The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-29
NO PAVEMENT SELECTED
STREET BOARD DO NOT DECIDE ON
 WATERFALL FOR ROADS.

Vote to Extend Chestnut, Wallace and
 East Streets to the Harbor Line-Ex-
 Mayor Sargent's Rencontre With MT.
 Dewell-Bonding Act of Legislature Ap-
 proved.
 There was large attendance at the
 meeting of the committee on streets In
 the city hall last evening. The first
 business of importance was the petition
 of J. D. Dewell and others for the es-
 tablishment of public wharves at theT
 foot of Chestnut and Wallace streets by extending the streets to the harbor line.
 Several persons were heard, including
 the irrepressible L. J. Matthews, who
 objected to any money being expended
 on Chestnut street, but thought that
 City Point would be better place for wharf. He was promptly called to or- der by the chairman.
 MT. Harmount of Halstead & Har-
 mount made a very eloquent appeal in favor of increased wharfage. He was followed by ex-Mayor Sargent, who ob- jected to furnishing wharfage facilities to J. D. Dewell & Co at the public ex- pense. MT. Sargent said the proposed wharf would simply be for the benefit of Dewell &s Co., who would be thus en- abled to save ten cents per hogshead on all their molasses landed. This aspersion was promptly resented by MT. DeWell, who stated that what he advocated was for the benefit of the city at large and not for individual ag- grandizement of any one individual. Ex-Mayor Sargent then made a. lengthy peroration upon the benefit Haven in the payment of wages, and also introduced history of the com pany's acquiring of wharfage privileges by purchases, and thought that the city should not go into the wharfage busi- ness, as it was expensive. F. H. Cronin also made an appeal for more wharfage facilities.
 MT. Dewell resented the charge of ex- Mayor Sargent that he was looking for free wharfage any more than Mayor Sargent had tried to get free water and got whipped out"
 The matter was acted upon in execu- tive session, and it was voted to extend both Chestnut and Wallace and also
 East streets
 In the matter of, the paving of Woes ter street there were several residents of that locality heard who favored vtiri- I fled brick Henry Farrell favored that pavement, and A. G. Shell advocated the best pavement, whether brick, as- phalt or dimension blocks Decision l on the matter was deferred until Fri day night, as was also the petition of General E. S. Greeley for block as- phah pavement on Trumbull street. ! The committee will recommend the acts of the legislature in regard to the issuing of bonds for street paving and for watering to the common council. The matter of the kinds of pavement and the levying of the cost therefor will be decided upon at the meeting next Friday night.
 | F. G. Bennett's petition for a change of location of proposed street from Winchester avenue to Mansfield street was approved
 l S. C. Tompkins' request for sidewalk and crossing on Shelton avenue was approved, as were also the following: H. F. Pecks resetting curb on Chestnut street; Peck & Bishop, curbing and grading of Union street; G. w. Shea, for concrete walk on Newha1l street.. I Austin Mansfield and James Hurd, who petitioned for curbs and walks on Lyon and William streets, were given lleave to withdraw.
 The committee then adjourned until tomorrow night.