Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-25
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Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.
 A natftion is about to be circulated among the property owners on East Main street between Hayden street and the Sacred Heart church. The purpose of the petition is to request the city authorities that the sprinkhng carts shall do duty along East Main street as far as the Sacred Heart church instead of Hayden street, as now. This is a progressive view and if is hoped that all the property owners will see their way clear to sign the uetition. East Main street has almost as much traffic on 1t as any street ln fhe city. But it is very dusty from Hayien street out to the end. Too dusty. in fact. In speaking of East Main street one is led to believe that 1t is a speedway, judging from the lightning pace that some people drive their horses out that way. 1t IS not uncommon to see fast race between teams out there at night. It Is a dangerous practice and one that should be abolished. Several wheelmen pedal it rather rapidly also, so rapidly in fact that it recalls the days of the bicycle policeman.
 
 The legislature has decided that Wa terbury has no right tG tear up us streets for the purpose of building con duits, that is the defeat of the appllca- ton of the city for permission to issue bonds with that end in view amounts to that no matter what way you LOOK at it. The revenue from this source must be reserved for the corporations Wonder what our friend MT Lilley thinks of this? No doubt he could, if he cared to, give an explanation as to why he did not get the measure passed by stating that the application was not entrusted to him, but this would be a fiinsy apology for his disregard of the vote passed by the board of alder men requesting him as well as the other representatives of the city at Hartford to endeavor to use his efforts for favorable action on the measure. Everybody wanted to see the city get permission to build conduits because it is an established fact that there is money in tine business. The same thing might be said in reference to the city application for permission to issue bonds to install an electric lighting plant. but so far as anybody knows MT LiIley never uttered word in sup port of these measures The people were divided on consolidation and the application for permission to issue bonds for the purpose of installing wa ter meters, but the two last mentioned bills went through all right Why Because none of the corporations was out against them. If Waterbury was being supplied with water by private corporations what show would it stand of getting a bill through the legislature authorizing it to engage in the business itself? Just about as much as it hae to complete with the trolley company in the manufacture of electricity ane the Southern New England company fn building conduits. Naturally th' public feel aggrieyed at Mir Lilley's at titude towards the defeated measures and while the corporations mayt no have had anything to do in silencini him it is but reasonable that people should have the opinion that they ex ercise some influence over him else hl would have given them the same sup port he lent to the measures that hat a host of opponents among our bes citizens.