Middletown transcript., 1911-03-04
TOWN ELECTION

citizens will be called upon TO
choose four new mem mbers for the
Town Board. The TRANSCRIPT
does not wish to criticise the pre-.
sent Board especially; but speak,
ing OF our town rulers for years
back, itwould be idle to pretend
that they have been half awake
either to the towns needs or to
its privileges. The town has not
been progressive-is not now
progressive. The town needs
the town is demanding, better
things-new men, new ideas, new
projects, new improvements.
The people ask Town Board
pledged to the following much
needed improvements.
First-better streets. Our
streets this winter have been
"sloughs Of Despondp, and our
valued lady correspondent of
two weeks ago, "Tax Payer,
was not far wrong, we must con
fess, ia finding fault with the alb,
surd mode of road mending that
misspent hundred of dollars in
hauling materials on in the au.
tumn to become quagmire nui
sance through the Winter, and
then paying more dollars to haul
them of in the spring. Fix the
town streets up in scientific fash
ion once for all, and this though
costing more at first will be far
cheaper in the end.
The new Law giving Middle
town all it's own road taxes will
soon give US as good streets as
are delighting some of the pro-
gressive towns elsewhere.
Our Senator, Mr.. Corbit, is
pledged to have this bill passed
since much more than he de.
manded, viz. one.half of the tax.
payers in st. Georges Hundred
have declared they wish the bill
to pass. Out of the 1876 farms in
the Hundred 122 favor the bill,
and fully 95 per cent. Of the town
people. So despite the rumors
ofhis opposing the bill, ,THETRAN-
SCRIPT believes he will keep his
word.
Second:-The putting of the
town pavements in something
like respectable condition. One
Of the foremost Of our town ladies
told of a stranger-a lady, who.
was thinking Of settling in one
of our neighboring towns, but
when she saw the shocking con.
dition of the pavements, she said,
'tL1l go on to S.-cant stand this"
Even our Main street has on the
North side but few level pave
ments between the depot and its
Eastern end.
Third Decent and just rail
road accommodations. Fhe shame
full, unhealthfnl waiting shed on
the south side of the track, and
the outrageous, obstruction of
trayvl ct the crossing, and the
want Of any adequate safeguard
there for life and property, are
all Of long years standing; but
never once during those years
has any Town Board lifted a soli-
tary,voice in protest against those
public wrongs deliberately prac.
ticed by that corporation regard.
less Of all right or reason. True
the persistent hsmmering of THE
TRANSCRIPT has coerced some
amelioration of these abuses. but
enough yet remains to call for
manly, determ in ed off ;i4l
action like that Of the George.
town and Elkton Town Boards
which brought an immediate
change in the same usurping
railroad tactics. The time has
come when all this must be
changed; our people coming from
the north, refuse to stand 10
minutes either cooped up in a
sardine box, or exposed to the
elem ents, waiting the con.
venience Of the company's pass
ing freights and the south going
train. A tunnel is absolutely
necessary, even when rew de-
pot on the East side is built.
Fifth-Towns all around us are
encouraging and conseduentl1
receiving, new manufacturing
and like business enterprises.
Middletown used to drive them
away, latterly it has simply re.
fused to lift a finger to have them
We must now extend q pair of
willing, welcoming hands if.we
are NOT to be distanced by every
town about us IN the commercial
race.
We are reliably informed that
none Of the present Board are
candidates for reelection. There.
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