The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-09-24
MEETING or ALDERMEN,
REPORT CONCERNING RAIL
ROAD CUT Lars OYER.

Chairman Ricketts, of Railroad and
Bridges Committee Asks That ii be
SO VOted-Committee VIII Have
Power to Confer With Railroad Peo-
pie Regarding 1TodIfcatIons-seYer
Attachments OF Taxes Granted.
Owing to illness the president of the
board Of aldermepJ Mr.. Bracken, was
unable to preside at the meeting last
evening. Consequently the first bust
ness was the election Of a temporary
chairman. Alderman Elliott Of the
Tenth ward was chosen to I'LL the va
cancy. ..-s-&..
The reading of the Journal was dis
pensed with. The petition of the Six
Little Tailors for permission to erect a
signpost in front of IS Center street
was passed, with the express restriction
that said signpost must conform with
the city ordinances, and be to the sat
isfaction Of the director of, public
works. s
The report of the committee on rail-
roads and bridges on the matter of the
cut improvements was then taken up.
Alderman Ricketts,, chairman of the
committee read a letter from Corpora
ton Counsel Daggett, in which Mr..
Daggett stated that inasmuch as the
railroad company has asked that the
hearing before the railroad commits
sioners be continued to some date not
earlier than October 10. it was posi-
bic that the company had some modi-
ficattons to the present plan or some
new plans to offer, and, If so, 1t would
be better and quicker for the board to
postpone definite action on the commit
tees report and await developments.
as, if definite action should be taken
an entirely new application would have
! have to be made in case Of any change.
He therefore suggested that Alderman
Ricketts, move that the board lay the
report Of the committee on the table
and instruct the committee to receive
and consider any amendments OF the
pending application, which the railroad
may propose, with power to hold pub
lie hearings on the amended applica-
tion and report thereon to the board
The motion was made by Mr. Ricketts,
and YVES unanimously passed.
Permission was granted the Consol-
dated Railway company to extend its
double tracks on Whal,ey avenue, West
vile. subject to the approval OF the
director of public works.
The Manufacturers Railway company
was given permission to construct a
turnout across Clay street, subject to
the directors approval.
It was directed that the director of
public works have cobble cutters laid
iii Asylum street between Congress and
Davenport avenues on both sides.
Abatement ck taxes was ordered in
favor Of b. II. Douglas & Sons cornpa-
NY, estate in the name Of Ernest 2.
Bail, Francis Interest, Julia A. Black
man, Thomas Fl. Donahue, Patrick Nc
earthly estate, Mrs. Betsey Hosley,
Patrick Cullom, Patrick Carey, Mary
Rogers, Rev. John Russell and Julia
Wyatt.
The report on the Mckinley avenue
opening was passed. That on the Sher-
land avenue grade was referred to the
bureau on compensation.
The report Of the sealer of weights
and measures for the two months end
ing August 81 was read, and ordered to
be printed
Several petitions were read and re-
ferrtd to committees. ti
The report of the committee on the
revision of the ordinances was ordered
to be printed.