The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-12
CHARGES By MIR. CARROLL


on Grove street. Last night Mr.. Car
roll again produced this box of stone
and Mr.. Ely objected to it's being plac-
ed in evidence, saying that there was
a question as to whether the stone had
been obtained from Grove street or from
some other place. Mr.. Carroll said that
he had taken the crushed stone from
Grove street, carried it in boxes to the
rear of Nesbit's stables on Temple
street and then had it taken to his
home in an express wagon.
Mr. Carroll called to the stand DR..
| William Pitt Baldwin alderman from
the First ward. DR.. Baldwin said that
Mr.. Carroll had showed him some stone
at the stables, but he could not identify
that in the box at last nights hearing
as the same stone. Mr.. Carroll said
that he had found it extremely difficult
to get a sample of the stone away from
Grove street. He said that the con-
tractor had ordered his men to take
samples of the stone which Mr.. Carroll,
as inspector, had laid aside.
Mr.. Carroll then asked DIR. Baldwin
concerning conversations which took
place between Mr. Carroll and DR.. Bald
win in reference to the work on Grove
street. Mr.. Ely objected to these ques-
lions on the ground that any CONVEX
sation which took place when Mr. Kelly
was not present was not admissible
The committee sustained the objection,
although Mr. Carroll objected to court
rules obtaining.
Dr Baldwin then stated that he drove
over the Grove street pavement be-
tween Temple street and Whitney ave-
nue. after the street was paved and
opened for traffic, and that the rubber
tired wheels of his carriage cut into the
pavement to depath Of from 10 to ga
of an inch. He said that Mr.. Carroll
called his attention to the thinness of
the stone which was so soft that it
could be broken between the fingers
and crushed under foot. He thought
that one-third of the top dressing of
the street which he examined was dirt
and stone dust. He thought that the
next larger grade of stone was not up
to the specifications in measurements.
At one time Mr.. Carroll called his at
tention to quantities of leaves or some
coal ashes in the street while the work
of laying the crushed stone pavement
was going on. Several times Mr. Ely
objected to Mr.. Carroll's questions on
the ground that they sought to bring
in conversations which took place
when Mr.. Kelly was not present and in
each instance the committee sustained
the objection. The chairman of the
committee, Alderman Fertman was not
present last night, being in attendance
at the meeting of subcommittee on
estimates. In his absence Councilman
Bradley acted as chairman, and made
the rulings.
On the cross-eXamination by Mr.. Ely
DR.. Baldwin said that two weeks after
he noticed that his wagon wheels cut
into the pavement he noticed that the
again. He said that he saw a quantity
of leaves on top of the first layer of
stone between College and Temple
streets, and coal ashes between Hill
house avenue and College stdeet, on
the north side OF Grove street where
the road roller had been standing.
Thomas Haddon was the next wit
ness called. He is a gardener and is
employed on Church street near Wall.
He testified that Mr.. Carroll had called
his attention to a pile of coal ashes
about the size of peach basket lying
in Grove street nearly opposite Hill
house avenue and to a large quantity
of leaves in the street nearly opposite
the Grove street cemetery. Witness
said that he told Mr.. Carroll that he
would clean the leaves out before lay
ing the pavement if he was doing the
job.
Councilman Sidney Fl. Dawson was
the next witness called. Witness said
that he had visited the Grove street
pavement at least four times while
work was in progress there. At the
time Of the first visit the work was 60
ing on near where the street crossed
the Canal road. Witness thought the
stone being used there for the first |
course was rather fine and that the
stone which was being put in the Sec
ond course was fine and so soft that it
could be broken in the fingers. He saw
being unloaded between College and |
High streets a cart load of stone which |
lilti Iipl aSGllI W MN 10 tbillt up " lIlG
specifications. File had noticed tome
Slight discrepancies in the grade but |
thought that the grade was kept up
fairly well.
Mr.. Carroll-'Mr. Dawson did you
give me any orders concerning carting
away condemned stone?"
Mr.. Dawson-"I had no right to give
orders | made a request that"
Mr. Ely-'I object That is CONVEX
sa.ion."
Mr.. Carroll-"Of course you object.
That is what you are here for, to try to
keep out testimony
Mr. Carroll claimed the question, but
t was ruled out. Mr. Carroll then ask
ed Mr.. Dawson if he had said that Mr.
Carroll would not get as much out of
aim as he expected to on the witness
stand. The question was ruled out on
he ground of irreIevancy Mr. Carroll
protested against this and said: Mr.
Chairman, if | subpoena a man because
am afraid he will run away and he
says that / viii not get as much out
# him as I expect, I think that has
lireet bearing on the matter
Mr.. Carroll said that he wanted to
how that Mr. Dawson had been in +