The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-04-12

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rights Of priority Of establishment to be
driven, at the instance of few people
from their long established locations
In the meantime the NJ Seward e Son
company haa the sympathy OF this
chamber, which stands ready to use
every legitimate effort to make its con-
tinuance in New Haven a source of ad-
vantage to itself and to the people
therein
THE STREETS OF NEW HAVEN.
The chamber of commerce Is vitality
interested in all that appertains to the
welfare OF New Haven, and is always
ready and willing to cooperate with
the city authorities in every way that
will tend to it's improvement and pros
perity Such suggestions or criticism,
therefore, as may be made by me, rela-
ting to the affairs of the city, are Of
fered in this spirit and with this end in
| view.
| Nothing so much conmends itself to
/ the stranger within the gates of city
as well lighted and well paved streets,
For years New Haven has suffered from
/ the lack of the latter and to-day the
| condition of our streets is ineXcusably
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present administration, or of any par
ticular administration, but rather be-
cause New Haven has never pursued
any system of street paving, but has
rather allowed matters to drift along,
putting down on one street that pave
ment, irrespective of merit or durabili-
ty, that the abutting property owner
| desired CHS judgment being Usually de-
termined by the COST and refraining
from paving another street, absolutely
in need of it, because the property own
er (for the same reason) did not desire
1t done. Or, perhaps, and this is true in
many instances, because the represen-
tative in the court of common council
of that particular section enjoying a
pull" or for other reasons, had his
own ideas of the kind of pavement his
constituents ought to have. The mis-
take has been made, in my opinion, in
usually considering only the interests OF
the property owner along the line Of the
proposed Improvement and generally
ignoring those of the public generally
Every person who has occasion to tray
ell over given highway is interested in
it's quality, it's condition in many in
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him than to the Individual householder
along its line. AS the AUDITING land
owner is individually taxed for the inn
provement, his wishes should, OF course,
be considered, but as under the present
assessment law, that tax is but frac-
ton of the cost, and as the difference in
the assessment for the various kinds of
pavement is very small thia matter of
local tax ought not to have the same
force as formerly, and in ordering a
new pavement the court OF common
council ought rather to have regard for
the interests of the whole people and
lay that one which is best suited and
most durab BILE for the kind Of traffic that
usually passes over it.
The merits of the different kinds of
street pavements have now, / believe,
been sufficiently tested to warrant the
adoption by the city Of a uniform sys-
tenn, based upon common sense and sci |
entific principles, and one adapted to
the needs of a progressive and growing |
city.
Partly through the efforts Of this
chamber the city has secured an excel
lent system of street sprinkling. Can
not the chamber also, perhaps, succeed |
in bringing about this much greater and |
more pressing need of well paved |
streets?
EAST ROCK PARK.
/ would again renew my suggestion
that something be done to make East
Rock more accessible to the general |
public. No city ought to eXpend thou
sands of dollars upon a public park,
which, from its location, can be used
only by favored few. Parks should be
for the populace. There are within the
confines of the city Of New Haven
thousands of people who have never yet
lad the opportunity of enjoying the
great natural beauties of this park and
Who, perhaps, for the first time learn of
is delightful situation from the lips of
the stranger to New Haven, who, per-
chance, is more fortunate in having a
friend who is the owner of a horse, or is
perhaps, himself able to pay for the use
If one. With the advent of the trolley
ind the automobile it ought to be pos
ible to establish route to the summit
If the Rock, and I seriously hope that
he city and the park board will give
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axe such steps as will accomplish this
most desirable result. l am satisfied
hat should the proper authorities re-
uest the same, one of the citys trolley
is ready to continue its line
o the summit of the Rick.
DISEASE HOSPITAL.
AS experience is always the great
eacher, so | presume we VIII have to
ave a serious epidemic in New Haven
efore the citizens will awake to the
Importance and the necessity of having
contagious disease hospital in the
ity. The recent smallpox cases recalls
he demand for the establishment of
his much needed institution. The mon
y is at hand, and yet, because people
ave a sentimental dread of the loca-
ion of such an institution anywhere
ear them, or because some member of
he city government is looking for re-
lection, or may be promotion, and E
ears the votes of these people, the
hole population of the city must
tand exposed to the dangers of a seri- .
us and far reaching edidemic, result
lg perhaps from a single case which
1uld not be isolated because of the l
ck of a proper institution for that
urpose. And on the other hand, and
II the same reason, heads of families