Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-07-23
Committee ON STREETS.

in Reference 10 inc FTO. |
posed New Union Avenue - The
width of the Street Not Yet Decided
TO be Agreed Upon Next Tuesday,
Every Train to Stop in This City
other Business.
The city's committee on..streets consider
ed further last night the proposed street
changes of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford Railroad company and the New
Haven and Derby Railroad company. |
Aldermen johnson and Keane and
Councilman Peck were present.
City Attorney 9. T. Driscoll was present
and answered questions from the board in
reference to the resolutions submitted be-
low in the matter Of the opening Of the
new streets. The only point now at issue
is the width of the new Union avenue.
The railroad company proposes to make 1t
seventy-five feet wide, but the mayor
thinks it ought to be made one hundred
feet wide, 80 that there would be abund-
ant room for cab stands, etc. The COM
mittee finally decided to let the matter go
over till Tuesday night at O'Clock, and in
the meantime to see General Manager
Tuttle to secure compromise on ninety
feet.
Alderman johnson raised the question
if the company ought not to be bound to
have every train that passes through this
city make a stop here. When the road
| was built, he said, Meriden, in giving the
| right of way, stipulated that every train
should make stop there, while in my ma
tive town, Wallingford, we had to wait for
slow trains to come to this city or to go to
New York.
New Haven is the largest city in the
state and is likely to remain so. I think
We would be very derelict in our duties If
we did not see that the best possible rail-
road recommendations were afforded us. I
don't want to place any obstacles in the
way of this Improvement, but think 8
matter of this kind ought to receive some
attention.
The resolution will probably be adopted
next Tuesday with the width of the street,
as decided upon then, inserted
Voted, That ths New York, New lew Haven and and
lied to open public highway over the lands OF
said corporation from a point near the junction
in direct line across Meadow street at its juno
| ton with Columbus avenue, and thence in a con-
Portsea Street, 1e that said New
New Haven and Hartford Railroad company
feet in width and shall construct, curb and pave
the same at its own expense, and to the accept
ance of the board Of public works of the city OF
| New Haven; and for q more particular descrip
ton Of the highway hereby authorized to be laid
out and constructed, reference is had to mar
" Voted s That When said highwsy has been con
structed and accepted by the board of public
gas sn it
| following streets and avenues of New HaveI
shall be discontinued as public, highways to wit
, So much Of State street as lies soutnerly ane
westerly of the intersection of said new Unior
avenue with State street; so much of Columbus
avenue as lies southweste1ly of the intersection
a7enne; SO much Of Meadow stree
lies
y westerly of said new Union avenue at its juno
emit Union avenue running southwesteriy fron
State street to Carlisle street and from Carlisl
to West Water street; provided that on the frs
. | day Of October, 1892, said New York, New Have
and Hartford Railroad company shall have en-
v tered into contract to pay all the expenses o
the layout, opening and construction Of a contin
9 uation Of said Union avenue, - feet wide, south
westerly to the intersection Of Carlisle street an
and Derby Railroad company shall hay
street; and shall have removed its track
which now cross Custom House square to
n Union avenue and State street, aud shall hav
removed all but one of its tracks which now eros
ia West Water street. which crossing at West Wa
10 ter street shall only be used with steam powe
between the hours of IL midnight and a. m
q and provided further that so much of Portse
street, Meadow street and Carlisle street as
herein discontinued public highways and al
& of Union avenue which is herein discontinued a
a public highway, which lies westerly of the cas-
>, end of the baggage room of the Union station
Il shall be kept open in their present width an
condition of repair as approaches to the Unto
n station; and provided further that said Me-
York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad con
pany shall have entered into a contract befor
10 October /, 1892, with the city of New Haven tha
whenever it builds new Union passenger sits
ton the same shall not be placed within fft
y feet Of the southerly line of tn
r new Union avenue, and that til
space between the northerly line
h the new station and the southerly line of sal
satisfactory approaches to said new passeng'
station; and provided further that said Ne
.s York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad cor
% pany shall have entered into contract satisfa
ie tory to the city engineer and board OF publ
works for the maintenance of the present sew
NC | upon tho property OF said railroad company, al
40 for the construction of new sewers thereon,
a. the same may be found to be necessary.
In executive session leave to withdra
r. was given to the petitioners for the O.
IT. tension of Irving street and for the cur
ay ing of Porter street. The commits
recommended the hardening and the la
m ing of cobble cutters on Dwight sire
es between Whalley avenue and Chapel stree
"a Cobble cutters on Liberty street betwe
Portsea and Columbus avenue were al
of recommended.