The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-11-01
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The United States engineer depart
ment required the building of a large
and expensive drawbridge over the
Quinnipiac at Grand avenue, thus de-
claring that it is an important navga-
BILE stream, and it is but reasonable
that the government should improve
this river in accordance with the pro-
ject once pettioned for by this Cham
Der, recommended and approved by the
engineer department, and authorized
by Congress.
No part of our river and harbor inn
provement was more necessary than
than this, and no part calls for more
prompt attention at the present time.
Your committee has received communi-
cations urging several of the improve
ments mentioned in this report, but the
petitioners for the Improvement Of this
section are more In number than in all
the other sections combined, and the
proportion of the land owners repre-
sented in this section, who urge its im-
provement, is, larger than the proper
ton in other sections. We have called
special attention to this, because it Is
the only locality covered by the project
of 1897, which is not completed, but we
urge the active interest Of the Chamber
in behalf of all Of the improvements
which we have mentioned in this re-
port,
[ Respectfully submitted,
Henry g. Rowe,
| Charles H. Fisher,
John G. North,
Clifford T. Stoddard,
e. H. Weaver,
Committee on Harbor
For the railroad committee Joseph
Porter made an Informal report. Con-
cerning the opposition to the cut Mr..
Porter said that he thought that if the
railroad wanted to so through the cut
it would go. He then related the steps
leading up to the proposition which
will be given public hearing by the
aldermanic committee on railroads and
bridges tomorrow evening He stated
that Benjamin R. English and he had
gone to see President Mellen in the ca
pacity Of private citizens, and in the
course of the interview Mr.. Mellen was
asked if he was absolutely committed
to the plan Of improving the cut or II
he would be willing to consider any
other plan.
1 TO this Mr.. Mellen replied that he
certainly would be willing to consider
! any plan that was fair to the railroad
and the city.
When asked his opinion Of the So
called Whittlesey plan he answered
that he thought it was altogether i'm.
practicable.
4 In regard to the private meeting
held in city hall a few weeks ago al
which a special committee from the
Chamber Of Commerce and from the
aldermen met with President Mellen
Mr.. Porter announced that President
Mellen had made the statement that he
would deed to the city the cuts from
Munson street to the Water stree
bridge and from Mill river to Water
street If the city would furnish hin
with another right Of way.
While Mr.. Mellen utterly refused t.
commit himself definitely to any fig.
ures he assumed that the plan Of run
ming the tracks around the water from
and up into Railroad avenue would no
cost more than 81, 200, 900 more than TIN
original plan for improving the cut Al
President Mellen stated that he woult
be willing to give $150,OO0 per foot TO
head room and as two feet additional
are needed in the cut this would brini
the cost to the city down to 100000 z
offset this the city would have tn
two pieces Of ecu" property as assets
Mr.. Porter further said that he lat
questioned several heavy taxpayers a
to what sum Of money they believe,
the city should be able to afford, an
the estimates varied from 100000 t
$2,000,0 600.
Shortly after the conclusion Of MI
Porter's remarks the meeting adjourn
ed without transacting any further bus
mess