The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-02
Railroad Matters Discussed,

At the meeting of the board of public
 works yesterday afternoon one of the
 most important features was the ap-
 pearance of President Wardwell of the
 Edgewood avenue railroad who re.
 quested that his road be given permis.
 sion to construct5a curve at the corner
 of College and George streets which
 would connect the tracks already laid
 on College street with the tracks of the
 road running up George street. Imme-
 diately after was read a petition from the Winchester avenue road to the effect
 that it be allowed to put in curve at
 the corner of College and Chapel streets
 thereby connecting the College street
 tracks with those of the Winchester
 avenue road running down Chapel
 street.
 President Wardwen stated that it was the intention of the Edgewood avenue
 road to run cars down George street to
 College street thence to the corner of Church and Chapel streets using the tracks of the Winchester avenue road for the last part of the run, there being
 an agreement to this effect between the
 two companies. Both petitions were
 referred to the committee on streets
 with power to act.
 A petition was received from Mary Giiday for permission to connect houses at 60 and 70 Putnam street with Lib erty street sewer. Her request was granted under the regular restric- tions which are that she shall not ob- ject to the construction of a sewer through Putnam street should such con- struction ever be ordered.
 The board of education was next heard from in the shape of complaint which stated that dense foliage on elm trees impaired the light in the rooms of the Ferry street school, To- -cated at the corner of Ferry and Peck streets in Fair Haven. The complaint suggested that if every other tree was cut down sufficient light might be ob- tained. The matter was referred to the committee on trees. telegraph poles and parks with power to act.
 , Clerk Thompson, examiner of records, reported that the condition of the record department of the board was now in working order and that the ownership of lands could be easily and independ- ently traced and that henceforth the records of the town clerk and assessors would not be needed. The board de- cided that hereafter the superintendent of streets and all other subordinate officials Of the board be instructed that when any information was needed relative to ownership of lands that the record of such lands as shown by the records of Mir. Thompson be used.
 Superintendent of Streets Doyle re- ported that the Winchester avenue road was laying four-inch rails on the Con- gress avenue extension. that the road was using cobble stones and that there was employed for such work tailors, cobblers and men of nu- other trades.
 Commissioner Maley stated that he lid not know anything concerning the efficiency. of tailors. but he thought that that of cobblers was all right. : Here Superintendent Doyle said that l the oobbles were not being laid properly l and the board voted that the superin- lendent of streets be Instructed to in- form the officials that the work must l be done to the satisfaction Of the street I  The superintendent of streets also that the roadbed of the Dix we'll avenue road was in a very bad condition and much worn in some ,lAces on Elm street and .Dixwell ave- inc n Mell as tn Ceptervfile, It was he opinion. at the board that as this VI 1aA goine to sbe slsotfaualiy E 1silpg9 vcEy sesn ik should not V !