Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-30
WINCHESTER AVENUE ROAD.

The Syndicate Gets Permission to |
 Build the Road-A Lively Meeting l
 at the City Hall.
 The committee on railroads and bridges l met last night at 8 o'clock in the city hall to consider the petition of the Winchester Avenue railroad company for permission to lay tracks on Chapel street, to the tracks of the West Haven horse railroad company; also petition for gatesor fagman at Fillmore and Poplar streets crossing of the Shore Line railroad.
 s. Harrison Wagner appeared for the syndicate. After he had presented the matter to the committee, Alderman John F. Moore and others urged the necessity of 8 road in that part of the city,
 Judge Stoddard, in behalf of the State street and Whitney avenue railroads, made an argument essentially the same as that contained in the communication read by President Blatchley, which is printed here | in full:
 NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept 29 1891. | To the committee on railroads and bridges of the common council.
 | Gentlemen-We beg leave to call your attention to certain facts relative to the Winchester ave
 The charter for a railroad on Winchester ave- nue originally belonged to the Whitney Avenue l Horse Railroad company. Its ownership was one of the considerations which induced us to lease
 the Whitney avenue railroad in October, 1ss7 l We were at large expense rebuilding and re- | not ready to construct the road on Winchester avenue as soon as the parties interested desired.
 In 1889 petition for new charter for street ! railroad on Winchester avenue and other streets l was presented to the legislature by Judge Joseph
 Sheldon, Dr. J. P. Phillips and others. Our equi-
 ter avenue was recognized by everyone at the 1 hearing before the legislative committee and
 bd asked tb by asd the heT 6o promised to build it immediately CJudge Sheldon
 mo months5. They told the e eommit5ee mn that their
 onss't aas the peeay sas
 stu,ction of the road, and in evidence of that
 str1ctfon, they would transfer the charter to us, provided we became ready and willing to con-
 struct the road. The charter, under the circum-
 Six months ago Judge Sheldon was informed
 that we were ready to build the road, and recent
 ready to build it from the junction of Church
 and George streets to the Winchester armory, as
 soon as the charter is legally transferred to us,
 and in the notice we promised to extend the road
 further at the earliest practicable date.
 In view of the facts, that we have given valu; l able consideration for the right to build road
 might build if ready at any time before the con
 struction of the road, and that we are and fol
 six months have been, ready to. build and operate 1 such road, we claim the right to build it. l We further urge that the interests of the city | and the property holders affected require that ! the chareer should be placed in the hands l of parties who will immediately.build the road Not only six months, but period five time six | months has passed since the promise to build al | once was made by the holders of the charter l Yours respectfully,
 The State Street Horse Railroad Co.,, : s. R. BLATCHLEY, President. I By order of the board of directors
 Attorney Wagner in return showed tha the charter granted in 1875 for the Win ], chester road was void on account of neg , lect in forming company under it within
 six months, according to the terms of th
 charter. Judge Sheldon denied that h. had promised to hand the charter over tt . the State street people whenever they wer . ready to construct the road. At-ehout 1 2 o'clock the committee voted to recommen, . that the petition of the Winchester Ave : nus Railroad company be granted, provid , ing the laying of the tracks should be be . gun within seventy days and completes 2 by July 1, 1899, and recommended tn 5 granting of the other petition name above.
 Mir Wagner promised, for the company 2 that the work would be vigorously prose r cuted and as soon as permission could b : got electricity would be used.