Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-20
CITY FATHERS MEET.
The Grand Avenue Widening Und(
Confederation - Concurrent Actio

7 LAO "AohA$A - uOAAGo - AuCkAAnS OAu6I
Confederation - Concurrent Action
Taken on the Widening OF Grand
Avenue and the Recommendation |
for New Engine House an Artizan |
overwhelmingly for the Fair
Haven Road.
For forty minutes last night the board
Of council wrestled with the question of |
quorum. At s O'Clock but five
members of the board had put in appear
ance. After this the members struggled
in one at time until at half past 8 the
number had increased to eighteen. An at
tempt was then made to hold a meeting,
but after those present had been called to
order and the roll called the president de-
clared no quorum and the meeting sd-
journed. All the members left the cham
Der and went down stairs. Just as they
were about to leave the hall they met
Councilman Guernsey entering, and he be-
ing the only one necessary to make q quo
rum all went back, and at s:45 O'Clock the
board was called to order and the follow
lowing business transacted:
The report of the committee ON fire
department., recommending that an ap-
preparation of $685. 900 be made in the
estimates for 1898 for the construction of
q new engine house on the site of the old
one on Artizan street, came up last even
ing from the board Of aldermen for con-
current action. The board voted to con-
cur without dissenting voice. and the
new engine house Is now an assured fact.
After the meeting last evening Chief Ken
nedy said that gang of men would be put
to work to-day tearing down the old struc-
ture.
The matter of the widening of the corner
| of Grand avenue and State street was
| finally disposed Of last evening by the
board voting to concur in the action taken
| by the board of aldermen in accepting the
| report OF the committee on streets, which
l favored the widening of the corner and
also St. John street to Olive street.
When the matter came up last evening
in the board of councilmen Councilman
Atwatsr moved to amend the report to the
effect that the board of public works be in
structed to make layout of the proposed
improvements and submit an estimate Of
the expense. The amendment was second
ed by Councilman Ahern. Then followed
l a brief debate, which was participated II
by Councilmen Atwater and Fitzgerald
favoring, and Councilman Parsons oppos
ing the amendment. Finally vote wa
taken and the amendment lost, the vot.
standing 10 z.
Immediately Councilman Macdonald
| moved that the board of councilmen con
| cur with the board of aldermen. A1mos
| at the same moment Councilmen Atwate
and Matthewson, who were in a hurry t.
attend a meeting at Warner hall, startft
to leave the chamber. Before, however
they had succeeded in getting out of tn
| L k1.ov 10 ho1 haoy nm
and was declared carried just as they wen
out the door.
Councilman Ahern then raised the poin
that when the vote was taken quorum
was not present, but the matter was settle
by both the clerk and president declarin
that a quorum was present at the tim
and therefore the vote stands. The actto
of the two councilmen from the Eight
ward in leaving the room left the boar
| without q quorum and adjournment be
! came matter of necessity.
Prior TO the Grand avenue question con
ing up the board took action on the TO
lowing matters:
The petition of the Fair Haven an
Westville Horse Railroad company for Pc
mission to electrically equip it's road Wa
referred to the committee on railroads an
bridges. The full text of the petition
as follows:
o | To the Honorable Court of Common Council
The petition of the Fair Haven and Westvil
g Railroad company respectfully represents:
1 tricity as power to propel its cars and to lay
l additional track on such parts of its road as hs
/ not already two tracks, and to lay the same ar
| other parts of its tracks with rails. 1t Their
A | fore respectfully asks permission Of your homo
| able body to use such power to Propei its ca
| and lay the tracks with said rails. And as
d | duty bound your petitioners will ever pray.
By order Of the Board Of Directors,
!. II. B. IVES, President.
n The following opinion from the corpo
f alton council was received, and the recoi
a mendations adopted:
y To the Hon. Court of Common Council:
Your communication in reference to &
. railroad crossing at the East Water sire
approved by his honor the mayor, Sc
u TENDER Is, has been received; and in I
! ply I respectfully report that sscti'
:; 2,692 of the general statutes provides tn
u any person who is delayed more than f
10 minutes by reason of the cars or engin
standing on the crossing, may bring 81
for damages against the railroad compan
Owing to the large number of trai
crossing the street at this point, 1t is dit
le cult to abate the evil until the crossing
- bridged, and would suggest that joi
committee of the court of common coun
r be appointed to confer with the railro
N authorities and secure the bridging of t
l oroeeino aoon p0aaih1a