Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-17
ACCOMPANIES PROTEST.
Against Compromise or Change of Conditions on Robbins St Matter,

The Brooklyn Improvement soci- ety held a meeting in St Patrick's Lyceum last night and pitched into ] the Waterbury Business Mems asso- citation without gloves. They object to the business men taking whip hand in municipal affairs and said so in no uncertain terms. The cause of this snarl is the petition being circu- | lated by the business men with a view to putting the Robbins street trolley through this year. The meet ing passed the following resolutions: Whereas, The Business Mems asso- citation of the city of Waterbury has adopted certain resolutions with ref erence to compromising the so-called controversy existing between the city of Waterbury and the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co, and Whereas, We, the citizens, resi- dents and property owners of the sec- tions of the city of Waterbury known as Brooklyn and Town Plot, have far more at stake than the Business Mems association, and
 Whefeasin The Business Mems asso- ciatianf has n0p other interest in the matter but to increase its members profits regardless of the burdens im- posed upon all other sections of the city, sand
 Whereas, The city has always treated the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co with great deal of con sideration and been very generous to said company in allowing 1t to use its streets while they in return have dis regarded nearly all obligations and conditions imposed on them, there- fore be it
 Resolved, That we as residents, taxpayers and representatives of the people of Brooklyn and Town Plot do earnestly request both the mayor and board of aldermen not to com promise, or change the conditions which have been imposed on said company, but that the Connecticut Railway and Lighting Co be obliged to spend at least a few dollars to- wards grading Robbins street, which it is so desirous of travelling through; be it further
 Resolved, That we strongly protest against the unwarranted action of the Business Mems association in as- suming powers and prerogatives that belong to the representatives of the people, namely, the mayor and the board of aldermen, believing that they in their wisdom are better quail flied to care for and direct the inter- ests of the city than the Business Mems association, and be it further
 Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted to his honor, the mayor, and the board of aldermen of the city of Waterbury.
 Dated at Waterbury this 16th day of March, 1906.
 lSigned)
 John Henderson, Jr, F.. W. Hum
 phrey, Hans Rasmussen, Charles
 Tyaek, Andrew J. Frederick. w.
 H. Herman. P. R. McNamara. Rob-
 ert c. Walker, Michael Mahon, D.
 ]. Harrington.
 Copies of the resolutions are being circulated to-day and the work will be kept up all day tomorrow and Monday and an effort made to get as many as possible to sign them. Monday night the resolutions and papers containing the names of all who sign them will be presented to the aldermen.
 A committee consisting of John Henderson. Hans Rasmussen and An drew Broderiek was appointed to confer with the railroad people rela- tive to the straightening of the curve in Bank street at Holmes. Booth q Haydens.