The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-05-26

their decision in this matter was so in harmony with the interests of the rail- road, and the attitude taken by the committee when the chairman, as it is presumed, expressed the opinion of his committee certainly without conference at the time, and created great surprise by stating that no plan except taat pres -nted by the railroad had been pre- scented to them, while the Kelly plan, which was in harmony with the vote or the board of aldermen must certainly have conveyed to the commissioners the fact that while the city had not been invited to present plan, that the plan of their city engineer would be accepted, provided the railroad eompa- ny asked to have that plan adopted. 1 As the final hearing when, according 1 to this notice sent on November to the 124 property holders enumerated in this document, most of whom were present. anxious to express themselves upon the subject, while the hearing was advertised to take place at ten o'clock in the morning, at that hour the room was crowded with the inter ] ested property holders enumerated ia this notice, the chairman of the board tof railroad commissioners was not prss- ent, and the hearing was not opened i until 10:SO. The time from 1O.So until F o'clock was consumed by the attor7 neys and engineers of the road, and one hour was allowed for these 124 interest," ed property holders to be heard upon the subject. Of course it was impossible to listen to more than half dozen when the board proposed to adjourn. An effort was made to allow these property hold CTS present to express themselves 1n favor of or against the projeect, either by holding up of their hands Or by ris- ing. Three ineffectual attempts were made to secure an expression, and they were denied the privilege by the chairman of the board of railroad com 1nissioners. These property owners summoned by the railroad commission CTS to appear, felt that they were de- prived of their rights and naturally asked what their position will be in the future, when the railroad company comes to arrive at settlement with them, and their courteous representa- tives assured the property owners that they have been benefited instead of damaged, and the property owners are asked if they objected to the petition at the hearing of the railroad commis- sioners, and are compelled to reply that they did not.
 As a citizen, as a taxpayer, as a man of affairs, having occupied some posi- tions of responsibility especially for l three years as president of the Cham Der of Commerce of the city of New Haven, (composed of six hundred of it's most influential ctizens) that passed a unanimous vote opposing the petition to raise the bridges and roadways, and create these hills and tunnel under Un- ion street, must respectfully ask your honorable committee to take the mat
 ter under careful consideration with a
 view of favorable report -5 .ssar | am aware that my position is del
 icate one in recommending the recon
 sideration of subject already passed upon by the honorable railroad, com. missioners, and do not wish to have !; my remarks in reference to them con. istrued as unfriendly, for on that board Jas we'll as among the officers of the
 railroad, have the honor to claim g
 lifelong and esteemed friendship. If had been called upon to appear yester- day before you, I should have been ir favor of the petition advocated or re quested by the railroad, but as they ap
 pealed to the legislature to right theil wrong, so we appeal to the same body
 to right the wrongs imposed upon us