Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-07-18
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Stray Leaves From a Reporters Note



Stray Leaves From Reporters Note
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Mayor Baldwin's plan to equalize |
taxes, if carefully and conscientiously |
worked out will, believe, increase the |
grand list nearly fifty per cent without
adding one cent to the tax bills of the
thousands of working people who by
industry and perseverance have secured
homes for themselves. Mayor Baldwin
is not the man to propose or endorse any
measure that would add to the burden
of the laboring man. AS I understand
it the main object of the proposed in
vestigation is to bring in lands and
houses which have never been entered
on the lists, and to place proper valua-
ton upon property now listed at less
than one fifth of its actual value. Every
honest citizen should stand ready to
help the gentlemen who have the mat
ter in charge. But on the other hand
no good reason can be given why the
Investigation should be conducted under
cover of secrecy. The general plans of
the committee should be fully ex
planned. Neglect to do SO will lead peo-
pie to believe that the whole thing is a
scheme or job. 1t is stated that APP
praisers have been appointed, and yet
no information as to who they are can
be secured from an official source.
| have been appointed to do the work in
the different wards can in no way ham
per the committee or interfere with
| their plans. Mayor Baldwin is enough
| of a newspaper man to know that it is
impossible to keep the irrepressible re-
porter from finding out the news, and
also that it is poor policy for any public
Without the good will and cooperation
of the newspapers the committee will
| amount to nil.
Several months ago in discussing the
water question the DEMOCRAT called
attention to the pestilential ponds along
the line of the Mad river, right in the
heart of the city, and suggested a way
by which they could be removed with
out injury to the factories depending
upon the river for water. The first to
profit by the hint is the American Mills
Co. Near their factory on Mill street
the river is to be turned into a narrow
channel on the east side of its present
wide bed. This will do away with the
unhealthy mud flats and will enhance
| the value of property in the neighbor-
hood. Now then could not the other
manufacturers above and below be in
duced to emulate this worthy example
And while they are about it would it
| LOU DG wen, lOE I0dSOuS, ASL6du
of turning the dirty water from the
factories back into the river to make
connections with the sewer? Then the
river would not spread disease as it I'M
doubtedly does at present.
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A new gambling game that finds
great favor with the young people was
recently introduced here. Circles the
size of a half dollar are drawn on a
large sheet of paper, and each player
selects the circle on which he thinks a
fly will first alight and places his coin
within the circle and heaps little sugar
on it. The possessor of the spot on
which the fly first lands takes all the
stakes
Milkmen are fearing a milk famine,
says the Ansonia Sentinel, which con-
cludes: The June drouth was of such a
blasting nature that every blade of grass
in the pasture lands has been killed.
The milkmen say it is next to impos-
sible to get milk. Their cows fail to
give the usual quantity and they have
very little to feed new COWS on. Some
farmers have already begun to feed hay
and the supply of this will soon run out.
Farmers will soon begin buying feed.
Milk is necessity and will be advanced
in price within a very short time. One
milkman said this morning that the
the end of the week. All agree that it
will go up before the end of the month
~
A policeman who has had many
years of service informs me that he has
never seen bald-headed tramp. Here
is an interesting subject for discussion.
Are bald-headed men too honorable to
take up the life of tramp, or do they
stop tramping and join the police force
when the hair begins to fall out ?
There is every possibility that the two
local companies of the c. n. q. will re-
ceive the call to night for riot drill. Of
course this is not definitely known but
the officers themselves feel as if it is
their turn tonight. The call will come
between 6 and very likely and it
would be we'll for the boys if they leave
their homes to let it be known where
they may be found.
~
1t has been argued on many an
occasion that Harrison alley is not a
public highway. The subject has been
brought up in several court cases, but
for some reason or other the proof that
it was public highway has never been
shown. This morning in looking over
some old records Attorney O'Neill came
across the call for the town meeting at
which the alley was accepted. Novem-
Der 20, 1949, the surveys were made, ex-
tending from Benedict & Burnham's
store westerly to Leavenworth street.
On September "A, 1849, at town meet
ing the lay out was accepted.