The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-09-28


opinion, sheet asphalt on West Chapel
street would be but an experiment
and would be costly one at that
At this point Councilman Pickett
| moved to amend by making the west
ern terminus Sherman avenue, instead
of Mott street. The amendment was
approved by Councilman Dewell. who
argued that the only effect of this
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amendment would be to still further de-
lay the whole waiter.
| Councilman Beaulah argued against
beginning paving in the middle of any
street and favored paving the entire
street from East street to the western
terminus,
Councilman Ullman also argued
| against the amendment, claiming that
whatever was done should be done at
the present time and not delay action
any longer, Councilman Coolidge fol-
| lowed in a like vein and said that he
thought the paving system of the city
should be commenced and West Chap
| ell street was a good street to begin ON.
| Councilman Bailey claimed that 9TH
er streets wanted paving and he did
not believe in spending all the money
on one street. After this Councilman
Pckett's amendment was overwhelm-
ingly voted down.
| In an aye and nay vote the board
of councilmen voted to concur with the
board of aldermen on ordering West
Chapel street paved with sheet asphalt
from York to Mott streets by a vote of
"a to O. Those voting aye were:Coun-
cilmen Darlington, Fullerton, Coolidge,
Pickett, Grinnell Ullman, Scobie,
Whitaker, Pearce Camp, Clifford,
Hurd, Gompertz, Forsyth, Dewell,
Beaulah, Unger, Bailey, Chillingworth,
Curtis Mitchell Stuart Brown and
Gibbons Those voting no were Nc
Ginty and scoville.
| The question of the paving of Or
lange street with sheet asphalt was
next taken up. The aldermen voted
to pave the street from Crown to
Gamer streets upon the recommends
ton of the committee on streets. At
| the last meeting of the board of coun-
cilmen the order was amended and the
street ordered paved with sheet asphalt
from Elm to ED streets. Last night
when the question came UP Councilman
| Gompertz moved that the board re-
consider its former action and concur
with the board of aldermen, and this
motion was seconded by Councilman
lDewell and prevailed
At this point Councilman Scoville in
troduced a remonstrance against the
paving Of the street with sheet asphalt
from the property owners on Orange
street, between Crown and Elm streets,
and argued i'm support of the remon--
STRANGE He also moved to adhere to
the former action of the board OF coun-
clmen in paving the street with sheet
asphalt only between Elm and Ed
streets. Councilman Pickett argued
in favor of the motion, claiming that
the wishes of the property owners
Iabove Ed street and below Elm
street were against sheet asphalt and
ought not to be disregarded. Council
man Beaulah also argued against paw
ing Orange street from Crown to Elm
street with asphalt, because that por-
ton Of the street was a business sec
tion and asphalt was not a proper
pavement for business street
Councilmen Coolidge, Dewell and
others argued strongly in favor of con-
curing with the board of aldermen in
ordering the street paved from Crown
to Gamer streets with sheet asphalt.
Councilman Chillingworth argued in
favor of giving the property owners be-
4 tween Elm and Crown streets an OPP
portunity to be heard, and therefore
| ho hn he
committee be tabled until the next reg
ular meeting, that the remonstrance of
the property owners on Orange street
south of Elm street. be referred to the
committee on streets for hearing and
the committees report to be made at
that time This motion was lost by a
vote of IA to IL.
A vote was taken on the motion Of
Councilman Scoville to adhere to the
former action of the board and it was
defeated by a. vote of II to 8. The mo-
tom to concur was then acted upon and
resulted in II voting for it and
street will be paved with sheet asphalt
from Crown to Gamer streets.
Councilman Pickett introduced a res
olution to the erect that the nrst
street pavement to be laid by author
ity of the street pavement act for the
| city of New Haven approved July l.
1895, shall be laid on Church street
, between Chapel and Elm streets, and
the resolution was referred to the
committee on streets.
Councilman Chillingworth introduced
an excellent resolution to the effect
that the committee on ordinances be
INSTRUCTED to formulate an ordinance
, requiring proper and adequate notice
be given to all property owners of any
and all hearings affecting their prop
erty. The resolution was unanimously
, referred to the committee on ordin-
, ances.