The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-14
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MAY PETITION FOR PERMANENT
PAYING OF CENTRAL STREETS.

| Movement to That END Inaugul atetl
Last Night-New Quarters In the
Moses Building VviIl Probably be Soon
Secured-Committce OH New Enter
! The chamber of commerce last night
| held its first fall meeting after the long
summer interval of no meetings. A
! fair attendance was present and one of
the most important matters of business
considered was a proposition that the
chamber petition the court of common
council for the permanent paving Of
George, Crown, Grove. York and Elm
streets. Alderman Chillingworth, who
is member of the chamber, called at
tention to the fact that a number of
petitions for permanent pavements,
none for streets in the central part of
the city, are now before the common
council. He thought that it would be a
good idea for the chamber of commerce
to petition for the permanent paving
of Crown street or Elm streets, streets
in the central part of the city which
are used for heavy traffic.
General e. e. Bradley thought that it
would be well to include in the petition
Grove street. He thought that this
street. one Of those in the original nine
squares, and the most convenient out
let for large manufacturing district,
should be paved. Few of the streets in
the original nine squares had been
paved, although streets outside had
been. f. e. HUM thought that if any
of the streets in the central part of the
city We're paved George street should
be-
President Adler thought that ii would
be well to put the matter over until the
next meeting, when more members
might be present General Bradley ia
vored immediate action and it was fin
ally voted to refer to the committee on
municipal improvements with power to
act, the matter of a petition to the
common council for the permanent paw
ing of Crown street between State and
York, George street between State and
York, Elm street between State and
York, Grove street York street between
George and Chapel. Attorney George
d, Watrous is chairman of the commit
tee on municipal ownership.
The committee on new quarters for
the chamber of commerce was author
lied to procure new quarters and it Is
probable that rooms in the Moses
building will be secured. Frank H.
Sperry is chairman of this committee
and he stated last night, when the
question of furnishing new quarters
came up, that he had no doubt but that
when the first meeting was held in the
new quarters the members would vote
to furnish them suitably.
The committee on new enterprises re-
ported that DR.. Percy l.. Clark, the
owner of patents for a self winding
clock, desired to locate in New Haven.
A communication was received from r.
s. Woodruff, chairman of the commit
tee, stating that the committee had in
concerning DR.. Clark per-
the formation of his company,
and his patents, and recommending
that the chamber recommend the en-
terprise to the public of New Haven. |
The recommendation was adopted and
the committee was requested to have
Mr.. Clark arrange for displaying his
clock in some public place
The committee on new enterprises |
asked for an appropriation of 5000 to
defray expenses of looking up some
new enterprises which desire to locate
here and for advertising. in trade jour
nails the natural advantages of New |
T., he har re i,,
plants Postmaster
Howarth of the committee on new en-
.erprises said that the committee
thought much could be accomplished by
so advertising. As an instance of this,
ne spoke of the special advantages in
New Haven for the manufacture of |
and said that If these ad-
could have been presented to
he New York Automobile company, of
which Richard Croker is member, and
which has just located in Setaucket, the
might have been induced to
'ome here.
The request for an appropriation was
aid over until the next meeting and in
he meantime the condition of the treas
Try will be inquired into
President Adler during the meeting
ook occasion to remark that he thought
hat the chamber could take to itself
he credit for securing the street sprink-
ing this summer. He said that he
hought that the healthy condition of
he city this summer could be attribut-
d to the fact that the streets were
prinkled during the dog days and that
many streets were sprinkled which had