The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-27
NORTH AVENUE no BE EXTENDED.
Town Agent Baldwin Says That His Board
Will Meet the City at the Line-Many
Petitions Granted Last Evening by the

Town Agent Baldwin Says That His Board
Will Meet the City at the Line-Many
Petitions Granted Last Evening by the
Committee on Streets.
Alderman Chillingworth was before
the committee on streets last evening
in support of the resolution offered by
him In the board of aldermen relating
to the subject of assessments for the
widening Of streets, etc. This resoIu-
ton was offered in compliance with the
suggestion of the mayor in his annual
message, and it is intended by the NOV
er to apply to all city legislation. The
supporters of the movement claim that
the city would be financially better off
by the passage of the resolution. The
matter was laid on the table for one
month.
The extension of North avenue to the
city line was again before the commit
tee, being brought up by the executors
of ]. ]. Studwell, through whose estate
the extension will go. Henry G. New
ton and Mr.. Mead of Brooklyn appear
ed before the committee in support Of
the petition to rescind the order for the
extension. The petitioners say that to
continue the street to the city line and
end there will be a nuisance; that the
land opened up by it will be used as a
dumping ground.
Alderman Chillingworth opposed the
petition, saying that such an extension
was a public necessity. He was sup
ported by Town Agent Baldwin, who
said that the town of New Haven was
ready to meet the city at the line and
thus open up a thoroughfare that will
be Of great benefit and improvement.
The petitioners were given leave to
withdraw.
In the matter of grading Argyle
street, between Dixwell avenue and the
Canal railroad tracks, the committee
will recommend that the layout be or
dered by the board of public works
The petition of G.. e. Dudley and 9TH
ers for the grading, curbing and repair
ing of sidewalk and crosswalk on Win
throp avenue, between Oak street and
Gilbert avenue, was recommended.
The committee recommended the
change of the name of Washington
street to Washington avenue, as was
also the petition of Frank Cowee for a
sidewalk on Winthrop avenue, between
Chapel street and Edgewood avenue.
The petition of J. S. Osborn and 9TH
ers for sidewalk and curb on West Ivy
street, both sides, between Dixwell ave-
nue. and the city line, was recommend
ed, the work to be done by October l.
The resolution providing that the
board of public works shall use all dill
gence in putting the present paved
streets in good repair and that it take
under consideration the advisability of
having streets watered at night was
tabled for one month at the request of
Alderman Guernsey, who is the promo
ter of the scheme.
Ex-Councilman Thomas S. Bailey and
about forty others we're before the COM
mittee asking that the committee rec
ommend that plank crossing be or
dered for the steam railroad on Ivy
street, between Dixwell and Shelton
avenues. The opinion of the corpora
ton counsel will be asked in the mat
ter.
The petition of Henry Donovan for
concrete walk on Hazel street, south
side, between Dixwell and Shelton ave-
nues: for driveway over tracks on Ha-
eel street, between Dixwell and Shelton
avenues: for curb on Ivy street. both
sides, between Dixweu and Shelton
avenues; for grading Ivy street, be-
tween Dixwell and Shelton avenues;
and for curb on Hazel street, north
side, between Dixwen and Shelton ave-
nues, was recommended.