Waterbury Democrat., 1901-07-24
NAUGAIUCk NUGGETS.
LENGTHY MEETING HELD LAST
 NIGHT.

VI
 cuss Many Matters-Fire Last Even
 ing In the Rubber Avenue shop
 Firemen Handicapped For Horses
 to Draw the Truck.
 A very lengthy session of the board os warden and burgesses was heid III the court room last night, BurgesseS Smith, Freeman, Mills, RensloW anu Westbrooke being present. The mn, utes of the last meeting were reau anu accepted. Chief Fuller of the fre 1e- partment appeared before the board in regard to furnishing horses for the hook and ladder truck, stating that company was handicapped at the ire which occurred last night by not being able to secure horses to draw lne truck to the scene of the ire. Alter some discussion of the matter Dy the members of the board it was decided that the matter should be left to the consideration of the board until the next meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, July 30. The report or the street committee regarding the grant ing of the privilege of laying gas pipes in the principal streets of the borough to the Connecticut Railway and Light
 
 committee reported that they had found by investigation that the com pany had used the city of Waterbury right in all their dealings with them. They examined the plant and found II to b,. in good. condition, no evidence or a leakage being found. The company agreed to make all connections with property within fifty feet of the main pipes. The price of gas was to be the same as that provided for in the city of Waterbury, viz: $1.5o per 1,OO0 and 10 cents reduction per 1000 1f paid within ten days. The representatives of the company with whom the com mittee conferred stated that they had no authority to make any concession to the borough other than to comply with the ordinances, as they were gov ernell by a board of directors who mees in New York city. Burgess Mills moved that the report of the committee be accepted and the com mittee discharged from further duty as regards this matter. Before the motion was put great deal Of discus sion was gone into and Burgess West brooke stated that he was ready to an swer all questions. Burgess Mills asked Borough Attorney Sweeney if he had discovered any reason why per mission should not be granted the com pany as requested. The borough at torncy answered that he had not. At torney Sweeney stated that if the board granted the company permission to lay the pipes they should be given to understand that such permission w1s not exclusive. and that should an other company wish to locate in town they should enjoy the same privileges as the other. Burgess Smith at this point asked Burgess Westbrooke why the representatives of the company would not discuss the 5-cent fare mat ter with the members of the commit tee. and Westbrooke answered that the officials had told the committeet they had no authority to make any concessions, as their actions were controlled by board of directors in New York city. Burgess Freeman stated that this mat ter should not be acted upon until q full meeting of the board was secured and all the burgesses who were elected to represent the people were present, and also the warden, who was regard ed as the head of the town and looked up to by all the people. Burgess Mills stated that the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co asked for the priv ilege of laying pipes without making any concessions to the borough. Bur- gess Smith asked why they could not meet with the Railway and Lighting Go in regard to this matter. MT West brooke stated that this was simply gas matter and not c. R. and IL. Go matter, and also that MT Sewall, gen eral manager of the c. k. and l.. Go was not to be seen, as he was not in Waterbury when the committee were there to see him. Burgess Freeman stated that Mir SewaIl stated that the New England Lighting Go was still in existence, as it complied with the law in having cderk attend to it's business in town, and that MT Sewall must be this whole corporation that was push ing this gas matter. Clerk Beardsley here stated that this gas company was making promises which might, like the c. R. and l.. Go promises, fail to be fulfilled, and that the c. E. and l.. Co are now disobeying borough ordinances in not stopping to accommodate the people as ordered by the borough. At tOrney Sweeney asked Mir Beardsley to state how they were disobeying the ordinances, and stated he would prosecute them if evidence was brought to his office of the disobeli- encc of the ordinances. Burgess Free man asked if it was not known that this gas company and the c. R. and l.. Co were one and the same. Clerk Beardsley here Informed Attorney Sweeney that he had known of the violations but did not have the eyi- dence to prove the same Burgess Smith said that he thought it would be good thing to treat with the c. R. and l.. Co direct and not with a third party. Burgess Freeman stated that he thought the matter should be laid on the table until a full board was in- formed of this matter. Burgess Rens- low asked MT Freeman when he thought they would be able to get full board together. Burgess West brooke asked if any one present knew of a promise of Attorney Terry of Wa terbury. representing the railway com pany. to secure cent fare for the Eaugatuck patrons of the company Burgess Renslow stated that the com mittee. had traced such promise down and had found that the company had fulfilled their promise by carrying people ever the city line for cents, but not into the center of the city. Burgess Freeman stated that it was not fulfilled as the people wished it to be. Burgess Renslow stated that he did not think they would fulfill the promise as the people wished to have them- Burgess ,Wesfbrooke stated that he was willing to start a subscrip- ton and if he filled 1t, to go to Water bury and see what could be done about securing a Scent fare. Acting Warden Smith asked if my on0 nrnS-