The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-03
DERBY AVENUE BRIDGE.
To the Honorable Court Of Common Council

| 10 tdle HONORABLE COurL OF common COUNCIL
Of the City of New HAVEN
The Director Of Public Works respectfully
Common Council he has caused survey
and layout and an assessment of damages
and benefits to be made for the. proposed
new bridge on Derby avenue and the change
in grade due to the construction.
is shown he ON plans ' and pToes on file IN the
office Of the City Engineer, and involves a
change in the grade Of Derby avenue for a
posed bridge and about $40 feet west of the
bridge.
The grade east of the bridge rises to the
bridge at the rate Of six inches per 100 feet,
the bridge at the rate of two feet per hun
dred feet as
The height of the bridge will be 8 feet 8
The Wdt Of f e bd a. viii ss 70
This layout and the assessment of dam
ages and benefits therefor were passed by
the Court of Common Council and approved
of the Corporation Counsel, 1t was neces-
sary that 1t be referred again to the Bureau
OF Compensation In. accordance with the or,
October 49,, 1898, since the original order
under which this department acted was IL
legal, the whole matter has been re-heard.
The report Of the Bureau Of Compensation
In regard to the aforementioned improve
ment is herewith transmitted and differs
slightly from the previous one.
Respectfully submitted,
VIM. s. BEECHER,
Director Of Public Works.
City Of New Haven, Dee. 5, 1898.
To the Director of Public Works of the City
The Bureau Of Compensation, to whom
was referred the order Of said Director
bearing date the 10Th day of November,
A. D. 1893, directing the assessment and
ages and benefits to accrue to all parties in
terested by the construction of a new bridge
with approaches on Derby avenue, as shown
on profile and plans on h.e in the office of
the city Engineer, hereby respectfully re-
port that we have attended to the duty as
signed us.
That we caused reasonable notice to be
given to all persons interested In the said
public improvement, in all respects, pursu-
ant to the provisions Of the Charter of said
city to appear before us and be heard IN
the time and place specified in said notice
all persons who appeared before u.s.
And thereupon, we do. assess and deter
each Of the following named persons In in full
OF all damages, over and above all benefits
accruing to them by reason of the proposed
public improvement, the sums written oppo
site their names respectively, to wit:
The total estimated cost of the said i'm
proyement Ia 10000.
And we do further assess and determine
the damages and benefits equal to all other
persons or parties interested in the forego-
recommend this report as substitute for
the report dated March IA, 1895, and APP
proved September 49, 1898.
All Of which is respectfully submitted
A. NJ. KILLER,
FRED. 9. LUM,
CHARLES II. COYLE,
Bureau of Compensation.
City of New Haven, Dec. g. A. ID. 1898.
In Court of Common Council, read. ac-
cepted, order passed and assessments laid
as reported.
ApDroved January IA, 1899.
Recorded February L. $780,
Payable February o. 1885,
true copy of record
Attest RICHARD II. LYON,
r. 1T City Clerk.