Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-09-02
NEW BRIDGES ASKED FOR.

At Mill River on Chapel Street and
West River on Oak Street Alder
men Datley's Scheme to Boom the
City-Other Business.
Two petitions for new bridges were pre-
sented to the board of aldermen at last
nights meeting. The first was from the
directors of the st. Lawrence cemetery and
asked that an adequate bridge be built
over West river at Oak street. The Pc
tition states that the growth of the ceme-
terry requires a better bridge, as the pres
emit one is not capable of sustaining the
travel which will soon go over it. The
second petition aslzed for a new bridge
| over Mill river at Chapel street and read as
follows:
s'The undersigned petitioners, residents
and property owners, respectfully repre-
sent:
That the bridge on Chapel street over
Mill river will soon need extensive and ex
pensive repairs; that the present bridge is
| inadequate to the needs of that locality,
| and these needs are continually increasing;
| that instead of wasting money on the pres
ent structure, it would be truer and more
far-sighted economy in the end and ad-
vance the growth of that section to con-
struct more suitable bridge. Therefore,
your petitioners respectfully ask your hon
! orable body to cause suitable bridge of
| greater strength and capacity than the
| present structure to be constructed over
| Mill river on Chapel street"
! This last petition was presented by Al
derman Callahan and signed by F. w.
Kendall of the Quinnipiac Brewing COM
pany, Henry Konold, Holcomb Bros, H.
B. Bigelow, S. 7. Fox for the National
Pipe Bending company. Both petitions
We're referred to the committee.
| Alderman Avis presented a petition for
| the incorporatoIs of the Winchester Av-
enue Horse Railroad company, asking that
they be allowed to use the 7 rail for tracks
through the streets named in their char
ter; or, if this could not be granted, to
have the most expedient rail designated by
the common council. This was also re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
Alderman Daley made a strong speech
for New Haven's industries and stated that
they might be fostered greatly and new
ones induced to locate here if statement
of the educational and business advantages
of the city were compiled and scattered
abroad He offered the following, which
was adopted: "Be it ordered that the sum
of $1,000 be included in the yearly esti-
mates of 1891 for the compiling and
printing of history of the educational
| ana business advantages or the city OF
New Haven; and that this history be
published in 1901. And further be it or
dered that the work of directing, arrang-
ing and compiling this history be in the
hands of committee composed of the
mayor, two members of the board of al
dermen and two members of the board
of councilmen; and that the histories, when
finished shall be distributed among the
members of the council and elsewhere"
Mayor Peck appointed Aldermen Gala
han and Beers to this committee.
The new completion of city ordinances
recently completed by special committee
was presented to the board and the report
was tabled for printing. The new ordi-
nances have been printed in volume OF
31S pages and 800 copies have been pub
ished
Petitions referred: Curb and concrete
walk on both sides of Hurlburt street be-
tween Rosette and Lamberton streets
Constantia Simon ct al. for abatement on
German Lutheran church at Ward street
and Davenport avenue; Margaret Murphy
for abatement of sewer assessment