The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-05
WILL THEY SANCTION IT.?
MILL RIVER BRIDGE AWARD NOT
SETTLED YET.


the Railroads and Bridges Committee
Four Members Vote to Recommend
j. J. Geary--Six Minute Car Schedule.
The majority of the committee on
railroads and bridges decided in execu-
tive session last evening to recommend
to the court of common council that the
award of the contract for the sub-struc-
ture Of the new bridge over Mill river
be granted to James J. Geary, the sue
cessful bidder for the Grand avenue
bridge. The vote stood 4 to in favor
of Geary, Alderman Pickett voting in
favor Of Clark & Co. Of New York,
whose bid was $S6,754.
James j. Geary's bid was $89,465, the
stone to be used being granite. G. w.
Blakeslee e. Sons bid was $90,348, the
former being nearly $4,000 and the lat
ter about $4,000 more than the bid OF
Clark & Co.
Public hearings were held by the
committee and the respective claims Of
the contractors were set forth at
length, the principal argument in fa-
vor of spending the amount Of money
above the lowest bid being that in
either case the contract would go to
local men. Another argument was
that granite was much better to build
sea walls and pillars than East Haven
sandstone.
The subject was exhaustively heard
| both evenings, two Of the bidders being
represented by counsel. AS there is
likely to be two reports made to the
court of common council the end is not
yet. The committee will send its ac-
| tion to the board Of aldermen next
| Monday evening.
| The plans recommended are modi-
| fed set submitted by City Engineer
Kelly. The bridge is lowered some-
what thereby, relieving the depression
SO Objectionable tQ many.
The committee voted to build a foot
| bridge for the use of persons passing
to Fair Haven during the construction
of the bridge. The foot bridge is to be
six feet wide.
The committee gave those interested
| in the six minute cars from Derby ave-
| nue. and Norton street a hearing inn
mediately before the executive session
on the bridge matter.
| The Fair Haven and Westville Street
Railway company, which has run the
West Chapel street cars on a six min
ute schedule, wishes to discontinue the
system and establish a twelve minute
schedule Attorney George D. Watrous
and J. K Punderford looked after the
interest of the street railway company,
Frank G. Bushnell spoke In favor OF
the road putting on a car at 70 o'clock,
There was more demand for this than
six minute cars west OF Norton street.
Attorney c. s. Hamilton, Messrs. LII
nus, Solomon and Fred G. Meade James
Clark, F. S. Andrew, Edward Freder-
ick, James Guncheon, Antoine Schmidt.
William Boldt James w. Sypher, Mr..
Wakefield, Frederick H. Cogswell all
4 living west of Norton street, appeared
in opposition to the petition. They
claimed that they would be greatly in
convenienced by the withdrawal Of the
six-minute service. 1t was stated
| that when the company first petitioned
4 to the court Of common council to al
low the tracks to be extended, 1t was
| charged that the only object was to
serve the patrons Of the Yale field.
Mr.. Ives, then president. of the road,
it was stated, assured the objectors
that this was not true. He would give
4 them good service. ai
| Mr.. Clark told the committee that he
| had heard city father say several
days ago that the six-minute carswould
be taken off, and also that Mr.. F. G..
Bushnell had said that they would be
withdrawn. The speaker was asked to
give the name Of the city father re-
ferred to. He said he would do so If
necessary. but did not think 1t at all
germaine to the question at issue. Re
| garding the statement alleged to be
made by Mr.. Bushnell. Mr.. Clark
called upon Mr.. Fredericks, as he was
the person who gave him the informa-
ton. Mr. Fredericks said that he did
not say that he heard Mr.. Bushnell
make the statement, but that the con-
ductor on the car on which he rode
down to the city, and who he had seen
talking to Mr.. Bushnell during the trip,
told him that Mr.. Bushnell gave utter
ance to the words imputed to him.
Mr.. Bushnell denied that he had made
any such statement.
Attorney Watrous made the closing
argument in favor Of the petitioner.
The committee will hold an executive
session Monday evening before the
meeting of the aldermen and formu-
late a report on the matter.
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