The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-24
FOR DOUBLE TRACKS.
VOTERS OF BOROCGH OF HEST
HITEN FAVOR SUCH SYSTEM.

Important Hearing Held Last Evening
Warden Maher PresIded-Fair EIs-
vem & westvilIe X. r Company Makes
Very Fair aud Satisfactory Propo-
slitOn.
An important public hearing was held
in the town hall in West Haven last
evening, when the bard of warden and
burgesses granted an audience TO those
who wished to be heard in regard to the
petition of the Fair Haven and West
vile Railroad company for permission
to lay double tracks from Wards Cor
ners to Richards street. About, seven
ty-fiVe citizens and taxpayers appeared
before the board and expressed their
views on the matter. The hearing last
evening was similar in purpose to the
hearing held last week before the Sc
lectmen. At last weeks meeting the
hearing was on the application 10 lay
double tracks from the borough line to
West river, and the sentiment of that
double trackng, and the general opin-
ion at the as ,enblage of borough vot-
! ers was in confirmation of the opinion
sentiment expressed last week.
| Warden Augustin L. Maher, elected
to office at the recent election presided
! for the first time over the board, and
! conducted tie busint SIS in a very s4tis-
| factory manner.
! John X. Punderford, civil engineer for
the Fair Haven and WestvilIe Railroad
company, made very clear and con-
/ else statement in behalf of the trolley
company. Mr.. Punderford stated that
the road will agree, with the perrnis-
sion of the borough board, to lay the
double track, to put the road which it
! is proposed to dOuble-tr track in the same
good condition as the company did the
twelve hundred feet of road at Lion
park and vicinity which has already
been double-tracked. This will mean
that the company stands rCa ly to fur
nish a good, hard roadbed and to sup
ply durable top-dressng. The twelve
hundred feet which have been cared 10:
by the trolley company furnish an eX-
cellent highway, and the statement OF
Engineer Punderford last evening car
ried great weight with it. The Fan
Haven road also agrees to set back the
curb. if necessary to widen the street
and to bear the cost of all this
Among the citizens who spoke on the
matter were Edwin w. Burtis, DR.. JONI
F. Barnett, Walter A. Main, James II
Peck, Theodore Keller, A. ]. Thompsot
and others. The general sentiment OF
these speakers was in favor of the dou
ble-trackiug. Some Of them though
that the street would be too narrow i
the double tracks were laid, as the
highway is but thirty feet wide between
Wards Corners and Richards street
When Engineer Punderford announced
that the curbs would be moved back a
the company's expense, If necessary
the objections of some of the taxpayer
were invalidated and the feeling was al
the stronger in favor of the laying 0
the double track.
Several of the speakers thought tina
the heavy travel on the line Warrante
the granting of the petition of the com
many. as the laying of another tracl
would greatly facilitate matters ana D
a benefit to the borough. All admitte
that q, better service is needed, and
was freely admitted that this coui
only be attained by the double-trac
system. The statement by Engihee
Pnnderford was considered as a yer
favorable proposition, coming from tn
trolley company, and at the close OF tn
hearing the sentiment was strongly l
: favor of the board of warden and bur
gesses granting the petition of the tro
ley company.
l The only thing apparently in the wa!
said one of the speakers, was the Wlt
= ening of Campbell avenue al its narro'
2 part, between Wards Corners an
I Richards street. There would probabl
, be not the slightest objection to tn
. Misunderstanding of the avenue from tn
borough line tn West river, as the roat
/ way is plenty wide enough for a doub