The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-09-30
THE BOARD OF SELECTMEN
0UINNIPIAo IND ME EADOW STREETS
TOBE IMPROVED.

Health oficer Wright Asks for Anti
Toxine Station-Corporation Counsel
Goodhart's Opinion as to the Law Regu-
lating the Refining of Illuminating Oils
Hearing Ordered for Railway Ofiicials.
The board Of selectmen held lengthy
session last evening, the principal mat
ter in hand being the contemplated
concrete walk and curb on Quinnipiac
and Meadow streets, Fair Haven, which
were ordered at the lastmeeting Since
the action of the board became known
there has been considerable objection
on the part Of some of the property
holders. On the other hand, the resi-
dents, who are asking that the walk
be laid and the curbing done, do not
think it fair that they should be de-
prived Of this alleged necessity because
there are a number of nonresident
property holders opposed to the laying
of the walk, the objectors being mainly
OWteIp vi water lTODlS.
Henry c. Rowe stated that he had
yesterday learned that there was a
project to order the paving of the side
walks of Quinnipiac street and Meadow
street under what is known as the
owns a piece of property on one of
these streets and that he and the other
owners had been given no opportunity
to be heard upon the matter, and many
had even no notice that it was con-
templated. He said that it is custom
airy before city and borough authori-
ties always to give the persons who
own property, and will have the bills to
pay, a chance to be heard. He said
that he was not prepared to say at this
time whether this paving ought to be
done, but he wished to protest against
its being done without notice to the
owners and a hearing He said that
there were owners of land on these
streets who had but little means-wid-
ows and others-whose rights ought to
be considered.
Mr. Rowe called attention to the fact
that among the petitioners there were
not fifteen nor ten, nor even five, who
owned land so as to be put to expense
by this order. In fact, he asked any
one present to name even three among
the petitioners who own any land
where they would be put to any ex
pense under this order.
Mr. Rowe also quoted the law under
WITCH the proposed actor IS taken,
showing that under the mandatory por-
tion of 1t the signatures of a majority
Of the persons residing on the street
are required, and that the petition re-
ferring to Quinnipiac street contained
only thirty names, which could not be,
in his opinion, a majority of the per-
sons living on Quinnipiac street or even
of South Quinnipiac street.
Mr. Rowe said that as all the select
men agree that the law under which
this petition is brought is very un-
just law, 1t would at least be proper
to proceed slowly under it. and as 1T
did not forbid a hearing to the interest
ed persons, the selectmen might prop
erly grant a hearing Perhaps at a
hearing reasons might be shown why
this ought not to be done and ways
pointed out by which the selectmen
might avoid doing injustice. Mr.
Rowe showed two or three points in
which the law was an exceedingly Ill
considered and improper law, but said
he would not take the time to discuss
it at length as the selectmen already
were aware of it's character
He said that he did not think the Sc
lectmen were aware that the land own
ers interested had not signed the Pc
tition, in fact, that there were not three
on the petition who owned any land
affected by the order. Mr. Rowe had
no special action to advocate, but be-
lieved that the fairness and sense of
justice of the selectmer would prescribe
that those interested should be heard
Selectman Bretzfelder moved to re-
consider the vote of last week ordering
the laying of sidewalk and curb on
Meadow street, Fair Haven. Presi-
dent Beecher did not think that a
member who voted in the negative on
a motion could move to reconsider.
Bretzfelder said that Cushing's Manu-
al ruled to the contrary and President
Beecher replied that Roberts did. Sc
lectman Farren moved to consider the
matter in executive session. Mr.. Bretz-
fielder asked that his motion be re-
corded If the president ruled it out of
order The matter was dropped for the
present and F. C. Mosdale was given a
hearing on the grade of Summit and
Robertson streets. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on roads and
bridges
Health officer Wright appeared be-
fore the board according to the vote of
the board of health, asking that the
board of selectmen establish an anti
toxine station to provide this diphthe-
retical remedy for those citizens
not able to pay for the same.
E. B. Rowe appeared before the
board and asked that Hill street.
Fair Haven. be improved, saying
that he would assist in hardening
the street. The matter was referred
to the committee on roads and bridges.
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