Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-12-06

night at 8 o'clock and remained in ses- sion until nearly midnight. The ses- sion was interesting from the opening to the close, and in one respect was the most remarkable meeting the depart ment of public works ever held, inas- much as one of the commissioners openly avowed that it was time steps were taken to equalize the water rates and stated that he believed the proper thing to do was to recommend to the aldermen that fiat rate be charged for all water consumed.
 To Commissioner H. l.. Wade is due the credit of making this move, but the proposition got cool reception, MT Goss remarking that he should be pleased to vote for such motion pro- yided every consumer was metered. and the city engineer also taking the ground that it would be mistake to change the rates until we have more meters. "Isn't this inequality in rates what is keeping back the installation of meters everywhere?" remarked Mir Wade, apparently somewhat displeased at the opposition. Let us put this thing I'D to the aldermen on the fiat rate basis and see what they think of it. In my judgment it is the only thing we can do and be fair" This was followed by a talk on the benefit of meters, during which MT Wade's contention was lost sight of and the meeting adjourned without doing any thing in the premises.
 The hearings regarding trolley ap plications didn't attract as much atteTl-. tion as one would look for, still tile at tendance was fair and what was said was right to the point. Attorney Sla- win, representing property owners on East Main street between Taylor and Silver streets, opposed the double tracking of that street unless the com pany agrees to pave 1t from curb to curb. The street is three rods wide and in case two tracks should be laid there but nine feet will be available between the outer rails and the curbs for other vehicles, and this would ne cessitate pulling into the gutter when passing by a car. He said that if the street should be paved clear up to the curbing it would do away with the old gutters. If the company would do this, sprinkle the street and see that the snow was removed from the small portion of the roadbed left for teams he thought most of his clients would waive any objection they have to the additional track. Several of the property owners spoke for themselves, some stating that they should prefer to see the proposed line go out Dublin street instead of trying to crowd it into q street that has allAthe trolley service it wants now.
 In reply to question from Commis' sioner Brown as to whether the prop erty owners would be willing to pay for permanent paving, MT Slavin said they should seriously object to any thing of the kind and asked the com missioner If this was not being done for the trolley company, and if so, why should people be obliged to give them the use of the greater part of the street and then pave what's left to get it In shape so that they could use it at all. Edward Maher talked on the sit .uatlon out there and said that at the present time one sees lots of instances which show that the street is none too wide with the single track. With ref. ernce to speed he declared that the cars out that way travel at a rate of fifty miles an hour. The mayor thought this trifle beyond the mark, but Mir Maher stuck to his statement and. although quite young man, put up first-class argument in favor of the right of people who come in with big teams not to be crowded off the highway. Patrick Hackett, John F. Whalen. James and Hugh Byrnes made a few remarks, all agreeing with Mir Slavin. with the exception of the Messrs Byrnes, who considered the two tracks a detriment to the nelghbor. hood and suggested that the company take Dublin street.
 Nobody appeared on the hearing for the double tracking of West Main street.
 When the application to lay tracks in Robbins street and thence through different routes to the Middlebury line was called, Thomas Kelly was the only person who appeared He said he was very much in favor of the project. Then everybody looked around for the Town Plot folk. but as none of them was on hand the hearing was declared closed. The absence of representatives from the Town Plot district occasioned some surprise. and while the wonder at their apparent in. difference to the matter was growing in the minds of the board a great com motion was heard on tlie outside and soon the tramp of hurrying footsteps and the presence of big delegation of prominent Town Plot men. with Hans Rasmussen and Attorney I.awlor at their head. revealed the fact that if they were trifie late it was all be- cause they live so far away and hay. ing no trolley they were not able to reach the hall on time for the hear ing This. iu brief, was the exDIana-