The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-04
DERBY AVENUE BRIDGE.

| To the Honorable Court of Common Council
T1e b Dir cy q" P FsT Works respectfully
reports that. as. ordered by the Court Of
| 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.
The layout of the proposed Improvement
office of the City Engineer, and involves q
change In the grade of Derby avenue for 9
| distance of about 800 feet east of the pro-
posed bridge and about $40 feet west Of the
| bridge.
| The grade east of the bridge rises to the
| bridge at the "a tie of six inches per 100 feet
and the grade west Of the bridge rises from
| the bridge at the rate of two feet per hun
| bred feet.
The height of the bridge will be 5 feet G
| inches above the level of the present bridge.
The width of the bridge will be 70 feet.
| This layout and the assessment of dam
ages and benefits therefor We're passed by
the Court Of Common Council and approved
September +, 10, 1898, but as, In the opinion
sary. that 1t be referred again to the Bureau
of Compensation In accordance with the or
der of the Court OF Common Council dated
October is, 1898, since the original order
under which this department acted was H.
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,
Director of Public Works.
=, City Of New Haven, Dec. 3, 1893
To the Director of Public Works of the City
of New Haven't
The Bureau Of Compensation, to whom
bearing date the 10th day of November,
A. ID. 1885, directing the assessment and
determination by this Bureau of ali dam
ages and benefits to accrue to all parties in
tprnstpd hy tba ctrytat on Of M hid 70
with approaches on Derby avenue, as shown
on profile and plans on file 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
ant to the provisions of the Charter of said
City ito appear before us and be heard in
reference thereto; and we fully heard at
the time and place specified in said notice
all persons who appeared before us.
And thereupon we do assess and deter
mine that the City of New Haven pay to
each of the following named persons, in full
of all damages over and above all benefits
accrung to them by reason of the proposed
public Improvement the sums written oppo-
site their names respectively, to wit:
HE total Estimated cost Of the said n
proyement is $40 200.
And we do further assess and determine
the damages and benefits equal to all other
persons or parties interested in the forego-
ing proposed public Improvement and we
recommend this report as substitute for
the report dated March IA, 1898, and an.
proved September 10, 1898.
All of which is respectfully submitted,
A. NJ. KILLER
FRED. G. LUM,
CHARLES T. COYLE.
Bureau of COMPENSATION.
City of New Haven, Dec 3, A. D. 1898
In Court of Common Council read. ac-
copied, order passed and assessments laid
as reported.
ApDroved January II, 1899.
Recorded February /, 1899.
Payable February 8, 1892
A true copy Of record.
Attest: RICHARD r. LYON,
r. ut City Clerk.