The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-23
PASSED IN FIVE MINUTES
Committees RECOMMENDATIO
TOR DOUBLE TRACKING.

Short Special Sessions of Aldermen and
Councilmen Last Night-Double Track
ing West Chapel Street Between Park
and York streets Will Probably Begin at
Once-Street Widening Already Begun.
The special meetings Of the two
boards of the court of common council
held last night lasted about five min
utes each. The aldermen were called
to order at o'clock and the report of
the committee on railroads and bridges,
recommending the passage of the fol-
lowing order. was unanimously adopt
ed:
Resolved, That the Fair Haven and West
vile Railroad company be, and it hereby Is,
authorized to extend it's turnout on West
Chapel street, from Park street to York
street, subject to the same restriction con-
tanned in the general permission. given to
said company when it electrified Its sys-
TEN; such extension to be made only after
the driveway of said street has been made
thirty feet in width from curb to curb be-
tween the points mentioned; provided that
any expense connected with the widening
of the driveway of said street be paid by
the railroad company.
The adoption of the recommendation
of the committee was moved by Alder
man Nicoll and seconded by Alderman
Unger.
AS the special meeting had been call
ed for the purpose of adopting this rec
ommendation there was no further
business before the meeting, and on
motion of Alderman Pickett a recess
was taken until $50, that the meeting
might be again called to order in case
the councilmen did not concur.
In the councilmanic meeting the COM
mittee report was accepted and the rec
ommendation adopted on motion of
Councilman Clifford. Before the vote
was taken Councilman Stein said that
he thought that before permission was
given to double-track West Chapel
| street, between York and Park streets,
| it should be determined whether or not
| the street is to be widened to thirty
| feet. He did not think it fair to allow
| the railroad company to double-track
| the street if it was not to be widened.
| He then moved to lay the report of the
committee on railroads and bridges on
the table. The motion was lost, how
ever, meeting with slight support. The
motion of Councilman Clifford was then
/ put and carried, after which the board
| adjourned, on motion of Councilman Is
| bell.
| At the same time that the resolution
! in regard to double-traclling was intro
duced into the common council another
resolution was offered providing that
the director of public works be request
| ed to widen the driveway on Chapel
| street, between York and Park streets,
to thirty feet. This resolution was re-
ferred to the committee on streets. and
! that committee will visit West Chapel
street tomorrow afternoon.
| In the meantime the resolution au-
thorizing the double-tracking of Chapel
street, only after that street has been
widened to thirty feet in width, has
been disposed of, while the one for wild
ening is still in committee.
Mayor Farnsworth stated last even
ing that he thought the railroad CON-
pany could now begin laying double
tracks, as Director Beecher of the de-
partment of public works has already
begun work on widening the street.