The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-26

REPORT OF LAYOUT AND ASSESS
 MENT OF BENEFITS AND DANA
 GEs FOR THE WIDENING OF MILL
 RIVER STREET BETWEEN HUM
 PHREY AND WALNUT STREETS.
 In accordance with the provisions of Sec. S1 of the Charter of the City of New Haven, notice is hereby given that the following reports of the Director of Public Works and Bureau of Com- pensatlon have been accepted by the Board of Aldermen and orders for a Survey and Layout and an assessment of benefits and damages for widening NH River street between Humphrey street and Walnut street passed on | December 10, 1906; that said action was approved by His Honor, the Mayor, De- cember 19 1906;
 | Attest:
 EDWARD A. STREET. City Clerk. To the Honorable Board of Aldermen,
 City of New Haven:
 The Director of Public Worke res pectfully reports that, as ordered by the Board of Aldermen, he has caused a Survey and Layout and an assess ment of damages and benefits to be made for the widening of Mill River street, between Humphrey street and Walnut street. the lines of which, as surveyed and laid out by him, are de- scribed as follows, viz:
 The easterly line commences at a point in the southerly line of Hum phrey street extension as recently re- 1 ported and extends in a straight line hparallel with and SO feet perpendicu- | larly distant from the present westerly | line as marked by mere stones to a point near the northerly line of Walnut | street in line with the northwesterly l edge Of the wall built by the New York New Haven & Hartford R. R. Company and thence along said wall to the northerly line of Walnut street.
 The westerly line is modified at the corner of Walnut street by rounding | to curve of about 70 feet radius and of such radius as will just clear the southeasterly corner of house No. IS | Walnut street and the steps of said | house.
 The lines of the above described wd- l ening are fully shown by the red lines upon map of the said widening on file 1 in the office of the City Engineer, dated | June 11th, 1906, and numbered No. 663, which map, dated and numbered as above described. is made part of this 1 Layout.
 The amount e land taken for the said widening is fully shown upon said map.
 l All parties affected by the said wid- ] ening were duly notified and given full opportunity for a hearing in the case. | ilG It.OIl Ol lHt ID uIcdu Ul COtIpCn- sation upon said widening is herewith transmitted, and. ofter careful consid- eration, the Director respectfully rec ommends the adoption of this Layout and the assessment of damages and benefits recommended in the accom- panying report of the Bureau of Com pensation.
 Respectfully submitted,
 JAMES B. COZ, Director of Public Works. To the Director of Public Works of
 the City of New Haven:
 The Bureau of Compensation, to whom was referred the Order of said Director bearing date the 11th day of September, A. D. 1906, directing the assessment and determination by this Bureau of all damages and benefits to accrue to all parties interested by the widening of Mill River street between Humphrey street and Walnut street and for the establishment of a grade thereon, hereby respectfully report That we have attended to the duty as- signed us. that we caused reasonable notice to be given to all persons inter- ested in the said public improvement in all respects pursuant to the provis-