The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-06
ORANGE STREET WIDENING
I1EP TO BH C0lEPDETEU
IF POSSIBLE BY JULY.

Action Taken at Last Eashes Meeting of
the Board of Public Worlks--Wr
| Condition Of East Chapel street--Other
Business Transacted.
AT the regular June meeting OF the
board of public works last evening all
the members were present except Conn
missioner Bishop. In the absence OF
Mayor HendriclS Commissioner johnson
presided. A communication from the
Quinnipiac Brewing company setting
forth that East Chapel street for nearly
its entire length Is IN a wratched CON
dition, owing chiefly 70 the laying OF
street railway tracks during the spring
and that In many places there are
numerous mud holes and IN SOME piaceg
the rails are six inches or more above
the surface OF the street On rnotaop
Of Commissioner States the conannunSca-
tion was ordered on file.
A petition was received &rQm the
Fair Haven and WestviIie Raiiroad
company asking for permission to lay
a ctosswalk on East Chapel street, near
the steam saw mill at It's own expense
and the desired permission was 11nani-
nollsly granted.
Commissioner McGann called the at
tention Of the board to the encroacIl-
ment Of a orie-story house upon the
street lines at the corner OF Iarnberton
and Dewitt streets Commissioners
Hoyt stated tasat the etYstctute 0verlapS
the street lines some I'VE or six feet.
The board discussed the matter ait
length with aIviewto ascertaining what
could be done in reference to the NAH
ter.
Commissioners States made a sugges-
tipn which caused considerable MERIT
ment. Said he! I'VE might compel the
sewing Off Of the part that Is within
Ethe street lines. But were we to do this
we would have to be careful mot &c
cut off too much or then we would be
guilty Of frespass."
Wen, suppose we. let it all stay
there" suggested Commissioner Mo
Gam, "and charge land rent for the
portion Of the building which en-
croaches upon the street lines''
Finally after some further Discus
sipn, ON motion Of Commissioner States,
1t was voted to refer the entire mat
ter to the city attorney for prosecution
unress the entertainments are removed
by next Monday
The acting superintendent of streets
was instructed to proceed ait once with
the widening Of Orange street, as or
dered by the court Of common colin-
Gil and to have the work completed
by July If possible. The widening
Is on the west side of the street from
No. 49S to Pearl street.
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superintendent Of streets to file with the
board at its next meeting list Of all
the poor places In the several streets
of the city caused by the street rail
road companies and also to notify the
companies THAI unless such places were
repaired within thirty days the city
would do the work and bring action
for the same against the railroad COM
panies In accordance with the provisions
of the statute concerning street rail-
roads.
Just before adjournment Commits
sioner McGann looked around and notic-
ing the absence Of one republican, COM
missioner Bishop facetiously said.
"What a grand opportunity this would
be to elect a superintendent of Streets
Lock the doors. am sure no conn
missioner will jump out of the win
dows''
This caused much laughter. during
which Commissioner johnson said;
why, commissioner, we republicans
never even limited at such a thing at
the last meeting of the board, when you
and Commissioner States were aibsent.'s
Wei" laughingly rejoined Commits
sioher McGann, since you were SO
rhf1Tn1rnItes Fhnf xxy411 %n,Ifl ~.
to look the doors and move
to adjourn"
Commissioner States promptly Sec
onded the latter motion and 1T rInani-
mously prevailed,