Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-09-28

in the park have been instituted this summer and will be made a perma- nent thing
 | "The green never looked as well as it has this summer. The trees have been carefully trimmed and grass has been made to grow there. It has been an ornament to the town all through | the season. Flower beds have been planted there, around the monument and in all the little parks, and we have learned that with little painstaking all our public grounds can be made | attractive.
 ! 'The high service has been extend- ed through the lower part of the city to Town Plot, and water mains have been laid In all directions. A system of sewerage has been devised aud | begun for the Boulevard section, which increases largely the value of every piece of property in that part of the city.
 Large additions have been made to l many of our schools, and new en- zine house is building on Baldwin street. a portion of the city that was | badly in need of fire protection.
 Tn spite of the fact that the board | of aldermen could not see their way clear to provide the number of police men that in my judgment the city re- quires, we have been well policed.
 An Italian speaking detective has been added and the force maintained at high standard. Life and proper | ty is safe here and the police nave l done their duty well.
 | "A strong effort was made by the city authorities to get from the gen. eral assembly the right to lay con- duits and to force the electrical com panies to place all wires underground. It was defeated by the action of the republicans in the senate at Hartford. the record of which to-day shows that every single republican senator voted against it. If I am reelected, an effort will be made at the next session to get this much-needed power. It means for us the saving of our streets from continual tearing up by private corporations, and the removal of the danger to life and property from over head wires.
 Several disputes have arisen with the trolley corporation, and number of them have been settled. After q long dispute over the double tracking of East and West Main streets, the city secured the paving of East Main street from the Sacred Heart church to Silver street, without cost to itself. $15,0O0 in cash and an agreement to grade large portion of Robbins street. According to the figures of the city engineer, we secured for the city not far from S4O,000 by this | transaction.
 "There remains several unsettled problems in this connection. About a year ago the city attorney was in structed to bring suit against the trolley company for amounts due it under an agreement which it made to pay certain percentage of it's profits annually to the city, and on which not cent had ever been paid. The amounts in dispute are very large, amounting possibly to S100,000.
 "The city attorney has been in- structed to push this action and if the democratic city officials are re- elected, it will be tried as soon as possible, and I believe will result in turning over a large amount to the city treasury.
 There is also a dispute as to tine track construction on North Willow street, caused mainly by the refusal of the company to lay it's tracks in such a way that the vibration of pass ing cars will not cause a breaking of the pavement. There is also a ques- ton as to the care of the highway on the Thomaston road, near the Gate house. Both of these difficulties are in process of settlement, and will probably be done away with shortly after election, the terms of final set clement probably depending on the results of the election. As far as I can gather the policy of the republican party on this matter, they will be settled on the city's terms. if we win, ana on the railroads terms, if they wIE.
 "We are not opposed to trolley extension. We believe in it, but we want to look out for the city's inter- ests. So far We have leen success full in securing concess,ons from the company, but we must fight for them in order to get them. 70 let them build on their own terms is poor business, and would he but to re- | ,f fh.N fN, years.
 1 Large railroad improvements are being carried ouC in this city, and on this matter especially the inter ests of the peopla must be watched Tn February last the hoard of alder men by a unanimous vote instructed me to enter into a contrS ct with the railroad, dispoaing of q 1umbcr of matters. By this contract we Sc. cured a num0af of long needed i'm provements. among them
 "The extension of Liberty street from South Main to Bark street.
 "A trolley line to Town Plot.
 "The removal of both the danger ous crossings at Wateryille.
 ''The old freight station at Bank street for the purpose of widening 1 Meadow street
 ''The old roundhoUsa property OH Benedict street. for an addition tO the city yard. of the va.ue approxi. mately of $5O.000.
 "The securIGy of these improve. ments for the city were conditioned on the acceptance of the Library park proposition. In the final com. promise. at least one-:hird of the land for this park Is t1 he given by the railroad and the halaEce is tU 0t acquired by the city m five years