The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-10-30
STREET COMMITTEE MEETS
PAVEMENTS THE LEADING OUES-
TION AZ LISL NIGHTS SESSION.

Humphrey and Edwards Streets to be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Speaks on
Asphalt PaVing--Wooster Street to Have
Vitrified Brick-New Layout for Cedar
street-Ordinance to Limit Tearing Up
the Streets.
One of the largest attended commit
tee meetings of the year occurred last
night before the committee on streets
in the city hall. A great number of
those present were remonstrants
against laying new sidewalks in front
of their property, as recommended by
the sidewalk inspector. These cases
were all tabled except in that of Day
street, where a new concrete walk was
ordered between Mulberry and George
streets.
The order for new walk on the
northeast corner of Grove street and
Whitney avenue was rescinded, the
matter of walk at 81 George street
was tabled and the order for a new
walk on East street, from Chapel to
Wooster streets, was rescinded.
The matter of vitrified brick pave
ments for Broadway, Elm street and
Whalley avenue and other streets came
up. Attorney A McC. Matthewson OBJ
jected to vitrified brick pavement on
Elm street, as 1t was noisy and also
slippery. Theron A. Todd appeared to
demonstrate against brick as a pave
ment on Whalley avenue; the city
would not allow it for sidewalks and it
shouldn't be used in the street.
Councilman Pickett made a lengthy
discourse on pavements in general. He
quoted from recent letter received
from Washington, where sheet asphalt
was used on many streets. On streets
where there were tracks vitrified bricks
were used sixteen inches ON the outside
rails. The finest street in the state of
Connecticut was Pearl street in Hart
block asphalt. Baltimore had found
block asphalt costing less for repairs
than any other pavement Asphalt
paving is sometimes slippery in hilly
places, but in level New Haven it would
be an ideal pavement. 1t can be taken
up and no man can tell where it
has been removed and relaid. Detroit
has found vitrified brick very liable to
clip, although rounded edges prevented
it somewhat, but the round edges form
ed interstices which collected dirt. He
recommended that the new pavement
be commenced on City Hall square and
extended outward on the main streets
as far as the money would allow.
The matter was finally tabled, as
were also the petition for paving Crown,
Chapel and Trumbull streets.
The petition of w. l.. Peck and Others
for a vitrified brick pavement on Woos-
ter street, from State to East streets,
was favorably reported upon, and a
vitrified brick pavement of the best
materials will be recommended for that
street.
The petition of Anthony Mcdonald
and others for the Strengthening and
grading of Mansfield street, between
Munson and Davidson streets, was with
drawn
James Reilly's petition for the repav-
ing of Grand avenue with dimension
blocks was tabled.
1t was voted to have Humphrey
street hardened with the material taken
from Orange street when that was
asphalted. The same course was taken
in regard to Edwards street and both
streets will be hardened, curbed and
guttered.
The petition for grading Grafton
street was withdrawn.
The resolution appropriating $1,000 for
top dressing James street was referred
to the board of finance.
The committee will ask the board OF
public works to make a layout of Cedar
street, between Silver street and the
railroad. The committee on ordinances
will be asked to frame an ordinance
relative to the tearing up of streets
A report recommending the issuance OF
the $500, 900 paving bonds was prepared
and will be sent to the board of finance.
The meeting adjourned at Ills.