Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-03
BROOKLYN TROLLEY
Committee Mot Mi. SeweIl This
 Morning With Grade Called For.

It certainly looks as if It's up to Manager John Sewell and the Con necticut Railway and Lighting com pany to make good their promise that they would give the Brooklyn aud Town Plot residents q local line pro viding nine per cent. grade could be established and the right of way pro cured. The Brooklyn Improvement committee has gone the concern one better according to the maps and plans of Engineer Patton, grade of not exceeding eight per cent can be secured, and this grade for only 5OJ feet and the right of way is already waiting for the company to begin the work.
 At the meeting of the committee last evening the plans were ill eyi- dence and the members think that the facts are so evident that Mir Sewell will not be able to get away from them. The route Is up James strecr, along the proposed extension of Clark street and along Highland avenue, trayersing part of Ben Mohr. 1t is immaterial to the improvement seek CTS whether it goes any further or not.
 At no point does the grade extend more than eight per cent. and along the curves it is only five. There is comparatively no grade for q great part of the line The only property that stands in the way is the Geddes estate and the committee has already got the consent of the owners to use the small strip of land which is need ed for the line. The maps and plans of the engineer show that the work can be done without much cost to the city. In regard to tie proposed ex- tension of Clark street the city in tended to do the job even should no trolley go up there.
 Manager Sewell has been after the plans for the past day or two and lie wanted them badly yesterday, but the committee could not hand them over to him until this morning.
 A meeting was arranged with Man ager Sewell for to-day at Il o'clock and the following represented the com mittee: Rev J. M. Gleeson. John Hen derson. J. NJ. Lynch. k. W. Walker, II. Rasmussen. c. Tracy and E. c. Kelsey. Mir Sewell said he would take the plans and the map to New York this afternoon and as soon .as possible bring back the report from the president and directors of the corn- pany which will be in less than a week.
 Because of Mir Sewel's statement to this paper some time ago that if the Brooklyn residents would show their hand and make 1t clear to him that an eight per cent, or even nine per cent. grade could be established, with guarantee of a right of way. the members decided to call the bluff as they said. and representative speaking for the committee as body, stated this morning that the Brook lyn residents have now showed their hand and it is up to the trolley con- pany to do as it promised.
 The committee has spent much mon- ey getting the maps and plans prepar- ed and it begins to look as if their ef- forts are to be crowned with success. What action the directors will take is not known but if Mir Sewelrs state ment Is to count for anything. it looks very much like Brooklyn victory.
 The extension that is asked will be two miles and quarter long. a mile to the Town Plot school aifd d infre and quarter further to Ledgeside avenue. During the past four years there have been no dwelling houses built on Town Plot and Ben Mohr but during the past two only a very few. If can be asily seen that the houses were put up with the expectation of trolley service and when the people saw later there was no line in sight they discontinued building. The meet ing of the BNard of directors next , Thursday will be awaited with inter- TSf