Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-27

 Brooklyn and Town Plot, who had as IembIed for the purpose of drawing ID resolutions to present to the city ,athers in the hope that lilGt section If the city will receive tic improve nents which it is sadly ill need of. There were about four hundred pres mt and all the speakers were given liberal amount of applause. Before he meeting adjourned l committee O. ,en was appointed by the chair to car Y on the work that was outlined, to confer with the directors of the rail- .oad and present to the afiminIstra- ion the resolutions that were passed. Attorney James NJ. Lynch, who is sne of the familiar marks Of Brook yn, presided and in his opening ad- iress touched upon the reasons for calling the meeting and gave the au- ifence an insight as to what line or work will be carried on by the agite- tors of improvements in the district across the bridge. I fake great pleasure in introducing to you MT John Henderson, man who has his heart and soul ill the welfare of Brook yn.'
 Mir Henderson, who is well versed in municipal affairs, having had con- siderable experience i'll that line. spoke chiefly on the approaches and exits of the section. Tt is shame that the directors of these railroads have been allowed to cut up Brooklyn in such a way as to render Bank street and v,eh;p pnfn nf the bridges which prevent heayy traf- fic from being carried on in either of
 Inc thoroughfares., What Se want is q street running from Bank to South Main which will be beneficial to team sters and connect us more closely with other parts of the city. It matters not whether the extension is made from Liberty. Porter or Benedict. all we want is the street so that it will not be necessary for heavy wagons to go as far as Hopeville to get onto South Main We have been Ileglccted and the politicians know it. Brooklyn has candidates who promise everything but give nothing. Of course I will acknowledge that we nave more hope In the present administration than we had in the previous. was i'll hopes that the new union station would be placed in Brooklyn. but as ny hopes are now shattered the best we can ask for is d local station which will serve the demands of Brooklyn We want a station that will accommodate the ten thousand who now reside in this end of tue city. and if there is any chance of getting it we mean to have it. As all fair minded people will assert. the union station should have been on Bank street as it is the most suitable location. Another thing which would like to mention is in regard to fhe name of Brooklyn. The late Fatll. CT Duggan always disliked to have this district called Brooklyn and think he was right. The name is q drawback to the interests of the com munty and should be abolished. Why. some people in other parts of tine city think that the name Brooklyn means vice and degradation. so rapidly have we deteriOrated in their Imagination. It is our duty now to labor earnestly aud in unity so that we can obtain the Improvements which ire rightfully ours and to place Brooklyn on foot ing with any other section of the city" The speaker was loundly ap- pIauded.
 "The largest taxpayer of Brooklyn is here this evening and we will next hear from him who has invested a large amount of money ill this sec. tion." was the comment nude by the chairman as he introduced D. J. Ma nancy. we'll known throughout the city. Mir Mahaney proved quite sur prise to the gathering and gave a knockout blow 10 the proposed exten- sion of the Bank street line.
 q will not address you as fellow citizens. but will call you neighbors." was the opening remark of the ex- alderman. ''I did not know whether anyone else has taken tha trouble to look over the conditions under which the Bank street line might be contin- ued, but as would be deeply inter ested in such project nave investi- gated the grade. etc. and l tell you. gentlemen. that the proposed route is ~alniost impossible. The present grade Is II per cent and the trolley company will not endeavor to ascend a grade which is sleeper than 2 per cent. If the company should attempt to lessen the grade, would it be willing to pay me the damages which I would de- mand! Would 1t treat my neighbors. Nfessrs Deyine. Malone snd others, as it should? I tell you it would not. AL though I am interested in improve ments I will not stand for a line up there which will make my property worthless unless someone is willing to give me the damages which l would ask. The line can go up James or John or any other way 1t lleases. hut in my opinion it is nonsensical to talk of a line up Bank street. Some will say am a kicker and am not in favor of improvements. but these men are talking foolishIy. If wesr aot inter csted in the prosperity Of Brooklyn would I invest s30.0oo over hsreI sm :l years in this city and am in- vrsfing money yearly so the cry that am not in favor of ;mlSa, ements is rubbish. I will fight for those i'm movements which are practicable and that are reasonable. ;yrt when anyone asks me to favor a scheB,e which would cost the city more shan Ss0.- s0 damages. I am not at all back ward in expressing my disapproval The chairman and others have stated nothing has been done far this section In the past fen years. hat these men