Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-18
ACTION IS DEFERRED.

The Board of Se1ectmen Listen 10 Objections to the Proposed Exten- sion of the Fair Haven and West- vile Horse Railroad Company In
 Westville-Electrici to be the Mo- tive Power of the Road Probably
 Within 8 Year.
 The question of allowing the Fair Haven and Westville road permission to extend it's tracks through Fountain and Orange streets to connect with the main tracks ot the Fair Haven and Westville road on Main street was the subject which necessi- tated meeting of the board of selectmen last evening.
 The interests of the road were looked after by Attorneys George D. Watrous and James T. Moran. MT. Watrous explained that the general assembly had granted an amendment to the charter of the road al- lowing it to lay single track on Fountain and Orange streets in Westville, the Edge wood Street Railway company to have the right to operate its cars over such tracKs upon payment of such sum as might DC agreed upon between the two companies, but should they fail to agree, the amount of compensation to be determined in ac, oordance with the provisions of the general law relating to street railroads.
 This was the action of the general as- sembly. but all such matters were at the game time referred to the selectmen of the various towns who should or should not grant the desired permission. It was for this purpose that the hearing on the mat l ter was held last evening.
 1 Attorney Watrous and Moran in the in, l terests of the company claimed that the extension would meet 8 public necessity and accommodate the residents of the sec tion through which 1t was proposed to e1 tend the road. President Hoadley B. Ivet was also present, but allowed the attorneys | of the road to make all the explanations. | strongly opposed the granting of the per l mission, claiming that the road was not ( necessity, and would afford the residents no better facilities than they had at pres ent. He said that he represented abou 1000 feet of land on the lin, of the proposed extension, 250 being his own, 200 feet belonging to MT. Merri man, 200 feet belonging to MT. Marsh ant 200 feet belonging to Mrs. Hoadley. H said substantially that the extension woult not be convenience to the public but material benefit to the road which wa only looking out for it's own interests E.
 that they could secure larger franchise
 and ultimately sell out to better advsntag
 to some other syndicate. He also said tha
 the road had never made any improve
 ments until it had been compelled to b public clamor and that Orange street wa
 too narrow to admit of track runnin
 through it. To Attorney Watrous he ad
 mitted, however, that he would like to SC
 track running through Fountain stree,
 but intimated that he did not care to SC
 the Fair Haven and Westville cars runnin
 over it.
 A. O. Norton was the next objector. H
 said that the tracks of the road at th junction of Fountain street had been fc
 the past eighteen months four inohe
 above the road and they had made no effor
 to remedy tho evil. He also wanted tokno when electricity would be introduced O
 the road.
 In reply Attorney Watrous said th' should the desired permission be grante the rails would be bonded and prepare ) | for electricity, which would be introduce as soon as possible. He could not ss
 just when this would be done, no vote the directors having been taken, but [ was surely coming and would be put 3 just as soon as it could reasonably
 done.
 Mir. Norton then asked if in the opiuie of MT. Watrous the road would be ele
 trically equipped within year, to whi' ? MT. Watrous replied, "I most certain
 do."
 There being no further objectors to t :. extension of the road the board went in @ executive session and decided to contin
 the hearing this evening after the regul n meeting of the. board.