Waterbury Democrat., 1902-08-07

At noon the strikers held a meet ! ing at which each man voted to make
 himself guardian of the peace. Each
 man will wear badge. designating
 him as a striker, and in case of dis order will assist the police and will protect the property of the trolley company.
 Information subsequently derived
 from an authoritative source gave an
 inkling into the position of the com pany. The company's officials stated that the men who were discharged
 and whose reinstatement is demanded were not alone discharged for their membership in the union and for their activity in behalf of the union. From present information the men cannot
 be reinstated. The company claims that 1t is able to operate it's lines at any time
 The strike, says the New Haven Pal ladium, has precipitated movement to have the property acquired by the city, and 70 have the city conduct it's own trolley lines.
 Some of the aldermen will ask
 Mayor John F. Studley to call T spe- cial meeting of tue bGar1 of alder men in order tLat g propos sill of this nature may be in nediatoly re ceived. At late hnnr last night men we~e rapping on the doors of the homes of the aldermen and city fath- CTS were arising from their beds and signing the petition. which is to he presente1 to sne mayor, upua it's being showi, to tlieln
 The thlng was quietly done, and hardy lrmor nf IL got abroa,i. Lit tie could ue learned except that sey- cral of tie aldermen haze been iInpor- tuned 10 briI 2 the matter to head in this way, aid are determined to do so.
 4 Palladium reporter saw the petit tion at midnight. It then bore the signatures of President George Wall lace. William Trueman.. James Logan, c. H. Conway and George Fl. Jacobs.
 It takes 15 names to perenptorily call a meeting, and 1t was expected that number of aldermen sufficient to make the total would be seen by 2 o'clock this morning, but the absence of means of transportation, and the fact that but one copy of the petition SoolN QSf. StShC0< 1u1uC tAt pLOScSSf d slow one, because the members of the board are scattered from one end of the city to the other.
 ! The petition is as follows:
 Whereas. the Fair Haven and West vile Railroad company has proved and is proving itself entirely incapable of carrying on the great business en- trusted to 1t by the public: now there fore.
 We, the undersigned aldermen, do petition the honorable mayor to call q meeting of the board of aldermen to take action looking to the taking over by the city of the business of passen-3 ger transportation about the city, for which said company is. as aforesaid, entirely Incompetent
 The Fair Haven and Westville Rail- road companY operates lines 90 miles in extent It has permission to issue capital stock almost to the value of &, 100000 If the city should attempt to acquire the property the matter would probably go to the courts, for some of the gentlemen interested in the say that they will hold that the value of the road is what it would cost to duplicate it, and not the sum on the face of the stock. One of these gentlemen said:s q believe the Fair Haven & Westville railroad could be in much better shape than it now exists for a little more than $2. 100000.