Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-01-07

citizens. Put all the citys receipts of whatever nature into the city treasury, elect board of public works and hold them responsible for the expenditure of this money, and until that day comes we shall have shabby fnanciering. recommend the immediate paving of Center square, cost what it may. How
 ever untidy people keep their back yards
 front yards are generally kept clean There
 are other streets that sadly need paving,
 but our people have recently shown by
 their votes that they do not want to bond
 our city any further, until they change
 their minds let us pave all we can and pay
 as we go.
 recommend that we do all we can to | encourage our volunteer fire department
 remembering their splendid record of 40
 years or more. They deserve nothing but
 thanks for what they have done, and
 while the day may come when we can af- ford to have paid department am sure
 the time is far of, and until then let us do
 nothing that will give them any idea than that we know their worth and appreciate it.
 recommend that our assessors be ap-
 pointed by the ear with salaries sufficient
 to enable them to do their work thorough
 ly and intelligently. It is well known
 that many escapes taxation entirely, and the object of electing the assessors by the
 year is to discover these delinquents. l am informed by those who ought to know
 that some thousands of dollars more could be found in this way and not increase the
 taxes of any of the present payers. l am
 convinced that by this arrangement enough money could be realized to pave our streets in few years and not increase the burdens of a single taxpayer. This bringing of < new and properly taxable property into the list is a very different matter, it should be noted, from any raising of valuations established by time and precedent, which cannot be considered 8 part of conserva tive policy.
 recommend, and so far as I can in fluence our affairs I will that we dc :. .. not exceed our appropriations in any in stance.
 These suggestions come to a mind no Il educated in the management of public : affairs, and I give them to you hoping
 that we may lay our burden down whe1
 the time comes, feeling that we have lief
 some impress on our city's history. Soon Q CT or later the City hall will be rear o ranged as to accommodate all our court 6 and our city offices. Some day our street # will be paved, and we shall have an unlim V ited supply of good water as protection f to our lives and our property. Some da. n our Brenson library will be put into e building worthy the name of the man wh' }, so blessed our people with his splendi' e gift. Some day we will have a union de d pot, comfort to those who travel, and @ public park with drives for the rich an' @ walks for the poor.
 s In the meantime let us do our part il }. bringing about these results. Let there b V no concealed legislation. Every citizen i e entitled to know our plans and our desires n and I shall not hesitate to give to tn v public and press of this city all the in v formation can get on any particular sub i- ject and to place the responsibility of an l. legislation where it belongs, to the en d that public opinion may guide and correc J. any of us who may be too self-opinionate t. to listen to reason, if any of this characte t. show up Gentlemen, I wish you all sue
 cess in your private enterprises and hop ,e for all unity in our public life during tn is coming year.