Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-06-27

for the trolley the past 1eW years TOT all we get from 1t. \ forty foot street is all right down there. It is in the crowded districts where the danger exists. Right here in the center we have dead mems curves at every other step and 1t is . mystery to me that somebody has not been killed since they were put in. Some of the rest of us have the honor of being born and reared In Waterbury, and We are proud of 1t, too. and want to see 1t prosper but we think some considera- ton should be given to the wishes of people who are going to pay. If We can't have fifty foot street there without hardshipping the property owners, let us make it forty. If we can't do as we would let's do as We could, and in this way we will put them in position to have the trolley service and save all this expense in
 cident to making an expensive street.
 Alderman Murray: "I am some-
 what amused at the remarks of the alderman from the first When these matters which he has referred to were before this board, my voice and my vote and those of some of my col leagues were the only ones heard against what was done. 1 am sorry that the alderman and his colleagues on that side of the house didn't see things that way when wiser action
 would have meant great deal to the taxpayers. I never believed that the company should have got all those double tracks and turnouts in the ctv ,,ox x,;t1 cnn1ntl1inn fn-
 wards the added cost in the maln- tenance of the streets. The alderman's conscience Is prIcking him now, but it
 is too late"
 Alderman Stanley wanted to explain
 what he meant, but the chair thought this discussion out of order and brought it to an abrupt termination by stating that he wanted them to talk about Chapel street. MT Stanley's mo- ton was then put and carried, the
 only dissenting voice heard being that of Alderman Beach, who stuck to the
 point from the outset that there is an ideal residence section down there and
 needs nothing but the trolley to give | it boom.
 The next move was motion from
 Alderman Stanley calling attention to
 Division street. Improvements were
 ordered there some time ago, he said,
 and he wanted the board of public
 works instructed to go ahead with the
 work at its earliest convenience. The vote was passed.
 Whether Mr Cairns scented trouble
 or not 1t would be hard to tell, but in
 any case he got out just as Alderman Hewitt called attention to bridge
 built recently at Wedges corner and
 compared it to what they termed folly
 bridges constructed in Waterville and other places in Waterbury some time
 ago. II regret said the alderman from the third, that this administra- tion should have made such blunder
 as that It is a disgrace to Waterbury
 and if 1t isn't accepted yet l hope it
 won't be. This is the trolley bridge that crosses the highway at that | point" Mir Hewitt moved that the at | tention of the board of public works
 be called to the bridge in question and 1 that they be requested not to accept it | if such thing has not been done al
 ready.
 Alderman Callan said he wanted to call the attention. of the board of pub | lie works and the aldermen to the con dltion of Bank street from the railroad tracks to the Naugatuck river. The
 chair didn't quite like the tone of this
 motion and then Mir Calan thought he
 would go n little further and declared | that he desired to remind the board of 1.-the, condition of the streets in that
 whole. district south of the river. The
 clerk wanted this resolution reduced to writing and while this was being
 done Mir Stanley moved that the at
 tention of the board of public works be called to the condition of all the
 streets. This was held up until Mir
 Callan's vote came along, which ap-
 peared in due time and was passed. Then Mir Stanley reminded the chair ! that his motion was still before the | house. whereupOn it was stated Mir
 Beach didn't like it and said he con | sidered it an insult to the board of public works.
 "No.' replied Mir Stanley, it is no | insult to the board of public works and isn't intended as anything of the | kind. Never in my life have 1 seen the streets in such wretched condition, and | think it the duty of this board to say so. There ls North Main street, for
 example. One of our paved streets. with holes in 1t since the frost went out of the ground. One near Kings bury street that should have been fixed | long ago. and another at McLladen's drug store" The alderman went on I to call attention tO other places and finally concluded by saying that it was
 not necessary to go over the whole of | the streets. that people could see for | themselves. The motion was passed.
 The interest on a tax bill on the es-
 tate of Mary Chipman was abated. It
 amounted to about S34. Mir Filling thought this was not right. because the estate was well able to pay it. but the collector claimed it was doubtful
 case and that it was better to dispose of 1t that way than go to law. A
 batch of abatements went over until the next meeting.
 ! All the other recommendations
 printed herein before. were approved
 A few petitions for new work were re-
 ferred to the board Of public works. Richard Morrow was appointed a special constable to serve without pay
 on the property of the Waterville school district.
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