Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-02
TROLLEY MEN HERE.
Important Conference Held in Alder
 manic Chamber To-Day.

One Of the most important meetings held ill Waterbury in years took place this forenoon in the alderamnic chani- Der, City hall building. between rep Tesentatives of the trolley company and the city of Waterbury. The meeing was attended by the following persons: Mayor J. F. Elton, Chair. man R. N. BLakeslee of the board of aldermen, Alderman George M. Beach, Alderman John J. MacAuley, Commis- sioners k. O. Goss, E. J. Brown and Thomas K. Jackson of the department of public works; President A. M Young of New York, president of the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Go; Managing Director Clark of Philadel- phia, the gentleman who passes upon all disputed questions that come up between the corporation and munich palities, John E. Sewell, Waterbury, general manager of the trolley com pany- A Democrat reporter got line on what was going on and tried to get in by stating that he was President Dolan of the United Gas Improvement Co, a corporation that owns the trol- ley. but the man at the door was too sharp to be fooled that way and in formed the reporter that the session
 
 would be made public later Owing to some misunderstanding the out of town gentlemen got the notion that the conference was to be held at the rooms or the Waterbury club and they went there. This caused a. whole lot of confusion and delay, the party in the city hall thinking the trolley magnates had forgotten all about it and the other fellows wonder ing what had happened the city solons. Finally they found each other and then the doors closed with bang and the keys were turned in the locks and nobody not aware of what was going on w1Ouldr suspect that there was a soul on the inside. The stiffness pre- vailed from about 11:30 o'clock in the forenoon until near o'clock in the afternoon, when the keys were turned the other way, the doors opened and the whole party left the building ap- parently in the best of hunor, MT Yollne looking as bright and cheerful and lowing to such former acuuaintances as he met in that grace fiji manner that made him a favOr1te with Waterbury people long before he became one Of the greatest trolley men in the world.
 The conference was held to get us company's explanation as to why 1t had refused to stand by it's agreement entered into at a previous conference with reference to the Cheshire line. The aldermen supposed the incident was closed until last week when they were notified of an appeal While nothing was given out, 1t is understood that the whole trouble Is on account of the difficulty in coming +o an un- derstanding with the property owners on East Main street from Silver street to the Meriden road. It was hinted that the snarl will be overcome by hay ing the city lay out the street between the points mentioned and let the bureau of assessment award damages in the usual way and then have the company pay the damages. This would be q fair way. perhaps, but 1t is said that the company objects to paying any land damages now, but 1t would agree to do something towards grading the street.
 The whole matter was gone over and then it was decided to call special meeting of the board of public works for 4 o'clock this afternoon, when steps will be taken to take hold of the ques' ton in a manner which will be fair to all that is. as one of the parties said l if the city shows disposition to do