The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-18
FIGHT PLAYGROUND But Sewers and Squares Com mittee Will Probably Not
 Abolish It. TO CURB MANY ABUSES Front Street Sewer Brings Big Crowd Before Committee and Much
 Excitement Results.

The sewers and squares committee Of the board of aldermen had about as exciting a session with about as num- erous an audience as 1t has ever faced last night, The petition for the aboli- ton of the Jocelyn square playground was heralded for the biggest event of the evening, but the question of whether there should be sewer in Front street or not, n matter which by the way has been under consideration for many, many years oyershadowed It. Standing room only was the order ill the committee room and several of those interested could not even get standing room In the committee room so they remained outside in the hall | Director Foley declared that q trunk sewer was needed in the district and that 1t was not fair to the Fair Haven people to refuse them one but he also stated that he would allow no small sewers to empty Into the Qulnnipiac river and there could be nothing until the new trunk sewer was built Attor- ney Wallace Moyle presented the case of those who were in favor of the sew CT and showed that conditions were such in the district that there should be sewer placed there. He said there was no place to have small sewer empty and that at present those who are being served have private sewers of their own. There was great excite ment over the question as there were about sixty persons interested In the matter, one-thrd approximately being | for and the rest against and small riot almost occurred as many of the | speakers lnssted on talking when their neighbors had the floor and there were at times half dozen trying to debate at one time. The committee in eXecu- tive session decided that 1t would take Q trip this afternoon to visit the scene and look into the conditions. The members of the committee feel, how ever, that there should be a trunk sewer if possible.
 Against the Playground
 The Jocelyn square playground came ih for considerable fighting and em- phatic statements also The fight was aased on the assertions that the play groui made the place nuisance to those who lived in the vicinity and the delate on the matter wandered all ov'r the gamut of subjects in the dic-
 Ii nary. A few who were ir favor of
 i5e playgrounds pleaded for the benefit
 of the children who they said should
 net be deprived of their place for re- creation and play just because there
 were hoodlums wno visited the place at
 night and were not properly checked
 One of the speakers, Richard Kenyon
 in speaking of the matter said that the
 children were so distasteful 10 So many
 of the people and they were so bent or
 suppressing them and preventing them
 from getting any chance for play ol
 health that he thought the children of
 the slums districts one year of age and
 under would be better off if they were
 choroformed. The remark met with
 considerable disfavor from those whc
 were. opposing the playground. Their
 general contention was that 1t was not
 a proper place for the children, that
 they were not properly taken care of |, l ul ~ was p iuilblii6 ouL Dldit IOi
 rough young men and boys and that
 1t was made improper and disturbing
 use of during the night time. The general sentiment did not seem by the
 committee to be adverse to a play
 ground but rather to the disturbances
 connected with them which it seemed
 could be corrected. It was the gen. l aral nntpfp,, af i, playground should be maintained but
 so regulated and policed that the nuis- ance attendant upon 1t might be done
 away with. The committee will make ! dn afternoon and an evening trip tc tho place to see just what the condi. tions are.
 County Home Sewer.
 County Commissioner Walters ap. pearcd before the committee in behali Of the request which was made thai : the new County home, which Is being ? built on the heights at Allingtown, bt
 allowed to connect with the city sewer
 In the Boulevard, despite the fact tha1 It Is not in the city of New Haven IIc { explained that for sanitary reasons , sewer was necessary, and stated tha' the county would pay for the entire , cost of the connection, which he esti mated at about Sl,500. The petition was unanimously agreed upon.
 A request for sewer in Irving street was also unanimously granted . The petition for q recreation pier a Quinniplac river, which was asked foi q by eN-Alderman Seth Langley and osh CTS, was tabled for further consider . ation. On the matter of the requested = watering trough in St. John street tn, - committee felt that inc petition coult , not be granted and decided to recon mend that the petitioners be givel