Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-27
FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS.
Here Are Few for Taxpayers to Ponder Over--The
Republican Campaign BOOMERS Nay Read Them
Also-What the Business Administration
Has Not Done the Past Two Years.

East Main street. They are now sight
seeing on Baldwin street and In Brook
lyn. They had better drive slow else
they may get tipped over and get seri-
ously hurt. Nearly two years ago the
trolley company agreed to lay tracks
In Baldwin street to the Pearl Lakes
road. No conditions were imposed and
no supervision was exercised over the
company when 1t commenced opera
lions with the result that the rails Were
laid to grade to suit the company In
stead of to the grade Of the street, az
the contract provided. AS conse
quence the street is practically impass
able at points and will have to be at
tended to before long at large outlay
which will come out of the pockets of
the taxpayers. When asked regarding
the unsatisfactory condition on Bald
win street since the rails were laid,
Mr. Cairns replied that he knew moth
ing about it, adding that the COMPANY
never went near him to inquire abou-
the grade Since that time the commits.
sioners of public works and everybody
who drives over 1t have been constant
ly finding fault, and everybody who is
at all familiar with the situation
knows that with little inspection on
the part of the city all this could have
been avoided. Property owners on the
lower end of the line wanted a forty
foot street, but corporate interests de.
manded a wider one and when this be-
came known the wishes of the people
who had built comfortable homes for
themselves and their families were
relegated to the rear.
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
Why is it that the entire
district south of Stone street
has to be content with single
fire alarm box, while the city is con-
structing a new engine house in the
half taxation district In another part
of the town? During the past few
years more houses have been burned
to the ground in that neighborhood
than in all the other sections of the
city, with the exception of those de-
stroyed the night of the big confagra.
ton, and yet the present administra-
ton, even after vote Of the aldermen,
refused to spend dollar towards pro-
tecting property in that neighborhood
from fire. Why is 1t that streets In
that part of Waterbury for which the
abutting property owners have paid
in all their assessments receive so lit
tie attention, while streets in other
parts of the town that have not been
ordered worked at all have occupied
so much of the time and attention OF
the business administration? Why is
it that money received in this way
from working men Is used to develop
property for real estate SPECTATORS III
more favored sections? What Is the
reason that police officers so In pairs
in other parts of Waterbury while the
presence of an officer Is something OK
a surprise in the south end? The city
spends over $4,000 for policing Wa
terbury, but precious little of 1t Is ex-
pended in the south end. Evidently
the business administration takes the
ground that people in that district
don't want police protection, have
nothing worth protecting from ithe'ragI,
ages of fire, and don't know a brush
lot from a macadam road WhatGther
explanation can be given regarding
streets when for the past two years
children attending one OF the public
schools have to reach the building as
trespassers? This was condition that
could not be remedied by the former
administration, because it went out OF
Office before the work was completed.
For the same reason, that Is believing
the people didn't know the difference,
none of the crossings In that part of
the town were cleaned last winter,
with the exception Of the one opposite
the rectory of st Francis Xavier's
church, and yet for some reason not
generally known they look for a big
vote from ''the hill" They boast
about the macadam road. Why, all
the money with the exception of a few
dollars appropriated for this Baldwin
street surface hardening was approprl-
ated by democratic boards, and the
only thing republicans had to do was
spend 1t. which they did grudgingly.
They tell us that the macadam on
Baldwin street needed top dressing
when Kilduff went out of office two
years ago. Very likely this is true, but
what have they been doing since?
Why in thunder didn't the business adj
ministration fix 1t the first thing In
stead Of letting 1t stand for two long
years and then try to make political
card out of their own Indifference to
the welfare of district where they
are seeking votes?
GOOD ROADS FOR AUTOS.
: But we must stop about that Bald
win street question and take a run
over to Brooklyn with our friends, the
enemy. They tell us that Brooklyn
was left at the mercy Of FIRE until the
business administration gave 1t an
abundant water supply. Ffddlesticks!
Whoever is doing this talking must
be working for Thoms. Wasn't 1t the
democrats that built that beautiful en-
CINE house on Washington avenue,
pushed the larger water main in that