ment. Alderman Chandler presented a
motion last night directing the corporation
counsel to stay proceedings against the
association to compel payment and another
to abate the bill. The first was passed and
the second was referred to the committee
on claims.
The report of the committee on squares
recommending the erection of band stand
upon the green was adopted.
Alderman Clerkin was appointed to the
Joint committee on the construction OF
an elevator in city hall.
Aldermen Callahan and Beers were ap.
pointed to joint committee of the select
men and board of education upon the
abatement of taxes.
Petitions referred: Gas lamps on Madi.
son street, electric light at Peck and Mon
tween Columbus avenue and Portsea street
electric light at Dixwell avenue and
Thompson street, electric light at Green
wich and Second avenues, naptha lamp on
Brewster street, gas lamp at Whitney ave
nue. and Mulberry street, gas lamp al
Winthrop avenue, Faystte and Parm
elee streets, sewer in Blatchley ave-
enue from Grand avenue tc
Exchange street, sewer in Blatchley ave
nue. between Grand and Clay streets
| sewer in Clay street between Blatchley
| avenue and James street, sewer in Spring
| street between Cedar street and Howard
avenue, sewer in Columbus avenue be-
| tween Howard avenue and Liberty street
| extension of Laurel street, crosswalk al
| Thompson and Newhall streets, cobble
| cutters on Grand avenue between Blatch.
| ley avenue and center of block, sidewalk
on north side of Lamberton street between
| Cedar street and Howard avenue, sidewalk
| on Howe street between Crown and George
streets, electric light at Lafayette and Sill
| yer streets.