The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-27
KIMBERLY AVENUE BRIDGE
CLOSE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED
BUILDING OF Il DRAW.

Final Testimony Received in the After
noon by Major Leach-Recent Accident
mt the Bridge Not Referred to in the
Hearing-Captain Hull Makes Correc-
tion-Witnesses For and Against.
The hearing on the petition to have
the war department order drawbridge
over West river on Kimberly avenue,
which was begun October 6, was con-
tinued all day yesterday.
Corporation Counsel Ely, Attorney S.
G. Morehouse, of Alling, Webb & More
house, for the Winchester Avenue Rail-
road company, and town Of Orange;
Attorney r. c. Stoddard for the town
of New Haven, in the absence Of Town
Counsel Goodhart, appeared in opposi-
tion to the petition.
Ex-Judge r. S. Pickett and Herbert
e. Benton, for the E. A. Chatfield Co..,
and J. Gardiner Clark for Lucien Sam
derson appeared in favor Of it.
Deposition of George A. Pickett and
Andrew A. Heath were read in support
of the petition.
Attorney Clark, introduced copies Of
aftidavits of Captain w. H. Thomas
of the steamer Dolphin, a certified copy
of the record Of the suit of L. c. San
derson VS.. the town of Orange, affida-
Wit of William S. Wells, the vote of the
chamber Of commerce passed May IL,
1897, favoring the bridge, map Of the
land between the Kimberly avenue
bridge and the Consolidated railroad
Bushnell as a member of the board Of
harbor commissioners
Corporation Counsel Ely introduced
letter from Mayor Farnsworth giving
reasons why the bridge should not be
built, a statement by George B. Mar
tin, as a member ofthe harbor commits
sion; of Controller B. e. Brown, Civ
ing a statement of the city's finances,
and of City Engineer Kelly, showing
the number of bridges which New Ha-
ven now has to support.
The mayor stated in his letter that he
believed THAT building the proposed
bridge over West river at Kimberly
avenue, within five years, would be put
ting a burden on the city and taxpay-
ers out of all proportion to the compar-
atively limited benefits that it would
bring to few individuals
Attorney C. S. Morehouse offered
protest from the bankers and banking
interests Of the city against the pass
age of an order affidavits of John e.
Buddington, Israel A. Kelsey, George
p. Watrous, Benjamin r. English, Col.
Norris G.. Osborn, Col. Charles W.
Pickett, w. A. Russell, Samuel J. Bry-
ant, ex-senator James Graham, Wins
low Trowbridge, Warren A. Spalding,
Alderman H. Fl. Guernsey David Co
rey, Clarence f.. Thompson and others.
He also showed postal cards received
from members of the chamber of COM
merce in answer to circulars sent them.
The replies showed 300 against so MEM
bers of the chamber in favor of the
petition.
Attorney Benton attacked the state
ments Of the circular.
Corporation Counsel Ely argued
against it on the ground Of expense
and that it was not needed.
Ex-Judge Pickett cross examined
eight witnesses who were opposed to
the bridge. They were President David
Corey of the New Haven Street Rail
road company James Graham, a direc-
tor of the Winchester Avenue Railroad.
Clarence E. Thompson, President H. s.
Parmelee of the Fair Haven and West
vile railroad, and Selectman David
Platt and Howard S. Treat of Orange.