The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-29
A VERY LIVELY HEARING
-ACCUSAIIONS FLEW THICK IN CITY
 HALL LAST NIGHT.
The Resolution Concerning ng Connecting Tracks at Corner of Ch u rch and Chapel Streets Was Under Discussion Before Committee on Railroads and BrIdges- Alderman Donovan and Senator Fox Attacked Director Troup.

Ine committee on rdllrOaG5 ana
 bridges last night held hearings on the | resolution providing for the resembling
 of the conditions imposed on the grant,
 ing of permission to the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company to lay
 Church and Chapel streets, and on the
 complaint of residents of Sylvan avenue
 and Howard avenue, between Congress- avenue and Sylvan avenue, that unnec-
 essarily loud and disagreeable noises are made by the cars passing over the Syi- van avenue line of the Winchester Aye- nue Railroad company.
 Director of Public Works Troup ap- peared and stated that he was in favor of the passage of the resolution concern ing the resembling of conditions referred to above. He said that there was dur ing the greater part of the year a bad mud puddle on Church street near the intersection of Chapel and just where it obliged persons boarding cars there to step into the water. If permission to build connecting track there was giv- uuired to be built in conformity with the grade of the street and thereby pro- vide an outlet for the puddle of water, now source of inconvenience during 8 great part of the year to persons board ing cars. If the condition of running Edgewood avenue cars on a fifteen-min- ute schedule was imposed he did not think that the railroad company would build the connecting track. It was at his request that the resolution was drawn and introduced by Alderman Cooley.
 In the course of his talk MT. Troup said that he understood that the mayor would soon send to the court of common council message in which he would take a stand in favor of paving the streets in the nine original squares, the cost to be met by the issue of pavement bonds
 Alderman Donovan asked MT. Troup: DO you appear here to represent the
  vile railroad?"
 MT Troup-"I appear here to repre- sent the city, and no one else"
 Alderman Donovan said that he ap- peared for citizens. He said: T see by the papers that our worthy friend the accuses the people who favor placing these conditions of being lobby ists and calls them political highway men out for what they can get. Now, about three hundred citizens of West vile have asked for a fifteen minute schedule on the Edgewood avenue line, and no matter what the director or any one else says, I don't believe that they are highWaymen. The petitioner for this resolution, the director of public works, wants to give the railroad every thing"
 MT. Troup-"Don't misrepresent the director. tell you that it is not true.'
 "Yes, it. is true, and there are other things that are true and you know it'
 Alderman Cooley spoke in favor of the resolution, saying that the corner of Church and Chapel streets was one of he worst places in the city during wet weather He thought that he repre- seuleu llle cltlZellS as well as AIucIIldI4 Donovan did.
 Ex-Senator Fox opposed the resolu- ion. He said: Such a resolution ;hould never emanate from a public of icial I don't think that the director if public works or any other official has my right to impose upon the citizens" Speaking of city affairs in general he aid: They say that next year there will be 22-mill tax instead of IS mills. tod forgive the administration if that s so, and the honorable director of pub ic works will be surprised when a 22- mill tax is put on the taxpayers. It's your first initiation into public life un- Ter salary, MT. Director, and you will ,e surprised.'
 MT. Troup-"You needn't have any for me. Others would have fixed to have been initiated
 MT. Fox-"That resolution should ave come from some citizen who lives ear by the proposed joining of tracks, nd not from public official"
 MT. Troup-''I am responsible for the introduction of the resolution asking for his improvement, and the connecting urve is only incidental. The only in- crest I have is to get rid of the nuis- nee at the corner of Church and Chap streets in rainy seasons. Notwith- tanding the opinions of the senator, I, 8 public officer, did that. have no esitation in saying that the most pop lous thoroughfare in Connecticut (re- arring to Chapel street near Church) 'ould be disgrace to the smallest town the state. I want to go on record as 3voring that resolution, and let all who ppose it go on record.'
 Alderman Donovan The director and he alderman from the First ward are ne only cnes who appear here in favor the railroad company"
 MT. Troup-"I deny that. I never had ny talk with the railroad officials bout this matter, and don't care what ou say about it. I will not have you lisrepresent me"
 Councilman Keane-"I don't believe in eople advocating things like this under le subterfuge that it is for the public pod and then crying stop thief to ward if suspicion from themselves" No re- ly was made to this last remark. No ction was taken by the committee in gard to either of the matters before Recommendations will be decided pon at an executive session of the com- littee to be held later.