Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-03-11

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larxe bsoeks q ballalsgs lad to ~
fxased y Ire tsnss lexel % seven o.
eight feet foE heAlfn pgfIs@es, 81 ss
that time he city sas F.est hole.
Nos. aiEsS hfty years, when ~ hor-
dsfs extend ost miles and rs popsla-
ton ls eogated by millions. aad TIE city
has become TIE second largest and rich
e4t ia ll1e Z nlou. its esslzens have seaFn-
ed that wealth and fpaterisl pfosf<ri-
Is % noi sIobe gise them eoaisaf0ent
asd hsgTsbess. They require t@aatg
ard rvlIhemsni in their home elty. To
Secure thee blessings TIE ahlesi men %
b. faaod bsgs teen engaged - plan tbe
entire ely 70 make il oeeof beeaiy and
slffsetlseuess. is appearance, sben
fiulsbed. has teen drawn and pictured
- that al car SO 4sst Il IA 70 lock
IKE Jhs delightful pieiure u WIS,
TIE cts can become. sinks 10 sassgailj-
eaaee tbs huge sam It must ea@t.
springfield people have teen discuss
lnx hos their growing city may be
made more attfaetlge IN appearance:
ara in tie Csossng tbs question. What
can x done 70 make Hartford . better
city, has teen discussed during the
past year Ne might asne other cities
both south aod West ~ iefi are Ia
boring eYer the same problem. We
quote shat Wfiief IN the Mansfield
Herald ssys. which Corresponds ~ith
ssf slews. and h shat Tie ParnleI
has teen striving 70 get egf citizens to
take Interest 10 ior .oae year,. The
sfiier saysa
ssFgsssigh suss courage require
careful sIU1e 81 iAe ehBla pTQbisfa Of
car f8sn sfat siapmeel, isiefe saY -.
Ies s easeged aIs0a involving Iafge ex-
q udit4fs. The sefg ire shing ie -
done = 81 gel commission appointed
T. make 4 study Il Notwithstanding
al aafaxe 81 expert ri ise- Town
planning + tae wnfI q li3s i8o8f ali
asef fhe country ~ aHt a definite
.ehsIne soFksi eut fef q m8fe hsaatl.
fai and attractive Mansfield, aHd ie
that scheme Ne y snf - Iil fhe in prove.
aaenls entered upan ffafh Time Il time
LIT commission he spp9inted q
oar mssst far sighted citizens 10 make .
| careful study Of fhe y hole situation
and pfe~enf plans that have IN stes a
| development for the next twenty tee
years, and there vii be little danger d
ssfIoae mistake. Saeh q eosDmtssier
| should consider Hu suR other thing
/ the reconstruction 81 cur whole setOo
system. tithsf communities are aapid
y making BEGINNINGS In Industrial ia
| klfuelIon ia The grammar grades and II
| the high school. Ne ARE GA the eve O
/ great i'm pfossnents hieh make sciioo
work fat more useful for the average
boy and gil than IL uow II. Many o
| our tsays aud girls " flo now drop on
of school, would femsln years longc
II they could he taught something real
| ~ useful
Mansfield Is town Of a list Of onl,
six or scxen hundred voters, hui has
| Board Of Trade and people earnest !,
engaged in making II all that u posi-
bic for It's prosperity and attractive
tixeness. Our city has population o
oseF three times that OF OUT alert neigh
Dor, hHi have not reached proportion
stely united effort TO do ail that Is
possible for It's prosperity and sttrac
fiseness. We have for that purpose
n Businexs Mems Association, which Il
accomplish Is important service sue
ee~sfalls sud with qualification. shoale
have al ieast half IT, voting il-I A. mem
| bets
oar CHS needs = commission, no, /,
plan faf is talam, bat TO ges experts
If eharscief sha can test picture cal
lie city. lhe mssst perfectly 1t can b
made. uasesi ga scientific principle.
Taen, no 1aatd. they viii he glad Il
ssflse la aelk eul he plan ~ sci IL
fore them.
fasaaRs needs modification. Only !
part Il ~opEh Main street Is n wide a.
il should tc for business purposes. som,
are tno narFow Tot residential purpos
-, sasne are b4ll lanes. Restricting The
width Of siweg dinlnishes The alus
~ the house lots ten times more than
the land saved Is worth An ai,iinane,
shonid I've placed Ia the proposed ne@
charter fefusiag 81 seeept any street
under a fixed width. That would end
all eontfeseFss soout street widths.
The question noe h, how u 80 -
work 10 seeafr Improvements 10 make
she elts a. attractive a. II is possible Ia
make IL. Mayor Marfonaid faVofs
progress IN The right direction aud viii
give hts hesi energies In aay line 10
hessefii The city and T. increase Is pros.
neFlix. he has taken steps 10 have =
aeM city charter, and IN IA appoint =
eanmislse to prepare such charter.
Ne haze reasen 70 hsHese II will IN
eiaae saase ordinances thai aiil hrsaS
tbs e.lA sesefnmsst up to The aelyanesd
position attained ~ - many other
cities during tbs past ssn ssans~-mat