The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-03

Hughes-Hazel Street Residents Heard
$500 Damages to u Boy Injured by n
Ealing Cake of lee Other Petitions
Heard.
The committee on claims met last
night to consider several claims against
the city Among the claims were those
of Alfred and Sarah Hughes for dam
ages for change of grade of Fulton
street and of Henry Donovan and 9th
ers for damages for the closing OF Hazel
street Attorney William S. Pardee APP
peared to represent Alfred and Sarah
Hughes He said that the property OF
his clients had been damaged by the
change of grade and he thought that
the damage done amounted to S4,ooo;
that assessments of benefits and dam
ages have not been made by the bureau
of compensation, and Mr.. Pardee, as at
torney for the claimants, sent commu-
nication to the proper city officials ask
ing that somel action be taken. The
communication was referred to the
court of common council and by that
body to the committee on claims, Mr..
PafQeG last ulSul IGluoCQ W phoN'NSS >--S
witnesses and present his case 10 the
committee unless the corporation coun-
sci would agree, for the city, not 10
raise the point that submission OF the
claim to the committee was an estoppei
against the claimants in case they de-
cided to appeal to the superior court.
Corporation Counsel Robertson said
that he would agree not to raise that
point while he was corporation counsel
but said that he could make no sucn
promise to bind his successors in ONCE.
At Judge Robertson's suggestion the
case was continued in order that ne
and Mr. Pardee confer concerning the
claim and agree upon the proper course
for it to take.
Alderman Henry Donovan, Z. II.
Tucker and Benjamin S. Brockett APP
peared to be heard on their claims Tor
damages caused to their properties by
the closing of Hazel street by the rail-
road company. Alderman Donovan pre-
scented a statement of facts relating to
the claims. He read from certified cop
les of the city records to show that the
street had been legally opened from
Sylvan avenue to Dixwell avenue, and
never closed at the railroad by order OF
the city, He said that property owners
on the streets had been assessed Tor
benefits for the opening of the street IN
1868 and that those assessments haa
been paid. Now since the street was
closed up, the properties abuttlng on
the street were damaged and he thougnt
that a proper basis Of settlement OF the
claim would be $40 per front foot for
nroperty on the street Speaking fur
tber of the obstruction placed on the
street where it crosses the railroad
tracks he said that the wall built there
by the railroad company was on city
property and that he would tear II DOWN
when he felt so disposed
When these claims came up for con-
sideration Corporation Counsel Robert
son left the committee room, Mr.. Dono-
van having objected to his advising the
committee on the ground that he was
holder of stock In the railroad. Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Robinson ad-
vised the committee that the Hazel
street claims be allowed to go to the
courts if the claimants cared to carry
them there A motion to grant dam
ages for the claims was lost by vote
of 3 to ana no luI tHei ueiiii'S 1870.
was taken in the matter last night. IL
will come up for further consideration.
Attorney William c. Keane appeared
TO represent John O'Neil in claim for
damages for change of grade OF Union
avenue. The matter wac continued Tor
consideration at a subsequent executive
meeting.
It was voted to recommend that Sloo
he granted to Thomas F. Blake Tor
damages on account of the change OF
grade of Union avenue.
Another claim heard was that OF Al
fred Schafer, boy who was injured by
cake of ice falling on him while he
was riding on the rear of an ice wagon.
1t is alleged that the ice was caused TO
fall by the wheels of the ice wagon
dropping into a hole in street out or
repair. In this case the committee de-
cided to recommend that $500 damages
| be allowed.
The following recommendations were
made concerning claims for personal In
iuries: Francis A. Lambert, $25; Anto-
Mo Cesare, $50. Attorney w. H. H.
Hewitt. IT,, was present to represent
| Cesare and had several witnesses pres