Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-27
STATE CORR xEsPoNDENCE.
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THE BOROUGH DEBT A RAILROAD HEARING TO-
 DAY-INTERNAL ECONOMY.
 May 26 The new borough board, or the present "city fathers," appear to realize the stupendous debt now starring the taxpayers of the place, and commence to ourtail the ex- penses by limiting the electric lights. Would the same economy be instanced in retrench- ment on expenditures for streets. The thoroughfares of the borough are the poorest for the outlay possible, and if the promised publication of bills audited and paid for the next year in items is forthcoming, just where the dollars are buried in the roads will be seen.
 Tomorrow at the Birmingham railroad station the railroad commissioners will give a hearing on the application of the New Haven and Derby railroad to run or locate ''spur line," starting from the present depot and coursing around the northerly and easterly banks of the Housatonlc river. Such aide track would traverse past the properties of Geo Shelton, Robert N. Bassett, Franklin Hallock, John Whitlock, A. H. and c. B. filling and and William E. Downes, giving 6 fine accommodation for the transit of freight.
 The Derby railroad Iaborers have built two caissons in the Housatonio river for the stone piers. Others will be shortly built and the present structure of spiles removed or substituted for an iron bridge.
 Between the borough of Ausonia and the fire district of West Ansonia there has not been for some time the deepest family afeo- tion. Long before the town division was agitated the people in the prosperous and harmonious settlement on the west side be- gan to exhibit bit of independence and de- cidedly favored ''home rule.' The political coterie of Ansonia, whose grip on the Repub- lican pocket and pulse was supposed to be without release, has coaxed and labored for some time with the West Ansonia free think CTS to join the coming city of Ansonia. TI,o oR cuh all these years failed to dis cover aught but an increase in taxes and a very slight voice in the munich pal administration by the proposed coalition. The ''ccurtin" has not terminated in victori- ous suit, and in the recent town trials and dismemberment the West Ansonia folks have boldly, and to 8 man almost, proclaimed their antagonism to any colleagueship with the new town. Quite recently the town of Ansonia has been agigating the erection of fire alarm signals and bell. This system is in strong favor on one side of the river, while on the other there crops out disposition not to follow suit or hitch on, but wait un- til some other device or better facilities present. Between Birmingham and West Ansonia there has been, for a long time, 8 very friendly intercourse and tendency to concert of interests. This joint stock feel- ing has grown in marked degree ever since the subject of town disintegration was mooted. Now that the West Ansonia folks coolly receive propositions from the other side to unite in a common fire alarm machin- cry, the Birmingham citizens who are proud of capital electric fire alarm expedient and are confident from the juxtaposition of the two villages that the alarm bell can be heard equally as we'll mile or more north of it's present site, are considering the project of offering to the West Ansonia fire district the free use of their system. The joint can be easily made, and as the strokes are heard quite distinctly in this west section of An-