Waterbury Democrat., 1902-07-15
THE TROLLEY ENIGMA
Aldermen Wrestled With It for a Time
 Last Night.

Last Night.
 The aldermen held an adjourned meeting last night, there being present Chairman Goss and Aldermen Keefe, Foley, O'Brien,- Murray, Filling, stan ley, Blakeslee, Walker, Beach, Gates and Chessen
 The board sustained Mayor kilduHs veto on the trolley application and then adopted the report of the board of pub lie works on this question. MT Blakes- lee, who offered the amendment which brought out the veto, asked that the mayor be sustained. The vote in sup port of the veto was unanimous. Then MT Blakeslee offered another amend ment which if passed would have left things substantially the same as be fore. It provided that the company should have the privilege of abandon ing the road in case it could not get a chance to do the work. Alderman Murray offered substitute amend ment emhodying Mayor Kflduff's plan Alderman BIakeslee thought it would be unfortunate to pass such motion and pleaded for it's defeat. It was lost, it's only supporters being the four democrats and Mir Beach Then the board tackled MT BIakeslee's amend ment, Aldermen Filling, O'Brien, Stan ley, Murray and Beach spoke for the city's side of the question. They thought there was no danger of tie company getting the worst part of the deal and believed it the duty of the aldermen to sustain the board of pub lie works who had given the matter so much consideration. Mir Blakeslee still persisted that there was danger of the trolley company being asked to do something unreasonable and finally it was agreed to ask the city attorney if the conditions as recommended by the board of public works imposed conditions which the trolley company was likely to be denied an opportunity to perform. The city attorney didn't look at it from MT Blakeslee's stand point. He did think that such con- dition as the alderman feared was possible. but very improbable. Alder man Murray thought ATr Blakeslee was making mountain out of small mat fer. One of the members of the board of public works wanted to explain that according to the company's representa- tions there could be no question about getting a chance to do the work but the chair didn't care 10 hear him. In their application to the city for per- mission to lay tracks under the Oak vile bridge, the company states that it had offered to pay half the cost of removing the ahutments and that tlle railroad people refused to agree to this but would allow them to do the work provided they should consent to pay all the cost. With this information yolun- teered by the trolley company it looked nensensieal to be talking about the pc titioners not being able to get an 0p- portunity to widen the street When the question was put it was defeated by a vote of ten to two. NIT Blakeslee being one of the minor ity. Alr Blalleslee then offered an ad- ditional section to the report It pro- vided for the paving by the company of the street at the OakyiIIe bridge. This was carried. On motion of MT Chesson the report of the board of public works on the trolley application. together with the new section was adopted.
 The petition of the South Brooklyn school district for permission to come under the jurisdiction of the second tax ation district, held up at the last meet I ing because it only had seventeen signatures, showed the necessary twenty-five last evening. and was re- ferred to the committee on law. The petition of A. ". Goldsmith for a re- newal of license as city scayenger was referred to the board of public health. The application of the Scovill Mfg Go for the appointment of Gate keeper 4. R. Avery as a special con- stable was granted. In accordance with recommendations from the board of public works, the following im- movements were ordered: Curbings on both sides of Euclid avenue from Randolph avenue to Demorest street l sidewalk on west side of Mill street from Clay street to Liberty street; ex- tension of the Benedict street sewer to sewer interception, at an estimated expense of $4.000; layout of Highland avenue from West Main street to Bank street; and layout of the Watertown road from Bunker Hill road to the boundary between Waterbury and Wa tertown.
 The board adjourned until the regu- lar meeting in August.
 AIDERMENf IN DERATE