Waterbury Democrat., 1903-02-18
TROLLEY TURNOUTTs AND DOUBLE TRACKING
Board of Public Works Held An Important John
 O'NeiI Says People Should Load For Bear.

other travel over them. He cited vari- ous opinions from the supreme court in support of the contention that municipalities have power to regulate these matters even to the extent of the Irotey company $ paving tue streers they wish u use from curp to euro and inceG any otner ouuay that they haJ De tue prdxlnate cause ot bringing oil. 1omMissloner N uItlng remInded MT O'Neiil that the board had had a ttissie with the railroad commissioners ana came on second best, and said that the city had not 1nucn to expect rom that source, to when the attorney repilcd l that the city should not stay down De cause of one defeat, and added that | the corporations go to Hartford anu other places with barrels of money and spend it freely to influence decls- l ions ill their favor. but that While thls was So the people had nothing to feas so long as the sunlight could be let Ill upon what was gong on. Put the l question up to d Judge of the superior l or supreme courts, who will have to I give his opinion in writing, and you can bet he will come pretty near doing
 what is right. Any man will when he 1 is under the sunshine" MT O'Neill
 claimed that no influence could with,
 stand for any great length of time the 1 force of right when backed by public opinion, and he added, with great em phasis, the time will come when muni
 cipalities will demand what is righ1
 from the trolley companies, and wheI I they do and go about 1t in the righ' way, there can be no doubt of the re l suit
 Harry w. Willetts said he wanted tt l enter protest against the laying ot 3 turnout on North Main street from Grove street southerly. He said th' street is too narrow at that point ant
 that a turnout would be a great detri ment to private and public interests. E. w. Mooring said that the plant O I the trolley company had been built ant paid for on the fares of its patrons ant
 donations on the part Of the city ant l town in the building of bridges ant l other general work to accommodate tn company.
 | When the hearing on the Cheshr
 Street Railway Go was called. M I ONeill said that he had been informed that the company does not intend t build this road, the end In view beini
 to worry the Consolidated people an' get them to call them off. He als stated that if the company would rul
 through Milldale instead of taking tn
 route indicated on the map, large mum
 bers would be accommodated. while il going the other way very few vii
 profit by it. He didn't think they ha,
 any notion of building it and wante
 the city to load up for bears when
 gets tos passing upon that plan
 MT Mooring didn't agree with NJ
 O'Neill upon this plan. He though
 the road should be built and that tn
 conditions imposed should not be pro
 hibitive: but he was of the opinio . that time limit should be put on a
 one condition supposing it were cer
 snry mark. Mir Mooring did not lik
 this forever contract. because we o
 today may not know how valuabl
 these franchises may be a hundre Il years from now.
 Speaking along these lines later, NJ
 O'Neill said that he thought the prime pal reason why the company got plan
 approved in the past without any COT
 ditions was in a measure due to tn fact that those who had to do wit them did not know the real valuelof tn use of the streets for trolley purposes
 A communication was received frol Thomas Dick protesting against dol b1e tracking that street. He said tn company can buy land cheap for al other track from owners of privat , property and he believed they shoul : be required to do it rather than giy l them the whole roadway. D. G. Pc l ter also sent in communication pr,
 | 4l.t " ] line. provided 1t cuts into what he col siders his yard on the north side of tl 7 street. REIN
 Action on the application was a, < journed until tonight A hearin : which was to have been held some tin
 ago was adjourned at the request { l Colonel Burpee, who stated that no a g vantage would be taken of the sixt 5 days time limit. If the company hol( k faith with the board on this point k may be a week or more before the 6 will report to the aldermen. but if Il Il trolley people should show signs
 taking snap judgment the matt j. will have to be finished up this wee e for the sixty days will be up Saturda v This would necessitafe q special mae v ing of the aldermen. But it is not 1ik $ ly that there will be any trouble abo l. this matter.
 e It was voted to recommend that | t electric arc light be installed at u q corner of Long Hill and Beach streets o The half monthly payrolls were re, q and approved.
 f The board adjourned until 7: 1t o'clock tonight.
 SEVENTEEN DROWN.