Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-03
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Simonsville People Are Thinking of
 Improvements in That Line.

Improvements in That Line.
 Waterbury is very much interested in the state roads appropriation. It has done considerable in the matter of permanently improving the town roads the past few years. and those who know the benefit that has come from such work hope that it will be continued until our principal thorough fares have been put in proper shape for public travel. Residents of Si- monsyille think that those who have to do with this matter should look over the roads in that district and see if it would not pay to put down some telfOrd there. A prominent Simons- Vile man told a representative of the Democrat to-day that the selectmen could spend a little money to good ad- vantage in making a telford road from the end of the city line on Baldwin street to point opposite the Baptist church and along Baldwin hill to South Main street. The city streets, he said, Tn that section are in excellent condi- lion and the town could not lay out a portion of the money appropriated for good roads more advantageously in any other place than in Simonsyille. He Tas vers much opposed to having all this money spent in the direction of Watertown and hoped that Select man Doran would consider this prop osition
 State Highway Commissioners Mac Donald asks that $500, GOO be appro. priated by the present general assem- ply for good roads and calls attention to the fact that 152 of the 16S towns in the state have avai1ad themselves nf the good roads law in the past He further states that there were towns which were unable to avail themselves of the benefits of the law last year as the appropriation of $350,0 was ex- hausted. s;
 It is known that there is a serious division in the committee and that Senator Roberts of Hartford, chair man, and q minority of the commit tee. favor granting $35O.000 only. The majority. however. favors granting $500.000. the full amount asked for, provided the condition of the state treasury would warrant it. The story that the committee was divided on the matter grew to such proportions that it had been reported that the majority of the committee was in favor of mak- ing no appropriation whatever this year.
 Representative Adams of South Nor- walk. clerk of the committee. states that this is preDosterous and that the committee would not think of refusing to appropriate something The ma jority of the committee is now having m investigation made into the condi- tion of the treasury. intending to as- certain just what funds will be avail able. It is understood that those who favor the S500,000 appropriation ,as- sert that after the humane institutions and the fixed charges have been pro- vided for that there is no cause wor- thier of state funds than the good roads movement.
 An executive session of the commit tee will be held this week at which some action will be taken on the mat ter. There are three results which are possible. The committee will decide whether to submit two reports, one favorable to the S500.0O0 and the other S350. 900, a compromise on $313,O00 to $4O0.000 or, refusal to appropriate 
 Selectmen Doran and Disley attend ed a hearing on this matter in Hart ford recently and urged the committee to recommend as large an apprOpria- tion as possible. so that in case the larger sum should be appropriated Wa terbury will make an effort to get a good slice of it.
 MT Doran was asked to-day what he thought of Simonsville's chances of getting a little of that kind of work, and he replied that after the Water town road Is finished. other places will be considered. ssWatertown,' he said. "has surface hardened the street al- most up to our line, and inasmuch as we have been moving Tn that direction it seems to me that we should keep right on until we meet them and then we'll have delightful highway from Waterbury to Watertown. You can't do any patching in this business. When a job like the one on the Watertown road Is commenced there is nothing to do but finish it. We have it laid as far as the trotting park now, and if things turn out all right with Us this year I don't see why we can't com plete it. The contract for iInprov- ing the road in Waterville was award ed to Pagan Bros last fall. but the bad weather set in before they had time to get it finished. They will get at it again about the middle of April"
 ssWould it take all you expect to get out of the state appropriation to complete the Watertown road?" asked the reporter.
 sfOh, mo-" he said. "not unless they cut us down away below what we ir- tend to ask for"
 s.Well, then" answered the reporter, Git is probable that YOU may be able to do something in Simonsville.'
 s'We'll start in some place else" said the Selectman, "as soon as We get 4h l,Hf o,,r 1,ondc 2,