Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-07-04
EDGEwooD AVENUE EXTENSION.

AVENUE EXTENSION.
The Board of Aldermen wrestIe
With the Report of the Board of
Compensation and Finally Table IT
mo Action Taken on the Junk
Dealers Licenses-Othsr Business.
Of the twenty-four members of the
board of aldermen fifteen were present
and responded to their names when the
roll was called at 9:15 O'Clock last evening.
The business which especially engrossed
the attention of the city fathers was the
report Of the board of compensation on
the extension of Edgewood avenue. The
report of the committee on ordinances de
junk dealers hcenses, and on band con-
certs went over until the next meeting
without having been even SO much as
being brought up.
At $50 o'clock, though but half the bust
ness of the session had been transacted
Alderman Callahan arose and asked If
there was any further business which 1t
was imperative should be transacted, and
receiving replyin the negative immedi-
ately moved to adjourn and the motion
was promptly carried. =
The report of the board of compensation
de the Edgewood avenue layout provoked
considerable discussion. When the report
came up for adoption Alderman Mac
Donald Immediately moved that the report
beindefnitelY postponed, but this motion
was after lengthy debate lost by vote
of 8 to 4.
The assessment for damages submitted
by the board of compensation is as follows:
Trustees of the old town farm, So, 653 80;
g. Alderman, 81, 900; Emma N. Ferguson,
$23. "a; Samuel L Bronson, trustee of the
will Of Ann Sperry, $4,000; total, &c.
9s7.9O. -
At a former meetings of the board of
aldermen and councilmen the report had
been submitted and reoommitted to the
board of compensation.
Immediately after Alderman Macdonald
had moved to indefinitely postpone the re-
port; 1t was seconded by Alderman Blakes-
lee. In reply to query from Alderman
Conner as to the cause for this, as he
termed it, remarkable notion" Alder
man Macdonald explained his position sub
stantislly as follows: 81 object to the re-
port for the reason that twill work injury
to the people in that-eection of the city.
The land taken by the board has not been
half paid for in value. Some of the land
in that section is now selling for $40
or SIS more than allowed by the
board of compensation and do not pro-
pose to sit here and vote away peoples
property for one-half of its value. I OBJ
ject to the report also for the reason that
it comes in an irregular way. The original
petition came from the park commission.
The title of the land will be vested in the
town which will pay the town So, 653 80
for their land and then it back to them
Except for the reasons that I have stated
would not oppose any improvements in
my ward"
Alderman Blakeslee was of the opinion
that thsre were enough parks in the city
at the present time and that the money
could be spent TO better advantage in other
ways.
Aldermen Conner, Hitler and Chatfeld
opposed the indefinite postponsment of
the report and the motion was lost. On
motion of Alderman Conner the report
was tabled until the next meeting of the
board.
In reference to the question of having a
rail for hackmen located at the Union
depot as recommended by the mayor,
Aldermen Conner and Macdonald were ap-
pointed special committee on the part of
the board of aldermen to act in coniunc-
ton with three counoilmen to be appointed
in investigating the matter and report at a
| subsequent meeting of the court of COM
mon council.
A petition signed by Harvey j. Nichol-
| son ct al, asking that the meadows on the
city side of West river be thoroughly
drained and put in sanitary condition was
| referred to special committee to be raised.
The petition claims that in consequence of
| the unsanitary condition of the meadows
| there is much Illness in that section of the
| city.
Petitions were received and referred to
| the committee on railroads and bridges
from the Fair Haven and Westville, State
street and Winchester avenue roads fol
permission to insugurate the work of lay
ing rails, etc. for electricity, and asking
| for the adoption of the layout through the
various streets granted to the roads by the
legislature.
The report of the special auditing com
mittee was tabled until the next meeting
The committee on nominations recon-
mend the appointment of the following al
city court Jurors:
Joseph Ambuhl, Martin Barry, F. q
Ackley, L. P. Bradley, F. A. Brewer, F
A. Beers, Thomas Brennan, J. W. Burke
J. J. Brennan, Elliott street, J. A. Brom
John ]. Brennan, Fillmore street, John E
Ashdown, P. Crowley, Ellery Camp, NJ. G
Conway, W. E. Chandler,E E. Atwater, j
D. Cunningham, D. Carroll, Q. T. Coyle
Nathan Cohen, j. P. Carney, J.. F. Cox, Ed
ward Caldwell, D. Shields, F. A. Southworth
F. w. Skif, Robert Stewart, Joseph 81
Smith, Edward 8. Scoville, T. J. Sullivan
John Doody; Patrick Delaney, Aichse
lDowney, William E. Dunn, M. ]. Donlsn
E. E. Durant, L F. Davis, John Doughsn
Newman Erlich, Eugene Del Gregg, Alex
Foote, George Fletcher, Charles Fsbrique
Bernard Fitzsimmons, F. W. Foley, Il
huly, A. J. Hunt. W. P. Gilligan, W Geary
Charles Higgins, George Hurdsley. Charlie
E. Hayes, 81. S. Hamilton, 1. A. Hamilton
Charles Havery, Edward Hope, R. A. Hol
lipger, W. 81. johnson, 81. F. Reyes, Will
lam Kellogg, William Konold, Henri,
Kerschner, R. W. Kerck, T. W. Kenney
o. P. Ives. Henry Kelham, q. D. Kelsey
Ernest Klenke, D. F. Kelly, T. B. Kelly
Richard Lane, Max Levy, Daniel Lswlor
W. A. Lincoln, W. P. Lincoln, J. a. Mac
Donald, g. E. Marsh, Samuel McLsugh
lin, @. W. Merrells, q. Muller, Ed .Muker
Richard Mcclure, Patrick Moran, Morri
William Maley, Joseph Molloy, Thomas
Madden, Patrick Mahar, Patrick McGrin
ness, A. w. Murtagh, A. F. Mahsr, G. E
Mitchell, J. T. Moore, J. T. Moore, J. R
Manning, William Noonan, Edward M
gent, J. g. North, David O'Donnell, J. T
Poelman, J. P. Peaker, John Riley, W. A
Regain, g. F. Reif, P. Rowley, Mark Ryder
Richard NJ. Russell, F. P. Sherman, r. M
Sanford, F. F. Staokpole, T. d. Sullivan
William Shannon, NJ. F. Sullivan, Miehae
Snigg, N. Schultz, J. J. Sullivan, W. W
Stowe, Robert Tracey, ]. F. Poole, 8. 8
Thompson, E. J. Veasey, F. W. Waiter
son, J. J. Walsh, N. Welsh, F. K. Wiley
F. Wittstein, s. Stevens, F. E. Turner, g
Lombard, Henry Hopkins, W. g. Aerrills
A. @. Agnew, R. 81. Wardell, 81. W. Craw
ford, Henry Tuttle, 8. M. Monson.
| Swedish Societies.
The United Swedish societies 90 on al
excursion to New York and Fort Lee OF
July 9.