The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-10-06
St6,4sO In LAND DAMAGES
RECOMMENDED By BUREAU OF
COMPENSATION.

important Nesting OF Beard Of Alder.
msn-VOts 20 Erect Frss Bafh-aoase
in Twelfth waEd-KimbsrIy Avenue
Bridge Matter Causes Much Dtseussion
Courts 90 be Applied 60 for PERMITS
sion to Erect Stationary Bridgs-Fair
Haven & wsstviIIs r.. r. COmpany's
PsIitIons-Othsr Matters.
The board of aldermen met last night.
The Fair Haven and WestviIle Rail-
road company was granted the right to
build two turn outs or side tracks on
Edgewood avenue. Another petition for
the same company was read asking the
right to build loop at the Yale field.
1t is to facilitate the handling of crowds
at the big games at the field, and will
be Of great benefit to the public. 1t
was voted to refer the matter to the
committee on railroads and bridges.
Alderman Hine presented a petition
asking the city to go to work inme-
diately and build lift bridge over West
river on Kimberly avenue in compliance
with the wishes of the secretary of war.
1t was voted to refer this matter also
to the committee on railroads and
bridges. ... t.,
Petitions were presented asking for
permanent pavements on whalley ave-
nue., Howe street, the Boulevard, and on
State street, between Chapel and Sim
streets.
The committee on public lighthouses
recommended that the petition Of Mr..
Copeland ct al, asking the city to
build public bath house on the banks
Of Mil river be adopted and that the
board of finance be asked to appropriate
$1,000 for this purpose. The report was
unanimously accepted and passed. @..
A petition was read that section 2s2
OF the city ordinance be changed so that
it will make II compulsory for all city
officials to devote not less than seven
hours day in their offices. The only
exception is to be on Sunday. when the
offices will of course be closed, and that
they be permitted to close on Saturday
at noon. The petition was, referred to
the committee on ordinances.
An order was next passed authorizing
the placing of Welsbach lamps In the
following locations: In front Of los COTE
street, corner Of Hill street and Hill
court and on Ashmun street, between
Eaton and Webster streets.
Il = 4I,a,, a The enYY1Yf1if fno
on public lighting get bids from the
New Haven Gas Light company for the
city's supply Of gas for next year, and
also that the committee make some rec.
concentrations to the board Of aldermen
at the next meeting in reference to this
matter. .. Ill
The report Of the committee on claims
was tabled for printing H. ~. ID
The reports of the controller and the
sealer of weights and measures were ac-
cepted and placed on file. n h
The committee on public lighthouses
submitted two reports. The. majority
report called for a five cent fee to the
bathers, while Alderman Spreyer sub
mitted minority report recommending
that no fee be charged. Alderman
Spreyer asked for the immediate consid-
Grafton of the reports, but this request
was denied by vote. The reports were
then tabled for printing. .sft NIL
The committee on railroads and
bridbes recommended that Tnnlinses,
bridge be Immediately repaired. 1t rec.
commended that sidewalks be provided
for pedestrians and thus make 1t less
dangerous. +
The committee further recommended
that when the bridge was in proper con-
dition that the request of the Manufac-
turers' Railway company. requesting
| the right to run cars across the bridge,
be granted, provided they pay part Of
the cost of keeping the bridge In repair.
The report was tabled for printing. i
The petition for the placing Of all the
wires in the city underground was refer
red to the committee on ordinances with
| the request that it hold public hearings
on this matter.
A petition asking that the committee
on public lighting hold a public hearing
| on gas lights and rnanteI burners and
that that committee submit a report OF
the same to the board Of aldermen at
the special meeting October 10 was re-
ferred to the committee on public Light
ing.
| Alderman Minor introduced petition
| recommending that the committee on
| railroads and bridges hold public hear
ings on the Kimberly avenue bridge
matter. and that they submit q report
of those hearings to the board Of alder
men at the next meeting and also that
1t get a. report from the city engineer
as to what 1t would cost to build a lift
bridge. and also a stationary bridge,
over the West river on Kimberly ave-
nue., and submit this report at the same
time. Alderman M. Bracken moved
moved that the petition be tabled and
the motion to table was carried.
"A report submitted by the bureau of
compensation, through the director Of
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