The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-03
Yale Faces Hot Attack From New
 Haven Ci1IZenS
John w. Alling and Array of Attorneys Assail College in
 Fight Against Conduits

Yale University was sensationally attacked as regards it's relations with the city of New Haven by John w. Alling. president of the Southern New England Telephone company and former states attorney for New Ha- ven county. at a hearing before the committee on streets of the board of aldermen last night on the question of giving the college authorities per- mission to run conduits through the streets from 8 central heating and lighting plant, which they plan to erect at the corner of Sachem street and Winchester avenue.
 T have lived in this city 5s years" said MT. filling. ''The university during that time has always been getting farther away from the muni- ceive millions of dollars by gifts. They are not stinted for funds. In the university today they have a book store that sells more books than any book store. in town. They have res gently started flower store, which from our city flower stores and they have restaurants and boarding houses. They build buildings and rent them without taxes. except on those that this is the institution that comes be- fore us asking favers."
 Charges Unfairness.
 MT. .Alling, who lives on Mansfield street near where the plant is to be located, said that Yale had acted un- fairly in this and in other matters and that he would place little reliance
 sDo you wish to impugn our hon. esty?' cried Attorney John K. Beach, who was representing the university. at one time a spirited controversy en- sued.
 The hearing was sensational in the extreme. over ten attorneys appear inx in behalf of different residents in the vicinity of the proposed power plant to object to its erection and to protest against allowing the conduits to be put through the streets. The ob- jections were principally on the ground of noise and smoke.
 No Right Says Kleiner.
 At the opening of the hearing an oninion was read from Corporation Counsel Kleiner to the effect that the board of aldermen had no power to give the university the absolute right the streets. Attorney John K. Beach, representative for Yale. claimed, how- ever, that the city could give . con- tingent right or permission. providing tho property holders affected agreed and on the condition that the city re- ' sion at any time.
 MT. Alling said that he thought tho people living in the vicinity where the power plant Is proposed to be erected should be absolutely protected by the board of hs,sa1 sldsr%sn 2. rr; ne.e aso's Heopls'
 obliged to submit by law and not by the opinion of people who have no au- thority. By what right do you step in? If the university wants this right let them 70 to the General Assembly. property holders affected. This uni, v4rsity with miilions went ahead andt bought this land, after I had refused ! permission to run these conduits i, through. They paid two or three times I they will force this plan through by i buying the consent of the owners of 1 land on the sides of the street, no 1 matter what 1t costs.
 This plant is going to be objec- tionable wherever you put it. They don't want 1t up on Prospect street, yet they coolly come here and ask you for permission to put it over where we are. When it comes to an issue for you gentlemen to decide whether our objections are more in- fluei -ial than those of some other people, the petition should be thrown over into the Atlantic ocean.
 You have no guarantee that the building is to be erected as these gen. telmen have told us tonight. The uni- versity hasn't treated us fairly in this matter. They should have come to us and told us what they were to do It was . surprise to me when 1earn- ed they were to build the plant be- tween Canal street and Winchester avenue.
 'sThis university is most powerful in influence in New Haven. and is reach ing out everywhere. Why is 1t this university comes here to dump an ob- jectionable plant on usr'