The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-06

| worth then moved to reconsider pre-
| vioue action and so into committee o
! the whole. The motion to reconside
| was lost.
The second section of the report wa!
next read 1t was as follows: The 40
cation of tracks as to grade to be sucl
as to conform to the present grade o.
| the street or to such grade as may bt
given by the engineer of the city of New
| Haven, the style of rail to be L rails o1
not less than seventy pounds to the
| yard, laid on ties, the motive power to
| be electricity, the method Of applying
! the same to be the understanding over
mead trolley; the location of it's tracks
ana such additional poles as may be
necessary to be shown in the accompa-
nyng plans
Mr. Chillingworth asked that the
committee give some reasons why "the
city should be tied down to certain
style of rail. Chairman Walsh Of the
street committee stated that after the
nearing the committee had made what
1t considered advisable and proper rec
concentrations as to the kind of rail to
be laid, and decided that the rail now
the forty-pound rail now used was not
believed to be heavy enough and stand
the jolting of the cars.
Alderman Shepard said that the only
thing in the report to which he object
ed was the section in reference to the 7
rail. 1T is a damnable thing" said he.
He moved that a rail with a flange at
least three and a half inches wide on
the inside of the rail be substituted. The
amendment was carried and the section
as amended was adopted.
The third and last section was then
read. 1t is as follows: Provided said
company pave between the tracks and
two feet outside the rails on Church
street, from Chapel to Elm streets, with
Belgian blocks; at the intersection of,
Church and Elm streets with vitrified
brick; between the tracks on Church
and Whitney avenue, from Elm to
Trumbull streets, with vitrified brick,
and for two feet outside the outer rails
with vitrified brick or Belgian blocks.
as the director of public works may di-
rect; between the rails and for two feet
outside on Whitney avenue, between
Trumbull and Humphrey streets, and
at all street intersections not otherwise
provided, with Belgian blocks; from
Humphrey to Linden streets with cob
bles, and from Linden street to the city
line to be hardened with crushed stone,
all at its own expense and to the salts
faction of the director of public works.
Alderman AtWater said that he had
been approached by residents of Whit
ney avenue in regard to this feature of
the report. He said that they were all
opposed to the placing of cobble stone
pavement on Whitney avenue. He said
that bicyclists especially objected to
such pavement. He thought that crush
ed stone pavement would meet the ap-
prevail of Whitney avenue residents.
He thought that the fact should be TAX
en- into consideration that in the future
the city might order uniform pave
ment on Whitney avenue and it would
then be necessary to take up the pave
ment along the tracks.
Alderman Wallace agreed with the al
iernan from the Eighth and moved
hat the third section concerning pave
nent be tabled. The amendment was
passed. A motion by Alderman Cooley
% take the third section from the table
vas lost. Alderman Donovan offered
IN amendment to provide that Church
treet and Whitney avenue between Elm
street and Trumbull street be paved
With vitrified brick, Whitney avenue
between Trumbull and Humphrey
streets with Belgian blocks, between
street and the city line with |
rushed stone, the paved portion to in
1I16n ba no tIo raiJ
wo feet outside the rails Alderman |
Atwater offered an amendment that no |
obble stones be laid between the tracks I
N any portion Of Whitney avenue. AL /
erman Donovan's amendment was
dopted and the order as further +
mended was adopted and the order I
assed. The subject of Mr.. Atwaters .
mendment was covered by this amend
nent.
Alderman Shepard called for 2 report
rom the special sprinkling committee.
Hartman C. f. Brennan of that com
1ittee stated that the committee had
nished its business and already re-
orted.
The recommended order to permit the
air Haven and Westvile railroad to
xtend tracks across Derby avenue
ridge was taken from the table. The
rder as recommended was as follows:
Ordered, That permission be and is
ereby granted to the Fair Haven and
Vestvile Railroad company to lay
ouble tracks, with necessary connec-
ons and crossovers, through Derby
venue from the present terminus of it's
'acks in said avenue 10 the point
here the town line between Orange
nd New Haven crosses said street, ac-
ording to accompanying plans, which !
re hereby approved, and detail requir- /,
l by the general street railway law
The location of tracks as to grade to ]
g such as to conform with the present {
rade, or with such grade as the city I
1gineer may give; the style of rail to {
? Trail of not less than 70 pounds to
lie yard, laid on ties, the motive power l
be electricity, the method of applying !
le same to be the underwriting over /
cad trolley; the location of tracks and 7
lch additional poles as may be neces-
ry to be shown in accompanying =
ans. q
Provided said company pay the city
900 for the privilege of running over
e bridge over West river at Derby ;
5enue in lieu of all claims on the part /
the city on account of so crossing the s
'idge. =
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