Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-25
rHE soLDrEns, morumENr.

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Vote to Put it IN Thor
ough Repair at 0nce-ToWn COun.
sci Pardee,s Opinion-The Repairs
VIII Cost About Eight Hundred
DOllArS-UnsAHe Condition OF the
Whalley Avenue Bridge.
Tho Soldiers monument on East Rock
park will be put in thorough repair ct
once by the selectmen, and in consequence
the celebrated and long drawn out con-
troversy between the city and town over
the ownership of the monument Is ct an
end. This action was decided upon ct
meeting of the board of seleetmsn last
night at which every member was present.
Town Counsel Pardee was present and
was asked his opinion in reference to the
ownership of the monument. In giving
his opinion on the subject he said: 'Ihave
not yet been able to find out whether the
town, city or park commission owns the
monument, nor whether the park commits
sion is . distinct corporation or part of
the town government. It seems to me,
however, that as the town built the monu-
ment 1t should repair it, and this would
also be q more certain manner of having
the work done than to leave It to the park
commission, and at the next town meeting
you can make specific appropriation for
the purposes of repairs to the monument"
Eyes, We can appropriate $500 for that
purpose" interposed Selectman Pohlman,
land in making the appropriation for the
park commission we can deduct that
amount"
Town Agent Clarity stated that in view
0f the fa0k that the favnavara dao4P,
GUS of having the monument repaired he
was of the opinion that It should be done
and not allowed to 60 to pieces in oonss-
auence Of q technical bubble oyer Its OWL
ership.
Contractor George II. Grant, in reply to
query as to the probable cost of the re-
pairs, asid that it would cost about 500
or $500 to make the general repairs, but
that this estimate did rot include the ex-
pense of removing the stains from the
granite.
After considerable further discussion
Town Agent Clarity moved that the town
make the repairs and that the entire mat
ter be placed In the hands Of the commit
tee on construction with power to act.
This motion was seconded by Selectman
Gilbert and unanimously prevailed.
A communication from the Fair Haven
and Westville Railroad company was read,
in which 1t was stated that the Whalley
avenue bridge over Weat river was not
sufficiently strong to bear the strain of an
electric car and In consequence the road
would not run electric cars over it unless
It was strengthened and that the company
did not admit that 1t was obligatory on
them to repair the bridge.
In reply to this communication Select
man Baldwin said: II do not think that
we ought to sit around here and have the
street railway companies tell us what they
will and will not do. They should come
pretty near doing as We tell them. The
object of the road, a. shown by this COM
munication, ia evidently to make a side
show of Westville by equipping the road
with electricity up to the bridge and then
transferring passengers across the bridge
to cars in waiting on the other side. do
not think that this scheme should bs a.
lowed, nor should the company be permit
ted to run electric cars over the bridge
unless 1t agrees to strengthen it."
After some further discussion the matter
was referred to the committee on railroads
| and bridges and the town engineer to IN.
quire Into and report at a subsequent
| meeting Of the board.