The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-02
PEARL STREET EXTENSION
LONG DISCUSSION AT STREET
 COMMITTEE HEARING.

Prominent Citizens Argue That tht
 Street should be Extended to yyhitney
 Avenue-Harry G. Day, Representing
 Dean Wayiand, Opposed lt-oitIzen, Claim Extension yViil be a Great pu b.
 lie Convenience.
 The committee on streets held a long session in the aldermanic chamber in city hall last night, and the main piece of business before the committee was the hearing of the proposed extension of Pearl street from Orange street to Whitney avenue. A large number of citizens were at the meeting and ex- pressed their reasons why the street should be extended, the only citizen to put in an objection being Harry G. Day of the firm of Watrous & Day, who represented Dean Francis Wayland of the Yale Law school, whose Nnd on Whitney avenue would be cut bS the extension. MT. Day said that the Way land family had always been oppdsed to the extension of Pearl street and es- pecially at this time when Dean Way land was in such a serious condition, he having undergone an Operation yes- terday. MT. Day further said that the expense of such a project on the part of the city would not warrant the effort and that although it might be conven- tent for people in that vicinity to have the street cut through that property, it was the wish of MT. Wayland that no action be taken by the committee.
 The first citizen to favor the pro- posed extension was John G. Cramp- ton, who headed the petition sent to the common council. MT. Crampton said that the property that abutted on the street would be advanced in price and that aside from this the street if put through would fill long felt want by the people in that part of the city. John W. Bristol, president of the Lawn Club association, whose property on Whitney avenue would also be cut by the proposed extension of Pearl street, lldI tltG GAIcllSlOtl Ndo ct uCSCSoAty and that he hoped the committee would recommend it. He said that in the near future it might be necessary to sell the land of the Lawn club and that if that is done it will be much more valuable if it fronts on street, rather than being in a lot. MT. Bristol sug- gested that street 6S feet wide be put through there and then went on to tell of the inconvenience experienced by the people living east of Orange street who had to go to Humphrey street on the north and Bradley street on the south in order to get to Whitney avenue, claiming this to be a rounda- bout route.
 Ex-Alderman Atwater was the next to speak in favor of the extension. He said that he had lived in that neighbor- hood for many years and that he thought it would be a great public con- venience if Pearl street was cut through the property in question. He said he believed that there was little, if any opposition to the extension, and that if it would benefit the general public to such an extent, he saw no reason why the committee should not favor the plan. w. F. Hopson said he thought the plan was bound to go through some time and saw no reason why it should wait any longer.
 c. Berry Peets, pr. A. E. Winchell, Dr. Smith, Frederick Botsford, David H. Clark and S. E. Dibble were all heartily in favor os the extension and expressed their reasons before the board
 Mir. Day then took the matter up and after hearing citizens on other petitions, the committee went into executive ses- sion.
 After the session it was announced that the matter of the Pearl street ex- tension was tabled and that petitions for the erection of three sign posts was granted. The petitioners were M. J. Beck for a post in front of No. 1S6 Congress avenue, H. H. Bostwick for post in front of 15S George street, and E, c. Curtiss for post in front of 116 Church street.
 The petitioners for the hardening Of Plymouth street were given leave to withdraw.