The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-24
WILL RUN TO YALE FIELD
BOARD OF ALDERMEN GRANTED
 THE PERMISSION 4ISKED.

Alderman Chillingworth After the City nuns House-Many Petitions Heard and Referred to Proper Committees-Ap- pointments Recommitted.
 The board of aldermen held special session last evening for the purpose of considering the matter of granting the Fair Haven and Westville Street Rail- way company the privilege of double tracking Derby avenue, beyond Nor ton street.
 The board adopted the report of the committee on railroads and bridges, fa- voring the petition of the company. By the terms of the order, the company will be obliged to harden the street from curb to curb, and to build bridge over West river, on which to run the cars The bridge will be built north of the present bridge.
 When this matter had been disposed of Alderman Chillingworth moved that thC lNECl | OL IiiC NbllllietCC Oii Sioiiiio be taken up. Alderman Chillingworth called the attention of the board to what he thought was an assumption of authority on the part of the city en- gineer He referred to the matter of executing the order of the court of common council instructing the board of public works to place trap in the house of David Ashmun on George street at the expense of the city. The alderman offered the following resume of the history of the case for the pur- pose of showing how orders are treated in the board of public works as much, he said, as to give force to what he had to say on this particular case:
 Ordered That the board of public works cause a suitable trap to be put in, under the direction of the city en- gineer, to prevent the sewage water from setting back into the house of David Ashmun at No. 266 George street, at the expense of the city of New Ha- ven.
 ENDORSEMENTS.
 Board of aldermen, November 4, 1895. Read accepted and ordered passed. N Board of councilmen, Noverber 6, 1895. Concurred Approved, November Il, 1885
 Extract from the records of the board of public works:
 December 4, 1895, "City engineer was directed to send communication 10 the court of common council stating that in the opinion of the board, the carving out of the order would estab- fish a bad precedent" To the Honorable Court of Common
 Council of the City of New Haven: The board of public works have re- ceived from the court of common coun- cil an order, passed on recommends ton of their committee on claims, that the board build, at the expense Of the city. on the premises of David Ash nun, a suitable trap to prevent the set ting back of water from the George street sewer.
 The board believe that had the court of common council fully realized the consequences that might follow from setting the precedent involved in the execution of this order, they would have taken different action.
 There are very many cases in the city where property owners have been compelled to protect themselves by putting in suitable traps, or have aban- doned all openings near the level of the cellar bottom.
 The board, therefore, respectfully re- turns herewith the order, with the recommendation that 1t be further con- sidered.
 By order of the board of public works,
 CASSIUS ". KELLY,
 City Engineer.
 Endorsements:
 Board of councilmen, December g. 1895. Returned to board of public works with instructions to carry out the order of the court of common coun- cil
 Board of aldermen, December 10, 1895, concurred.
 Approved, December 19, 1895.
 July 19, 1896, executive session. City engineer was directed to send a. com munication to the commmitttee on claims, asking for a further hearing" To the Honorable Court of Common
 Council of the City of New Haven: The board of public works respect fully asks that 1t be accorded a hear ing before the committee on claims, in the matter of the trap ordered to be. put into David Ashmun's house on George street at the expense of the city, upon the recommendation of the committee on claims.
 The board believes that the conse- quences involved are such that it should have an opportunity of fully explaining teh situation.
 All papers relating to the matter are herewith returned.
 Respectfully submitted by order of the board of public works.
 CASSIUS w. KELLY,
 City Engineer.
 Indorsemnts:
 Board of aldermen, August 3, 1S96 re- ferred to committee on claims.
 Board of councilmen, August 10, 1896, concurred.
 The report of the committee was adopted and the order passed directing the board to complete the work by De- cember l.
 The petition of John W. Murphy for the appointment of special constable was referred to the committee on ap- pointments.
 At a former meeting of the board w. P. Leonard and Edward W. Smith were appointed special constables. The councilmanic board failed to concur