The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-17
.HAMDEN Citizens
object TO LAYOUT
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were made against the company for not
putting on short cars to Mt. Carmel SO
that the people there could have the OPP
portunity Of riding down to this city
and Savln Rock. Hobert O'Connell
rcrndly scored the company and said
that II there was really desire to
serve the public a branch would be ex-
terded from Dixwell avenue to Center
vile town hall. This, he said, would
relieve the conditions in Centerville.
Neither General Manager Punderford
nor any official Of the traffic depart
ment of the road was present at the
hearing. The interests Of the trolley
company were looked after by Engineer
A. B. Hill, who showed blue prints of
the proposed layout.
The hearing was called to order by
First Selectman A. e. woodruff and
the call was read by Town Clerk An
drews. Mr.. Woodruff explained the
layout. He was followed by Engineer
Hill, who was subjected to a cross fire
Of questions from all parts Of the hall
for almost an hour. W. #, Downer ask
ell Mr.. Hill if. the road was willing to
replace the pavement torn UP under
specifications To this Mr.. Hill replied
that the company was deslrous Of doing
a good job and that he was sure the
pavement would be left in as good a
condition as it was found.
Mr.. Hill explained that the company
would take very little private property.
The widest strip to be taken is near
the Mt. Carmel Bolt shop. The land
that 1t Is proposed otake Is about six
feet wide and $500 feet long. No option
has been obtained on the property, he
said, but the owners have been visited
by agents of the company and they
have reached an understanding.
In response TO a question from Daniel
Coo per Mr. Hill said that the magnifi-
cent shade trees along the line near the
end would not be disturbed.
Frederick Brockett thought that the
laying Of tracks on the side would be
an injustice to the people who happen
to live on the side that would be taken,
He said they would have no place to
hitch horse by the roadside and auto
mobiles would crowd teams on the
tracks whenever they meet. He de.
clared that the center of the road was
the place for the tracks or they should
not be laid.
Gilbert S. Benham informed Mr.. Hill
that the trolley company was taking
up the tracks that had been laid near
the street curb in Whalley avenue and
putting them in the center of the street
and asked Mr.. Hlll> why this was be-
ing done. Mr.. Hill replied that it was
being done for the benefit Of general
traffic. where upon Mr.. Benham ask
ed If general traffic would not be bet
ter served if the tracks were laid in
the center in Centerville. Mr.. Hill
answered that where there was no per-
manent pavement the center of the
street was the best place.
Samuel Flight won vociferous APP
plause by his determined stand for the
plan of laying the tracks in the center
of the streets. He was followed by
Robert O'Connell who said that he did
not believe that the argument set up
by the railroad company that the SER
vice would be improved by the laying
of double tracks. He said that if the
company really desired to accommodate
the people of Centerville and Cheshire
they would run short cars to the end
of the Mount Carmel line or lay a
branch from Dixwell avenue to Center
vile. Mr.. Hill explained that the peo-
oh
wanted them to go clear through TO
Waterbury, He said that the company
could not run the cars on twelve
minute schedule under these conditions
because the switches on the Cheshire
part of the run were laid out for a
twenty-four minute schedule,
Mr.. O'Connell then made motion