Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-27
THE BR0OKLYN-.TOWN PLOT OUTLOOK
ropsry Owners Aero. the Bridge Want Improvements Some Opposition to Bank Street Trolley Line to Town Plot
 -Cemmitee Named and Resouions Passed

appropriated the money because the cash had run out in ether depart ments. We protested, but our plead ings went for nought, and since that gear not a cent has been iald aside for l the work and tho extension of Liberty | street is yet to be accomplished. Years ago I urged the city fathers 10 | carry out the plan advocated by Mir Henderson, of spanning tiia Nauga tuck river at Porter street. but no at. l tention was paid to my suggestion. ] Now they are thinking of doing the work at an expense which VIII be far greater than it would nave bceu .. l that time. In closing. say, defy any man to state that I have not done l my share of the work in obtaining .in- provements for Brooklyn l Robert Walker. the drugsist. who has worked considerably for Brooklyn, i made a brief address urging the tax l payers and voters to do their share toward placing Brooklyn where it ought to be. His remarks were right 1 to the point. t. l At this period Chairman Lynch said he had noticed Benjamin Kelsey, man. ager of the Waterbury Paper Box fac tory, in the audience and would like I to hear from him. The well known third wander appeared in one corner of the hall and said that he and his company would be only too willing to l participate in any project for the well l A,,, oG al p.n found ready at any time to work for ] Improvements. The Waterbury Paper l Box factory is now located on South Leonard street.
 l Alderman Malone made tic next ad- l dress in which he stated that although I at first he was inclined to favor Bank street as q feasible way ta the solu- tion of the. trolley situation, he now sees why the line is hardly advisable. "Of course it means whole lot to Ben Mohr. Grandyiew Heights and Town Plot. land any line in that sec tfon will be most welcome and cer- tainly will employ my best efforts to aid the people whom I represent in the city council"
 JainesR. LawlOr. assistant city clerk, who acted as clerk of the meeting, l was next on the program and since he I Is much interested in Town Plot do- ings. had studied the proposed routes l and gave the audience much infOrma- I ti0n in regard to the Highland avenue me. Last August the Town Plot lm- Drovement society started this trolley | agitation and I can assure you. gen tlemen. that we will fight for -this line in Highland avenue nntil we have something to show for OFT efforts. 'wOuld like to see a line go ,Ip Bank street. but 1t is bad proposition and k not likely to be undertaken. But a line can be Sent up John or James street to Green. along the proposed ex- tension of Clark to Hawthorn avenue. to Highland avenue. We will give the l trolley company free route from the Town Plot school to the Middlebury town line. Although we have snenr much time and labor working to this proposed end. as yet we have nothing 10 show but promises. But. I state here. if the Connecticut Railway and I Lighting Co will not send.1 Line iilons | U Suui tlNtOl luN tlS rails on Robbins street. There are fully 1.J00 building lots on Town Plot. Ben Mohr and Englewood which will become valuable if the trolley con- pany would only build this line which would cost the concern very little. The Charles street route is not good one as 1t is roundabout way and would entail large outlay of money. Re- sides. there is no need of taking such a course. There is s1.J00.O0O invested in Brooklyn and we get no trolley ex- tension or other improvements. What other section of the city is thcre where there is only one macadamizei road True. Bank street is paved thanks to Messrs Mahaney and Walker. but not another thoroughfare in Brooklyn with the exception of North Riverside street is built of macadam. It cer- tainly Is a sad state of affairs and one that should be deplored. Tn regard to the question of electric lights. we are in last place. Take. for instance. Bank street between the Farrel foundry and Jackson street. Pedestrians are com. pelled to walk close to tilc fence to find their way along there on a dark night. Now is the time to join efforts aud see what can be done t0 get some of the things we are looking for.-
 Hans Rasmussen of Town Plot fol lowed Mir Lawlor and he waxed warm in his denunciation of tho past admin istrations and the trolley company.
 Tn the past two years for the moD- ey we have paid into the ciiv treasury we have received three lights and Greenmount terrace has received a few shovelsful of dirt. It is a down. right shame. tho manner in which they have treated us and we should and will not stand for if. The trolley company has been promising and promising. hut all we get is promises. During the week I took Mr Smith. en- gineer for the C. R. X |. Co. over ths. proposed route mp James street. etc. and when we reached the md of the fine at RobbiV street Mr Smith made the following Statement. Mir Rasmus- sen. that route Is fine one and the grade is only about : yer cent. but | think the company has ;et its heart on building the Robbins street line.
 From this you car gef an insight as to the way things are carried oil. | have my heart in my work a1l l mean te work until show the powers that are what we want. We ,mva some hopa
 left as I understand that .Mr Smith and President Young of the C. R. x l.. Co acaIn went over ths proposed R r