Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1900-1903, 1902-08-19

Correspondent G. G. Throws Light on
Some Things in Question.


Some Things in Question.
Editor OF the Democrat;
Speaking for the Hill Street club.
Mr. Coyle informs your readers that my
few remarks published In your issue
Of last Friday are SO misleading he
felt constrained to offer some explain
ations, but after looking over what he
says fail to see that he explains amy
thing. On the contrary, he furnishes
some very convincing evidence against
his own position. He admits that q
storm water drain has been constructed
In Hill street during the present year
and yet he hazards the statement that
the city has not spent $50 there in the
past two years! wonder IL Mr. Coyle
wants to have us believe that the sew
er in question was built for less than
$50. He says a public official I'M
formed him that the Hill street storm
sewer was laid to protect the North
Main street pavement. suppose
someone did tell your correspondent
this, but whoever said so knew moth
ing about the matter or spoke In Test
The Hill street sewer was built to save
that street from being gntted every
time rain storm comes up and IL 1t
helps things ON North Main street this.
does not detract from its usefulness In
the street where it is located. Every
storm sewer Ia designed to perform
service some distance from H.
bed and the benefit Of some Of them il
felt for miles distant.
quite agree with Mr. Coyle that he
never saw Hill street lii such condition
as it has been during the past two
years. This can be accounted for
because more money has been spent In
that street within the past two years
than ever went into 1t prior to TINT
time. Such condition as Mr. CoyIe
complains of Is the preliminary step
to better things. 1T Is absolutely i'm
possible to build sewers without rip
ping UP the street ana as work Of this
character has been going OH In HIN
street for the past two years no one
should be surprised at seeing the street
torn up. If what Mr. Coyie says
be true,s the street win be In worse
condition than 1t is ait the present time
before all the improvements planned
for that place arc finished. 1t takes
two or three years, and In many In
stances Ave or ten, to complete Mgrade
and layout Of q street and get side
walks and crosswalks on 1t. By the
thine all this is done Mr. Gayle will
Know more about street building than
ne supposed there was to be learned.
don't grudge the Hill street people
anything they can get In the way OF
improvements. What said In my
communication of last week was that
they had made more Roadway toward
securing public improvements than,
others who have been In the old city
since It was incorporated and In say.
I fng so considered thatsI was giving
Mr. Coyle and the Hin Street club al
well earned compliment.
Mr. Coyle says overlooked the fact
that Hill street was consolidated by
the act of 1899 instead Of the one
which went into effect last January.
Ii Fill street terminates at the Center
school district line. as one would in
fer from Mr. Coyle's remark, why, I
stand corrected, but III as / believe,
the street continues far into the town
and wends its way back again TO
North Main street somewhere I'M the
|neighborhood OF Pearsallville. then
Mr. Coyle is in error and the club and
it's secretary should have an outing
for the purpose of exploring the street
whose name the organization bears.
/ But this is not material The point
at issue is, are residents of the added
district entitled to fire and police pro-
|tection7n They pay but half the
amount of city taxes assessed against
property in the second district and vet
they want as much for that half ala 9TH
ers receive for the whole A man
might write a book on the subject, but
IN the end he would besobliged to fall
back on the fact that the property In
the added district pays a five min city
tax and property owners In the old city
pay a ten mill tax. Now. If Mr. Goyle
takes the ground that he IL entitled to-
as much consideration In the matter
LOT public Improvements. light, fire and
police protection on payment Of half as
much taxes as his neighbors, that fl
his privilege and II would be folly to
discuss the question with him. But
III. on the other hand. he and those
whom he represents are willing to paw
provided they get what they want.
then he should aim at the barrier that
stands between him and the end in
view. This is the city, charter and
not Chief Egan or any other man, pub
lie or private. Respectfully,
IA O..