The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-05-29
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
BRIDGEPORT GRADE CROSSINGS
QUESTION AGAIN UNDER FIRE.

other Railroad Bills-The Fair Haven an,
Westvllle Electric Railroad-The New
Haven street Railwny-New Haven
Charter-Many other Matters of Interest
Hartford, May 2S,-An important bill
pending In the house is irl relation III
| the grade crossings i'm Bridgeport. TIL,
bill was passed i'm the senate last weel
and win shortly receive attention in thu
house. Although There may be some
opposition, there Is mot much doub
about the passage Of the bill, aus N
Is looked upon as very just manner
Of settlement in the matter of the veX'
atious grade crossings, thirty two Oh
which are a menace Ito life and mat
| ter of great concern to the people o1
Bridgeport.
One of the best speeches made in
the senate VIII eull THE bill was under con.
| slderati ton and elicitlng earnest atten-
ton, was by Senator Coffey, chairman
of the committee on railroads.
In the senate this afternoon, on mo-
ton of Senator Webster, the action
in passing the Bridgeport grade cross
| ings bill was reconsldered. Senator
Webster said There WAS desire to
amend the bill and ON his motion II
was tabled temporarily.
Latter in the session amendment Il
was reconsidered, and Senator Web
ster offered a substitute amendment,
providing that in section the worl;
4
sioners," instead of mentioning the
commissioners by names, as Is done in
the original bill. The bill was passed
as Thus amended and Will now go to
the house.
OTHER RAILROAD BILLS.
The senate to-day passed the deben-
ture bill, relating to the securities Of
the Consolidated road, which was
amended in the house last week, The
senate voted to concur and the bill
now goes to the governor
This bin, amending the charter Of
the Fair Haven and Westville rail-
road, was passed in the senate this
afternoon:
Section THAT the Fair Haven and
Westville Railroad company is hereby
authorized and empowered ID lay SIM
gle or double tracks, and 10 operate
the same by electricity. over the fol
lowing streets and routes IN the town
of New Haven, to wit: Through Derby
avenue from Norton street to Chapel
street; from the Yale athletic grounds
through the highway (whether the
some be now constructed or only laid
out) nearest to West river, 70 Chapel
4
avenue to Water strset; from Forest
street through private lands consent
of the owner having been first obtalned)
to the heights near the Maltby lakes,
and thence again through said private
lands to Forest street; also through
Forest street southerly to the south
lime of land of Donald G.. Mitchell.
Section 2--Also TO lay and operate
its tracks over the following described
route, the same being partly in the
town of New Haven and partly in
the town Of Hamden, to the top of
West rock, said route beginning at
Springside avenue near Springslde
home over and upon the Wintergreen
lake road, so-called, through and over
the lands of private persons and of
West Rock Park Consent thereto hav-
Ing been first obtained, by the mcst
feasible route i'm nor-hwesterly direc-
lon to Wintergreen falls and Winter
green lake; thence through ano over
The lands Of private persoiis and of
said park in general southerly direc-
lion. by the most feasible route TO
the top of said West rock; provided,
however, that the location OF said rail
way in said park shall be first COM
;ented to and the line approved by the
BOARD of commissioners OF public parks
" the town of New Haven
Section Except as herein other
vise expressly provided. this ameMd-
nent as subject to the provisions of the |
,enerai street railroad law.
Section 4--Nothing contained In the |
,harter Of said company, or any amend
nentrs Thereof, shall be construed to au-
horize said company hereafter to con- |
Itr,ucit its tracks across the tracks of |
my steam railroad at grade.
The bin amending the charter OF the |
Jew Haven Street Railway company |
vas amended 50 as 20 provide that |
he company shah leave the highways |
,ver which 1t proposes to build In East |
Haven in good condition and was then |
70 ssed.
CONCERNING THE DUTY OF AS |
SCISSORS
In the house this afternoon, after a
discussion, the following bill
vas passed:
Whenever the assessors Of any town
hall increase the valuation of the prop
rty Of any taxpayer who has made out
nd given in his list in accordance with
aw, and has placed his own valuation
n said property, such assessors shall
end him a written notice, by mall,
.ddressed to his last known place of
esidence, not less than five days after
making said increase, and the mailing
f such notice shall be sufficient notice
o him.
THE NEW HAVEN CHARTER.
This morning the committee on cities
nd boroughs held a session on the con-
act and the proposed chang
s in the city charter Of New Haven.
he majority of the committee, it is
are in favor of amending
he existing charter so that the fire,
ublic works and police commissioners