The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-30
THERE WILL BE NO FLAGMAN
YETO, STATE AND oLTTE STREETS
 TO REMAIN UNPROTECTED.

Petitioners for Flagman at the Junction
 Leave to Withdraw-Another Interesting
 Session Last Night.
 Another interesting session of the committee on railroads and bridges was
 held in the city hall last evening, when
 the petition of Philip Flemrng, pr. M. A. Cremin and a. number of others for the locating of flagman at the junction of Olive. State and Veto streets was again considered. All the members of the committee were present. Among the citizens at the meeting were Mayor Hendrick, Councilmen Coolidge and Grinnell, Philip Flemming, Dr. M. A, Creniin, w. H. Conklin. Edward Me- Gowan, Attorney s. Harrison Wagner, G. A. w. Dodge, superintendent of the New Haven street railway system, w.. J. Atwater, B. l., Lambert, George Mer- win and a number of others.
 The session, although interesting, was not as spicy as the last meeting, as there were lessof the acrimonious re- torts between Dr. Cremin and the off, cials of the road which characterized
 
 Dr. Cremin was the first speaker of the evening and claimed that the junction in question was the most dangerous in the city and that fiagman at the point was an absolute necessity for the safety of life and property. He also produced a map of the location, which had been drawn by a civil engineer and submit ted 1t to the committee.
 Councilman Coolidge next stated that there was an ordinance now before the court of common council providing for the reduction of the speed of electric cars, and that were this ordinance to become a law it would materially de- crease the danger at the point in ques- ton.
 Were you solicited to come here and make that statement by the railroad company" inquired pr. Cremin.
 ''No, sir" replied the councilman; T simply dropped in and being a member of the court of common council thought I would make a few remarks"
 'Do you have a season pass so that you can ride free on the cars of the road?" again persisted Dr. Cremin.
 No, sir" emphaticaily replied the councilman, and every one present laughed heartily.
 "Wen, I don't like to see any attempt to befog our petition by a suggestion about some ordinance that has no ex- istence at present" said Dr. Cremin 'I would like to ask whether there is not a bylaw regulating the speed of vehicles to six miles an hour, and cer- tainly the electric cars run faster than that. Any private. citizen can be ar rested for driving faster than six miles an hour"
 At this point in the proceedings some one made noise, at which Dr. Cremin turned to the bench on which the off, cials of the road were seated and said: II think some of those men should be called to order for disturbing the meet ing"
 William Fl. Conkin said that in his opinion the junction in question was very dangerous and the danger there was much greater than at the corner Of Church and Crown streets. At the atter point the number of vehicles and make the danger from the electric cars much less. Tn fact, he said. they could not run fast at that point. Continuing, he said: Even the officials of the New Haven Street Rail- way company will admit that their cars nave to make up lost time. The danger 1t the Junction of Veto, State and Olive streets is caused by the location of the There have been times when have been compelled to wait en or twenty minutes for car, and hen two or three cars would come along at a time and at a very ligh rate of speed. Even MT. Atwater, ! stockholder in the company will have O admit that. He and I were standing tt the corner one day waiting for car. Several rushed by us without stopping ! md MT. Atwater said, These cars go ! % fast; this ought to be stopped In | ny opinion the peril is really a matter | f speed. If 1t could be arranged so ! hat the cars would be run at a moder- ! .te rate of speed I think much of the anger would be eliminated"
 "The cars that didn't stop for us were | ull of passengers, weren't they?" que jed M. Atwater.
 MT. Conl1lin gave smiling assent to he query and resumed his seat.
 Chairman Macdonald asked if there ,ere any present opposed to the peti- ion, and Manager Dodge arose. He aid: "If what these gentlemen say in eference to the rate of speed and reck- sssness with which we rum our cars ould be proved I should join with them l asking for a hagman. I do not con der the junction in question nearly so angerous as the corner of Church and I'm streets, where there are 1,500 cars assing every day. I do not consider le crossing in question dangerous nor o the cars run over it at a high rate speed.
 Dr. Cremin--Well, MT. Flemming and IT, ConBlin, do you think the cars run ow by that point?
 MT. Flemming said "No" very enI- haticalIy and MT. Conklin said: NO, r, I do not It is a dangerous spot lere, and I am surprised that any man an see the place and say it is not dan srous I am not in collision with ther pr. Cremin or Mir Flemming In 1 ference to this matter, but came here imply as a matter of duty. It is dan erous spot, and sooner or later MT. odge will realize that fact"
 After this Dr. Cremin asked whether e company was insured against acci- .nts, but the question was ruled out.
 reply to another question Superin- ndent Dodge replied that there had