Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-02
ACTION Is AGAIN DEFERRED.
The Board of Selectmen VIII TAX
no Action on the Fair Haven an

ACTION IS AGAIN DEFERRED.
The Board of Selectmen Will Take
no Action on the Fair Haven and
Westville Horse Railroad Conn
panY,s Petition for Permission to
Extend Its Tracks in westvilIe I'm
til Next. Tuesday-An Unusually
Lively Session.
The meeting of the board of selectmen
last evening was unusually breezy and in
teresting. The main topic of interesting
discussion was the petition of the Fair Ba-
ven and Westville road for permission to
extend its tracks in Westville through
Fountain and Orange streets in Westville.
An unusually large number of Westville
residents were present, as were also Attor-
neys Watrous, Moran, Buckland and
Wagner. while President and Treasurer
Israel Kelsey of the Winchester avenue
road was also present, an interested wit
ness of the proceedings. After all who de-
sired to bs heard on the question had been
given an opportunity to express their opin-
ions on the subject, the board in executive
session voted to defer action on the matter
until next Tuesday evening, when the en-
tire question will be further considered
and decision reached. The opposition to
the road was led by Walter Leigh, who
claimed that the tracks through Fountain
street would be public inconvenience,
and there was absolutely no necessity for
the road running through that state.
Attorneys Watrous, Moran and Buck
land were present in the interests of the
Fair Haven and Westville road AS were also
number Of residents, while about dozen
other residents, championed by Walter
Leigh. as strenuously opposed the granting
of the roads petition.
Attorney George D. Watrous was the
first speaker of the evening He stated
that if the plans and specifications of the
Fair Haven and Westville Horse Railroad
company for the laying of tracks in Foun-
tain and Orange streets were approved the
company would, as soon as the road was
equipped for the use of electricity, operate
its cars in Westville by making use of
| Main street for its westward trips and of
Orange street for its eastward trips. At
| torney Watrous also argued il favor of the
| widening of Orange street.
Burton Dickermsn, the Westvilie ice
dealer, opposed the granting Of the petit
ton. In explanation of his position he
| said that if the tracks were run on Foun-
| tain street 1t would spoil teaming through
| that street and over the hill, and also des-
troy the main driveway to Woodbridge.
The street was not in a proper condition
| for the laying of tracks, he said, and if
electricity were put in on the street it
would spoil the street for driving purposes.
He strongly opposed the laying of tracks
on Fountain street.
Walter Leigh also opposed the granting
| of the petition on substantially the same
grounds as those brought out at the last
| meeting of the selectmen by the score or
more objsctors present at that time.
Henry Monk, who was one of the resi-
| dents favoring the extension of the road,
stated that the main cause for the objec-
| tions to the road was that the residents of
| Fountain street did not wish to be annoyed
by the noise of cars, but that as a matter
of fact the ice carts of Mr.. Dickerman and
| the heavy wagons of other teamsters made
| more noise than the cars would st any
time.
At this point Attorney Moran claimed
| that the board of selectmen had no power
to deprive the Fair Haven and Westville
road from running their tracks upon GER
tain streets after the legislature had given
the road franchise. The residents OF
Westville and the people of New Haven,
he said, had had ample opportunity to
protest against the road running Its tracks
on Fountain and Orange streets, but they
had failed to do 30.
In reply Walter Leigh stated that while
the legislature was in session a remon-
STRANGE against the laying of tracks in
Fountain and Orange streets had been cir
culated in Westville and signed by about
500 residents. 1t was then sent to Judgs
Hotchkiss, Westvi]le's representative il
the general assembly, but ss nothing was
done in favor of the remonstrants they
naturally thought that the signatures Of
the 500 were sufficient to check the. plans
of the railroad company.
The board in executive sc ssion voted tc
visit the location in question to morrow
afternoon and to defer action on the petit
ton until next Tuesday evening.
The Boys Body Found.
Il NORWICH, Aug. 1.-The body of Alder
Zahn, boy eight years old, who was miss
ing Monday night, was taken from tn,
Thames river to day. Joseph Pierzon. who
Monday afternoon near the place where
his remains were found.
Woodmont Invasion.
Miss Nellie s. Hayes of Meriden came tt
this city yesterday to join a Bridgepor
and Strstford party here, from whence tn,
party, numbering twenty-six, proceeded t:
Woodmont, where they have engaged The
Russell cottage for a month.
/ BARN BURNED.
A Fire in West Haven Last Night.
The sky off West Haven was brilliantly
illuminated about $50 last evening. Th,
fire was found to be a burning barn be
longing to Truman Wallace, near the corner
of Clifton and Front street. An alarm
was sent in from box and the whistles Of
the factories were blown. The three hose
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