The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-16
NOT A PUBLIC NECESSITY.
-5EMONSTRANCE AGAINST TRICK
 ING TOWNSEND AVENUE,

selectmen Hold an Interesting Public
 Hearing-Aotion Deferred Until To-mor-
 row Night-Ex-G Governor Waller Ap- peared For the Railroad Company.
 The petition of the New Haven Street Railway company for permission to lay tracks on Townsend avenue, from the -Four Corners to Upson street, was the cause of numerously attended meet [ 'ing of the board of selectmen being held in rooms 10 and Il of the city hall yes
 terday afternoon. All the selectmen were present except Selectman Brown. Attorneys s. Harrison Wagner and ex- Governor Waller appeared for the rail road company, Judge Hobart l.. Hotch-
 kiss and Attorney Herbert D, Benton Nfor the renonstrants and Town Counsel M. P. Goodhart for the town of New
 Haven.
 There are many remonstrants against
 the granting of the petition, among
 those present at yesterdays meetings being ex-Selectman William s. Beecher, L Wheeler Beecher, William A. Harris,
 Frederick B. Farnsworth, Charles G.
 Kimberly, James D. Dewell and Simeon p. Fox. Besides the counsel for the railroad company the only person who hppeared in favor of the petition was
 d. A. W. Dodge, the general manager Pf the railroad company. After the &neeting had been formally opened
 Judge Hotchkiss stated that the remon- Ftrance had been brought under a mis- Apprehension, as it was not known at
 Ehe time that the selectmen had three 8nonths ago voted to oppose all projects Ter new charters or amendments to charters of street railway companies
 lnless the companies first obtained the
 Approval of the town government, and be added, "We now rely upon that kote"
 James D. Dewell strenuously opposed
 he granting of the petition on the
 ground that the tracking of Townsend
 avenue was not a public necessity, md that it was one of the few thorough Fares of the town not now cut up by
 he tracks of electric street railroad Companies. He was ross-eXamined ht length by ex-Governor Waller, but Pould not be made to say that the track
 ng of the avenue was public necessi- Ny. He did say however, that if two
 thirds of the residents of the avenue would favor the petition he would with i 1iraw his opposition to it.
 N At this ex-Governor Waller remarked ehat the railroad company would be Willing to incorporate in it's petition That the charter should not be allowed unless two-thirds of the residents of l he avenue signed a petition in favor of
 tracking the avenue.
 H l.. Wheeler Beecher, William S. Beech- Rr and Colonel s. J. Fox all remon- #trated against the tracking of the ave hue on the ground that it was not public necessity, and further that the .ailroad company had at the present f |ime permission to double track Wood | ward avenue to Upson street, which would enable them to give perfect satis- faction to the public of that section. | After a general discussion of the sub feet the selectmen decided to hold | mother meeting tomorrow night. when | he arguments will be made. Town | Counsel Goodhart stated that the peti- l lion of the New Haven Street Railroad l kompany was listed for hearing before | The general assembly to-day, but owing | |o the fact hat the town had not de- | kided what action to take on the mat | CT he thought that it would probably | be postponed. In view of this statement the members l bf the board decided to postpone further | |action on the matter until tomorrow | Fvening.