Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-23
WATERTOWN JOTTINGS.
GREENvILLE PEOPLE WANT
 THE TROLLEY LOOP.
Don't Like Idea of Terminus at Brick Store-Great Enthusiasm Shown--- Large Attendance at the Hearing Different Sentiments.


 Large Attendance at the Hearing
 Different Sentiments.
 According to the warnings posted by the selectmen. the hearing of property owners. residents and others interested in the proposed extension of the Con- necticut Railway and Lighting Cos electric road from Oakville to Water town. was held in the town hall yes terday afternoon. probably 15O attend ing Selectman Lockwood occupied the platform and called the meeting to order. There were present in the ill- terests of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co Engineer Smith, who drew up the specifications and arranged tue surveys of the proposed route. and At tOrney Allen w Paige of Bridgeport. Attorney F. M Peasley. the towns at jtOrney. was present. Engineer smiths map. submitted before the selectnlen and citizens for their inspection, oceu- pied the table and was finally placed in conspicuous position on the wall. J. H. Bronson, representing the Oak vile Pin Co. was the first citizen called. Mir Bronson had no serious ob- jections to the layout of the road, but inquired particularly about the grad ing at the top of the pin shop hill- George l.. Beardslee was the next citi- Zeh in line to be heard and expressed himself in favor of the trolley, but considered the road as coming in too close proximity to his house. The ex- tension from here will pass along by the old stone bridge. passing over the stream by means of a separate iron trestle. This will also have to be done at the crumbling stone bridge near the Oakville station. Walter Capewell was next called upon, fol lowed by Frank Peck. MT Cushman, Morgan Cooley and George Harper. Mir Harper thought that the company should be obliged to give the town as good a road when the tracks were completed as the town had before. B. H. Mattoon was next called upon :<nd spoke favorably and decidedly for the trolley extension. Theodore Atwood voiced his sentiments in preference to the tracks being Constructed along the middle of the highway. Henry T. Dayton came to the front with a. speech unabbreyiated. He expressed himself as being rather surprised at the interest manifested by Watertown citizens in the telford road and spoke warmly in favor of the side of the, highway for the tracks instead of the middle, and gave some common sense arguments "As to the layout."9 said Mir Dayton. 'tI think it a mistake 1t doesn't seem feasible to put it oI the right hand of the roadway on account of the pipe line there. which, when re- pairs are to be made or breaks stopped. will be quite an obstacle to contend with.'' Emil Margraffa pre- ferred the center of the highway. En- gineer Smith was requested to inform a number of the citizens what the company proposed to do in regard to the two trestles. one at Oakville and the other at Rockdale. at Seymour Smith & Sons. Mir Smith said that the highway at the Oakville trestle would be widened to width of forty nine feet and that the abutment of the trestle at Smiths factory would be moved 1712 feet. Attorney Peasley: How about theslooationfof the present. proposed termius 4ear the brick store? Does that appear to suit?v William Munson: "No: let the road go on through the center of our town. where the people can get on the cars in front Os their homes." Attorney Heminway: ''That remark of Mir Peasley's is timely one. It brings out what the trolley company should know. We do not want that road to stop at the brick store. I feel very strongly that the road ought to be extended here and lO hncIc luC people have no accommodations for travelling. They are the people who have been asking for this road. They are the people who want it. There ought to be a loop from Greenyille around the town" John McGowan: "I fully agree with Attorney Hemin- way. No one wants the trolley to stop at the brick store The terminus is too far away from the majority of the people. The tracks certainly ought to be extended to Greenville" Attor- ney Allen W. Paige at this point arose and addressed the meeting on behalf of the Connecticut Railway and Light ing Co. He said: II think the major ity of your citizens will find it more desirable to have the tracks con lthe side of the highway than in the cen ter. We should like to have the tracks located on the side of the roadway as much as possible so as not to interfere with traffic. In locating the tracks on the side it gives a continuous use of the highway. as you now enjoy. At the meeting in Cheshire the citizens were ten to one in favor of the side of the highway. As to the stopping point of the extension to Watertown. I would say that that was determined without knowledge as to the desires of the people and now that I have heard the expressions .of your Senti- ment in this matter I will ask Mir Smith to make out survey Some time you will have a road running clear through to Thomaston. We de sire to give you street railway facili- ties which will be as quick and con- venient as possible. Our main reason for making the terminus at the brick store was on account of the grade. We must eliminate all curves and grades as much as possible" Henry T. Day. ton requested all those in favor of ex- tending the electric road to Greenville to rise. and everybody was upon his feet A. \. Woolson: s'Yes. we want the line further on. We want a loop, and will stake off ground enough in Greenville for q depot.1 Charles At wood: twill the surface of the road be of hard finish or gravel?'' Select man Lockwood: Engineer Smith says a cobble surface" B. L. Mat toon: T want to be understood as in favor of the trolley. I am not particu- lar about the side or center They should make 1t good where they take portion of it.'' Mir Barlow: Re garding the extension from the brick store to Greenyille. the grades are not hard at all. Tn circulating the petition a great many wanted it further than the brick store" Ex-Senafor Mattoon: