The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-07
CITIZENS PROTEST
 AGAINST EXPENSE
IN RAILROAD COMPANY'S IM-
 PROYEMENT MATTERS.

to Keep City From Expense-Mr.
 Daggett Tells What Has Been Done
 Committee to Report FavOrabIy on
 Petition.
 Never since the time of the New Ha- ven water contract hearings were on at city hall has larger public hearing been held in that building than the one which was held there last night before a special committee of the board of al- dermen. The committee was appointed at the last meeting of the board, on motion of Alderman Courtney, for the purpose of considering whether or not the mayor and corporation counsel be sent to Hartford to appear before the legislature to see that the city of New Haven be kept from any expense in the proposed railroad improvements
 Long before the meeting was called to order by Chairman Loos, at o'clock, the large aldermanic chambers were crowded with people, and in addition lO IlllS tllC Sbl1SA were also crowded. From the large number of lawyers in the assemblage it looked like short calendar session in the superior court. In addition to the many memuars of the legal profession there were any number of other busi- ness men and citizens. It was the unanimous opinion of all but two or three of those present that the recom- mendation should be adopted, and aft CT a lengthy hearing the committee so voted in executive session, and will so report to the board of aldermen at the special meeting of that body to be held tonight.
 On account of the large number of people present who seemed desirous of speaking the time given to each speak CT was limited to five minutes, although 8 number of those present spoke more than once.
 The first speaker was Attorney Coyle, and he stated that as citizen and a taxpayer he wished to protest against the city being put to one dollar of ex- pense in the railroad improvements, and he favored the petition to have the mayor and the corporation counsel see that this was so. He said that this talk now about leaving the cut and taking up shore route on account of the smoke nuisance was all "bosh," be- cause when the people bought their property bordering on the cut they knew just what to expect and there fore had no right to complain at the present time.
 John Doughan voiced the sentiments of the previous speaker, and, in addi- tion, thought that the city's represent atives should be in their seats when such an important matter concerning the city's welfare was up for consider ation before the legislative bodies of the state.
 Henry Donovan thought that. it might be wise plan to get another man as city engineer in place of the present incumbent, and that by 50 do- ! ing the citys interests might be better locked out for. He said that the rail- road company had fiimfammed the people of Bridgeport and that it should not be given a chance to do likewise in this city. He thought that the railroad should pay for its own improvements.
 James c. Kerrigan was the next speaker, and he said that he represent ed over $1O0,000 worth of taxable prop erty in this city. He favored the rec ommendation and thought that if the city had any money to spend it could be used for school purposes.
 EX-Atdernan Chadwick favored the resolution and thought that if the city was going to issue any bonds it would be better to let the local manufacturers have the benefit of them, because, ir his opinion, factories like Sargent's 1 Winchester's, etc., were of more ben, eft to the city than the railroad com, pany.
 Morris Spier thought that the rail. road company was all right if the city would go ahead in a business-like wax and arrange the cut matter with tn, company He thought that the worl was being held up by an "incompeten lefty engineer" He said he had done business beside the cut for twenty-five years and had not been bothered by the so-called 'smoke nuisance" Ht thought it wise to stop all the picker ing and have the company go alons with it's Improvements even if it hat to lower the tracks three feet, whici would cost the company an additiona three or four million dollars. Ht thought that the city should be pro- tected from all expenses in the i'm provements.
 Amos Dickerman suggested to tn, committee that it might expedite mat ters to have a rising vote of all thos, who favored the petition of the mayo and corporation counsel going to Hart ford. This was agreed to and all in tn room stood up with two or three excep tions.
 Henry B. Sargent couldn't see wha authority the legislature had to put ai expense on the city anyway, and dit not think that it would be constitution sending anyone to Hartford under thes circumstances.
 Attorney Hamilton thought that tn last speaker was wrong and said tha as a matter of fact there was no tellin what the legislature would do. He sai that the representatives of only 15 pc cent of the people of the state controle the legislature and did about as the liked
 Alderman Curtiss, chairman of tn