The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-18
THE STREET COMMITTEE.

Petitions for Payements and Other Street
| Work Acted Upon Last Night,
| The street committee last night held ell
hearings on large number, of petitions for
pavements crosswalks, sidewalks, curbs,
| etc. Among the petitions were two by the
Quinnipiac Brewing company for brick
pavement on Ferry street between the
Ferry street bridge and Chapel street and
for a brick pavement on River street be-
tween Ferry street and East Pearl street
n. w. Kendall, president Of the Quinnipipc
Brewing company, appeared to speak In In
his talk said that he hooed If the petition
were granted that brick like that used on
East Cha-el street would not be used as
he said that the pavement on that street
laid only short time ago was In wretched
condition. In the course Of his talk he said
that he thought that asphalt Of the proper
kind was the best paving material to-day
and that he thought that there would be
regret In future years that asphalt had not
payements have recently been laid. Coun-
Gilman Rausch also favored the petitions.
Henry Konold opposed the granting Of the
Ferry street petition, saying that he hrd
Just paid one assessment for the pavement
Of Chapel street on which one side of his
property at the corner of Ferry and Chapel
streets abuts. In executive session the
committee decided to recommend that both
petitions be granted.
Favorable recommendations were also de-
eided upon the following petitions. Of
John W. Lowe. ct all, for curb and walk
on the west side of Pardee street between
Jerry street and Lancraft street; Of w. w.
pardee, ct al, for walk on Minor street,
90uth side, between Howard avenue and
Lafayette street; of William II. Allen, ct
A., for grade, curb and walk on Downes
street, south side. between Congress. ave
nue. and Columbus avenue Of w. FL. Hayes
et al, for crushed stone pavement on I'll.
lott street between Davenport avenue and
Oak street; Of I. ]. Coffey, ct al, for the
repair of State street from Neck Bridge to
city line; of the Edward Malley company
for permission to erect an iron and glass
awning over the entrance to the new Nal
ley building on Chapel street; Of Conrad
Weiss, ct al, for the extension Of Chest
nue. and Hamilton streets to afford connec-
lions with the proposed public wharf soon
to be built; OF William j. Skinner for the
repair of Whalley avenue north of Ramsdell
street; of Norton & Son for the grading
and opening Of Mckinley avenue; of L.
W. Fitch, ct al, for crosswalk on the
street; of Walter Hotchklss for a new
street from Blake street to Whalley ave-
nue.; Of Relnhard Remensberger for side.
walk on the south side of Fulton street and
the foot of Triton street; Of NJ. Molingren.
ct al. for sidewalk on the north side of
Gibbs street between Dixwell avenue and
Shelton avenue: of Councilman Fulford for
Whitney avenue and Bishop street; Of
Joseph Mimchino for permission to erect Il
post and sign In front of No. 81 Oak street;
and of Edward Clyne; ct al, for cross
walk on Ferry street from Limerick street
to the opposite side of Ferry street,
The committee also voted to recommend
that Stevens street, Spring street and Bris-
tol street be hardened with crushed stone,
hearings on petitions for this work having
been held some time ago.
The petition for walk and curb on the
south side of Hazel street which was once
and then recommitted by the
common council was to have come up for
hearing last night, but no one appeared 10
be heard regarding it and the committee
decided to postpone the matter for a hear
ing at some subsequent date.
Ia regard to the petition Of Robert I.
Mitchell, ct al, for the hardening of Alden
avenue between Elm street and Edgewool
avenue and for a crosswalk at Elm street. +,
the committee decided to recommend that
the petitioners be given leave to withdraw