The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-03-21
WILL ASK FOR AN OPINION.
COUNSEL TO DECIDE
ON QUESTION OF SIDE Walks.


Important Meeting of Commit on Streets
No Action on Remaining of Church Street
and Congress and Whitney Avenues
Other Business Transacted.
Last nights session Of the committee
on streets was pre-eminently side
walk session" nearly the entire bust
ness Of the session being taken up with
the consideration of petitions for new
sidewalks in several sections of the city.
So great was the interest in the pro-
ceedings that the general committee
room in the city hall was not large
enough to accommodate the crowd who
desired to be heard in reference to the
several petitions.
The principal business of the meeting
was the consideration of the recommen-
dation of the board of public works that
walks be relaid on East State, Court,
Union, Fair, Elm, st. John, Orange,
Grove, Temple, Chapel Crown, Mead
ow, College and George streets and Con-
gress and Grand avenues, One of the
first remonstrants to be heard in rela-
ton to this recommendation was John
S. Fowler, assistant clerk Of the superior
court. He told the committee that he
owned the property at S37 George street
and in his opinion it was not necessary
to either relay or repair the sidewalk.
Il am not allowed" he said, Ito re-
lay or repair in brick. Now, suppose
repair the walk with concrete, tagging
or carbonized stone, would have a
queer looking sidewalk, wouldn't II"
Attorney George L. Dickerman was
also opposed to the recommendation,
and suggested that the committee ascer-
tain from the corporation counsel an
opinion as to whether property owners
could be compelled by any municipal
power to take up a good sidewalk and
lay another.
Others who appeared in opposition to
the recommendation were Charles d.
Nicoll, E. C. Beecher, Cornelius Kier-
nan, M. ]. Began, John F. Scott, Mrs.
Margaret Campion, John Mcbride, NJ.
Downey James Callahan, S. e. Bald
win, C. s. Leete, E. M. Clark, L. Bishop,
W. j. Atwater, Thomas Palmer, j. w
ellison, Michael Starr, f. M. Smith, D.
r. Alling and a number of others In
executive session the committee decided
to table the entire matter pending an
opinion from the corporation counsel.
The residents of Congress avenue Were
out in full force and all We're unani-
mously in favor of changing the name
Of the thoroughfare to Whitney avenue,
Even those who at the last meeting had
naming the three streets, |
Congress avenue, Church street and |
Whitney avenue, all Congress avenue |
had evidently changed their opinions |
on the subject and last night We're as
strenuously in favor of naming the en-
tire thoroughfare Whitney avenue.
The committee had not, however, no
tilted any of the residents to be present |
ind no hearing was given on the sub |
ect. The residents, however, were of |
he opinion that a hearing might possi- |
My be held on the subject and so were |
IN hand in order to look after their in
erests. In executive session the COM
nittee discussed the matter but took no |
'ction
In executive session the committee
lecided to recommend the granting of
petitions for a concrete walk on Sher-
nan avenue, west side. between George
md Oak streets; for a sidewalk on Or
.nge street, west side, between No 49S
orange street and Pearl street. for a
idewalk on both sides of Edgewood !
venue, between Sherman avenue and
3rownell street, and the grading Of
walks to conform to grade of present
urbs on Ferry street and from rail
oad crossing to Chatham street, the
-rade to be 100 feet back from the rail-
DAD.
In reference to the petition for a con-
rete sidewalk on Orange street Insur-
nee Commissioner Belts said that Mrs.
lzra C. Reed would give the city 300
eet long by 10 feet deep Of her land be-
ween Pearl and Ed streets and would
,y her share of the walk and remove
he fence, provided the city would pay
)r the grading and curbing. The offer
,as accepted.