The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-23
MORRIS COVE RAILROAD.
4 BIG HEARING BEFORE THE RAIL
 ROAD COMMITTEE.

A Long and Protracted Session Lasting
 From 11;30 a. m, Until Well Into the
 Evening-Many New Haveners Present
 Arguments Made Last Evening.
 Hartford, April 22.-The committee on railroads and bridges gave a hear ing today beginning at 11:3O, to the New Haven Street railway matter rela- tive to 8 petition for permission to lay tracks on Townsend avenue, from the Four Corners to Upson street.
 When the hearing opened the com- mittee limited the number of speakers to ten on each side.
 Captain Townsend presented a peti- tion asking that If the committee gave a layout that it order the cars to run continually, the right to be forfeited if the road should discontinue for a number of days.
 Ex-Governor Waller, s. Harrison Wagner and Edward l., Linsley ap- peared as attorneys for the Street Railway company. Herbert E. Benton and Judge Hobart l.. Hotchktss ap- peared for the remonstrantsI MT. Dodge, manager of the New Haven Street railway, was present during Q part of the hearing, which was pro tracted one. MT. Corey, president of the company, remained until the hearing and arguments closed, which was late in the evening.
 MT. Wagner stated that his company had the right by charter to lay the tracks as proposed, but as it had been questioned they brought the matter to Hartford to be finally settled. He in troduced petition signed by 1,SOO people, and said that the remonstrants numbered but 100. The road, he claimed, Is a public necessity.
 F. Wallace Chatterton of the Me chanics' bank, New Haven, favored the petition; also Walter Leigh. Oth- CTS who were called by the petition CTS are w. J. Atwater, James Gal lagher, MT. Woodward, Charles A. War ren and the officers of the road.
 Those who appeared in remonstrance were Colonel S. J. Fox, L. Wheeler Beecher, w. A. Harris, L. P. Deming, Charles G. Kimberly, E. B. Upton, F. &t PQbluSlls II ID. II etl Al0W VI tAAg Bishop. Grove J. Futile, J. N. Leonard and Deputy Sheriff Pond.
 Nearly all of those named who ap- peared in remonstrance gave their views before the committee.
 It was a protracted session. The session began at 1;30 in the forenoon and it was 5:30 in the afternoon before the taking of testimony pro and con was concluded. It was then decided to time the arguments and each side was limited to two hours, with q proviso that if the committee thought best, the time might be cut down to one hour for each side At half-past five o'clock most of the New Haven people named above left for home, the lawyers in the case, President Corey of the railroad, Frank c. Bushnell MT. Harris and one or two others remaining.
 The hearing was a lively one and the arguments were forcible and ex- haustive.
 MT. Wagner opened the speech mak- ing and was followed by Messrs. Benton and Hotchkiss, followed by MT. Waller, closing. MT. Waller made brilliant plea, and the oposition fought strongly for their case. MT. Waller ended his speech at about p. m., and the days work was over. The committee reserv- ed its decision. It was one of the long est and liveliest contests at this ses- sion of the legislature. Both sides are confident of success. The remonstrants had ten witnesses and the railroad company's ten claim that they clearly showed that only two residents of the avenue were opposed to having the track laid, and the public wants it laid, and that the railroad company's charter au- thorizes them to lay track on the avenue, the hearing being for the pur- pose only of clearing away any "cloud on the title" that is claimed by the op- position. The opposition came away satisfied that they made good showing of their side of the case.