Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-22
TEDDY BIGGERsTAFF EXPLAINS POSITION
Has Nothing but the Best Wishes for Waterbury and It's Good Peope-But Thinks So Far Trolley Service Concerned it Has Been Badly yBuncoed-Interestng Figures and Facts as to What is Doing in Toronto
 in this Respect and the Privileges
 the People Enjoy.
To the Editor of the Democrat:

To the Editor of the Democrat:
 Upon my return home I find there
 has been considerable discussion in
 the columns of the press and amongst the citizens of Waterbury regarding
 certain statements attributed to me in
 an interview that was reported through
 the Toronto Evening News, and all
 though the interview has been correct
 " copied from the Toronto paper
 there are certain statements in it
 when wish to correct and have put
 right. The Waterbury American stat
 ca that l thought the Canadian city a paradise beside Waterbury; that
 statement did not make: | simply
 stated as far as their street railway system and their civic government
 was concerned. It also stated that r had evidently forgotten any pleasant lrecollections of the city In which I
 was an office holder; that also deny. the tender sympathy that was extend
 ed to me through my past sickness has Iendeared and left a lasting imures- sion that cannot easily be effaced. but.
 nevertheless, will not deter me from speaking what I honestly think to be true. Mayor Kilduff accuses ma of
 a lack of patriotism and states that I
 should glorify the government to
 which l belong and conceal it's weak
 nesses if it has any, but this, I claim. is
 misleading; there has been too much or this covering-up business in the past and the weak and tender snots nave not been presented to the citizens
 oI waterbury in the light that they
 shouid nave been and it don't matter
 when or where a person gives vent
 10 what he thinks to be true so long as
 the error IS exposed and cure effect eu- l will admit that I did not glor- ny our city government of the present or or the past, but of things and af- Ialrs connected with the city of Wa tefDufy spoke well of, but which was noI reported, and at the present re- Iuse 10 state what I said so as not to create a suspicion that I am looking
 Tor sympathy. When I viewed +ha system of government of the city Aof toronto and of it's street railway sys- tenn and of the great benefits that they gave to its citizens felt sad to think
 that they should be enjoying these
 privileges while we at home were poor
 Tor the want of them. My condemna- tlon has come down the ranks from
 Mayor Kilduff to our genial friend John Hurley. Some say fhat our
 trolley system Is all right and that
 nave drawn upon my imagination.
 now, to substantiate my statement. let
 us see how we stand compared to a
 system like the one I have alluded to
 This corporation has a thirty yaars,
 lease, granted in 1891. and through its treasurer it pays the city $500 Der an-
 mum per mile for single track. or $l,6OO per mile for double track. They also pay monthly the following per- centage of their gross receipts from aII sources of revenue derived from thn trafnc On all gross receipts I'D to lSl,OOO,oOO per annum, per cent. ha- tween S1,OOO,O00 and $1,5OOOO. 10 ner cent; between $1 100000 and S2. 1000. .0a0 l2 per cent, between S2,OOO. 900 and S3.OOO.0O0, 15 per cent And all gross receipts over $3,O00,OOO, 20 per cent They are past the million dollar mark now
 They also compel this company to pulld and equip all cars in said citv. also to establish and lay down new llnes and extend the track and street car service on such streets as may ha from time to time recommended hv the city engineer; and they cannot open any track for service without 9 certificate from the city engineer. thev are also compelled to keep their tracks free from snow and ice at tbair own expense, and if the fall of snow js more than six inches at any one time lney must remove it to wherever the clty engineer directs; less than six inenes they must spread it evenly over the roadbed; day cars must run ron o;oo a. m. to IF o'clock midnight ,iisnl ears are run at such hours and | ln.erVdis l. as the city engineer directs. sichels must be sold at the rate of 25 | ror @1.ou' Workingmen's tickets good | lroln o:oo q. m. to s a. m. and from 5 | p p. to o:5o p. m., for | Z5s, and for 25c. good a1l uay sunday; school children have tick e.s at tne rate of 10 for 25c, good be- aWsel me hours of B a. m. and : D. m. ana not on Saturdays. The city engi, neer has to approve of inc cars as,a they are not allowed advertising snacos without permit from him. No worl~ ihSman in the employ of the comn.nr IS allowed to work more than 10 horrs per day or 60 hours per week or a,, more than six days per week. thav ora also compelled to provide wo;+ina rooms for the convenience of nassa,1 gers; sldetracks are also run to tba iactories to take men to their worL III any section of the city. such as o,,s west Side Hill, the Abrigador Duh,in street. Walnut street, Simonsvilla on any district which contains body of Workingmen. The city engineer com psls 1, them to lay tracks in these dis trlcts and take the people to thair work. these cars carry y,oo,,Ya o --el miles for cents, whereby tbo nao u pie can reach the water and enjoy tba parks and fresh air, and They also giro transfers on the return trip to anv point in the city. If we compare these privileges alongside of those we bave here' l think any fair-minded person V, VII say that l was right when stat eL ell.. el'l. ..ai. such system was paradise alongside the one existing in the citv