HELP!!!! TOMCAT/APACHE issue

Ok, I am still trying to build this question in my head so you guys will understand (I am new to all this). I used to run all my servlets and html on apache with jserv. Just recently installed Tomcat and running apache with it (or visa versa). All the examples run fine, both jsp and servlets. I have an /company/html directory set up under the webapps directory. My html in that directory runs fine. It appears that Tomcat wants me to install my servlets under the WEB-INF folder under webapps. When I do that, it forbids me to reach those servlets- anything under WEB-INF is forbidden through the web. When I moved my servlets out parralel to the html folder, it could not find my servlets even though it was pointing right at them. Where should my servlets go and what do I need to write in the web.xml file to make them run?????
Please help.