The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-15
PARK STREET EXTENSION
PETITIONERS BEFORE COMMITTEE
 ON STREETS LAST EVENING.

They Say the Corner of Elm and Park
 Streets is Dangerous-The Extension
 Needed as a Public Improvement-Re-
 monstrants Put in il Strong Plea-Would
 Delay Building Church Two Years-Pe- titioners Given { cave to Withdraw.
 There was a lively hearing before the committee on streets last evening in re- gard to the petition of Nathan Easter brook and others for the extension of Park street through to Broadway, through a part of the lot occupied by Christ church. This would cut off per- haps over twenty feet from the front of the lot owned by the church There were about 15O people in attendance, in cluding Mayor Hendrlok
 Attorney Charles H, Fowler stated that he was one of committee of three gentlemen who were present as remon- strants against the petition. He stated that this whole matter had been heard and decided by the court of common council about two years ago, at which time the petitioners were given leave to withdraw. He thought 1t was inequita- ble for the committee to hear the mat ter.
 The committee stated in answer to a question by Attorney Carleton E. Hoad- ley, who appeared for the petitioners, that the petition would be regarded as an entirely new one.
 Nathan Easterbrook, jr., said that he owned sixty-six feet front on Park street and had done business and resided in that part of the city for eighteen years. He said that the passage of vehicles past the corner Is about 150 teams per hour. He said that great many acci- dents occurred at the corner, and the introduction of the electric cars make it much worse. The fremen also have trouble in getting from the engine house on the corner of Park and Elm streets to answer to fire alarms in the north- western parts of the city.
 MT. s. A. Seabrooke said that he had been a resident of Broadway and Park street nearly forty-six years. He had known of a great many accidents near the corner. They are made more liable to happen by keeping the arrangement of the streets such that it shall con tinue to be necessary to make three turns in going to Whalley avenue from Park street.
 Robert c. Bright said that he had re- sided in that part of the town since 1854 and had always been anxious to see this improvement made. He thought the corner was dangerous one. He said that property at BIO Elm street was willing to be assessed for the improve ment.
 J. w. Camp, captain of steamer g. said that the change was much needed It would make nearly 200 feet difference and ten seconds Of time in going to fire in that direction. They now had to go round semi-circle in turning the corners.
 Attorney Carleton D. Hoadley said he was a resident of the Ninth ward and favored the improvement. He quoted the church people as saying that if the new church was not constructed right on the spot where they had planned it it would mean the disruption of the church This he denied, It was not reasonable. He said that a great deal more business was being carried on on Broadway than there was fifteen years ago. This necessarily made more teams and vehicles collecting there and in the vicinity, making the corner of Park and Elm streets a particularly bad one.
 Alderman Benham, the Broadway hay and feed dealer, spoke In favor of ex- tension, as also did Theron A. Todd and C. G. Kimberly.
 The remonstrants were then given chance. Attorney Fowler said that good many had signed the petition un- der the impression that it would not inture Christ church. "The church" he said. finds itself in the following pre- dicament: For six years the plan of building g. new church had been agt- tated. Now at last the time had come and they intended to build church worth S72,500. Over $90,000 had been subscribed for a church to be built where the old church stood A building permit was obtained last March, after being fully advertised in the city pa- pers."
 Rector G. Brinley Morgan of Christ 1 church. William W. Thomas, Joseph B. Morse, A. II. Morse, Postmaster Beach, Alderman skiff, Councilman Coolidge, Dr. Converse, MT. Cowell and Charles w. BIakeslee, tr., spoke remOnstrating against the proposed extension It was said that the building of the church | would be delayed at least two years.
 The committee then went into execu- l tive session, where it was decided to | r.i,,. +ba r,atitionerS leave t0 withdraw