Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-08-02
REPORT ON THE TROLLEY SYSTEM.
Final Action Postponed For One Week.
The New Water supply.

The court of common council held its
regular monthly meeting last evening.
The report of the committee on investi-
cation of the substitution of electricity
for horse power on the street railway
was received and the board of aldermen
passed a vote that the report be pub
lished and action deferred for week.
The report is as folio WIS:
To the Honorable Court of Common Coun-
Gil
The special committee to whom was re-
ferred the petition of the Waterbury
Horse Railroad company for permission
to use the overhead single trolley system
and motor power in operation of its cars
on its tracks within the city of Water
bury, beg leave to report
That after due hearing and consultation
they are of the opinion that, if your hon
orable board should grant said privilege,
it should be granted on the following
terms and conditions, which should be ac-
cepted and assented to in writing by q
properly authorized officer of said rail
road company:
RESOLVED, that permission be and the
same is hereby granted to the Waterbury
Horse Railroad company to construct,
maintain and operate the overhead single
trolley system and motor power, so called,
in the operation of its cars on any and all
of it's tire cks now located in the city of
Waterbury, and to exercise such rights,
powers and privileges, and erect such
poles and wires in the streets of the city
through which such tracks of the COM
pany are located as may be necessary and
incidental to the proper enjoyment of the
privilege herein granted.
The privilege is granted upon the fol-
lowing terms and conditions, a violation
of any one of which shall, at the election
of the court of common council, forfeit
all rights and privileges herein granted,
to wit:
1. That no part of the work of con-
structing the said overhead trolley system
shall be begun by said company until they
shall have presented to the board of road
commissioners detailed plan of the work
proposed, with specifications showing the
location, height and kind of poles and de-
| tails of wiring, and until such plan shall
have been approved by said board.
Q. That all work of construction, the
kind and quality of all material used, and
the height of all poles and wires
| erected, shall be satisfactory to the board
of road commissioners, and that the sys-
tenn at all times shall be kept in thorough
4 repair and cared for to the satisfaction of
said board.
That all poles shall be of such ma
terial, quality and shape, and shall be
kept painted such color as said board of
1 road commissioners shall determine, and
the location of any of them shall be
changed without expense to the city with
in sixty days after said change of location
shall have been ordered by the court of
| common council or board of road COM
missioners.
4. That all trolley wires wherever they
| are crossed by an overhead wire, and
where said board of road commissioners
may from time to time order, shall be
suitably protected by a guard wire or
wires to the satisfaction of the board of
road commissioners.
5. That suitable cut-offs shall be placed
! at distances not to exceed 900 feet from
\ each other through the main streets of said
city so that the current of electricity may
, be cut off between these points in case of
fire or accident. That the officers of the
fire department of said city in case of fire,
or whenever in connection Herewith, they
/ may deem it proper, may cut such wires,
/ and they shall be repaired at the expense
/ of said Horse Railroad company. In case
( of fire, on request of either OF the engi-
/ neers of said fire department, the COM
pany shall discontinue any or all currents
4 of electricity from its wires. If any of the
/ wires of said system shall be broken from
4 any cause connected with work performed
l by the said city, or any of its officers or
/ servants, such wires shall be repaired by
/ the company at the company's expense.
The said company shall keep said streets
4 in safe and convenient condition for pub
4 lie travel while relaying its railway, and
! shall without delay restore said streets
4 and pavements to the satisfaction of the
l board of road commissioners
| 6. That said company shall light all OF
its cars with electric lights except trail
cars.
z. That each electric car used by said
company and each train of more than one
car, shall be provided with a conductor in
4 addition to the driver or person in charge
of the management of the car or train.
s. That if the operation of said system,
4 in the opinion of the board of road com
4 missioners, shall impair the usefulness OF
\ the fire alarm system now in operation, OF
A of any fire alarm, police or other electric
system which said city may hereafter
adopt, said company at its own expense
and without delay, shall restore to its full
efficiency such electric system now o.
hereafter in use by said city, and shall
pay to said city any additional expense
which shall be caused by the existence Of
operation of said trolley system, in thu
construction of any electric system which
said city may hereafter adopt,
8. That said Horse Railroad COMPANY
shall pay without delay any and all assess
ments which have been or shall hereafte
be lawfully laid upon said company TO
benefits occasioned by public work or i'm
provements which shall be ordered b.
said city.
10. That said company shall not at an.
time charge any person more than fiv
; cents for one continuous ride from an,
place to any place within the limits of sait
city.
II. That said company shall carry an.
pupil of the High school of said city t
and from any regular session of sail
school for not more than three cents TO
each ride. Is
10. That said company shall from tim
to time extend its tracks and the service o
its cars thereon to such place and in sue
direction, and in such manner as publ
convenience and necessity may require
If said company shall neglect to compl
r with any vote of the court of commo
q council of said city regarding such exter
sion, said court of common council ma
apply to any judge of the superior coul
: of this state to appoint disinteIestc
cornmittaa of not mora than three Der