Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-01
PEARL STREET EXTENSION.

PEARL STREET EXTENSION | Arguments in Favor and Against 1t Made Before the Street Commit- tee Last Evenins-NO Action Tak@n-Other Matters Disposed of.
 The meeting of the committee on streets last evening in the city hall was the most | largely attended session of that committee | ever held. The spacious rooms were filled to overfowing and many who were interested in the various petitions were compelled to stand in the corridor unable to gain ad- mission. The special matter which came up before the committee was the hearing on the pe- tition of Alderman Champion ct al. for the extension of Pearl street from Orange street to Whitney avenue. A partial hear ing on this petition took place last Tues day evening and at that time continued to last evening in order to give those persons interested in the extension an opportunity to be present and heard thereon. Last evening both sides were ont in full force and in consequence lengthy and interest ing hearing was the result. Attorney James T. Moran was present in the in terests of the parties opposing the exten- sion.
 The ball was set rolling shortly after 8 o'clock and continued rolling until after ii o'clock Alderman Crampton was the first one to be heard in favor of the pro- posed entension. He claimed that the ex- tension of the street was public neces- sity, in order to accommodate the general travelling public and more particularly the residents in the vicinity who are desirous of reaching Whitney avenue and Sachem o%v Sy,< <,rIo f0 fn nd other points without being compelled to go several blocks out of their way. He also claimed that the petition for the ex- tension was signed by ffty-six persons, the larger number of whom were heavy tax payers and who in signing the petition thereby acknowledged themselves as will ing to be assessed for any benefits which might accrue to them in consequence of the extension.
 Dr. E. A. Winchell, Health Officer Wright, James Corey, MT Kelly of State Atwater, the latter representing the in terests of Messrs. Beckley and Clark, were all heard in favor of the extension, the main point of their arguments being that public necessity and convenience demand ed 1t.
 Professor Francis Wayland, who was present in the interests of the Reed es- tate, first spoke in opposition to the pro- posed extension. He stated that if the street was extended in accordance with the line proposed, it would completely wipe out of existence a valuable grapery, a green house, barn, shed and ! other buildings on the property which he represented and which by con $11 ,O0O to replace. He stated that he had lived in the vicinity of the proposed exten- l sion for thirty -four years, and during that l time the travel over to Sachem street had | been very small. He showed that the l growth of the city in that vicinity was all ! north of Humphrey street and in conse- l quence the extension of Pearl street would ! be of no practical benefit to residents in
 that section, as Humphrey street was cut
 through to Whitney avenue. In conclu ! sion he saated that even if the extension
 was made no building lots would be fo1
 sale, as not one inch of the property
 would be sold, and in consequence it would
 be of no benefit to the city to extend the
 street until such tine as the property own
 CTS are ready to cut up their property into
 building lots.
 William L.Bennett appeared in behalf o1
 the New Haven Lawn club in opposing the | petition. He said that the club was com
 posed of 276 members, the large majority
 of whom were heavy taxpayers, and tha
 each and every one of them was opposed
 to the extension of the street. He claimed
 that the property was owned by a corpo
 ration and had been leased to the Lawr
 club for term of twenty years with {
 privilege of renewal for twenty year
 longer. The proposed extension goes di
 rectly through the property of the Lawr
 club. The speaker did not believe tha ! public necessity demanded it.
 MT. J. B. Darlington in opposing the ex
 tension said that it would practically giv
 him foot front on Pearl street, bu
 notwithstanding this fact he was opposed
 to it, it, ss he was not desirous of selling an. of his rear lot for building lots. ~Ha dit
 not believe that there was sufficient publi
 necessity to warrant the outlay whicl
 would be necessary by the city for layin
 out and grading the street.
 Professor Brewer, Messrs. Hooker ant
 Davies and Attorney Moran were als
 heard in opposition to the extension, tn
 gist of all the arguments being that publi
 necessity neither warranted nor demande'
 the extension. There being no one els
 present who desired to be heard in refer
 ence to the matter either pro or con, tn
 matter was temporarily tabled for actiol
 in executive session.
 In executive session the committee vote to lay the matter of the Pearl street ex
 tension on the table for action by the ful
 committee; to recommend the grading
 curbing and sidewalks on the north sid
 of Henry street, between Dixwell avenu and Ashmun street; the laying of cur
 and walk on the east side of Atwater street
 between Middletown avenue and Chatha1
 street; the curbing of both sides of Pee street, between Ferry and Atwater streets } the laying of concrete walk on the wes
 side of Baldwin place; hardening of an
 cobble gutters in Washington street, be tween Columbus avenue and the Boule
 yard the grading, curbing and COT , crete walk on both sides of John street between Lamberton street and the Boule , yard sewer; the hardening of Chestnu street, between St. John and Chapel streets and the petition of William R. Smith ( al. de system of continuous sidewalks be |. tween New Haven and West Haven. Afte laying on the table several other petition , the committee, at 1915 o'clock, adjourned