The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-10-03
BUILDING INSPECTOR
 TO RECEIVE $2,OOO
ALDERMEN SHAVE THEIR COM
 lfITTEE'S REPORT.

To the Extent of S5OO-One Majority Vote OF Sum Would Even Have Been Placed at s1,JOO Per Year-COmpIaint by c. A. Rich in Railroad "Cut" Mat ter-Committee Reports FavOrabIy on Proposed Ninth Ward Public Play
 Ground.
 At the regular monthly meeting of the board of aldermen held in city hall last evening, but little business of gen. eral importance was transacted, al- though a considerable amount of rou- tine business was transacted. When the roll was called the following ab- sentees were noted: Aldermen Homan, Nathanson, Curtiss, Loos, Brown and Allen.
 The committee of which Alderman Hamilton was the chairman reported favorably concerning the petition for a public play ground in the Ninth ward and the report was tabled for printing.
 A petition was received which was signed by thirty-four residents asking that a grade crossing be established at Bridge street and that the railroad commissioners be asked by the alder men to consider the matter. Were this petition be acted upon, favorably it would mean an outlay of about $200,0O0 by the railroad company as it would have to build the big bridge over all the tracks which at, this point runs into Belle dock. The petition was tabled for printing.
 The following petition was received from Charles A. Rich and is self eX- planatory:
 New Haven, Oct. 2, 1905. To the Honorable Board of Aldermen of
 the City of New Haven:
 Gentlemen: The printed application of the N. Y, N. H. and H. R. R. Co. and the New Haven and Northampton company for the improvement of, the cut, granted by your board at the spec ial meeting held last Thursday evening, contains no ailusion to the closing of Union street or any part afzit and does in fact provide for a bride over that thoroughfare in the same manner and in the same terms as it provides for bridges over other thoroughfares, but it is understood that there is a note on the blue print submitted with that ap- plication which grants the. right to the railroad discontinue a certain part of Union street,
 In view of the above facts it appears desirable to number of citizens to il1- quire as to the exact effect of your ac- tion of last Thursday evening upon this thoroughfare and to ask that you will cause the corporation counsel to render an opinion in regard to 1t. The closing of a public right of way is one of the most serious and import ant acts that can come before your board and it is matter about which all citizens are entitled to the fullest information.
 Your petitioner, therefore, being a citizen and eIector of the city of New Haven, respectfully petitions that your honorable board will direct the corpo- ration counsel to prepare and make public and submit to your board his \ lSPLlAAO4A III IC5bl N " IllC QlCSblUIIS i hereinafter stated, and in regard ito such other matters as may in his judg- ment be necessary to clear under- standing of the effect upon the rights of the city of New Haven of the action 1 of your board in granting the applica- tion of the railroad
 | First-Has the action of your board given to the railroad the right to dis continue Union street, or any part of 1 1t?
 | Second-If the action of your board does give the railroad this right has your board conformed with all legal re quirements necessary in closing pub, lie right of way?
 Third-To whom would the land now occupied by the present cut belong should the present cut be wholly or in part abandoned for railroad purposes
 The above questions, and considera. ton of other matters germane to them Is of great interest to many citizens. I l is all matter which the corporation counsel has now at hand and which ir the opinion of your petitioner should be made public.
 Respectfully submitted,
 Charles A. Rich,
 39 Maple Street.
 After the communication had been