The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-03-03
NEW BRITAIN TROLLEY
JUDGE HALL GRANTS FABRICATION
 FOR CHARTER.

No One Appeared in opposition to it.
 Road win be Built by May 1-The Coun-
 ty Commissioner Flght-No Candidate
 Sure of winning-C Caucus Win Decide
 To-day.
 The application of the Hartford Street Railway company the Central Electric company of New Britain and the New ington Tramway company for an order to build trolley road between New Britain and Hartford was heard yes terday afternoon in the superior court by Judge r. B. Hall, sitting at Hart ford, There was no opposition to the application being granted and the court granted the request. These roads were chartered last week by the general as- sembly upon the recommendation of the committee on railroads. The action of the committee and later of the general assembly was In accordance with a compromise between the companies asking for the charters and the Consoli-
 
 withdraw all opposition if the trolley companies would not require exemption from the provisions of section s, known as the parallel clause" The trolley companies then went to the court in compliance with the provisions of the law.
 Several trolley companies have been granted charters since those already named secured their franchise and will apply to the court in the same man. her. Whether their requests will be opposed is a question about which opin- ions differ.
 General Manager Crawford of the Hartford Street Railway company said yesterday afternpon that the trolley road would be in operation before the 1st of May. All the material for the road-bed is on the ground, and so per cent. of the grading is done. MT. Craw- ford said the iron bridge which will span the Consolidated tracks in New ington is all ready to be put together, and he thought it would be possible to have the rails in position to run the cars in six week from the date of the | issuing of the order permitting the building of the road.
 | The hearing on the West river bridge | before the committee on roads, rivers and bridges, was postponed until next l week. No one appeared either for or | against the petition. There is consider 1 able opposition to the erection of a | drawbridge over the river by the citi- | zens of Orange and the amendment | ct1 hn 5c | therein
 | Considerable speculation is being in dulged in relative to the result of the caucus to select the New Haven coun- | ty commissioner, which will be held to-
 day.
 | It seemed to be anybody's fight yes | terday afternoon with Hart D. Munson of this city in the lead. Representa- tive Gallagher's friends are still confi- | dent of landing him, while Senator
 Steel of Waterbury is working for | Boughton with the energy of one who l is determined to win, and has hopes of | success. Ex-Police Commissioner Po- | ronto of this city is in the fight to stay, l he says
 | Downer of Hamden and Lindsley of North Haven were both getting around
 among their friends in a way that was
 making some of those who think they l are far in the lead feel quite uncom- | fortable The caucus will decide the matter to-day. It is the plan of the Waterbury people to get if possible i two informal ballots They claim that
 this will give Boughton the office. When
 asked for reasons for their faith that
 seems to be within them they declined l to answer