Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-16
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
City Attorney Says Transfers Are
 Good on cheshire Line.

| Sity ~AttoAhCy lACiOSB buDmLttGo hh | opinion on the dispute between As
 sistant Engineer Lowndes and the
 trolley company regarding transfers
 which showed that according to the conditions entered into between the trolley and the city when the com
 pany's plans for the Cheshire road were approved, j cents is the fare to all parts of Waterbury on the trolley
 cars, transfers from all lines to be good on the Cheshire route as far as
 the town line, without any stipulation that holders of transfers shall nave to
 hang around and take only such cars , as the company wants to have them
 use. Mir Kellogg states that this Is not
 In accordance with the contract and
 adds that probably two-thirds of the
 patrons of some lines cannot use their
 transfers on the Cheshire road and as
 result an additional cents is col
 lected from them. The report stated that Mir SeWell has called the attention of the directors to the matter. The
 communication was received and placed on file and the clerk instructed to forward copy of it to the general manager of the company The opinion is big victory for Mir Lowndes and for the public, too, for most people who use the Cheshire cars since the road was opened never could undeL stand why their transfers were not good on the first car leaving the cen ter. It seemed to them that things
 worked so that the car on which the transfers were good had just pulled n1It ond hn 1,ifc of nor vynr nI1f of date on the next one. It is safe to pre- dict that this will be changed and that the assistant engineer will not be
 pushed to pay "that 10 cents."
 Mir Kellogg also submitted an opin-
 ion on the appeal from the award of
 benefits and damages arising from
 the widening of West Main street, a
 matter which is HOW before the courts.
 The amounts awarded by the bureau of assessment were as follows: George O. Robbins, $6O; John Gilmore, $500;
 Edmund c. Wood. $22S: William F.
 Tomlinson, $40O. The sums claimed by the plaintiffs are as follows. TOmlin-
 son. $1, 100: Robbins and Upham, $750;
 Archambault, $950, and GilmOur, $1,- 200.
 Mr Kellogg recommended that the difference be adjusted on payment to
 the plaintiffs by the city the amounts set opposite their names: Robbins
 $250; Gilmore. $S50; Louis c. Archam-
 bault, successor to Wood, $500; Tom linson, $S50.
 Alderman Bowe said that inasmuch as the city attorney considered this an equitable adjustment of the different cases, he desired to move that the com munication be received and placed on file and recommendation contained therein adopted. Mir Spain said 1t was something with which he was not at all familiar, but if it was the best set clement that could be made he was satisfied. but he did think that some body who was on the ground at the time ought to be able to enlighten the board on the question. Alderman FL ton explained that when the original award was made he thought 1t fair
 but others didn't think so and now it is in the courts. He favored a settle. ment in accordance with the proposi-
 ton before the house, because it was cheaper 10 dispose of the matter in this way than fight it in the courts. and besides the plaintiffs would be having the benefit of the doubt.
 Mir Filling. whose hand had some thing to do in forcing the original award through the board, asked Vice Chairman Buck 10 take the chair, and then went on to state that he was member of the bureau of assessment that made that award and they f-.. ntk. nAA ney doesn't think 1t was," continued Mir Filling. ..and I'm not going to op- pose settlement in some other way. but I object to any action beingstaken on it tonight. Most of the members know nothing about it and I want to have them familiarize themselves with all the facts before they are asked to pass upon the question:" On motion cf Mir Fitzsimons the matter was tabled until thc next meeting and the clerk instructed to send full details of the case to each member of the board
 Tine motion offered some time ago by Mir Hurley and laid on the table, that the hours of opening and closing saloons in Waterbury be fixed from o'clock in the morning until 12. mid night. was taken up and passed unani- mously. An amendment to the or dinance. licenses and permits" was read and laid on the table for further consideration. It provided that fee of $50 per annum he charged each house in the city where theatrical en- tertainments are conducted. The old ordinance is somewhat out of date and 1t Is hard to know what 10 do under its provisions and he impartial At the present time and for years past the opera houses pay S1O0 year, but if the clerk wanted to he could make it $5 for each performance. The price mentioned in the amendment submit ted is practically the same as in other cities of this size in other parts of New England. and higher than they charge fin some bigger places. For ex- ample. in New Haven the charge is s25 a year. but in Springfield they pay $JO.
 Mayor Elton moved that the app,i- cation of the C. R. and l.. Co regard ing the Robbins street trolley he taken from the table. NIT Spain said he un- derstood from Mayor Thoms that A NJ. Young had teIegraphed him that If the application now before the board was not satisfactory the com pany would withdraw it and submit a more favorable one. Mr Elton said 1t would be well to be sure about this, adding that if the aldermen neglected to act upon the application pending at this meeting the company would have the right to %. to the railrosd commis- siOners without any conditions inn posed by the city. . course. he said. which would leave the board open to severe epu<ure or tha mart of those