Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-09
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.

superintendent Doyle Does Not Re.
sfEn-Hous1ne Work-The Commerce
street Hxtension The Old state
House Site.
There was no disturbance at the meeting
of the Board of Public Works last night.
Superintendent Doyle did not resign, as he is
not yet ready to do.so.
The board had q hearing on the extension
of Commerce street to Union avenue At
torney George D. Watrous, representing the
Consolidated road, objected to the layout as
made. In the first place, he thought there
was no public demand for 1t, the public was
special benefit of the Winchester avenue
horse railroad. II would damage property
belonging to citizens on Commerce street,
the Derby railroad; and the Consolidated
road. A strip of Hand 1913 feet wide would
be cut off from the present tract of land be-
longing to the Consolidated road facing on
Meadow street. The statute now provides
that no horse railroad track can Cross
steam railroad track except as it goes over,
or under the steam track. In fixing the
grade the city is obliged to pay half the ex-
pense. Mr.. Watrous did not think the city
Ex-Judge Sheldon spoke in favor of the
extension. He said that the Winchester
avenue horse railroad, of which he is one of
the progenitors, was not the originator of
the petition for the extension. Edward
MCCARTHY was the chief mover. It is an OLD
matter, and their petition had been pre-
sented before the Winchester road had got
its charter. The extension can never be
done as cheaply as now, and it has long
tfar of Tbo
horse railroad can 60 either down Water or
Meadow streets, as its charter provides, but
if the people want this extension, the horse
railroad will certainly wait and take adyan-
tage of that route If IL ia laid out. He
thought the street could be construc-
ted to the point near the Derby
tracks where the legislature would have to
take the matter in hand. Mr.. Sheldon said
the whole matter hinged on semieolon
that the legislature used, or s'polygon," az
he called it. If it had been omitted ii
would have left that matter of horse rail-
roads crossing steam tracks in the hands Of
the railroad commissioners. He thought the
board had no right to say anything in this
matter; its duty was to carry out the order
of the common council, both boards OF
which unanimously voted to have this layout
made.
Mr.. Watrous answered Judge Sheldon by
saying that the ''polygon" was probably
just where the legislature wanted it, as that
body was not generally addicted in dis
persing them about without knowing where
| they belonged.
Superintendent Hopson of the Derby rail-
| road opposed the extension.
After some discussion the board finally
decided to make no recommendation to the
common council, but to send the present lay
out to the common council with all that
statute law says concerning horse railroads
crossing steam tracks. Commissioner States
| was excused from voting.
| It was voted to recommend the grading Of
Peck and Main streets in Fair Haven.
City Engineer Hill made statement tt
the board to the effect that it would cost the
city about $500 to grade the site Of the old
State House. The superintendent Of park
was instructed to do the grading, and thu
| superintendent of streets to cart such stree
serapfngs as will be suitable for the subsoi
/ and remove the dust and lime.
Engineer Hill was given authority to place
gates at the city's end of Tomlinson's
bridge.