Morning journal and courier., 1892-07-20
HEARING AT THE CITY HALL

HEARING AT THE CITY HALL
nm the Proposed New and Important q
improvements Proposed by the Con-
.oIidated Road-Only One Man Op.
noses-A Straight Route to Howard
Avenue-The Matter Tabled, but the
Committee Are Apparently in Favor
oft. q
The meeting of the committee on streets ,
was largely attended last night. Alder
men Keane and johnson and Councilmen
Peck and Hine were present, Councilman
Beecher being the only absentee. Among
those present were General s. E. Merwin.
Mayor Sargent, Attorney s. Harrison Wag
ner, G. T. Driscoll, Hugh Daley, E. S.
Wheeler, City Engineer Ingersoll, Engi-
neer Curtiss of the Consolidated, Vice
President Tuttle, Commissioner Sullivan.
The hearing that caused the chief inter-
est was on the petition of the N. Y, N. h.
& q. r. R. for the discontinuance of the |
present Union avenue and those portions |
of State street, Columbus avenue, Carlisle, |
Meadow ard Portsea streets. which
lie southe:ly of the proposed new
Union avenue which shall extend
from point at the intersection of Water
| street with State street, thence running
westerly in straight line across Meadow
street and Columbus avenue at their inter-
| section and thence westerly in a straight
| line across Portsea street to the intersec-
ton of Carlisle street and West Water
| street.
| Judge Lynde Harrison appeared for the
railroad company. He said: 1t is proposed
| to discontinue parts of State street, Colum-
bus avenue, Carlisle, Meadow and Portsea
streets and to lay out a new street to be
known as Union avenue. Passengers over
the Derby railroad are to 60 and come
at the Union station. 1t is intended to
make the Derby freight depot the Local nt
freight station for both roads. This
unification will be of advantage to the per-
sons who use the two roads. Moreover it
is intended, if the proposed change can be
| adopte to take up the tracks on Meadow
street and to move those on Custom House
square down on the property of the COM
pany. This will certainly decrease the
liability of accidents on these streets. The
tracks at West Water street have been put
down for the benefit Of parties on that
| street in sending away freight, and have
been laid at the personal expense of these
individuals. 1t would manitestly be I'M
| lust to take up all these tracks. But one,
however, will be left and that for the spe-
cial reasons have named.
1t has been said that if the new street is
9 laid out property owners south of it would
be at a disadvantage in building there.
= The company, however, have purchased
a | removed. The company is willing to
make contract to put in and pave the
r new street, free of cost, making it in every
| way in better condition than the present
Union street. At any rate the company
would construct the road to the satisfac.
ton of the board of public works.
City Engineer Ingersoll called Judge
@ Harrison's attention to the fact that a
change in the sewage system would he nee.
essary which would cost about 81 900. Judge
Harrison said the company would agree te
do this, snd if later it was found necessary
to lay sewers over the property of thu
q Consolidated, between the proposed Unior
avenue and the present one. that privilege
would be granted them.
70 Another advantage, the attorney said
!, that would accrue to the city would be tn
lessened expense of taking care of tn
- streets that would be closed. The ap
u Meadow and Carlisle streets, though nom
inally closed streets, according to law, a
is approaches to passenger station woult
h have to be kept in good repair.
Vice President futile spoke to about tn
same effect as Judge Harrison. He sail
4, that eventually the passenger station woult
a be put at the corner of the lot south Of tn
junction of the proposed Union avenue a
its junction with State street. Then tn
T. dangerous curves in the road just as i
rs leaves the station and around which tn
various branches of the road run could b
Of Strengthened out.
., Mr.. Clark of Oyster Point said that
81 thought the proposed street would be a
J., improvement, as it would shorten the roa
distance from the outside points of tn
- city to the postoffice and other contra
points.
Hugh Daley favored the improvement
IN if binding contract was made with tn
company to remove the tracks on Meado'
~, street.
oD General S. E. Merwin, as one of the
Is rectors of the Derby road, said that tt
ed improvement would be of great benefit I
a that road. Major Pond of the West Have
road favored the improvement. The
cars will run down Meadow street to tt
IT, station and up Portsea street, as at pret
lis ent. Judge Harrison said that he ha
at talked with Hoadley B. Ives on the matte
49, and he had expressed himself in favor {
the improvements.
Thomas Blake, who owns property c
he the corner of West Water street, was IL
~. only one to oppose the proposed measur
~ He owns lot extending ffty-four feet {
| CaTISlo SCIooG duu 1OO LOU Ou " hb
In street. He thought the new street won
Try damage his property, and that it would
less valuable for building purposes.
=: A hearing was also held on the petite
'h- for curb and walk on the north side
ro- Elizabeth street, between Dixwell avenl
ice and the city lines. The committee the
on went into executive session. The two p
titions were tabled till the next meeting,
Ut be held next Friday night. The commi
tee was unanimously in favor of the pr
nat posed new Improvements by the railros
ms company. The purpose of the tabling W
to secure the best possible terms with Il
TO- railroad.
wn 1t was brought out at the hearing tn
lat Union avenue can be extended by the eli
GO beyond the point proposed by the railros
w. SO that it will meet Spring street at Libe
PIC ty. By this means a nearly straight sire
no could be made to Howard avenue. The
Tar is now an order before the court of cor
1as mon council to the effect that the prese1
Union street be extended alongside of Il
ate Consolidated track to Howard avenu
nd This order is now before the board of cor
peusation, but in the event of the establis
:, ment of the proposed new street this pls
would be given up for the better one
vas extedding this new street 30 as to make
Ter practically straight route to Howard av
all nue.
ed In West Haven Last Evening.
I've The musical entertainment given by 81
Christ Episcopal church of West Haven
of WASHINGTON hall last evening WAS a fna