Waterbury Democrat., 1901-06-27
SEATS ON THE GREEN.
The Spot Is a Delightful One to Rest
 These Warm Days.

pied early this morning and few va cant ones could be seen during the rest of the day. Young and old found the green a delightful spot to spend an hour or so, and as soon as some one Sol tired sitting and stood up to have stroll someone else who was tired of, promenading dropped into his seat To give the men their due 1t must be said that they showed great consideration for the ladies and managed to get seats for themseIyse where they could have a whiff out of their pipes or ci- gars, whichever they happened to have, without annoying anybody. Why, as a matter of fact. the average woman has no fault to find at seeing few old fellows sitting 'on the green smoking their pipes and chatting about old times. One of Waterbury's prominent society women told a reporter of the Democrat not long ago that she would not ask better amusement than sitting within hearing distance Of couple or old gentlemen discussing scenes and incidents of the past And she had no particular objection to the smell of smoke, either. She could put up with what unpIeasantness there was in it for the sake of the enjoyment she knew others got out of it. Of course all women do not look at things in this light. but very large share of them do so that in many cases when cram ky codger of a man wants to find fault on his own account he tries to get out of 1t by saying that he represents q whole lot of ladies who had selected him to act as their champion. The green never looked prettier than it does to-day and it is hoped that no one will do anything there which would render 1t necessary for any lady or gentleman to enter a complaint against him. Never mind the old fellows with the pipes or the young men with the cigars. There is lots of room for the whole of them, but the police should keep an eye upon the fresh boys wfio go in there to make trouble and see that they are driven out as quickly as possible The man who has charge of that part should be made special con- stable, if he is not one aready. If the authorities think this woud not be the right thing to do, let them keep 8 regular policeman on the grounds with instructions to give disturbers no quar- ters. No good citizen cares to hear of any abuses being indulged in on the green, most people lean to the belief that it is wise to extract as much com fort out of it as can be had without offending against public decency. The conduct of people who occupy the seats on the green should be of such a character that the most refined lady can pass through 1t at any hour of the day or evening without hearing or see ing anything that would wound her feelings and this can be assured in no way except by strict supervision on the part of those to whom the public look for the maintafnance of law and order in all sections of the city as well as on the green.
 Whats the matter with that spot on the green opposite the old library building? Some time ago one of, the tfe5s died and although two attempts have been mlfde to get one ito gr6sY there each proved a dismal failure. The city should try it again and keep at it until success crowns its efforts. One of the city officials told a representative of this paper the other day that Wa terbury has about five hundred trees and that many of them are dying for want of attention. He said that trees need trimming once in q while by some one who understands the business, but that the expense is so great the cor pOration cannot afford to meet the out lay and that if they should be allowed to go without being cared for much longer large number of the finest shade trees in town will have to be cut down as a matter of safety to pedes- trials and private property. This is too bad. The city ought to be able to give the trees the attention they re- quire. Besides this there seems to be disposition on the part of quite q few property owners to remove trees that stand in the sidewalks opposite their prdperty. Where. there is good reason for such a course the city gives permission for the removal of the trees. but unless this can be done the petitioners are induced to let them stand. Mayor KiIduff was very anx- ious to spare that umbrageous elm on LeavenwOTth street that rears it's head over everything about the place and renders grateful shade to man and beast during the summer months. but after hearing what the representative of the Colonial Trust company had to say on the subject he yielded and in consequence one of the nobIest trees in the city will soon fall a victim to the hands of man.
 month ago or more Commissioner Blakeslee of the board of public works called attention to the advisability of doing something towards protecting the elm that stands in the square at the junction of Grand and Bank streets and suggested that a little mound be built around it. and while his associates on the board appeared to favor the proposition still nothing, so far as the public knows, anyway, has been done in that direc- tion. The board should take up this matter and see what they can do about it. They made a sacrifice to save the trees in North square when the place was being paved and after the job was finished and the trees still standing there those who advocated their remov- al admitted that it would have been a crime to disturb them.