The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-04-20
CAR TILTED THE BRIDGE
THOMAS HYNES INJURED-HE ASKS
 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGES.

Alderman Lambert Witness for Claimant
 Witness Had Similar Accident Happen
 to Him but Not So Serious-Union Street
 Grade Again-Board of Health Bill Paid
 Twelfth Ward Engine Hou'e,
 The petition of Thomas Hynes for damages for injuries sustained last De- cember while attempting to cross the Chapel street drawbridge over Mill river was heard last evening by the committee on claims. Hynes was just entering upon the bridge when a car meeting him struck the other end of it.. The weight of the car caused the end upon which Hynes was to elevate sutfi- ciently so as to throw Hynes out of his wagon. He was rendered semi-uncon- sciouS.
 He was taken to his home, 35 Put called. Hynes was confined to his bed about three weeks suffering from con- fusion of the spine pr. Lambert thought there was danger that the in- jury would be permanent The witness also testified as to the dangerous char acter of the bridge.
 Er. F. II. Wheeler corroborated Dr. Lambert's testimony. The former said hn+ tN,,sIr 1, T when he was in a position similar to the one in which Hynes was when thrown from his wagon.
 Bridge Tender Sullivan was also a witness for the claimant
 Attorney James B. Martin appeared before the committee and asked for sub stantial damages for his client The petition was tabled till the next meet ing of the committee.
 Jacob Appicella, who keeps saloon and lodging house at IS and 20 Union street, was before the committee on claims last eveninging asking compen- sation for damages done him by the change of grade on Union street. The case was similar to that of the Lee & Hoyt Co., against the city. The claim ant held that he had been damaged to the amount of $400 because of the de- struction of a stock of whiskey, beer and wine, and because of the necessary repairs made in order that his tenants might be made comfortable. Applicant said that the change in tho gra9a oF tNa street made his house so damp that his lodgers were obliged to leave and the patrons of the saloon went somewhere else because of the inconvenience they were put to in getting into his saloon.
 MT. Hurlburt, from whom Appicillo rents the property, said that the proper ty had been damaged and that his ten ant had complained that he could not pay the rent. in that, in fact, tpoicilio had allowed the rent to get in arrears.
 On the cross ss-examination by Mir. Ely 1t came out that there had been an agreement between the witness and the claimant that the arrearage, which was $21S, would be cancelled. Mr Penney, attorney for Appilcilio. asked NAT HurlDurt if he would say before the committee that he would release the tenant from paying the $21S.
 Witness replied that both he and MT. Appicilio understood that the debt was wiped out and that whatever the deci- sion of the committee on claims would be as to the awarding of damages the the petitioner.
 The committee in executive session voted to recommend that Appicilio be paid s10O.
 The bill of the board of health reim- bursting the special Investigating com- mittee which went to Paterson, N. J., and Worcester, Mass, to inspect con tagious disease hospitals was ordered paid. The bill was for S55. Both were made in 1895 and were for $31 and SPA respectively.
 George l., Fox, rector of HoplSins grammar school, appeared before the committee, asking an abatement of the assessment for sewer in High street He said that the school was connected with the Wall street sewer and the one on High street was not any benefit to the school. MT. Fox quoted precedent es- tablished in the case of several property holders on Prospect street. These own- ers' taxes were abated on the ground that the Prospect street sewer did not benefit them. The amount of the as- sessment was S3046 6S. The committee voted to recommend it's reduction to s217.1S.