Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-22
RAILROAD MATTERS DISCUSSED

MATTERS DISCUSSED
At a Late Afternoon Session OF the |
Board of Public Works Yesterday |
The Fair Haven and WestviIIe, Win |
chester Avenue, West Haven and
State Street Roads Represented
Other Business Transncted-Public
Hearings Arranged for on Several
Matters.
A special meeting of the board of public
works was held yesterday afternoon for
the purpose of taking action on the plans
submitted by the several railroad COM
panies of the city, all of which have re-
Gently been granted permission by the
court of common council to extend their
lines and equip them for electricity. Only
four members of the board were present,
Commissioners Sullivan, Maley, States and
Johnson. Mayor Sargent presided. The
Fair Haven and Westville road was repre-
sented by Attorneys Watrous and Moran
and MIR. J. B. Darlington, the West Haven
and Winchester avenue roads by Israel A.
Kelsey, secretary and treasurer, and the
State street road by Attorney s. Harrison
Wagner.
Immediately after the meeting had been
called to order Alderman A. Maxcy Hitler,
chairman of special committee of the
court of common council, appeared and re-
uuested that the board take some action In
reference to having the flags recently pre-
sented to the city by the Register Publish
ing. company raised at sunrise and lowered
at sunset. Commissioner States moved
that the matter be referred to the superin-
tendent of streets, but Commissioner Sui
Ivan interposed an objection aid wanted
the entire question referred to the commit
tee on parks with power. The latter com
missioner stated that there was no one en-
ployed by the board who could attend to
the work, and was of the opinion that as
the Register had presented the flags to the
city they should also furnish q man to
raise and lower them, or at least pay for
this part of the program. After consider
able debate the matter was finally referred
to the committee on parks with power to
act, and Alderman Hitler gracefully with
drew.
The matter of the Fair Haven and West
Vile road was next taken up. A petition
was read from the company to the effect
| that it desired the board to designate the
kind of rail to be used at the curves and
| also the kind of pavement to be laid at the
| corner of Chapel and State streets snd
| other portions of the road.
Commissioner States, while In favor of
granting the road permission to lay T rails
| was also of the opinion that the entire mat
| ter should be referred to the boards com
mittee on streets and the city engineer,
| with power to act, and 1t was accordingly
| SO voted.
The committee on streets met immedi-
| ateIy after the adjournment of the board
and generally discussed the question of the
| kind of pavements and curves to be used
by the Fair Haven and Westville road
| Although no decisive action was taken II
was practically decided that the rail pro
perly guarded and filed in between the
guard and rail with asphalt should be used
| at the curves, and that Syracuse brick
should be used for paving at the corner OF
Chapel and State streets, all work to be
| done under the supervision and approval
| of the city engineer. The committee will
| meet this afternoon and take decisive
action on the questions pertaining to this
and the other roads.
Secretary and Treasurer Israel A. Kelsey
of the Winchester avenue and West Hsvel
roads next appeared in the interests Of
both companies with reference to the kline
of pavements to be laid by the road il
Chapel, Temple and Commerce streets
I Ills UUS5blOu WdS I6l6II6O 10 Lu6 COIL
mittee on streets to inquire into and re
port at the next meeting of the board.
| Attorney s. Harrison Wagner, repre-
sentipg the State street road, was the mex
to have his inning. After the four mem
bers of the board had listened to what b,
had to say on the subject, the matter wal
referred to the committee on streets with
power to act.
This ended the railroad business for III,
day. Ali the matters in question came NJ
by virtue of the report from the court O
common council approving the plans O.
layout of the various roads, as recommend
ed to the court of common council by tn
majority report of the committee on rail
roads and bridges.
L A number of orders from the court @
common council, providing for the con
|, struction of sewers in various parts of th
, city, were referred to the committee Oh
sewers of the board.
At this point lengthy communication
. from Mayor Sargent was read, the gist o
which was the following order:
| Ordered, That the board of public work
make layout Of street IS fest in widtl
to extend to Spring street from the termi
nus of the proposed new Union avenue 8
: the corner of Water and Carlisle streets, e
, per order of the court of common council
approved August IS, 1892, in substantial
the same direction as said proposed ney
Union avenue, and report the same to tn
| court of common council
, 1t was voted to have hearing on tn
order at a meeting to be held two week
from tomorrow night.
An order from the court of common
, council providing the opening of ne,
street between Chapel and Court street
, and extending from State to Orang
, | streets was referred to the committee Of
streets. 1t was also voted to give tn
parties in interest hearing on the matte
at the next meeting of the board.
The unsatisfactory condition of Pros
pect street from Sachem street to Govern
or Morris residence, was brought to til
! attention of the board in the shape of
communication from Prof. George Trum
bull Ladd of Yale college and was referre
to the superintendent of streets.