Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-28
TomlinsOn's Bridge.

The Company Make an Offer to the City | and Town Which is Not Accepted-An- other meeting to be Held i'm Two ! Weeks.
 A meeting of the special committee on TomIinson's bridge was held in the room of the Board of Public Works yesterday after l noon, His Honor Mayor Lewis presiding. There were present representing the city, be- side the Mayor, Councilman Brown ana Cor poration Counsel DriscolI. On behalf of the town, Town Agent Reynolds and Selectman Feldman were present. Represe nting the Consolidated railroad there were present President Watrous, Vice President Reed and Hon. William D. Bishop.
 Mir. Watrous said he knew the people of both city and town wanted new and free bridge and they want the bridge company to pay for it. If bridge was erected he would like as citizen to have one erected that would be 8 credit to the city and town Yet the company did not feel as though they could go as far as the city and town desired. He said he believed that the company were willing to surrender the bridge and all its tolls to the two municipalities But as he understood it the municipalities wanted the company to do even more than that. Of course they did not feel as though they could do much more than what they pro- posed.
 Mayor Lewis said it was fair to consider | that the waterway would have to be widened | in the interest of commerce and the present company would have to build new bridge | and keep the causeway in repair. All the | city and town desired was equity and equal justice and that the railr0ad or Bridge com pany should, he thought, bear the greater | burden.
 MT. Bishop said that as he understood the | matter the revenue of Tomlinson's bridge had been reduced one-haIf or three.quarters by tho building of new bridges across the | river and he thought that matter in equity, l should be considered. He had thought that | perhaps the matter had better be referred to committee of three for adjustment. | MT. Watrous said that after consultation with MT. Bishop and MT. Reed that they would recommend the surrender of the | bridge and the right of way except the cause ! way and franchises at the west end of the bridge, which shall be reserved for use of the | railroad and steamboat companies for right of way forever. Or they would agree to a | committee of three disinterested parties to l be appointed to say what should be done in l fairness and equity.
 
 | city would ever agree to the propositions | made He said there was nothing new in the proposition made by the company or that differed from that of months ago, except | leaving out to arbitration.
 Councilman Brown said he did not believe the city would agree to arbitration in the matter. He thought that if the company was compelled to build g new bridge, as they l soon would be, they could well afford in ad- dition to turning over the old structure to the city and town, to make handsome donation CT agree to bear Q part of the expense of building new iron bridge.
 Mayor Lewis said he believed the interests of the railroad company and city were, or at least could be made, mutual. He thought the proposition made was not an uItimatum and if the committee could receive the ulti matum of the company they would then know how to act.
 MT. Watrous said that if the committee preferred to adjourn to another day or until Mir. B. Fl. Trowbridge returned, which he | though would be in week or two then they would consult and offer their uItimatum. It was finally agreed to adjourn the farther consideration of the matter until Monday, September 10, at 3 p. m.