Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1903-02-26
NEW TRlMMERS REFUSE TO STAY in THE TOWN
Another Batch Of Them Quit Work To-Day And Will 60 Back to Whence
They Came-Many Lights We're Out Last Ngh--lhe story OF
Wire Cutting Souly Denied by Lnenen--Motorman
ManniOn's Leter---Strkers Issue Their

! The trimmers, who slept at the car
barns last night and left the companys
employ to-day, state that there are
about 40 strike breakers at the car
! barns now Everything is in fairly
good condition down there with the ex-
ception of the food, against which
there is much complaint.
Superintendent Doran Of the board
or charities is in New York and Mayor
Kilduff is in Hartford, so that nothing
definite can be learned as to how the
city will look upon the application OF
men who claim that they have been
and who want to return to their
homes, for such assistance as they
need.
i People who make practice of
| throwing stones at electric arc lamps
/ should bear in mind that this is a seri-
Gus offense and that If it is continued
i someone will be caught and given the
i full extent Of the law. Everybody
wants the lights and IL the company
can get men to trim them and supply
light 1t Is the height of folly to think
or preventing them by breaking the
gloDes or cutting the wires. The
lights are greater necessity than the
cars.
4 commissioners Mahaney and Blakes-
lee, the committee appointed by tbe
board of public works to inquire into
the electric light situation, met Gener-
al Manager Sewell to-day and talked
the matter over with him. The gen
eFal manager received the committee
Wltn open arms and after hearing
What they had to say informed them
thar the company was doing all In It's
power to comply with the conditions
of IT'S contract to light the CITY. hut
fhat It was seriously handicapped an
account of the cutting OF wires and
breaking Of lamps and globes. Two
lamps on Benedict street were hrol,an
last night, also one on Grand straet
and few in other places. Fifteen in
all were disabled, the estimated COST of
], tne damage according to the company's
ngures amounting to about $500. Mi
u sewer told a reporter that he was MOI
at Liberty to give out what passed be.
: tween him and the committee, and
added that while the company had 0
pig force OF men on to-day he was moi
able to say how many lights would
!, !. De IN operation tonight. This, he said
would depend upon whether the wires
and lights were interfered with. Fol
some reason or other Mr. Sewell didn,t
|. look quite SO cheerful as he did YES
. terday. Probably the change from
{ gay to grave was the result of all ths
+: kicks he is getting for precipitatins
the strike OF the linemen and trimmers
3 something which caused considerable
+ more inconvenience than the row be.
{ tween the company and the trolley
( men,
/, Frank Mannion, all the way from
: st Louis, Mo-" Is the address on a com
munication sent to the Democrat yes
:, terday. The writer claims to be th,
!, motorman that was on the car which
/ ran into some trouble at Watervillt
b the other night. He says the story
t as published was untruthful, or word
i to- that effect. He says that he ant
|. his conductor are still In the ring, not
8 withstanding the rumor that they hat
: thrown up their jobs. In closing hi
g letter he says:
y 'I must say that the Democrats re
! marks anent George Washington ant
> the Puritans are very appropriate. TIL
!, Puritans, if you read Alright would no
4 let anyone worship only as they did
n The strikers do not wish to let anyon
Il live but themselves and those who rid
in their buses. l have had severa
IS of the well to do people of this plac
t. tell me that the strikers are not gain
n ing any friends by such tactics. d
:! not expect you to publish this as tina
q would be foreign to your very eviden
: policy. wish to say in passing tina
!. had I known the exact situation be
fore I came here / should not hav
come but as l have wife and Chi
dren depending on every dollar that
d can earn from now till April /, I sha
J. be obliged to stay till then, anyway
n otherwise should get out Of here, br
4, not because I am afraid Of anythin
IS that the strikers or their sympathize1
a. can do.'