The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-31
PROPOSED NEW PAYEMEN is
Citizens Heard For and Against the
Petitions for Pavements on How ard
Avenue, Crown Street, and DIV
Street.

Avenue, Crown street, and DIV
Street.
The committee on streets held hear
ings last night on several petitions for
permanent pavements. Among the pc
titions We're those for Trinidad as
phalt pavement with vitrided brick laid
between and two feet outside the troll
ley tracks on Howard avenue, between
Congress avenue and the southerly end
of Howard avenue; for an asphalt
block pavement in Crown street, be-
tween State and Temple streets; for
Trinidad asphalt pavement on Olive
street, between Water and State streets
The first petition taken up was that
in relation to Howard avenue. Attor-
ney j. B. Ullman appeared to represent
number of property owners on the
avenue and at his request the pave
ment act of 1899 was read, providing
that only portion Of the cost of the
pavement was assessed against the
AUDITING property owners and that the
assessment was per front foot and not
per square yard. Mr.. Ullman appear
ed to represent George f. Peckham,
Hugh Plunkett, Charles T. Coyle, DR..
B. L. Lambert and Joseph Mcclure, all
owners of property on Howard avenue.
Mr.. Ullman said that these gentlemen
all favored the laying of the pavement
petitioned for. He said that it was the
most durable and in every way the
best and most satisfactory kind of a
pavement and that citizens should un-
derstand that it was not the kind OF
pavement that Is laid on Orange street,
but entirely different.
Alderman Miller spoke in favor OF
the petition and said that If Trinidad
asphalt was laid on one street, ne
thought that citizens now objecting to
1t would change their minds.
c. w. Hulse, who owns so feet on
Howard avenue, also favored the petit
! ton. He opposed top dressing of streets
because the work was not done prop
erly. He said that he favored Trinidad
asphalt because it was durable and
clean and the best kind of pavement.
r.. J. O'Connor, who owns 30 feet on
the avenue, favored the petition and
and said that he thought that Trinidad
asphalt was the cheapest kind of pave
ment in the end.
Sidney B. Oviatt appeared, represent
ing C. S. Mersick and other owners OF
property on the street. He said that
the persons whom he represented were
strongly opposed to the laying OF any
kind of asphalt pavement.
Alderman Corcoran of the Third warc
said that he was not opposed to as
phalt. but that he was opposed to lay
ing it on Howard avenue. lie said thai
the avenue from Congress avenue tc
Washington street was in good condl-
ton and that all it needed was a tor
dressing. He thought that the portion
of the street which he referred to was
a good specimen Of macadam pave
ment He said that he did not SPEAK
for the portion of the avenue below
Portsea street.
Thomas Smith opposed an asphalt
pavement of any kind on Howard ave
nue.. He favored brick and said thai
he would be pleased to see a prlcf
pavement placed on the avenue as fal
the railroad bridge over the Consoh
dated road tracks and then later eX
tended down Kimberly avenue. liz
said that he did not oppose asphalt or
account of the cost, but because he wat
a horseman and voiced the sentiments
of nine-tenths of the horse owners II
the city.
He was Informed that Trinidad as
phalt was an entirely different kint
from that laid on Orange street, tina
1t was not so hard but epringy ant
that it was not slippery. In reply t.
this he said that If it was an asphal
that was not slippery 1t was something
that he had not SEEN He thought ina
some kind of pavement was neeoe'
on the avenue He said that New Ha
ven was noted for two things for YAH
college and for it's poor streets II tn
city could get an asphalt pavemen
that was not slippery he would favor
strongly.
Elwood Smith, who owns 600 feet OF
the avenue, said that he opposed as
phalt, but as to the merits of d1fferen
kinds of asphalt he did not care t
sneak. He would favor brick pave
ment from Portsea street to the rail
road bridge, but between the bridge am
City Point he thought that top dress
ing would be good enough.
= 3. Close and Patrick Lynch ais
opposed asphalt
Aldermen Miller and Corcoran spok
in favor of the Crown street petition
No one appeared to oppose it.
Frederick M. Adler, of Strouse, Adle
& Co., appeared in favor of the Oily
street petition. Attorney j. B. Ultima
also appeared to favor it, representa-
M. Steinert and Strouse, Adler II &C
S S. Thompson opposed the petition
saving that asphalt was slippery an
disagreeable He thought that tn
crushed stone dressing already on DIV
street was good enough
other petitions up last night were
For a Belgian block pavement on Prou
street, and for crushed stone pave
! ment on Wilson street The commute
will hold another hearing next F'rida
night. At that hearing the committe
will hear citizens who favor the layln
of brick pavements on the streets mel
toned above
THE JANUARY ASSEMBLY.