Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-10-11
THE OLD, OLD STORY.

A Brooklyn Man Who Wants Either
 Liberty or J.welry Street Extended.
 .'what will become of all the people who live On the east side and work at Holmes. Booth & Haydens, the Ring shop and Plume & Atwood's if the Naugatuck Railroad company should ever desire to close the passageway from Bank street to Jewelry streetr said person who keeps his eyes open to whatever interests the public. to reporter of the DEMOCRAT the other day. ''Some day. he added, '.when you have a little time to spare, just come over here at quitting time in the shops and you will be astonished at the large number of men and women who pass along through that narrow little roadbed to their homes on the other side of the river. Now" he said, 'if that place should ever be fenced up. and it is likely to be at any time, a man who lives at the junction of South Main and Jewelry streets. and is employed in one of those factories, will be obliged to walk around Meadow street or down Riverside street and onto Wash- | ington avenue, almost a nile around, in order to get to his home. You come
 around here every day looking for news.
 I have often wondered where your eyes have been, that you have not noticed this | very important matter. You are contin-
 ually talking about the need of improve
 ments in other parts of this section, but
 there is d subject that is well worthy the best effort of your life. To say noth-
 ing of the factory hands, how many people
 do you suppose, who live over here and be-
 long to the French church. find il
 necessary to pass through that hole three
 times on Sunday and quite often during
 week days and evenings. l say," he con-
 tinued. striking his hand against the iron
 railing of the bridge and stamping his foot | i1 1nunrsrht chu ha
 who are responsible for this sad state oi
 affairs deserve nothing but the contempt
 of every man who is interested in tho
 progress and growth of the city. Agitatt
 for road from Bank street to connect
 with Jewelry street or West Liberty.
 don't care which. and you will be engaged
 in a work that will meet the approval oi
 every good citi gen."
 ! The reporter asked why this road wa, : not put through several years ago wher
 the expense would not be half as much a. it would be at this time.
 "You will never win victory" he said "by finding fault with those who have pre- ceded you. Profit by the mistakes o ' those who have gone before you ant . whose work has been unsatisfactory If yoI - will, but don't lose too much time tryinl t to find out who they were and what motive t induced them to play false to the interest of the people. Deal with the subject a you find it. There is street needed q there badly; let that form the theme o
 your discussion. leaving men who shoulC have acted for the people. but who saw fl 0 to act differently, out of the question" S Wouldn't it be we'll to know wh, , others failed in this work in order that W e might profit by their mistakes1" asked tn t reporter.
 > ''It is not necessary" he said, "Yo-
 have an honest. wide-awake man at thu | head of the affairs of the city to-day, an V as far as I know he has wise, judiciUu | men at his back and if the matter could b l. brought up again in proper form the in c terests of the people would be looked afte
 in little better manner than they ha s been when this question was before tn n court of common council some time ago" l. There is not any doubt but what som n steps should be taken to remove the ir l. conveniences to public travel at this poInt
 It is strange to think that in such thick |: populated portion of the city a man with ]. team must travel from Meadow street 0
 South Main to Washington avenue befor t he can find a road leading to that sectio t of the city. and from Riverside street O l. Bank street to Meadow street in order { l. reach South Main street. Almost half th
 hands in the different factories in thG e section live on the east side. most ( r. whom are compelled to pass through th ,- little alleyway under Holmes. Booth d Haydeus' bridge. And soon there will b
 four churches in that part of the city. wit 2 a large attendance from the other side. nC n to speak of those who come from that sid
 to the French and German churches. b, e sides large number of people who liS ' over there and work in the factories o Y the other side of the river. It is safe
 say that if a road should be opened | r. either of the points named it would fin l. as much travel as any public thorougbfal , in the city outside the center.