The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-21

ton. Mr., Guernsey took the floor and
said; why appoint conference COM
mittee. There has as yet been no con-
trary action"
Alderman Forsyth moved that unan-
imous consent for the passage of the res
olution be given, but the motion was lost
as Alderman Guernsey voted against it
and after doing so said: II move that
we concur with the councilmen. This
is too important a matter to railroad
through here, | believe that this reso-
luton ought to go to the committee on
railroads and bridges, where the coun-
cilmen sent 1t. l don't know as l
should vote against the resolution, but
l don't think that anything should be
rushed through as is desired to do with
this resolution"
Alderman Pickett-"Perhaps the gem
tleman has not ascertained all the facts
connected with this matter The COM
mittee on railroads and bridges report
ed against authorizing the double
tracking of West Chapel street, between
York and Park streets, because the
committee was given to understand
that Chapel street, between the points
mentioned, was not thirty feet in
width, and that to widen the street to
thirty feet it was necessary to remove
shade trees and to trespass on private
property.
BY personal measurement have as
certained that the street may be made
thirty feet wide without moving a
single treet or post or otherwise inter
fering with existing conditions. If a
double track is laid there it will save
New Haven between $4,000 and $4,000
and the residents there will suffer nc
more inconvenience than those living
between Park and Howe streets.
think it is the desire of the residents
of West Chapel street, and / represent
a number of them, that the double
tracking should be allowed.
Il ask the gentleman from the Second
to withdraw his objection. This re
| quest doesn't come from the members
of the Fair Haven and Westville Rail
| road company. 1t comes from the res
idents of West Chapel street and tina
vicinity. Not a member of the Fail
| Haven and Westville company ha!
come to me as an alderman making this
| request. Not man who has pecuniarl
interest in the railraod. so far as
| know, desires this action
| Aldermen Root and Clarke spoke il
favor of immediate action being taker
on the resolution. Alderman Guernsey
| said he would withdraw his objection
| II 1t could be shown that the property
| owners on the block in question were il
favor of the double tracking. He said
Il am not opposed to any improve
ments, but l don't believe that this OF
anything else should be rushed through
without proper hearing of property
owners
| Mr.. Guernsew then asked Mr.. Picket
| II he knew of any reason why the reso
luton had not been introduced before
instead of waiting until now and at
tempting to rush the matter through
Mr.. Pickett explained that the possibil
| ity of making the street thirty fee
wide had not been discovered by tn,
| city engineer until last Saturday
Alderman Chillingworth then held i;
whispered conversatio with Alderman
| Guernsey and at it's conclusion an
nounced he had found that there wa
no possibility of inducing Mr.. Guern
sey to recede from his position H
| therefore seconded Mr.. Guernsey's mo
ton to concur with the councilmen. MI
Guernsey said before the vote wa
taken that he had been called upon t.
| oppose rushing action. He said tina
he did not feel that the wishes of how
ever small number of citizens shout,
be overrdden without hearing. Tn
motion to concur was then put an,
! carried.
The mayors message, accompanying
his veto of the street hardening resolu
ton, was then read. During its readin
Alderman Pickett moved a reconsider
| alton of the action in concurring wit
the councilmen in regard to the doubl
tracking, Alderman Guernsey havin
for moment left the room. The mo
ton was, however ruled out of order
as the matter had already been one
reconsidered. The aldermen concurre
with the councilmen in receiving tn
mayors message and ordering it print
ed.
Councilman c. E. Burton's resolutio
was then taken from the table and tn
aldermen concurred with the council
men in referring it to the committe
on streets to hold hearing and repol
back.
The committee will visit West Char
ell street Friday afternoon to look owe
the layout before considering the resc
luton, requesting the director of publ
works to widen the street, and in til
L
man Burton's resolution for stree
hardening.
The railroads and bridges committe
will hold hearing this evening on tn
resolution authorizing the extension
the street railroad layout on We.
Chapel street.