The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-07-23
HAMDEN SCHOOL FIGHT ENDS
WHITNEYYILLE WINS and TRUCE
CALLED FOR 1HEPRESENT.

Highwood Voters Rallied to Fetch the
Result and Expect That the Favor
VIII be Returned Later On-sum OF
$4,000 Appropriated for Improvement
of Highways, Under Conditions
Cooper Lano TO be Tamped MT Last.
With the temperature at SO in the
shade and right up against an ice
cream cart, the people of Hamden set
tied yesterday afternoon their school
and highway differences, settled them
for the time being, at least, and those
who were there hope that the issue will
not be dragged to the front again before
cooler spell sets in. The 200 voters
gathered In Centervlle town hall yes
terday afternoon, sat in their shirt
sleeves, smoked pipes and cigars, fan
ned themselves vigorously with their
hats, and whacked mosquitoes, which
were omnipresent. 1t was a hot day
for town meeting.
One good result followed the gather
ing of clans, for Whitneyville has final
ly won on the school issue and sue
ceeded in getting what was wanted.
This was accomplished through aid of
the Highwood residents, who rallied
and carried the vote so thoroughly that
a show of hands was not necessary
1t is understood that next fall there Will
be a chance to repay this favor, and
then the Whitneyville crowd is expect
ed to show up in good shape in behalf
of the voters from Highwood. 1t was
really too hot to fight yesterday, and
no doubt this solution of the veXatious
problem was wisest. AS 1t was, two
points in Hamden town management
We're fixed for awhile. The new school
at Whitneyville will be built, just as
the residents in that section have so
much desired, and another great bone
of contention, Cooper Lane, is to be re-
paired and made passable for heavily
loaded wagons. This has been stick
Ter for months. Some residents have
testified in town meeting that nothing
would fill the quagmire there, and 9TH
ers have been just as positive that a
few loads of gravel judiciously distrib
uted would put the Lane In good shape
for years and years. So this has been
bit of a struggle, and now that the
town has made an appropriation of
$500 to see what can be done, there is
good chance, for the expermentalists
on the yea" side. Outside of this 1t
was voted to expend in two years $4,000
in improving the town highways, speci-
fcations to be approved by the board of
selectmen. This was the elimination
of an old fight between the towns rep
resentatives and the state highway
commissioners. 1t practically means
that the contract will be more In the
hands of the town, and that local men
will be employed, If possible, a condi-
ton which It's said. has not prevailed
heretosore
The meStlng opened at 2:So o'clock.
Thomas. II. O'Connell was chairman
and TowB Clerk Cooper took the min
utes, TIE first article in the warrant
had to do with the proposed improve
ment OF highways. The motion was lost
as originally put, but Attorney Webb
who lives at Augurville and had kept
track Of the game, moved a reconsid-
Grafton, just as the meeting was about
to close. He offered an amendment
that the selectmen should SUI
pervise the work, and under these con-
ditions the appropriation Of $4,000 was
passed.
Under article the town voted to sell |
the present site and school building No.
5 at Whitneyville. under two offers
one, from the New Haven Water COM
pany to buy the land and buildings for
81 ,900 the other an offer from Eli Whit
ney, to give to the town a new school |
site at the northwest corner of Whit |
ney avenue and Davis street. The |
town voted that these transfers of land |
should be recorded and passed vote
If thanks to Mr.. Whitney. The town
also voted to erect four room school
house on the new Whitney site at an
expense not to exceed $4,000 more than
he 81 900 to be paid by the New Haven
Water company for the old Whitney
lille site and buildings. This means
hat the new school house must be
quilt inside of $4,000
Everybody was glad when the meet
ng adjourned, after session lasting
nearly two hours. TT was too hot for
fight, and just hot enough to get out"
g some wiSeacreS remarked