The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-18
TO DESTROY THE INSECTS
THE BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS
T1KES PROMPT ACTION.


Vote Money to Save tho Eims-Street Inn
provements ON State Property--L. j. Mat
tn ews Threatens TO Withdraw His Offer
Regarding the Street superintendency.
N The committee on parks recommended
to the board of public works last even
ing that $1,000 be appropriated to drive
out the pests which are injuring the
elm trees. Commissioners Bishop, chair
man of the committee, explained that
the committee has fully investigated
the matter of insects I'M the elnns. He
said that it would require $1,000 TO I'm
dertake the destruction of the pests.
and THAT other lines of work In the
parks would have to be discontinued.
There was now only $1,40o available,
and he thought the money shoutd be
taken from some other department.
Commissioner States favored the ap-
preparation. He said he had mo doubt
that when the matter reached thesccnM
of common council that body wca1ld
double the amount ii necessary.
The appropriation was made and SUI
perintendent of Parks Kelly win begin
the work at once, using what Is known
as the emulsion process. The trees will
first be scraped. the bark and leaves
turned, and then the solution will be
applied.
Ex-Mayor Sargent appeared before
the board with samples Of the pests,
and explained that they were now In
a most dangerous state, aus they are be-
ginning to hatch out into the bird THAI
lays the eggs.
The board heard parties regarding the
layout OF the new streets from Whit
ney avenue to Prospect street and the
discontinuance Of Suburban street, for
which Improvement a special act was
passed by the general assembly pro-
viding that the city may condemn land
of the state now forming a part of the
state agricultural experiment STATION
Professor William HI. Brewer, secre-
Of the new streets, the work Of which.
he said, would damage the landscape at
the agricultural grounds.
| Professor Johnson Of the experiment
station also opposed the Improvement
for the same reason
Eli whitney did not think the layoJt
of the new streets would mar the land
scape view from the experiment station,
though he did not favor Infringing on
the agricultural experiment station
more than was absolutely necessary
The plan calls for perfectly straight
| street lines, which run into the state
property, and the board decided not n
| change them materially, ordering the
! engineer to prepare5a map with straight
| streets I'M such a manner as to infringe
as little as possible on the state prop
| erty.
| L. ). Matthews, in vehement speechs
laid anew before the board his PROPOSE
| ton to become superinte of streets,
| 81 800 of his salary to go to the local
| orphan asylum and the remand der--$1,-
000-to the entertainment of school chill
| dren n. III III n il
| Mr. Matthews threatened to withdraw
! his offer If the board delayed longer in
| the choice of a superintendent He ac-
cused the board Of being influenced by
| political motives.
"one side has the bulge" he said,
land the other side has the bilge'
Both sides are hedging" exclaimed
1 Commissioner Hoyt.
| Commissioner McGann told Mr.. Mat
thews his chances were as good as any
ones.
What action will you take on the
nratter?" asked the mayor, after Mr..
Matthews had subsided.
II move the clerk make a minute OF
| Mr.. Matthews remarks" said Commits
sioner States, and the board SO voted.
/ The contract for the sidewalk on
Bridge street, along the property OF
| the Consolidated railroad, was awarded
| to Patrick Mclaughlin. The city will
build the walk and sue the railroad
company.
The city engineer was instructed to
4 recommend to the court of common
council the extension of East street to
the harbor line. An act was passed BY
the general assembly authorizing the
city to run it's streets to the harbor Hne,
and this is the first step in the proposed