The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-24
WANT NEW HAVEN TO PAY.
City Says Build DrawbridGe and W
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City Says Build DrawbridGe and We
viii.
One of the unsettled legislative ques-
lions is the dispute between Orange
and the city of New Haven about the
Kimberly avenue bridge over West
river. Several hearings have been held
on the matter, and all the parties in in
terest have had ample opportunity to
give their views. There has been a
great deal said pro and con on the sub
ject, but it has been apparent from the
introduction of the bill, striking out the
word draw" in the act of 1895, which
provides that whenever a drawbridge
is built over the West river on KIM
berly avenue the expense of the same
shall be borne by the city Of New Ha-
ven and the town Of Orange equally,
that Orange wanted a raised bridge.
The latter town is making a fight to
have the word draw" stricken out of
the law.
Should the act of 1895 not be further
amended the city would be compelled
to pay one-half of the amount OF the
cost. This, it claims, would be illegal
and unjust, for the city's boundary is
not within one thousand feet of the be-
ginning of the structure, the whole or
the bridge and the approach being in
Orange.
Yesterday the committee on roads,
rivers and bridges inspected the river
| in the vicinity of the bridge and also
| the old structure, which is in a bad
state of repair.
There was mutual surprise for the
opponents in the matter when the train
| bearing the committee arrived in New
Haven from Hartford. The Orange
people had invited the gentlemen of the
committee and had planned that the
| day should be given up to pointing out
| the merits of their side But as soon
as the exploring party landed they
We're confronted with the advocates of
| a drawbridge. who were awaiting their
| arrival Several carriages had been
provided to take the party to the
| bridge.
| Here was predicament. The leader
| of the Orange faction looked at the
| leader of the drawbridge element, and
| silently surveyed each other for several
seconds Then the situation seemed to
| dawn upon them. 1t was extremely
awkward Each thought the other was
blissfully ignorant of the others
scheme to have the committee to them
| selves.
1t was finally arranged that Orange
people should take charge Of the COM
mittee during the first part of the visit
and then turn them over the city's rep
resentatives. Dinner was had at the
New Haven house, after which the
whole party went to West Haven by
way of Congress avenue. At the KIM
| berly avenue bridge the "drawbridge"
company, led by ex-Judge Pickett, met
| them again.
| Every one was convinced that a
| bridge was needed. The party inspect
ed the plant of the e. 4 Chatfield COM
pany, after which they were driven to
| the tug Z. P. Avery. jIarbor Commits
| sioners Curtis F. Evarts and John T.
| Manson welcomed the committee to the
| Avery.
| The tug steamed across the bay, and
| the lawmakers were given an opportu-
nifty to inspect the Tomlinson and Fer
ry street bridges as to the length of
time that it required to remove the
| draw. 1t took forty-four seconds to
move the former bridge and forty Sec
onds to move the latter
One of the pleasures of the trip was
| the Yale crew at practice Bob Cook
was coaching. The solons were landed
at Belle dock and then taken to Heu-
bleins for supper by Mr.. Lucien San
| derson.