The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-07-11
MUCH INTEREST IS AROUSED PETITIONS TOR PERMANENT PAVE
 MEN7S ON CENTRAL STREETS.
An Unusunlly Large Number of Cisi- Committee on Streets Lnst Night Opinions Expressed as to the Merits or Paving Materials-Another Hearing ErIdny Night.

Not for long time have so many
 citizens attended a committee meeting
 in City Hall as were present at the
 meeting of the committee on streets
 last night. The matters before the
 committee which caused all this inter-
 est on the part of citizens are the peti-
 tions for the permanent paving of sev-
 eral streets in the central part of the
 city. Several of these petitions have
 been referred to the street committee
 by the new court of common council,
 and Chairman Wallace and the mem
 bers of the committee realizing the
 great public interest in paving matters
 decided to give full public hearing on
 each one before recommending to the common council When the meeting
 was called to order shortly after o'clock the committee room was packed to the door with taxpayers, among them being some of the most prominent citi- Zens of the city.
 The petitions before the committee are For a crushed stone pavement in Ferry street, for a vitrifed brick pave- IUtIll III iLIll SllcCl, DGtWcCii tcteitN etiid York streets, for vitrified brick pave ment in Chapel street, between State and York; for Trinidad asphalt pove- ment in Crown street, between State and York for Trinidad asphalt pave- ment in Olive street, between Water and State, and for vitrified brick pavement in Temple street, between Chapel street and Congress avenue.
 Professor Brewer of the Sheffield Scientific school was one of the first to speak and he was in favor of asphalt pavements, stating that he thought this material was the best of any Of those mentioned He thought that in few cit ies the fact that a pavement was so good as to attract traffic was used as an argument against the laying of such a pavement
 Superintendent Spier of the depart ment of Charities and correction was very much opposed to asphalt Dr. Ring didn't care so much what kind of a pavement was laid, but he thought that after one was laid 1t should be looked after and kept in repair. Maier Iunder favored asphalt, while Captain Lawrence O'Brien thought that Tel ford pavement properly laid and taken care Of was the best pavement that could be put down. Charles H. Fowler agreed with Captain OBrien.
 Dwight W. Baldwin presented a re- signed by large number of taxpayers, against the laying of any kind of new pavement in Crown street. between Temple and Howe streets. Mr. Baldwin said that he was opposed to laying asphalt on any street Walter Leigh spoke strongly in favor of some modern pavement on Chapel street. be- tween York and State streets Attor- ney Bernard Lynch desired the commit tee to hear a representative of an asphalt concern but the committee do cided not to hear the asphalt man as the hearing was for citizens of New Haven. MT. Lynch later in the evening spoke In favor of asphalt block pave ment. Prentice w. Chase spoke for twenty minutes on the merits of Trin- dad pitch lake asphalt and that his kind of pavement was not looked upon favorably by the majority of the gen tlemen present was evidenced by the | frequent Interruptions by those present during the course of his remarks. John | w. Bristol spoke in favor of a vitrified | prick pavement on Elm street, and read | l communication from Franklin H. | Hart, who was not able to be present. | n which that gentleman also favored | prick. Dr. c. A. Lindsley said that he |