Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-17
MAYOR HAS THE KEY.
That Will Open Up Trolleys to Town
 Plot and Robbins Street.

It looks as if the Brooklyn people
 are satisfied with the promise that they will receive local line on or before the first of July and that they will now do all in their power to per. suade the mayor to allow. the trolley company to go through Robbins street, as the c. R. and L. Co will un.
 doubtedly be willing to pay half the
 costs, since it Is now believed that the work can be done for about S28,- 900. The meeting of yesterday was
 most harmonious and all three fac
 tion, the business men, the West Side
 hill delegation and the Brooklyn rep resentatives all being of the one mind
 that the trolley should go through Robbins street provided the company would be willing to pay half.
 Although all the factions that have been at loggerheads with each other have now come together and are working tooth and nail for that Robbins street line, the matter is nevertheless likely to be fought out in the courts as, judging from his re- marks, the mayor is still of the opin- ion that he has held right along and is opposed to any scheme which will allow the rails to be laid on Robbins street unless the c. R. and l.. Co is willing to pay half of what the work would really cost, or about $1S,000.
 To-day reporter asked his honor would he approve the plan of allowing the company to lay their rails in Robbins street provided it agreed to pay one-half of the costs, which West Side hill residents, the Brook lyn people and the business men be- lieve can be made as low as BPS, ,00O and have the work done satisfactof- fly.
 ''I do not care to discuss the mat ter" said the mayor, as enough has already been said on the subject.
 Are you still inclined to favor the appeal?"
 Why. certainly was the reply. "and the city attorney has been in- structed in regard to the same. As I have said do not care to talk about this new scheme. but I will give my answer to the aldermen
 Do you still think that the af- fair, notwithstanding what has been done, will be fought out in the courts?"
 T do.'' was the reply.
 From the above 1t may be seen that the mayor is still standing pat and does not seem willing to give an inch. The plan advocated at the yesterday was almost identi- cal with the one which was brought up at the last meeting between Mayor Thoms, A. w. Paige. General Manager Sewell and the Brooklyn people, and at that time the scheme was not to the liking of the mayor and it does not seem to be now.
 The Brooklyn people were always banking on the mayor to take an ap- peal and it was in him that their hopes were founded But now the people have gone to the other side and see chance of get ing their own line by persuading he mayor to allow the trolley com apny to go through Robbins street not fair to the city.
 Although there have been confer ,nces and gatherings galore; al- .hough all kinds of schemes have ,een proposed only to be rejected; although the Brooklyn people have buried the hatchet with their neigh | DOTS and seem to be agreeing with | he trolley company: although many | hings have been done within the ,ast three months, from the roadside | would appear that notwithstanding III the talk that has been done 1t, 1t | would seem that Mayor Thoms is | till opposed to giving way to the troll | ey company. and as he has the key | o the situation in his hand he will | 'e the exposure of all eyes for the | ext few days. At noon hour the 'etting in Exchange place was 10 that there would be no line 10 this summer and 1000 o 1 that the residents of Town Plot Till have to walk to the center next rfnter again