Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-08
POSTPONED UNTIL FRIDAY.


With the Two reports of the Conn
mlttee on Railroads and Bridges at
a Special Meeting The Majority
Report Favers Granting of the Pc
t1t1ons, While the minority Report
Advocates a Number of Restrictions
animated Discussions Last Night
The Proposed Increase of Junk
Dealers Licenses Practically De-
feated-Other Business of Import.
aEce Transacted. >-s&
The meeting of the board of aldermen
last evening was unusually argumentative
aud in consequence unusually lengthy.
The principal business before the meeting
was the consideration of the majority and
minority reports of the committee on rail-
roads and bridges in reference to the petit
tions of the several street railway compa-
MES for permission to extend their respect
i've lines. The arguments of the various
orators were go profound that it was not
until two alarms of fire had been rung in
their ears from the fire alarm bell in the
tower of the city hall that the fow of elo-
quence could be stopped. Then, and not
till then, did the several Demosthenes of
the board of aldermen cease their argu
ments and vote to take recess of several
minutes In order to allow the members of
the board an opportunity to ascertain. where
the fire was for which an alarm was sent
in from box 20.
The eloquence began almost at the very
beginning of the meeting. It was plainly
railroad night, as was manifested by the
presence of and almost breathless atten-
ton paid by number of the street rail-
road magnetes who occupied seats in and
about the aldermanic chamber. The great
railroad discussion was precipitated upon
the board by City Clerk Martin reading
the majority report of the committee on
railroads and bridges in reference to the
petition of the New Haven and West Ha-
substantially as follows:
WEST HAVEN ROAD.
Resolved, That the plans of the New
Haven and West Haven Horse Railroad
company, showing tracks, curves, switches,
turnouts, cross-overs and location of poles
through the following named streets in the
city of New Haven, to wit: From its pres
ent tracks at the corner of Chapel and
Temple streets through Temple street to
Congress avenue, connecting with it's
tracks on that avenue; also on the extern
sion of its tracks from the corner of How
ard and Congress avenues through Con.
gress avenue to the city limits; also the
cross-over and connections at the corner of
George and Meadow streets; be and hereby
are accepted and adopted with the follow
ing notifications:
That the plans submitted showing the
location of tbs poles for the support of the
necessary wires and fixtures, shall be such
as are indicated by astsrisks upon the plan
submitted.
That the motive power used in propell-
ing its cars be electricity; that the man er
ard method of propelling the same may BIS
by the overhead trolley system; the kind
and quality of its tracke shall be, laid with
I rail not less than fifty pounds to the
yard; the poles to he used to be of iron of
suitable dimensions and OF least twenty
feet high, and to be kept properly painted;
the wires to be suspended therefrom to be
at all places at least eighteen feet above the
street; guard wires to be placed and main
tanned over all trolley wires; all work as
heretofore sst out to be done in a work
manlike manner.
That the board of public works shall
have the power to designate the kind and
quality of pavement to be laid, whenever
the same shall be necessary to properly
maintain the roadway along said tracks
whenever, in laying any of the tracks
mentioned In ssid plan hereinbefore re-
ferred to, 1t shall bscome necessary, In the
judgment of the board of public works, to
change the curb lines at the corner of any
street. or to remove, alter or relocate
catch basins Or other city property, it
shall be done by said railroad company, a.
| It's expense, to the satisfaction and ap-
| proval of the board of public works.
Said railroad shall place suitable cut-out
switches wherever, In the judgment of the
chief of the fire department., the same
shall be necessary, so that at the points
| where the said cut out switches are located
the current of electricity may be cut off
between these points in case of fire or 49,
| cident. The officers and members of the
fire department may, in event of a fire, and
whenever in connection Herewith they
| may deem 1t necessary, or at any time the
chief Of the fire department. shall deem It
| necessary, cut the wires of said trolley sys-
TEN. and If so cut they shall be repaired at
the expense of the company. If said wires
shall become broken from any cause in
connection with the work performed by
the city or any of its officers or servants,
they shall be repaired at the expense of the
company.
In case the operation of said system
shall, in the opinion of the court of COM
mon council of New Haven. impair the
usefulness of the FIRE alarm system, or any
other of the electric systems that the city
| now has in operation, or may hereafter
adopt, said company shall at its own ex-
pense and without delay restore to its
present efficiency, the fire alarm and other
| systems now in use by the city, and pay
the city hereafter any additional expense
| 1t may be put to by reason of said trolley
system in the construction of any electric
system 1t may hereafter adopt.
The track in Temple street and Congress
avenue shall be located in the center of the
street, and the exact alignment of the
tracks in all cases shall be determined by
the city engineer; the kind and quality Of
rails and rail guards of all curves to be
such as the board of public works shall
determine.
Said company, before it shall proceed
under this approval of its PLAN, shall
cause to be filed with the city clerk of said
city the following agreement, the same
having been duly executed by said COM
pany, to wit:
Now therefore, know all men by these
presents: That the New Haven and West
Haven Horse Railroad company, corpora
ton duly organised under the laws of the
state OF Connecticut, located and having it's
principal place of business in the borough
OF West Haven in said state, in considera-
ton OF the approval and acceptance of the
plans as presented by said company and
the rights granted to said company BY said
city of New Haven and the mayor and
court OF common council of said city, az
set forth in the foregoing resolutions.
hereby agrees and contracts with said CITY
of New Haven to indemnify and cave harm
less the said city from and against all claim
and demands for injuries to person or prop
erty occasioned by or resulting directly or
indirectly from the existence Of the poles
and wires of said company, or the oondi-
ton thereof, or by the transmission of
electric currents by means of such poles
and wires, or from the existenee, condition
or use of any of the appliances or appur
tenances of the railroad of said company,
or from the management or operation Of
said railroad and the company agrees to be
responsible for all claims and demands, and
that 1t will, at its own expense. assume the
defense of all suits brought against said
city on account of any and all such claims
and demands, and pay all judgments re.
covered against said city in any and all
such suits.
A MINORITY REPORT.
Hardly had City Clerk Martin finished
reading this report when Alderman New
ton, chairman of the committee on rail-
roads and bridges, arose with a written
minority report. The other signature to
the minority report was that of Alderman
Doughan of the Sixth ward. At this point
Alderman Callahan moved that the minor
ity report be tabled for printing until
meeting to be held on Friday night, to
which date ha also moxad an ad iournmant