Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-03-08
HEY MEAN BUSINESS.


 cExtension Of Wilmington Street.
 The long deferred extension of Wash ihgton street to Dublin has reused the ctizens and taxpayers of that section of the city to action. n.siAn organization has been effected, the members of which are pledged to work not only for the extension of Washington street. but other needed improvements as wells The argument of the club in favor. of the proposed exten- sion, was made before the recent meeting of the road board by John H. Calvin. and is as follows: ~
 "The people of this section have been pleading for this public improvement for the past nine years As you will see. this petition is not alonet signed by the resi- dents of this section, but is also signed by the leading business men and some of the leading manufacturers of the city. We know that this will be local benefit. and we also claim that it is public necessity. As you will see by reading this petition it is not confined to our section alone, but is signed by men who recognize the conven- fence and benefits resulting to the people by having the street extended to it's proper termination, that is. Dublin street.
 e'When you consider that to reach that portion of the city comprising Dublin street and thereab6uts from Brooklyn and the southern part ofthe city it is necessary to make long detour of nearly mile. or more, that is, to travel around East Main street and then though Dublin street, you will see that those business men are justi- hed in asking whstsws have petitioned for iubehalt of the people residing on Dublin, Quarry, Mohawk and other places there a6outs who have been and are still paying heavy taxes on the'r properties and feel that they are at least entitled to a oonven- ieut passage way to reach their places of employment, Q large number of them being employed in Booth & Hay den's Benedict & , Burnham's, the Jewelry, Button and Buckle shops. and other places ID the south end of our city. Those people paying heavy taxes on property for many years past are com pelled in going to and from their daily em- ploYment to travel through swamps and over stone walls and, fences and it does not seem. right that such a condition of things should be allowed to continue.
 ''For many years past those people have heen pleading and hoping for this i'm provement; in fact large number of them had purchased the little homes that they have under the belief that this street would have been opened up some years ago.
 s'Some years since an attempt was made to carry thisstreet through, but failed owing to the fact that one or two of the owners of land on the proposed layout thought they were not properly treated inthe mat. ter of assessment of benefits and damages awarded by the board of compensations Since then, however, considerable of this land has changed hands. large number of lots having been sold to people who are anxious and willing to do their share towards having the street extended. We are desirious that the board of road com, missioners take some action on the matter as if it is much longer deferred there is a liability that part of the land that will be required for the proposed extension will be built on. refer to the lot owned by the Waterbury Buckle Go. At present Nil Smith is willing to give this lot to the city on condition that we'll that is on the site will not be destroyed. but if the street i: not soon opened up his company will iI all probability build thereon effectually blocking any further action on the ex tension of Washington street Another matter. I would like to cal your attention to is the great inconven fence and danger to children whose parents reside in Quarry. Merry and those street; thereabouts in having to travel through swamps and fields to go to the Washing ton school. This alone should be sufii. ciert to show to yop that this improvement is really needed.
 | This city is out money every year b, that street being closed. At first we vii start at Washington street. There is DO building lot to De bought. It is eompletel. blocked up by the city. Of course. W, can look across the, street and see seventy Ave or one hundred lots on the Donahu property. but they amount to nothing un til this street is opened. As it is now tn,
 city receives only q small income on tsxe from vacant land, whereas. if this stree
 was pushed, there would be from fifty t one hundred tenement houses in this par oi the city. Next we mention Merr street. It leads from Stone street t Washington street extension. This is
 street on which every building lot wa
 bought by people years ago with the ex
 pectation of this extension. They spen
 the few hundred dollars years ago and is lying there yet. There are men presen
 now who own as many as three lot
 who are only too willing to build thereon
 the street is extended. The next street thi
 extension goes through Is Quarry stree
 This is one of the oldest streets in the cit
 and 1t is just the, same now as it wa
 twenty-five years ago. It never secure
 improvements. It never was even grade
 except a few rakings by Mir Kelley las
 summer, the first in years. We'll. probabl
 when this ex'ension goes through it wi
 improve that street. Now We start ] Washington street extension. There ar half dozen ofmen who claimed their lot
 of stone and rubbish which they have pu
 chased and worked hard on, with the e pectAtion of the street being extende' What is the reason there is .
 advancement in Dublin street fc the last ten years for a certain reason it
 too far away from the factories. It is ju the same now as it was ten years az
 People who own the land have got no el couragement to build. as they cannot Tel
 them at the present time. but if the cii should open this street. the people vi
 live in that sectIon could walk to the fa'
 tories on South Main street inside of te
 minutes. That will give that part of Il
 city a chance to grow and will bring Il
 city an income which it is not receiving
 the present time. but will if tbis extsl sion goes through. We hope that th board will take advantage of what info \ kfnn khnv havA knawN and Rannpo