Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-11
TO BE ABOLISHED.

49,
The Consolidated Road Endeavors to |
Elimfnate Eleven Grade Crossingsf In |
the TOwn-The Warrington Street |
Layout-A New Manner OF Harden
ing streets Wanted.
At last nights meeting of the board Of
councilmen Corporation Counsel Townsend
the following, which was referred
to the committee on railroads and bridges:
sIn accordance with instructions received
from you to take measures for the protec-
ton of the grade crossing over the Shore
Line railroad at Ferry street, I have had
considerable correspondence and several
conferences with the officials of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company. They have claimed that tho
danger at this crossing did not differ In:
any way from that at the five grade CROSS
ings on either side thereof, and have sug-
measures at this crossing some general
plan should be adopted by which the
whole eleven grade crossings should be
eliminated. Since you referred the matter
of the Derby railroad crossing to Mayor
Z OCh L IOROIJCo tAO lAbUtCI W ulLQ 1OI LII
structions. At his suggestion we met
President Clark and talked the matter over
with him. He is willing to cooperate
with the city in the elimination of all the
grade crossings on the Shore Line, Hart
ford and Northampton divisions. As the
disposition of these questions involves re-
sponsib;lities entirely outside of your orig
inal reference to me, desire before taking
further action to be instructed by you
what course to pun sue, both in reference
to the Ferry street grade crossing and the
proposition of the railroad company either
to eliminate the eleven grade crossings Oh
the Shore Line or all the grade crossings
within the said lines"
The aldermen, passed resolution in
structing the mayor to take steps for pre-
venting the West Haven horse railroad
company from laying their tracks on
Carlisle street in violation of the city or
dinances. The councilmen did not concur
with this action, but after short discus
sion referred the matter again to the COM
mittee on streets.
The board of public works presented a
communication regarding the mode of
hardening streets. 1t stated that the pres
emit methods of matchmaking roads was
both expensive and improbable compared
with the use of asphalt of belgian blocks.
mo E6COIuu16llOdUtOu was mduo tttlu Gtl6
matter was referred to the street commit
tee.
Councilman Hitler moved the board re-
consider its action in passing the last hack
ordinance for the Derby depot The mo-
ton was lost.
A petition for the Consolidated road,
asking that the order for the extension of
Union avenue be rescinded, was referred
to the COMMITTEES On streets.
The beard concurred with the aldermen
IN ordering five hundred copies printed of
the annual report Of the free public
library.
The board of public works reported that
it had made a layout for the widening OF
Washington street As follows: 33The
southerly line commences at point in the
easterly line of Liberty street and extends
in straight line to point in the south.
erly line of Congress avenue and
is direct extension Of the present south
erly line of Washington street between
Howard avenue and Liberty street. The
northerly line commences at a point in
the easterly line of Liberty street and ex-
tends in a straight line of Lafayette street,
and is parallel with and fifty feet per
pendicularly distant from the above
described southerly line, and is q direct
| extension of the present northerly line Of
Washington street, between Howard
avenue and Liberty street." This layout
was adopted.
The order for sewer to be constructed In
Clay street, between Blatchley avenue an6
James street was changed SO as to rea6
Immediately" instead of Gin 1892. S2
| As to grade crossings. 81
| Petitions referred electric lights a
Woolsey and James streets and at Lom
bard and Downing; gas lamp between
street; REMEMBERING of Donnelly place
| sewer in James street.