The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-25
TO RECOMMEND HARDENING
STREET COMM TTEE IVELL REPORT
IN FAVOR OF TIE Plan.

lingworth Says tho Board of Finance
Looks With Longing Eyes on the Hard
ening Appropriation.
The committee on streets of the court
of common council last evening decided
10 recommend to the common council
that the resolution ordering the hard
ening of various streets be passed.
Mayor Farnsworth was present at the
meeting and remained during the great
er part of the executive session. There
seems now nothing to prevent the order
going through at once and the streets
hardened before next summer.
Room 10 and II at TIL city nall was
tendance at the hearings held by the
committee on streets. Among those
present was Press Eldridge, and when
the meeting had been called to order
Chairman Clark of the committed call
ed upon Mr.. Eldridge for a speech The
comedian responded with a few witty
remarks in the course of which he said
that he was glad to be recognized as
citizen of New Haven, that he had
seldom appeared before city hall OIL
cials, the last occasion when he did so
having been about seven years ago
when he appeared before the superln-
tendent of police one morning.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Eldridge's
talk the real business of the meeting
was taken up. The petition for side
walk on Goffe street was first taken
from the table. Councilman Stein and
G. B. Titus appeared in favor of the
petition A. V. Dobbs appeared against
it. He said that he already had so
many assessments against his property
that he was swamped. He said that he
already owed the city $500 for assess
ments.
Chairman Clarke announced that the
widening of West Chapel street, be-
tween Park and York street had al
ready been done and that there was
consequently no need of holding a
hearing on the matter He stated that
he made the announcement so that if
any were present to be heard on the
matter they need not remain.
lie pGllIlOll VI JOllll IlOdCI anu otl-
ers for the extension of Humphrey
street was next taken up. The petit
TONERS desire to have the name of
Laurel street changed to Humphrey.
Laurel street is really an extension of
Humphrey street, east of State street,
with only a slight bend. The residents
of Laurel street claim that they are
greatly bothered by persons looking for
numbers on Humphrey street calling at
their houses, thinking that Laurel
street is part of Humphrey street.
Mr.. Roache and Mr.. Brennan appeared
in favor of the petition. There were no
remonstrants.
The next petition considered was that
of George White for permission to erect
a barber pole in front of the Tontine
hotel George Miller the barber at the
hotel, appeared in favor of the petit
ton.
The next matter brought up for a
hearing was the resolution ordering
street hardening, which was referred to
the committee by the court of common
council A hearing was held on the
need of hardening each street named
in the resolution.
Humphrey street was the first one
called off. No one appeared for or
against the hardening of this thorough
fare; Edwards street, the next one call
ed off, also failed to rouse up citizens
for or against it's hardening, but when
Arch street was mentioned, nearly half
the persons in the room were at once
on the qui vive. They wanted Arch
street hardened, they wanted it done
taJ Lor Al
derman Corcoran first spoke in eavor
of it, He told of the disgraceful cor-
dition in which the street is at present
He said that 1t was full of hillocks with
pools of stagnant water between them.
He dwelt upon the menace to public
health and said that it was almost i'm
possible for fire engines to get into the
street, as was proven short time ago
when a fire occurred in that street, ard
it was only with the greatest difficulty
that an engine could be driven through
He also said that the condition of the
street has caused several tenants to
move out and that several tenement
houses are now vacant on account of
the street being torn up with no pros
pect until recently of it's being repaired
Thomas G. Mooney, who also appear
ed in favor of the petition said that in
rainy weather a pontoon bridge was
necessary in order to cross the street
DR.. B. L. Lambert, president OF the
board Of aldermen favored hardening
Arch street. He said that in driving
through the street not long ago he
broke his carriage and it cost him S.
to have it repaired. He stated that he
thought Of putting in a claim against
the city. Others who appeared in favor
Of repairing the street were James Gal
lagher, Charles A. McDufe and Philip
Coyle.
After having heard those in favor Of
the repairing of Arch street, chairman
Clarke facetiously asked T. there were
any remonstrants.
Henry Norris appeared in favor of
the hardening of Cain street. In favor
of the Lloyd street repairs, Alderman
Petrie, Jonn Landon and Mr.. Folsom
Petrie, John Landon and Mr. Folsom ap-
Toole and Patrick Kent appeared. Mr..
Toole explained that some time ago the
residents along the street where it is
proposed to harden Were ordered to reset
curbs and put in cobh1e cutters. They
did so and the Water company laid new
,rai.-S in antirip2 ton OF the repairs he