Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-25
FERRY PATH DAMAGES.

The Special Committee to Endeavor to Effect an Amicable Arrangem eat
 With the Consolidated Railroad u
 Reference to the Matter.
 The joint committee on Ferry path dam ages met in the city hall last evening and after discussing the matter at some length decided to see if some amicable arrange ment could not be made with the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company whereby they would with the city unite jointly in paying damages to the property owners.
 In September, 1887, the railroad com l missioners issued decree closing Ferry path, in Fair Haven, for the length of an crossing of the Shore Line railroad, and allowing property owners on each side of l the street to come to the middle of the street, thus closing up the entire street. l By this closing of the street one lot with a house upon it was left without access to any street without being obliged to cross the railroad tracks. For three other lots it closed the | of lots open upon Munroe street, and leav- i HE III 6dCu CdbC uhO Aou50 OA Wudb WOulu l be the rear of the lot and facing the wrong way. The property owners put in a claim l for damages, and this claim was first re- | ferred to the board of compensation and | then to the committee on claims, the board | of compensation ascertaining that they had no authority to act in the matter, as they could not bring in any damages against the railroad company. The matter was subse- quently withdrawn.
 l From the committee on claims for 8 long time the matter dragged along without any remedy for the property owners, but on August and 10, 1891, Mayor Sargent again brought the matter before the boards of aldermen and couneilmen, re- spectively, by means of the following com | munication:
 | To the Honorable Court of Common Council oi | the City of New Haven:
 aa g tb Ss% York New sHe and Hartford railroad company, lessees of the
 Shore Line railroad, the railroad commissioners
 that pnblic safety required the location of Ferry
 path from Alton street to the junction of Mair
 eros cross the tracks a of the Shore Line railroad ii
 the place as then. And the said commissioner
 ordered and determined that at the location % O
 streets, be changed so that instead of running
 as then it shall follow the line of Alton street tt
 to said Lombard street, that is, Ferry path wa
 ordered closed between Alton street and Lom
 bard street.
 The railroad commissioners also ordered tha
 all work incident to said alteration be performed and all damages be paid by the said New York ! New Haven and Hartford Railroad compan,
 and the city of New Haven Jointly and at equa L | expense.
 Also that all that portion of Ferry path loca, ed between Alton street and Lombard street b
 discontinued and closed to public travel. , Therefore said Ferry path is by law nov closed between Alton street and Lom bard:str and the owners of the property abutting O . each side of said closed Ferry path, may occup l to the middle of said Ferry path, thus shuttin 5 off all access to what has been the front of tn | lots.
 8 More or less damage has been inflicted upo | the property owners abutting upon the close
 street, and the petitions were duly presented t 6 the court of common council for relief, whc . l petitions were referred to appropriate commi l tee, but so far without result.
 It is, therefore, respectfully suggested that tt | whole question of damages and benefits to sai l. l property overs and the proper steps to be take f. l for an equitable settlement of the whole matt, " be referred to a special committee of two aide l. men and three councmen, with instructions n inquire and report at as early time as pra
 ticabe.
 l. All the papers connected with the case al
 herewith enclosed. J. B. SARGENT,
 May 4, 1891. Mayor.
 As result of this communication u d 1 special committee was appointed.