Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-04
A PARALLEL ROAD.
An Important Decision by Juds
Phelps of the Supreme Court.

An Important Dec1S1On Dy Judge
Phelps of the Supreme Court.
A Connecticut Associated Press special
from Greenwich, Conn, last night says:
Colonel II. w. R. Hoyt, attorney for the
Bryan Land Investment company, Jared
Scoield and others, to-day received notice
that Judge Phelps of the superior court
has decided that the parallel road project,
now known as the New York, Bridgeport
| and Eastern railroad, has no legal status
| in the state.
The New York, Bridgeport and Eastern
Railroad company is alleged to have been
| the outgrowth of the old Olmstead paral-
lei, and Colonel Hoyt made the claim that
as it had not complied with the railroad
laws of the state it was not entitled to
recognition. The court has sustained this
claim, and it is the first one given under
the new general railroad law.
| Last spring the parties represented by
Colonel Hoyt were much exercised over
the proposed layout of the road through
their property, and several hearings were
had before the railroad commissioners. At
these hearings Colonel Hoyt claimed that
the New York, Bridgeport and Eastern
road had not complied with the law as to
making surveys, ETC., and that the maps
1
Olmstead scheme. Therefore, he urged
the commissioners should refuse to hear
the case, as the road had no legal exist
ence. The commissioners, however, de-
cided that, as everything looked all right,
they were not authorized to decide as to
the status of the road, and the hearings
were held and many witnesses were heard
In the superior court in Danbury some
days ago the matter was heard by Judge
Phelps, and he has rendered his decision
as stated above.
NEW TEACHERS APPOINTED.
Night schools to Open October g.
A List OF New Teachers APP.
pointed.
A number of appointments of new teach
ers was the most exciting business up be-
fore the board of education last evening,
with the exception of a rather lively little
tilt that was started at the end by mo-
ton of Walter Leigh's to the effect that all
school children be allowed to take the free
books home at will. The sentiment of the
board seemed rather against this, and
thought it rather ought to be left to the
discretion of the teachers. The motion
was not seconded, and a motion to adjourn
prevented further discussion. The fol-
lowing recommendations of the school
committee received the sanction of the
board by the appointment of the following
new teachers:
Misses Fannie B. Barney, Margaret w.
McKiernan, Jennie Blackman, Virginia P.
Mix, Barbara A. Kenney, Mary A. Cos
tello.
The purchase of supplies for the manual
department to the amount of 1915.
That the night schools be opened Octo-
Der and the following teachers be ap-
pointed: High school, Principal Philip
Pond, salary So per night; David O'Don-
nell, $3.50 per night.
Scandinavian, Olons Dahl So; Edward
o. Loe, $3.50. High school, girls depart
ment, Mrs. f. D. Brimsmade So; Washing
ton school, +. j. Brown 30, James P. Lin
Than $3.50; Dixwen avenue school, Samuel
Weylen 81. Winchester school, Willis
Parker 81, w. D. Bradley $780, gHamil-
ton school, Frank E. Donnelly 50, A. J.
Nader $3.50. Woolsey school. John F.
Sullivan 90; Augustine F. Maher 81. so.
German English, Seligman Junden Sc,
Paul Kimpke $3.50. italian, Whiting
street school, Paul Russo 50, Italians in
Hamilton street school, Eugene Del GREGG
$500. ~
Russlan-Simon Goodhart 80, Moses
Husinsky $3.50, Alexander Rowinsky
| $3.50. -.
That Miss Mary H. Mansfield be admit
ted to the training school and Miss Folsom
be allowed 1857 for supplies used in the
cooking school. s.e -. 49,
The appointment Of E. D. Scott to fill
the vacancy in the high school caused by
the resignation of Mr.. Trumbull at salary
of 5000.
It was voted that the building commit
tee be instructed to procure estimates for
the building of the new Quinnipiac school.
A vacation was granted to Clerk Hew
lett for three weeks as a reward for his
long siege of board work.
Messrs. Plunkett and Hemingway were
appointed as tax committee, to act with a
similar committee from the court of com
mon council and board of selectmen, for
the abatement of taxes
Mr.. Howarth's motion was carried that
the clerk be instructed to procure q map
of the city, as soon as the school census
had been made, for indicating the number
of school children in each block, and later
to be used in redistricting the city.