The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-06-01
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DoINes Ar rHN orrY HAnE.
Several Important Committee Meetings
Last Night.

Last Night.
Although there were five meetings
listed for the city hall last evening
none were numerously attended and In
fact it required some time for all to
muster a quorum. The lamp commit
tee finally succeeded and after trans
acting a little routine business drove
off in hacks to visit the several locali-
ties where the city has been asked
to locate lamps or electric lights. For
over three-quarters of an hour Coun-
Gilman II. D. Grinnell waited IN soi-
tary patience for his four oonfreres
on the committee on ordinances to put
in an appearance, but none showed up
and he too, left the hall.
But three members of the committee
on railroads and bridges, Alderman
Mcdonald and Councilmen Pickett and
| Curtis, put In an appearance to oon-
| slider the petitions which had been re-
| ferred to that committee by the court
of common council, but this number
was sufficient to constitute a quorum
and the business of the session pro-
| ceeded The first business was the petit
tion for a change of time on the West
| Chapel street branch of the Fair Ha-
ven and Westvllle Railroad connpany's
line This petition was signed by,
Minott E. Chatfield, d. A. Alden, Frank
C. Bushnell, f. H. Coggswell F, s.
Platt, F. II. Belden and a number of
NJ bap fay Eyn1-s in f1at ion of fha
city.
1t was requested that the order now
in force compelling the company to
run cars to Ellsworth avenue on Derby
avenue every six minutes be changed
so as to read to the corner of Chapel
and Norton streets instead. 1t was
claimed that If this change was made
a five minute service could be estab-
lished to that point and ten minute
service to points beyond and also to
the Yale Field. In executive session
the committee decided to table the en-
tire matter until the next meeting.
The committee also considered a petit
tion of w. l.. Folsom regulating the
stopping Of electric cars at street CROSS
ings and the equipment of the cars
with proper tenders and decided to
give the petitioner leave to withdraw.
The petition of j. B. Sargent, repre-
senting that the Union street approach
to the bridge across the tracks of the
New Haven and Northampton Rail-
road company is not in compliance with
the conditions and obligations of said
company was considered and two
lengthy communications from the ex-
mayor reviewing the construction of
tn bridge We're read Attorney E. G.
Buckland was present in the interests
of the railroad company and stated that
while he did not wish to oppose the
petition, still at the same time he
should like to have an opportunity to
look into the recent decision of the su
preme court of errors, which, in his |
opinion, had an important bearing on |
the subject at issue. In executive ses- |
sion the committee vote to take no |
action in the matter until the next |
meeting and in the meantime to secure
the opinion of the corporation counsel |
on the matter
The committee on licenses also held |
a meeting to consider the petitions of /
William J, Adams and Alexander ] /
McInnis for permission to maintain /
night lunch wagons. During a very
brief session it was decided to refer
the entire matter to the corporation
to decide as to whether the
committee have any jurisdiction in the
matter.
The committee on finance of the
board of selectmen also held a brief
session last evening, but transacted no
business other than to approve the
regular monthly bills of the town gov
ernment. But two members Of the COM
mittee were present, Selectmen Stahl
and Bretzfelder