The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-04
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asking for special favors which were
based on the fact that someone else
had received special favors might be
stopped Then Alderman Loos sug-
gested that the fault did not lie with
the people who were building houses
as they were ignorant OF the condi-
tons but that II was probably due to
some mistake or misunderstanding OF
the building inspector. Alderman
| Berman took up the defense OF all
parties by stating that the building
lines were not n matter OF record and
that the fault was neither with archi-
tects, builders or Inspector that houses
were started and then Il was found
that they were beyond the building
line and permission had to be asked
for the privilege which had already in
effect been taken.
This point was the one on which
the greatest kick was made The
members of the board and especially
on the building lines committee In
the main objected to the fact that
many of the petitions which were sent
in were for houses which were either
already finished and In which It was
simply legal form or for buildings
which were already In course of con-
struction Mulvey laid this to what
he termed the grasping Idea of the
builders who were determined to
build on every available inch Of prop
erty and would even build over the
sidewalk II they could. What the
board needed. he declared, was the
backbone to sit down on the requests
and show the property owners who
pettioned that they must come to the
board and get permission first and not
after they had built He declared that
this city has some of the most miser-
able looking buildings of any city in
the country, because Of the weakness
OF the board of aldermen In allowing
every encroachment, and he said these
encroachments must be stopped, es-
pecially in the residential district if
the city was to be made n real city
beautiful" instead of the dream Of one
which It Is now" III the board Of al
dermen goes along for about five years
more as II Is going ut present In this
matter" he said, there will not be a
decent residential street In the city. I
defy any man to go into any other city
in the country and get the privileges
which we have been granting here.
Here one man builds out beyond the
building line and then they all want
the same thing"
alderman Cunningham took the next
crack and declared that this city had
the rankest building lines Of any city
IN the country. The lines which were
established he asserted were II many
instances never kept at all. Alderman
Miller made a similar statement and
the sentiment of the board was about
unanimous that something must be
done. President Allen took the floor
and spoke along the same line. He
said he was glad the matter had come
up for he had always thought 1t was
ridiculous for the board to act on pc
titions for building lires and openings
in sidewalks when in nine cases out of
ten the thing requested had beeh al
ready done. He said the board should
: hold these petitions up and not grant
them thus teaching builders that they
must not do these things until they
had obtained permission from the
beard Of aldermen.
Alderman Burke then asked for
unanimous consent on the Carlisle
street matter which was refused, two
voting against 1t. Burke then refused
consent on the next matter up which
was a building line Of Winchester ave.
nue. and all but Alderman Cunningham
remained In their seats on the elev-
enth. To avoid discrimination the
board finally reconsidered It's action or
the last three and passed them but witt
the understanding that no more of the
kind should go through,
Alderman Miller then handed in 6
resolution that clerk be granted the
building lines committee for the worl
of revising the building lines and thai
he be granted a salary of 5000 which
was passed The board of finance will