Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-12-21
TOWN PLOT GOES
Will be Known as Brooklyn
 Improvement Society.

l As was expected the members of
 the Brooklyn and Town Plot Improve- ment committee at their meeting last evening recognized their body which will in the future be known as the Brooklyn Improvement society. It has been long time coming, but it finally arrived and the society is expected to do even better work in the future than it has in the past. The Town Plot members are said to have agreed to the change and are still in harmony with their Brooklyn breth- ren.
 The Brooklyn and Town Plot Im- provement committee came into ex- istence on January 26, 1906, when the members were selected at a mass meeting held in the lyceum which was presided over by Attorney J. M. Lynch. Although it was called chief ly for the purpose of getting trolley line to Town Plot, the members were advised to urge all important im- prOvements that Brooklyn had any chance of obtaining. The original committee consisted of the following members: Benjamin Kelsey, Charles Tyack, R. c. Walker, Cornelius Tracy, Charles Humphries, Daniel J. Mahaney, John Clohessey, Hans Ras- mussen P. R. McNamara and w. D. Richardson.
 But only about half of the original committeeman have of late taken any interest in the organization, at least they have not attended the meetings and only a couple of them were pres ent at one or two meetings. Nr Rich ardson as far as is known never at tended meeting. Mir Mahaney drop ped out after a few months, MT Tracy lasted some time longer, and at length Robert c. Walker was con- spicuous by being absent regularly. But the meetings of the committee went right on and the committee was enlarged until it now has a member ship of over twenty.
 During it's existence the committee has worked hard for the following improvements and it received none of them the majority of them are practically assured:
 "A nine per cent grade on Bank street between Third street and Greenmount terrace in order that the trolley might be induced to Town Plot.
 A branch line along either John or James street to an extension of Clark street and thence to Highland ave- nue.
 :, The Liberty street extension.
 A new street and bridge across the river to connect with Riverside street.
 Extension of South Fifth street to Railroad hill.
 Clark street extension from Green street to Hawthorne street.
 A bond issue to carry through these improvements.
 A railroad station for Brooklyn.
 Equal taxation, or no improve ments.'
 The railroad station for Brooklyn is dead question as is the proposed bridge across the river but the other improvements may yet be obtained.
 At the reorganization last evening John Henderson, jr, whose heart and soul has ever been for the welfare of Brooklyn and who has been such a capable chairman was succeeded for the time being at least by Jeremiah Devine, temporary president. C. F. Harder was selected as temporary. secretary.
 Outside of the recognizing the only matter discussed last evening was the Clark street extension which seems to be hanging fire. Letters were read from the mayor as well as several of the aldermen and all pro- fess to desire the extension. But if they wish this work to be done, why don't they let the Brooklynites go ahead and have it done. If they real ly wish it the obstacles. so they claim, could be easily surmounted.
 At the next meeting of the organ- ization bylaws and constitution will be. adopted.