Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-21
HOARD OF ALDERMEN.

The Second curve on CA"PoA 0sHOosAA the West Haven Horse Railway Company the Principal Business- The Opinion of the Corporation Counsel is Received-The Mayor Thinks the City Has No Authority, but Is Overruled-Permiss1 Grant l ed the Road to Lay the Second | Curve. l
 Exactly two-thirds of the members of the board of aldermen were present at the meeting of that board last night. Practi- cally the only business done was settling the matter of the second curve on Chapel street. The opinion of Corporation Coun- sel Driscon was received and, after its reading, the board took recess.
 The opinion of the corporation counsel was based on the acts of 1881 and 1889. According to the first act, the rights of the State Street and the New Haven and Gen. terville Railway companies for running cars over the tracks of any road in Church or Meadow streets was repealed. Under the act of 1889, the West Haven company | were given permission to double track | their road on Church and Meadow streets, provided it was done by May 1, 1890, l and provided further that any company, | except the Fair Haven and Westville Rail- ! road company, having right to construct | . road to the corner of Church and Chapel | streets be permitted to run over the tracks | of the West Haven company to the Union depot. The latter company in return was given the right to run an equal distance over the roads of the other companies. | MT. Driscoll then stated his opinion as follows
 l Double tracks were laid in Church street under the act of 1889, except few feet just south of Chapel street, and the trouble now seems to be in regard to the power of the company to lay those few feet of second track in Church street to connect with the curves over Chapel
 street, after said curves are constructed.
 The city by it's charter is charged with
 the care and control of the streets, and
 the provisions of the acts of 1881 and 1888
 above cited, could prevent the laying of 6
 few feet of second track in Church street
 if it desires to do so.
 ! The permission of the city to lay the second
 track might not give the company any power or
 lature above cited, but such permission would in
 sure the company against interference CT objec
 rights of any private individuals who may be az | grieved.
 | con venieuce of the public require the immediate
 construction of these few feet of second track il
 order to aCGd the bockipg h of the streets at tn I electric cars which the company claims would
 be inevitable if they are confined to single tracl | Although the recess was taken for ten minute | the members were in caucus for over an hour [ favor of concurring with the action of the boar | Of councilmen, which vas that the West Have | company be permitted to build the second curv Il without nrnviSinnS a wi
 the State street roads tracks.
 Alderman Kelly made the point of order tha | as the West Haven company had not complie
 with the act of the legislature, which requires | that the double tracks should be laid before Ma
 The mayor sustained the point of order, and a | OF ce Alderman Connor was on his feet with al appeal and Alderman Keane called for yea am t The result of the vote was an everything of tn
 Sy v1te or lS a to he f - mayor Aldermen Hitler, Newton, Kelly, Sor a nenbere, Prince and shannahan, s;
 Moran, Keane, Doody, Andrews, Bromley, Gi h I huly,. Champion, Johnson, Chatheld, Morgan B Alderman Chatfleld said he had voted with tn
 majority at the last meeting of the board to nor ! reconsideration of the whole question. A motto was made to concur with the other house, whe
 Alderman Hitler proposed a compromise amend ment to the effect that if at any time the Stat ! street road should want to connect with tn :. West Haven road the latter would have to bea ! the extra expense of connecting which might , l occasioned by tho second curve. This was vote | down and the original motion to concur pre | vailed
 The petition of the managers of the board c St Francis orphan asylum for curbs and gutter | on Highland street was referred to the commit tee on streets. The auditor was instructed on tn ! request of petitioners residing on Broadway t , | have the band stand taken up to Broadway par | for the concert on the evening of June % and rt ], turn it afterward. The board then adjourned.
 Meryvinss Point.
 6 Mrs. George c. Als and daughters went | Merwin's Point yesterday to take possession ( ' hair