Connecticut western news., 1911-07-20
Letters From the People
Kicker's Reply to seIectman Moore.

Kicker's Reply to SeIectman Moore.
 Editor News: In last weeks News 1 assured you that would refrain from | further reference to certain conditions i'll East Canaan and 1 beg pardon for again 'butGlng in" to this controversy.
 You are under no obligation to publish this communication, but, since there are several statements i'll Selectman Moore s | letter, regarding the East Canaan Nor folk road which are misleading and go to show that our Selectman Is not Ill full possession of the facts ln the case, trust you will bear with me while | endeavor to bring to light some of these facts.
 MT. Moore says that we ''are promised state road in the near future etc. ,and again. perhaps next year the state will decide to extend the road to the Norfolk line'''etc.
 Now we have been promised" state road through East Canaan for the last five years and are no nearer obtaining one now than we were in the beginning. | Gan MT. Moore tell us who made the promise" referred to and can he tell Us the approximate date he has Ill mind when he says the near future p Does 1 he understand Highway Commissioner Macdonald attitude Ill regard to build lag any more State road Ill North Ca naan? 1 think 1 eau enlighten him ! somewhat.
 MT. Knight, Commissioner MacDon- ald s State Road Inspector for this To- callty, stated i'll the presence of reliable witnesses, ill the East Canaan post of- flee, not long since, that since the town of North Canaan voted in town meeting. two years ago this fall, to have nothlng more whatever to do with the oonstruc- ton of state roads, We would get no more such road in this town until the town Saw fit to rescind that vote and cooperate with the state Ill state-road construction.
 That IS MT. MacDonald's attitude in the'matter and under the circumstances he cannot be blamed for It. Does MT. Moore for one moment think that, after the vote above referred to, the State of 1 Connecticut will build three more miles l of state road in the town Of North Ga naan and present. 1t to us free gratis It may be another tive years, and Ill Is | just as liable to be ten before East Ca naan gets that long talked. Of State road.
 We can expect no help from the resi- dents of Canaan ill this road affair. The writer was present when that vote was taken and he recollects that the majority of voters (Who reside Ill Ca- naan) expressed themselves Ill no uncer- tain manner as being unalterably op' posed to the expenditure of any more of the towns money for the construction of state roads. This was to be expected. | The village of Canaan already had State roads through her principal streets as | for East Canaan-but never mind, this is all ancient history now; suttics 1t to say that the majority probably forgot that there was any road in East Canaan. MT. Moore breaches economy as an other reason why nothing should be done about this important highway. He says: taxes are almost Uo the limit now and the town deep enough in debt" True. | But what was the cause of this unweE come condition Was 1t the expendls ture of large sums for road and school Improvements in Last Canaan? .. You, voters or North Canaan, know 1t was not. Selectman Moore knows it was not. ,........ .-..- .r....- 6
 Perhaps sectional feeling'' does not exist in the village of Canaan against the village of East Canaan. Let us hope not yet it is a rather signifcanJ fact that we did not hear very much about this "Economy Doctrine" two or three years ago when thousands of dollars were being spent i'll the village of Ga naan for state roads and school house ad-a dltions while not @ singl dollar was spent Ill East Canaan for similar pur- poses. although our need was just as great ill these matters as Canaan's s need.
 do not suppose the majority of Ga naanites have ever fully realized the sharp contrast presented in these two | villages as regards schools and high ways Canaan has some six miles of ex- cellent state road. East Canaan has as sandy, rough and dusty 8 stretch of pike as can be found i'll Litchfeld County and there seems to be no help for 1t. Canaan has as fine a school building for village of it's size as can be found, while more disreputable looking piece of property than the East Canaan school, house and It's surroundings does not ex- ist i'll town. This building has not even been painted for over fifteen years.
 There is no sectional feeling" in the town of North Canaan. Ridiculous" "Of course notp But don't you think, MT. Editor that there must be screw loose" somewhere that is not doing it's duty of binding this town into one com mon whole? Yours truly
 KICKER" East Canaan. ,JulV 15 1911