Waterbury Democrat., 1901-04-22
THINKS EAST END SLOW.
In the Matter of Trolleys and Public
 Improvements.

Improvements.
 Say. young man, why don't you boom the proposed trolley line from Gnis city to Southington,' was the man ner ill which prominent East end resident accosted d Democrat reporter q day or two ago. The latter was somewhat surprised, not knowing whether his interrogator was peculiar fly interested in the proposed scheme or not The East end resident at once commenced tirade vehemently and strongly about the stagnant condition in which building operations have lain for the past decade. It is like a de- ceased member of the body, it Is i'll existence but that's all, it is doing nothing. Perhaps it is relishing a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep, let us hope so and that it will soon awaken to the fact that it is about forty years behind the times. The reporter pleaded ig- norance of what his friend was at tempting to convince him of. Then the latter commenced on a new line. Why are not sidewalks laid on the upper part of Wolcott street on the right side, from Howard street. why is not curbing laid on the left? It is disgrace 1 ful to have to walk in the middle of the road in several feet of mud on rainy days. Why is not Silver street laid out and sidewalks ordered 1ald on either side, a street so beautiful and so much used. But the residents oi l this section are very patient. reticent and rather behind the times To think a team has to go all the distance from | fhn honri,auiror of tyIynTaoff e,4rao4 4r, M agara street before it can find q pass way to East Main street and so car riage has to go from the beginning of Dublin street to Silver street before, it can pass from East Main street to Dub i lin street There's no place to build road between these streets. I think that m excellent road could be. made through the vacant property 1leighbor- ing to the residence of Thomas Dris- coll on East Main, down into East Main street in front of the Scovill l property. Through the Scovill property across the Mad river, thence through the old Tan shop prop erty. across the railroad and through the land of Thomas Doolan onto Dublin street. The opening of such a street would enhance the value of, the sur rounding property and would open up considerable valuable land. It would be of vast benefit to the public. Rev Father Treanor spoke of those im- provements several years ago but the residents were in too deep repose to hear him.
 But that is not what started to l say. Doubtless with the opening of | the trolley line from here to Southing- &<1,. <,f sfe,aft would see fit to sell parts of it. 1t Is shame to see such fine property ly- ling useless The purchasers would no doubt dot it with handsome resi- dences. And perhaps then we would have a street from East Main to Wolcott Last year. 1t is said. Ho- bart Welton of W'olcott and Mark Pond of Mill Plain were planning to con struct such a road but their scheme was blocked by the owner of the Porter estate. Mark owns the old Kelly prop erty on East Main street. slight dis tance beyond Silver street. It is known as the Farmers Home.n He also owns vast land in the rear. so does Mir Porter. Welton is the posessor of many acres on the Wolcott street side. It was through their land that the street was to be opened. Mir Welton even went so far as to mark out through his property to the Porter es- tate. It was thought the road was an accomplished thing. Vast lands would be opened up. It would be of vast bene- fit.N But the plans were blocked as aforesaid mentioned. It is said ne gotiations are under way once esmore. Let us hope so. That is why I wish the proposed trolley line to be built. It may open the eyes of the residents of the East end to the fact that the section has been practically dead for a number of years.
 This was the substance of the resi- dents talk s,and the reporter had to con fess that there were a few grains of truth in his remarks.