The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-09-07
ALDERMEN DELAY ACTION
ASK RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
 NOT TO ACT ON CUT.

Committee on Railroads and Bridges to
 Hold More Hearings-Chief Objee-
 tions to the Roads Plans Are the -Grades-Other Minor sIatters Con-
 sidered.
 At the regular monthly meeting of the board of aldermen last evening there was quite a bit of excitement over the matter of the railroad "cut," and it was finally decided that the rail- road commissioners should be requested at their meeting in this city to-day to postpone action on the matter until the board shall have more ample oppor- tunity to consider 1t. In case, of this being refused it was voted that the corporation counsel and the city en- gineer oppose the petition of the road. Several petitions were also received re- questing that the petition of the road be not granted unless the road modify i its grades and use hard coal in the city. These petitions. were referred to the committee on railroads and bridges. A petition that an ordinance be passed requiring the road to burn hard coal in the city limits was referred to the com mittee on ordinances.
 The report of the committee on rail- roads and bridges, which was in favor of allowing the Consolidated Railroad company to extend its double tracks on Whalley avenue was tabled for print ing.
 Unanimous consent was refused to l immediate consideration of the report on the petition of the Manufacturers Railroad company to build a turnout on Clay street.
 The report of the committee on rail- roads and bridges regarding the pro- posed improvements in the cut" was then presented, and reads as follows:
 'The committee after holding three public hearings Is of the opinion that the convenience and necessity of the public in the use of the highway bridges at Wooster, Fair, Chapel and Court streets, and Grand avenue require that the present grades be not increased in length or in pitch, and that no plan should be approved or adopted which will increase the difficulty of using those highways and that If possible the railroad company should provide for a reduction of the present grades to three per cent
 They, therefore, respectfully recom mend the passage of the following or der:
 sOrdered-That the plan as submit ted by the railroad company be dis approved, and that the corporation counsel and city engineer be instruct- I ed to appear before the railroad com- l missioners and oppose the application now pending before the commissioners, and any modification thereof which in wolves the lengthening of the approach es to the present grades at Wooster, Fair, Chapel and Court streets, and Grand avenue, or which involves any grade exceeding three per cent.
 Alderman Elliott suggested that the railroad company did not need the ap- lproval of the board, but wanted their consent He moved that that por- tion of the report relating to the grades be acted upon at the meeting last even ling.
 Alderman Ricketts,, chairman of the committee, was in favor of this motion, saying that the corporation counsel iand city engineer would protect the city's interests. It was contended by Alderman Spreyer that this would take the last vestige of power on the sub lject from the board, and vigorously opposed the motion.
 Alderman Elliott said that opposition to the proposition through the repre- sentatives of the city would influence the commissioners and withdrew his
 motion. He asked unanimous consent however to immediately consider the report. This was opposed by Alderman Minor and Alderman Spreyer on the ground that they and many others
 knew nothing about the matter and had no idea what the objections fl
 there were any, were. MT. Elliott, ac- cordingly, withdrew his request.
 MT. Elliott then moved that the cor- poration counsel and city engineer at .I tend the meeting of the state rail-
 road commissioners in this city to-day
 and request that they postpone action VII hl4C lI1lICAI llleiCs lllSJ NSlS unable to gain this, that they oppose the proposition of the road. MT. Sprey-
 CT made the amendment that the com-
 mittee on rail roads and bridges also
 appear before the commission, but the amendment was lost. The motion as originally made was almost unanimous. ly carried.
 Alderman Elliott also moved that the report of the committee on railroads
 and bridges and all other matters per. taining to the proposed changes be re. ferred back to the committee for theil further consideration. The motion was carried.
 , The meeting was then adjourned. . It is confidently expected that thu railroad commissioners will postpone action on the matter, and that severa more hearings will be held by the com [ mittee. It is also expected that thu railroad will somewhat modify its plan. l to meet the requirements of the city. T CHENEY-FARREL l MT. and Mrs. Charles F. Brooker of 3 Ansonia have announced the engage %