Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-09-06
TABLEp ron one MONTH.
The Report of the Committee on Electric
Road.

The Report of the Committee on Electric /
Road.
The regular meeting of the board of
aldermen was presided over last even
ing by Acting Mayor Thompson. Alder
men Cross, Barlow, Begnal and Kelley
were present.
A communication from Charles Letter
concerning the delay in the assessing of |
benefits and damages on Lawrence
street was referred to the board of COM
pensation.
The usual invita- ion from Chief Enei- |
neer Snagg, inviting the council to take |
part in the annual parade, was received |
and accepted.
The petition for the layout of Round |
Hill street was referred to the road
board.
The recommendation of the board of
| water commissioners that a four inch
main be laid in South street. was op-
posed, as was the recommendation of
the sewer board that a sewer be laid in
Green street, between Leonard and
Riverside streets.
The board of aldermen recommended,
| on approval of the city attorney, the
payment of $166, which Judge Cowell
claimed for injuries received by de-
fective walk on North Main street.
The lower board tabled the matter.
The property owners on East Main
street, between North Elm and Maple
streets, were ordered to lay their side
walks according to the present grade.
The recommendation of the city at
torney that new grade be adopted for
Adams street was accepted. In his re-
port in reference to the Apothecaries
Hall Cos assessment for paving on Ex-
change place, he says that the assess
ment is legal, but perhaps burdensome
on account of the company having paid
their assessments for Bank and South
Main streets, and suggested that the
matter be given once more to the board
} Of compensation. The matter was re-
ferred.
4 The committees report on the electric
road matter was received in the upper
board and is as follows:
! To the Honorable Court of Common
Council of the City of Waterbury,:
J The special committee to whom was
referred the petition of the Waterbury
J Horse Railroad company to permit the
use of electricity as a motive power
: within the city of Waterbury and to
} | whom their first report was sent back
for further consideration and consulta-
ton with the officers of the company,
beg leave to make this additional re
port:
They met the representative of the
company and listened to the objections
to the first report, and have to recon-
mend the following changes:
/. That the tenth section shall read as
follows:
} "That said company shall not at any
time charge any person more thon 5
] cents for one continuous ride from any
2 place to any other place within the
limits of the city"
l 2. That the twelfth shall read as fol
| lows:
"That said company shall from time
? | n tInon 70 fran lc nd hn
? vice of its cars thereon to such places
s and in such direction and in such man.
4 ner as public convenience and necessity
may require; provided such extension
s shall be warranted by it's charter and by
s the prospect of reasonable returns to the
n company. If said company shall neg,
lect to comply with any vote of the
n court of common council said common
b council may apply to any judge of the
f superior court of this state to appoint a
r disinterested committee of not more
than three persons, who shall not be
residents of said city land said committee
}, after due notice and hearing of al
IS parties interested, shall determine what
d extension, if any, of the tracks and ser
It vice of said company are then required
:; by public convenience and necessity
J. and whether the same can be made
d with the prospect of reasonable returns
n to the company, and such determine
|. ton, when made in writing and filet
d with the clerk of said city, shall be final
g and binding upon all parties and sale
J. company shall Immediately proceed tt
n comply with the same. The cost Of
IS such application and hearing shall b.
J. borne by the unsuccessful party to sucl
3, application"
b 3. That the fourteenth section shall
II read as follows:
1t whenever said company shall ex
l. tend its tracks, and whenever it shall
/, become necessary to renew the tracks
u now in use, said company will use rail-
e of such form as shall be prescribed by
IS the board of road commissioners. Tha
It whenever the court of common council
o shall order the paving of any stree
e wherein the tracks of said railroad
d company are now or shall hereafter bt
laid, said company at its own expense
70 shall pave the surface of the street, be
= tween the rails and for the space of no
IS less than two feet in width outside O
II both rails with such material and ir
1t such manner as the board of road com
n missioners shall prescribe and shall
d maintain all pavement level with the
n surface of the rails"
4. That another section shall read al
follows:
"15. If said company shall feel ag
a. grieved by any act or decision of til,
'. any matter herein submitted to the de
n termination of said board, said com
pany may appeal therefrom to the cour
of common council of said. city; pro
vided said company shall give writer
al notice of such appeal to the clerk o
# said city within twenty days after tn
Il doing of the act or making of the de
% cision by which it claims to be ag
q grieved. Said court of common counci
q may confirm, annul, modify or set asid
b such act or decision, after REASONABLE
~ hearing and may make such decision
" and direct such things to be done as sal
y. court may deem just"
n The committee recommend that n
other changes in their original repor
shall be made.
Alderman Cross moved that the re
,y port be adopted.
y Alderman Kelley said he favored tax
RI ling the matter for one month, tina
-. there were some things he did no