The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-17
BLASTING AT WEST ROCK.
FROSOUACED DANGEROUS TO THB
 PJBLfC AND PIRK PROPERTY.

seiectmen WHl Endenvor to Stop it-No Action Taken on Petition to Lay Tracks Through Townsend Aveuue-Town Coun.
 sel Pardee's Opinion.
 The selectmen were notified last even- ing that the blasting at West Rock was dangerous to the public and a menace 10 the stability of West Rock park. The notification came In the shape of communication from the park com- lnlssioners which set forth that tho blasting of rock on the southeast side of West rock was dangerous to tho public and at the same time was eat- ing away the cliffs at the edge of tha park.
 In view of these circumstances the park commissioners voted to ask ths cooperation of the selectmsn in the matter and to instruct the town counsel boundaries of the town property lying south and east of the part of Wesb
 
 the right of the selectmen to order thah blasting in that locality be stopped.
 After very brief discussion tho members of the board decided unani- mously to accept the communication and adopt it's recommendations. A communication addressed to Pat. rick Garrity, Town Agent" from Ben- jamin R. English clerk of the New Ha- ven school district. was also received, stating that at a recent meeting of the district 1t had been voted to ask the town for the usual appropriation of $13,00O with which to purchase free text books for use in the public schools of the city and town and asking that the amount be listed in the estimates of the town for the next fiscal year. A motion was made that the request be granted, but Selectman Pohlman objected. stating that it seemed to him that it was too large an amount to be asked for every year, and that the se- lectmen ought to know whether such large amount was really necessary before voting to appropriate 1t. This view was evidently shared by other members of the board, for on motion of Selectman Baldwin the communica- tion was accepted and referred to the committee on estimates.
 "The motion is passed" said Chair man Cunningham, land by the way, Mr. Clerk, when you notify MT. English of the action of this board be sure to un- derline the name of the town agent, ] so he may know it In future.". Town Counsel Pardee was present at the meeting and gave his opinion as to the rights of the selectmen to grant permission to the Morris Cove Rail- road company to lay tracks on Tomlin- son avenue. Mir. Pardee stated that the charter of the company was blind and ambiguous and gave the company permission to go through Townsend or Woodward avenues, and that the road was now operating through Woodward avenue. In view of this fact he stated that in his opinion there was question whether they also had the right to go through Townsend avenue. If there was no objection to the company laying its tracks through Townsend avenue it would be all right, in the opinion of the town counsel, to grant the desired per- mission, but if there were objections he should advise the town fathers to rs. fuse the permission.
 The members also decided to hold a special meeting on October 23 at pm, to lay out a highway in extension of Davis street to Main street and to noti- fly property owners to be present..
 Councilmen Booth and Kelly of the Ninth ward were also present at the meeting and read the report of the con,- mittee on finance recommending an ap- propriation of s55,00O for Beaver ponds district This report failed of passage at the last meeting in g. tie vote. After reading the report both councilmen ex- pressed themselves as thoroughly ap- proving the provisions of the report.
 The board after hearing Town Coun. sel Pardee's opinion on the Townsend avenue matter neglected to take any action on it until after adjournment, and consequently the matter went over until the next meeting.