The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-09
UNION AVENUE EXTENSION
AGAIN CONSIDERED BIZ MEMBERS
OF BOARD OF COMPENSATION.

Laurel Street Extension 0pposed-Com-
mittee on Claims Couldn't Muster a
Quorum City Financiers Approved
Weekly Payrolls-other Business Trans
acted.
The old. old question of the proposed
extension of Union avenue, between
Water and Spring streets, again en-
crossed the attention Of the members
of the board of compensation last even
ing. The three members Of the board.
City Attorney Charles B. Matthewman,
A. Maxcy Hitler and Charles T. Coyle,
were present, as were also number
of property owners along the line Of the
proposed extension.
No one appeared in favor of the ex-
tension, but on the other hand all were
stpenuously opposed to it. Captain
John j. Kennedy appeared in the in
terests of one of the property owners
and claimed that the damages awarded
by the previous board of compensation
were considerably less than the value
of the land. The board had awarded
damages of s4,67S.6O and yet Captain
Kennedy said that the owner of the
property had refused an offer of S. 000
| for the lot. why" said he, "the
suits brought against her for breach Of
contract, caused by the action of the
city in compelling her to stop erecting
building on the lot after the contracts
had been awarded, and the work COM
menced, have cost her more than you
have given her in damages and you
have practically taken the whole lot
from her. In addition she has been
compelled to be without the use of the
money for about a year and a half
now and certainly she is entitled to
some compensation for that"
| The other property owners or the
majority of them were represented by
| Attorney James T. Moran and each one
was given an opportunity to express his
| or her objections to the proposed ex-
tension. All were along the same line
as expressed at the previous hearing
In executive session the board decided
to take no action on the matter until
a meeting to be held In the near fu-
ture.
The proposed extension of Laure
street, from Mill river to James street
was also considered and strenuously
opposed by Edgar e. Durant, secretary
and treasurer OF the G.. #. Warner
Manufacturing company, who claimed
\ that the proposed extension woulc
damage the property of the company tt
the extent of several thousand dollars
The members of the board voted tc
continue the subject without taking
any action on it, in order to give Mr.
Durant opportunity to submit to thu
board q detailed statement Of the es
timated damages to his company.
COMMITTEE ON CLAIMS.
This committee was. unable to mustel
quorum last evening and consequent
ly no action was taken on the numerous
petitions Alderman Skiff and Council
man Gompertz were the only member,
of the committee present Corporation
Counsel Ely was also present ant
about a dozen of the petitioners. AT
ter waiting for over half an hour for
quorum the two faithful members o
the committee decided to adjourn unit
September Is.
WEEKLY PAYROLLS APPROVED
At the weekly meeting of the boarc
of finance yesterday afternoon th
weekly payrolls of the several depart
ments Of the city government were ap
proved as follows: Public works, 50,
O3977; fire, $1,7Os.55; police, $3,31565
health, $114 and sewers, $297.