The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-20

nature.
 | But the present public debt of New
 Haven is more than 6 4-10 per cent. oi the grand list, with a large and early
 addition to the debt called for.
 The grand list of all New Haven is $54, 344, 800.
 The debt of the town part for '94, $1,- 174, ,229.
 The debt of the school district and
 the debt of the city February 1, 1895, ! $1, 557, ,000,
 Authorized, $752 102. Total debt of New Haven, $3, 4SS, 931. Not one dollar brings in revenue. To the actual debt and authorized, as above, should be added the cost of new
 drawbridge over Quinnipiac river, or dered by the United States government, $100, ,000
 New drawbridge over West river, half new bridge, $75,O0O
 New bridge over freight tracks of Consolidated railroad, ordered by su- preme court, 10000.
 Land damages for above, $250OO.
 New bridge over Mill river $3O,OOO.
 Draw, $40,000.
 Total, $310,0O0.
 New high school, $500,000.
 Total, $810000.
 All of which must either be borrowed or paid by special tax.
 If borrowed, the New Haven debt will be nearly or quite per cent. of the grand list, none of it bringing income.
 In view of the condition as to finan- ces, in view of the future credit of New o1 i'm vie of the burdens of taxation upon a work ing community, impoverished somewhat by hard times, and in view of the fact that the promoters of this scheme ask that four-fifths of the cost of these pa,vements be paid by the general pub lie and only one-fifth by the land own CTS. thus compelling those who live on the common streets to pay for pave nnents on the fine residence streets four ffths instead of one-third, the under signed hopes an unfavorable report will be made by the honorable committee on cities and boroughs.
 OTHER TESTIMONY PUT IN.
 Town Counsel Goodhart said it would be a matter of criminality for the legis- lature to impose for the payment of of dollars in the assessment of property. Under the proposed re- assessment plan it would fill the courts of New Haven with litigation. It was the duty now for the assessors to assess every piece of property according to its valuation, and they could be com pelled to do that. opposed the com mission charter.
 Corporation Counsel Ely and H. E. Benton spoke in behalf of the com mittee of thirty bill and urged the conn mittee to report favorably.
 There was also present a, committee from the borough of Fair Haven East, consisting of Warden F. w. J. Sizer, F. Hemingway and Henry s. ] Lancraft, appointed to oppose consoli- 1 dation of the town and city. They were assisted by counsel, eX-Judge l.. P. | Deming, who protested against the | charter bills. OF NEW HAVEN
 STREETS.
 The committee also gave hearing | on the bill giving the common council | 1f New Haven the power to extend | existing streets to the harbor line. The Dill was explained by MT. Ely. He said there were several sewers running nto the harbor If, at the end of these | extensions a wharf could be built, it would protect the sewer outlets, particu- arly at East street. At the end of Cast street there was good opportunity o construct a public wharf, and there vas no town in the state that needed a rec public dock more. The property aken would be paid for in the same manner as in taking any other land for treet purposes.
 City Engineer Kelly said that James, Poplar and Sea streets were among he more important thoroughfares to be attended Along Quinnipiac river there were also a number of slips belonging o the city that required extending, hus affording excellent wharf facilities. It was plain that an amendment had cen prepared by some of the wharf wners desiring that the wharves be uilt at right angles with the streets, ut in some instances this plan would ot be expedient for the city. Attorney Rogers appeared for the lew Haven Steamboat company and alled attention to the suit regarding { lnds fronting on the East street ex- by them and by Sar- ent & Go. He submitted an amend lent that the bill should not impair ne riparian or other rights, or any ] lit now pending. He did not wish the i'll to affect in any manner the suit now ending, and which had been in the ourts far many years. Mir Ely agreed to the amendment af- I sr some slight alterations. J. B. Sargent said he had no objec- t on to the extension of East street or ther streets to protect sewers, where
 was necessary. It would cost about 1 5O, 900 to complete the East street a nprovement. He opposed the build l