Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-04
GETTING TOGETHER,
Trolley daguates and City Officials
 Untangling the Snarls.


 The department of public works and the trolley representatives held an open meeting Saturday afternoon in the mayors office and settled the diff ference regarding the Cheshire route, so far as such thing was possible at that time. As stated herein before, the trouble lies between Silver street and the Meriden road and the chasm was bridged by the company agreeing to pay the city the sum of $3, 300 and let the city do the grading and paying for land damages between these points and the company will do the rest. It was voted to make such a recommendation to the aldermen and if that body approves it everything will be clear sailing for the trolley. The aldermen will meet tonight, but in order to avoid any misunderstood ing ten good men and true held con- ference in MT Kellogg's office Satur- day night and got together, so that the country is safe. When the trol- ley company mailed it's appeal to the city letter was supposed to have ac- companied it which explained the why
 
 duet but owing to some slip up the letter and the other document got sep arated nd as a result the city officials were saying hard things of the troll ley until the trolley fellows came along and explained that the belated letter was supposed to have been mailed with the application. That settled it and from that time on the fai% .ol1 In- l., stead of looking for fight, but the trol- ley people showed forgiying disposi- tion and let them off easy
 An opinion was read from City At torney Kellogg regarding the citys right to terminate the license Of James A. Harrington to conduct a night cafe near the Welton fountain. Ii stated that the city has right to ter minate the license any time it pleases It was voted to recommend to the al dermen that MT Harringtons license be brought to close. 1t is under. stood that this is the preliminary steI to the removal of the hack stand to some other quarter to be decided upon later. The city officials think thai with the additional trolley rails which are sure to come and the natural growth of the city in other directions Bank street, from Exchange place tc the north side of the green, will sOon be none too wide for public use. Ii the city means this there will be some I sport, for it is likely that the hack men will not care to vacate the place they have occupied so many years.
 It was voted that the city engineer be requested to report as to whether it is possible to construct reservoirs of sufficient capacity and supplied with watershed great enough to en l able the city to maintain flow in the { Naugatuck river bed below the sewer outlet of such volume as will insure aI acceptable standard of purity there for a reasonable term of years.
 An opinion was received from the city attorney relative to the grade an6 l layout of Chapel street. 1t showed l that the street was accepted and laiC out at a width Of forty feet at towI meeting held November 2, 1892. Nt grade was established and no award of benefits and damages was made i The communication was received anC i placed on file The fact that tht i street is laid out gives the compan. the right to go ahead and then the oth CT matters, if there be any, can be ad justed later between the city and thu 1 property owners. Everything is nov I ready for the trolley company b commence operations on Baldwin street and If it does not get nov on soon people will be wonderin! what's up.
 An opinion was received from tn 1 city attorney relative to the claim O ! George w. Connor to be relievet from paying interest on a sewer as sessment MT Connor was assesset for his property on West Main street but he thought 1t too high and after long fight succeeded in convincing tn l department of public works that h was entitled to an exemption. Whil this was going on his assessment be came due and payable and the colleC tor wanted the interest as we'll a what the corrected bill called for. Il the opinion of the city attorney tn interest could legally be abated and
 vote to this effect was passed
 It was voted to have an putin Wednesday forenoon, starting from tn j City hall building at o'clock in R N. Blakeslee's talIyho coach. M Young and MT Seweu will accompan the city officials and provision will b made for representative Of the press MT Sewell remarking while this ques ton was on that he would have hi own team and would accommodat some of the reporters If necessary. will be big turnout and evrybod should be on the lookout for the go1 geous equipage and people should ge out of its way in double quick time