Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-03

night, there being present Onann'"AA Goss. Aldermen Keefe, Foley, basan' OaBrien, Murray, Brophy, Pllllns' Stanley, Blakeslee, Beach Gates "a1- ker and City Clerk Ryan.
 The board of public works repofCeu on the application of the Oneshlre Street Railway Go for permission to operate i'm East Main street from the present termination of the line In that street to the town boundary as follows: T,o the Honorable Board of Aldermen, City of Waterbury:
 The board of commissioners of pub lie works, to whom was referred tne petition and application of the One shire Street Railway Go, a corporation specially chartered by the state of Con- necticut, filed December g, 1902, and requesting your honorable body to ap- prove its plans submitted herewith for the location of a proposed railway with reference to the center line of the highway and the grade thereon, over the following described route, viz:
 Commencing at the present terminus
 
 x Lighting Go on East Main street in the city of Waterbury; thence along said East Main street and the exten- sion thereof, to the angle in the high way just east of the entrance to the Catholic cemetery; thence along private way in direct line to Wedges Corner, so-cal1ed, crossing over the upper Che shire road; thence on private way in on hn side of the Plank Road, so-called, and of the MiddIetown, Merfden & Water bury railroad, to the dividing line be- tween the towns of Waterbury and Cheshire, would respectfully report
 That due notice was given to all par ties interested of public hearing up on said petition and application, at which hearing the said Cheshire Street Railway Go was represented by it's counsel and engineer, and other par ties, residents along the line of said proposed highway, were also present and duly heard. Your board also has visited the locality in question and giv en this matter full consideration and would recommend that the said appli- cation of the said Cheshire Street Rail- way Go qle granted upon the following conditions, to wit:
 l. That inasmuch as the petition of the said company involves a new lay out of East Main street, from Silver street to the angle at the northeast cor ner of Calvary cemetery, the abandon ment of parts of the present highway, the taking of 1and and the establish ment of a new grade throughout prac- tfcadly the whole distance, and mas much as this new layout and the changes in lines and grade will have to be formally made by the city and benefits and damages determined in accordance with the provisions of the charter of the city, the company shall reimburse the city in full for all net damages it may be obliged to pay on account of such new layout and grade. 2. The company shall, at it's own expense, construct the street for it's fuT width in accordance with the new lines aud grades, leaving it's surface in good condition for public travel.
 It shall also secure adjoining prop erty by building necessary retaining walls, terraces, guard rails, etc, to the full satisfaction of owners whose prop erty is affected. It shall also extend existing culverts to tine full width of
 
 verts wherever necessary, and shall re pair and strengthen the bridge over Mad river so that it shall be safe both for railway and general traffic, and shall thereafter keep and maintain said bridge in such safe condition at its own expense. It shall lay it's tracks in the middle of the new street and tc the new grade, and shall carefully d,r of ky1~Qd No
 8. That the said railway shall be carried across the highway at Wedges Corner, so-called, on an overhead bridge.
 4. That when in the opinion of tht board of aldermen public necessity and convenience require the reconstruction of the bridge over the Mad river, ol It's widening to the f,1l1 width of tht street. or the removal of said bridg, end the construction of a new, wide and stronger bridge, of such dfmen sions and material as said board shal determine, the said Cheshire Stree Raffway Go shall pay to the city O Waterbury oneJhalf of the total cost o sucf, changes in said bridge or of sucl new bridge.
 s. That all the work shall be don T1Iu COuI(ICUGu VII OI VOCLOIS CAG uIS aay of July, 1904.
 g. That whereverthe company shal fay turnout or construct doubl tracks, 1t shall pay to the city the sur of $25 annually for each one hrmdre feet in length of such turnout or dou ble tracks, i'll consideration of the add cd expense to the city for the repai and maintenance of the highway upo which tracks are laid.
 8. That the company shall, at it own expense, place and operate electri arc lights of not Jess than 1,200 candl power for the whole distance that occupies the street. Lights shall h placed at intervals of not more tha 800 feet, and so located as to light tn roadway to the best advantage.
 Such lights shall be kept burnin from sunset to sunrise every night i the year.
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