Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-14
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Stray Leaves From . Reporters Note
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 THE request for time table is made many times daily of those who sell railway tickets.a In response there is given sheet neatly folded and convenient for the pocket and full of information about the trains of the line. No one can closely ex- anime one without perceiying that the pre-. paration of it has cost somebody or several bodies. great deal Of nice labor. It is a marvel of compact information. Such time tables are almost indispensable to travellers and they are freely supplied in vast numbers. It is one of the many ser vices to patrons which railroad companies do without extra charge. although they are often disregarded as forgotten when the mood of criticism is on. ''One who knows" makes the statement that the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad company published and gave away during the last year ending March 31, 1898. .924 time tables of several sorts. at a cost of nearly SIG, 500 for paper and printing. This statement of what one company does in thLs item of public convenience reveals that the oShus'A Aess of providing pocket time tables is n0sa affair to the railroads oi
 
 owners in the reports of NIX meeting, of the municipal and school~AA,Nfd is sim ply marvellous. There are men. and women too, who rarely ever attend onva of these meetings, not caring to appear. eye.r when cited in for a hearing in relation to matters in connection with proposed changes around their own property, who know more about what takes place there than some members of the boards. Tkis is quite natural for everyone takes a speci Il interest in reading of what per tains to his own particular street and is anxious to know the ins and outs of the whole business. In relation to these mat. ters A resident of Dublin street said to-day that he noticed in the report of recent meeting of the road board that the petition | for the extension of Washington street te Dublin street, had been put on the list for investigation. He said he did no quite understand what that means | ''The place" he said. "has been on tn, list for investigation for several years, anG that is about nll that has been done witl it." He added: There is not a plac' within the city limits where a stree would be of more public benefit than be tween these two points. To say nothinl of the large number of people who picl their steps over the rugged pathway iron Baldwin to Dublin street every day in tn year, it is a shame to think that a maj with a team who comes into town from tn eastern section must drive almost into tn center to reach Baldwin street. and tn case is just as bad with people on tn other side" The board of compensation oncelassessed benefits and damages on thi layout. but the report was not approves because the property owners along th line objected to the report on the groun that the benefits assessed against them wer more than their property is worth. An
 that's the reason why the people stumbl over the rugged pathway on their way | and from the different streets, and the fal mer with his stock of produce coming i at one point must drive into the center reach the other.