The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-28
FAIR HAVEN PETITIONERS
PROPORTION TO BUILD AN ELE0-
 TRIO FREIGHT ROAD

1 Through Number of Fair Haven Streets | The Project Strongly Advocated by Manu' facturers and Others-opposed by Some | ofthe Property Owners.
 1 At the meeting of the committee or
 railroads and bridges last evening fol
 the purpose of considering the petition
 of the Manufacturers Street Railway company for permission to construct an
 electric freight railroad through a num-
 Der of streets in Fair Haven all the
 members of the committee were present except Councilman Frisbie. The rail- road company was represented by At
 torney James T. Moran, George S. Bar
 mum of the Bigelow company. N, w.
 Kendall of the Quinnipiac Brewing conn pany, s. J. Fox of the National Pipe
 Bending company and a number of oth- CTS.
 Messrs. Barnum, Kendall and Fox argued at considerable length in favor of the petition, claiming that if the road were established it would be de- cided advantage to the manufacturing interests, especially of that section of the city. They claimed that if the road
 were built the expense of manufacture would be reduced at least 25 per cent, and in this manner enabled to compete with manufacturers whose factories are on the line of railroads in other sections of the country
 It was also set forth that the estab- lishment of the road would act as an inducement to manufacturers to locate in this section, as it would furnish fa- cilities for moving freight more expedi- tiously and at cheaper rate. Other manufacturers along the route of the road are to be entitled to all the benefits of the road, the same as the members of the company themselves.
 S. l.. Blatchley, the well known dealer in real estate also argued in favor of the road He said that in his opinion, while the railroad tracks would cross a portion of his property, it would great ly benefit him in making his property more valuable and he was in favor of the project He also claimed that the establishment of the road would prove a. decided benefit to the city and in par ticular to Fair Haven, as 1t would in- duce manufacturers to locate there and the land would be more valuable for manufacturing sites than 1t is at pres ent we must have manufacturing in- terests in order to make progress" said he "and therefore we must offer fnanu- facturers at least as much inducements as they can get elsewhere"
 A large number of the property owr- CTS on the streets over and through which the company desires to operate its road strongly objected to the petition on the ground that the road would se- riously damage their property and the constant running of freight trains would 1eopardize both the lives and the limbs of the residents of that section of the city.
 Tn executive session the committee, after deliberating over the subject for over an hour, decided to table 1t until a future meeting of the committee. BUILDING LINES ESTABLISHED.
 The committee on building lines met in the city hall last evening and estab- lished nine-feet building lines on both sides of Franklin street, between Grand avenue and State street, and fifteen feet building lines on Hazel street, be- tween Dixwell avenue and shelton ave- Ylfe