Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-19
WILL DECIDE IN TWO WEEKS.

Action on the Petition of the Far Haven and Westville Road to k1- tend Its Road in WesfV1lle-AA" other Lively Hearing on the Suo- ject.
 Whether or not the Fair Haven and Westville road will be granted permission to construct its belt line in Westville Will not be decided for two weeks longer. So the board of selectmen decided in execu- tive session last evening.
 The meeting of the board was unusually lively and interesting. The especial polnt at issue was the petition of the Fair Haven and Westville road for permission to lay a belt line, triangular track in Fountain and Orange streets in Westville to connect with the main tracks of the road on Main street.
 The property owners and resiaents or the village were present in large numoers' some of them favoring and some opposing the extension of the road. The interests of the road were ably looked after by At torneys Watrous, Moran ard Buckland.
 c. G, Merriman of 69 Fountain street was the first speaker. He said that st Monday nights meeting he had been m1s- represented as being against the belt line, while as matter of fact he was heartily in favor of the extension of the line up foun- tain street and wanted to see the improve ment made as soon as 1t could possioly pc brought about. R. P. Booth also favored the extension of the road through Foun- tain street, claiming that 1t would be a great convenience to the residents of the street.
 E. R. Jeffcott also strongly favored the extension of the road. He said that he owned property on Fountain street and was of the opinion that the value of prop erty would be enhanced if the road were allowed to run through the street. In an swer to query from Selectmen Beechel as to whether he would be in favor of 6 switch or double track on that street he said that he would not be but would pre- fer two tracks to none.
 Sherman T. Foote in behalf of his mother, who owns 25O feet of land past which the road proposes to run vehemently opposed the granting of the roads petition. He also presented remonstrance signed by twenty six property owners in Westville opposing the petition on the ground that it would tend to depreciste the value of the property. Among the signers of the remonstrance are: c. A. Merriman, A. O. Norton, Mrs. George E. Hoadley, J. F. Ryan, D. N. Moore, G. H. Taylor, Walter Leigh, M. J. Powers, G. W. Neal, Thomat Mcclure, H. Louisa Bartholomew anc James s. Willard.
 In reply to question from Attorney Moran Mir. Foote said that the remon strants would oppose any road running through the streets.
 A. 0. Norton said that of $500 feet o, both sides of Fountain street 9, ,500 fee were represented by the remonstrants Orange street, he eaid, was only twenty five feet wide at present, and if tracl were placed on the street it would be i'm passable. No demand for the exteneio, had been made by the public and no bene fit could possibly be derived from it. I the road was wide enough there would b no objection to the tracks.
 John T. German did not believe in de facing Fountain street with ho-ss rail l road, but if the company would give guarantee to equip the road with electricit | he would withdraw his objection. M. J ] Powers also opposed the placing of a hors railroad on Fountain street. l L. B. Cheney and Mr. Wardell were ( the opinion that nine-tenths of the res dents of Westville would oppose the ne'
 route on the ground that it will make tn
 distance longer to the city than it is {
 present. The sentiment in Westvllle. the
 eaid, wss that the road up Fountain stree
 was scheme to freezs out the new Edgs
 wood avenue road.
 Replying to the statements of the oppt nents of the road MT. Watrous said ths
 the Fair Haven and Westville road woul
 not injure the Edgewood avenue road
 they could. That road already had cha
 ter right to run through Fountain stree
 The building of a track on this street b
 the Fair Haven and Westville road woul
 be benefit to the Edgewood avenue road
 as there would be track laid there f.
 the road already.
 In executive session the board voted
 defer action on the matter until two wee
 from last evening. It was also voted
 have the board inspect the several roads
 the town with view to ascertaining
 what condition they were and compel u
 roads to keep them in repair.