The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-23
SEVERAL PETITIONS Considered
BY the Committee on Claims Last Night
A Claim for 81 1885.

Claim for $40 ,S36.
The committee on claims met last
evening to consider the petition Of Isaac
White for damage to property on Oak
street because Of overflow of water
from sewer; the petition Of Mrs. Ann
Garvey for abatement of assessment; q
communication from the Winchester
Repeating Arms company concerning
the assessment for sewer in Shelton
avenue; petition of David Ashmun for
payment for sewer trap; and the petit
tion of Louisa r., Frank w. and Law
renee M. Howshield for damages be-
cause of change of grade on Bassett
street.
Mr.. White appeared and claimed that
because of the backing in of water from
the Oak street sewer his cellar wall was
washed out and that his property was
thereby damaged to the extent Of $500.
7. P. Rourke of the firm of Rourke
Brothers appeared before the commit
tee in behalf of Mr.. White. He stated
that his firm repaired damage to pipes
caused by the overflow water, and said
that in his opinion the water came from
the sewer
Mrs. Ann Garvey asked for an abate-
ment of assessment of taxes on the
ground that she was unable to pay
them because of the great expense to
her family because Of sickness.
David Ashmun wanted pay for a
sewer trap which he had put in at hts
own expense, the cost being $780, At
torney J. P. Goodhart appeared as his
counsel.
The communication from the Win
chester Repeating Arms company was
in relation to an assessment for sew
er on Shelton avenue in front of small
strip Of land claimed by the company
and by Mrs. Abigail Hitler Attorney
James T. Moran appeared to represent
the company and Attorney A. Maxcy
Hitler in the interests of Mrs. Abigail
HITLER. The assessment on the piece of
property in dispute is $1925 and Mr..
Moran stated that when he called at
the tax collectors Office and asked If
by the Winchester company he was
told that it would be received and cred
tied to Mrs. Abigail Hitler, in whose
name the assessment was made. Mr..
Moran said that the company would not
be satisfied with a receipt to that ef-
feet.
Corporation Counsel Ely stated that
he would advise the tax collector to ac-
cept the tax and credit it on the ac-
count of the sewer for which the assess
ment was made He said: Let Mrs.
Hitler and the Winchester Arms cnm-
pany settle their own difficulty. We
don't propose to have the city settle
| it,"
| Mr.. Moran stated that all the compa-
ny desired was a receipt for it's sewer
assessment when the amount assessed
| was paid.
| Mr.. Ely-"You will get one if 1 can fix
| it. I suppose that the tax collector will
give receipt to whoever pays the as
sessment, whether it is Abigail M. Hill
Ter, the Winchester Arms company or
the Angel Gabriel. The city is willing
to take any money offered it,
Mr.. Moran said that the arrangement
proposed by Mr.. Ely would be satisfac-
tory to the company If the tax collector
accepted Mr.. Elys advice. He said
that he did not care, however, to with
draw the matter from the committee
| until it was ascertained what the tax
collector would do
| The Howshield claim was next taken
UP. 1t amounts in all to $10,S35 and is
| for damages alleged to have been caus-
ed to the property Of the petitioners be-
cause of the change Of grade on Bas-
sett street. The items of damages
claimed are as follows: Damage to car
riages, s750; damage to bicycles, $50;
damage to lumber, $1,000; damage to
mason work, $500; cost of filing in 49,
600 feet. $500; resetting over 1000 feet
! of fence, $50; resetting trees, $40; reset
ting steam box, $25; extra filing under
| factory, $420; raising buildings, $420;
raising boiler, $500; mason work on en-
CINE, $500; and damage to business, ST.
| 900.
After hearing evidence in this case
| the committee went into executive seS-
! sion and at it's close Alderman Chilling
| worth, chairman of the committee, was
| asked what action had been taken by
the committee in regard to the various
petitions Mr.. Chillingworth, before an
swering the question, turned to Corpor-
alton Counsel Ely and said: "Mr. Ely,
what do you think, had l better tell
what we did?"
| Mr.. Ely replied: You know my
opinion of these things. I have not
| changed my opinion"
Mr.. Chillingworth, evidently knowing
what this opinion was, then courteously
turned on his heel and strode down the
stairs, refusing to answer any ques-
| tions. 1t was afterwards learned from
another source, however, that the COM
mittee had voted to recommend that
Mr.. Ashmuns claim be paid, with the
| understanding that it would settle all
claims against the city held by Mr.. ASH
nun; that Mrs. Garvey's assessment
be abated $75; that Mr.. White be given
| leave to withdraw his claim, and that