The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-06-08
YOU'LL 
HEARING ON THE
 DISCeNTINUANCE

CITIZENS OF EAST END ARRAYED
 AGAINST MEMBERS OF PARK
 CITY YACHT CLUB OVER DISt
 POSITION OF LAND AT END OF
 YELLOW MILL BRIDGE
 East, End property interests were out in force last night against the discontinuance. of the dead end of Stratford avenue in front of the club though the club members headed by M. A. Kenny made a formidable show ing in favor of the discontinuance. AL though MT. Kenny spoke first he cov- covered by the opponents to the scheme. He argued that the mem bers of the Park City Yacht Club have been injured and the value of thoroughfare had been removed from the club 150 feet and after that a re- taining wall 10 feet high had been erected directly in front of the en- trance. He denied that it is the in tent of the club to move out and said it was not true that the club after se- curing the property intended to sell it, we just come here asking you to place us on the highway" He was not asking the city to change the grade and place the clubhouse on a level with the street as that would cost $5,0O0, too great an expenditure for the amount involved Fourteen members of the club rose and said they wanted to be recorded as being in favor of the discontinuance.
 Former Alderman George W. King said it was the same old question someone wanted to get city property pay the club every dollar it was dam aged but not give up the property. He said that the city had recently paid $15.00o for land to widen the west ap- a<-h n h0 Cfr a2f hr-f6 6cra and was about to pay the same am ount for more property on the east side of the bridge. He thought this should be lesson for the city to hold onto what it already owned. He said it should always bear in mind that Yellow Mill bridge is the only means that several thousand people have of reaching their homes from the center of the city unless they go nearly a mile
 Jacob Borstleman said that the al- dermen were not there to decide the amount of damages to be paid the be settled by the courts where he be- Heved the club should go. He said that he believed the club should have every dollar that was coming to it but not a foot of land.
 Judge John s. Pullman appeared with five lengthy petitions signed by East End residents, President Enos and other members of the Board of
 
 bridge commissioners He said that the area of the street in front of the club house was 50 by no feet, which the city was asked to give for an in jury for the clubs property which was 110 by 40 feet, or in other words the club wanted one and one-half times the land it already owns. If the club wanted more anchorage he said it could move it's club house in an cas- terly direction upon its own property where they would have privacy and seclusion. He said he noticed that the petition of the club was drown by Former City Attorney James A. Marr. He said that Judge Gager had allowed the club $138 damages. But the Su- preme court said the court had failed to consider the question of access He said it was only a question of paying the club according to the market val Ue of it's property. He said it was with great humility that Mir Marr had included in the clubs petition the proposition that the city pay the by asking the aldermen if they ever heard of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad ever giving up any land. He declared the city would rue the day that it gave up the land.
 Alderman Primrose said that the depth of the clubs property was S6 feet instead of 40. Attorney said it might be at it's broadest point but he had got his dimensions from the City Engineer
 Among the many others who appear street were Former Senator William R. Brown, Vincent Whitney, Attorney V. R. c. Giddings, and Emanuel Siv- jter