The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-14
MAY REBUILD THE WALLS
BOARD or PUBLIC WORKS and THE
HOADLEY BUILDING.

| rive members or the board OF public
works held a special session last even
ing to consider what action should bt
taken by the city in reference to the
recent caving in of Crown street along
side the Hoadley building. The only
absentee was Commissioner States. Ed.
ward Foote was present in the interests
of Mrs. H. P. Hoadley, the owner of the
building The vault is now under the
sidewalk and the opinion was that per-
mission to this effect had been granted
them.
City Engineer Kelly reported that nc
permission had ever been given to the
owners of the Hoadley building to en-
croach upon the street or sidewalk, SO
far as he could find from the records.
The building in question: was put up in
1870, and this is the third time the side
walk has caved in.
Commissioner Grant stated that in his
opinion it was possible that a former
mayor of the city had given Mr.. Hoad-
ley, who was member of the board of
public works in 1S69-70, permission to
| use the space under the sidewalk until
such time as the city might want to use
it for some other purpose. He said fur
ther that he had heard of such per-
mission having been given in other cases
and yet no record had been kept of such
action,
| Commissioner Hoyt stated that he was
| perfectly willing to give the owners of
| the property all the leniency in the
world, but he did not believe in allow
ing them to have their wall encroach
upon the street II am here" said he,
'in the interests of the city of New
Haven and l propose to take care of
its interests"
Commissioner Grant, am in favor of
allowing them to keep the wall right
where it is now, provided they will
strengthen it so that 1t will be perfectly
safe. The owners of the building are in
fix and / am disposed to help them
out.
Commissioner Bishop know from
personal observation that things have
been run loosely in the several depart
ments of the city government in the
past, but 1 am happy to say these
things are now being reformed. At the
same time l do not not believe that the
parties in interest made excavations un-
der the sidewalk. 1 am In favor of pass
MS Il NOIC mere lp-ilbHl w dllpH lhC
walls to remain where they are with
proper arches, and at the same time
the city shall reserve the right to order
them to be removed at any time and
retain its entire interest in the matter
Commissioner Hoyt-I move that per-
mission be granted to the parties to
rebuild the walls. but not to encroach
upon the street any further than the
boilers now are
This motion was promptly voted down
Commissioners Hoyt and Johnson
alone voting in the affirmative Conn
missioner Grant then moved that the
walls as they are located at persent be
taken down and rebuilt in their present
location and covered with arches Of
brick eight inches thick, turned between
iron or steel beams, and all to be cover |
ed with concrete and adj to be done to !
the approval of the city engineer, and |
that the city reserve the right to compel |
them to remove the vault at any time |
the city may desire to use 1t for city |
purposes.
This motion was passed. Commission |
er Hoyt alone voting in the negative,
after which the board adjourned until |
next Wednesday night.
SPRINKLING OF STREETS
Aldermen Hamilton and Rattlesdorfer
and Councilmen Forsyth and Chilling
worth, four of the members of the COM
mittee on streets, held a special exeeu-
tive session in the auditors office last |
evening to consider the subject Of |
sprinkling the streets. The court of
common council recently accepted rec
from Mayor Hendrick
that the city appropriate $4,000 with
which to water the streets of the city L
and the matter was referred to the
committee on streets to investigate and
'eport The committee met last even
ng to inquire into the system Of water
ng used by the board of public works, I
,ut owing to the fact that Clerk Bassett
If the latter board was not present and
lis records were not within access the
members were unable to accomplish but {
title II
Acting Superintendent of Streets Ives
vas present at the deliberations of the
ommittee and gave them much valua-
lie information upon the subject. After
lengthy session the committee adj
ourned without taking any definite ac-
ion in reference to the matter and will
old another meeting in the near flu |
ure.
FIRE COMMISSIONERS ACTION.
A special meeting of the board of fire '
was held last evening, !
t which all the commissioners were I
resent. The petition of the New Eng 2
and Transportation company for per- !
lisson to erect frame building on
[eaton's wharf to take the place of the
he'd destroyed by fire last Sunday was
aferred to the committee on permits
nth power to act. !
A petition of Munson & Co., the Ma q
onal Folding Box and Paper company, a
)r permission to erect and maintain
,r ninety days a frame building at 10
Jilliam street was referred to the fire
Iarshal. This is the building which is :,
READY erected and the sourse of much =
among the residents of the =
aventh ward.
Leave to withdraw was given to the :
etitions Of Count Fische Beloff for per-
ission to remodel the old Russel school I
lilding on Wooster place into an y
oartment house, and to A. B. Hall to
move a frame building at the corner
Howe and West Chapel streets and
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