Connecticut western news., 1916-01-27
BIGGEST MEETING YET
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and left him nothing to say. He said many people, coming to Canaan, in quire if there is golf course here. and he had taken d number 10 Lakevllle, and to Sharon. and 10 Norfolk, where they might look at Ihe golf link, from a distance, but his influence had not been sufficient to get them into the games there.
 J. Clinton Roraback said one reason for the decreasing interest in the Busi- ness Mems Association was the fact that it had failed to accomplish much in a conspicuous way. We have secured the building of considerable sidewalk, but should have accomplished more along that line. He spoke at some length of the sidewalk problem, with particular reference to the an indequacy of our laws regarding g build ing and cleaning walks, and suggested that the town should be made to take better care of the walks in front of the town property, at the library and the town hall, for conspicuous examples. He quoted from the statutes concerning the authority of the selectmen to con- struct walks and assess the property owners, making the cost lien on the property. He referred to what the Lakeville Association had accomplished in the way of building public side walks, as fine example.
 J. H. Lansing said the president must have been hard pushed when he asked him, (Lansing,) to speak at this meeting. He dissented from the idea of protesting against railroad noises at night. The railroads must make noise if they work, and when they are mak ing noise the railroad men are earning money to spend in our stores and shops. He referred to the result of too much protest in Great Harrington, where the railroad company had taken fifty fam flies of railroaders out of town, and the merchants suffer for it. He suggested the establishment of building lines on streets where new houses go up.
 Walter Hatmaker thought the Asso- citation should urge the early comple- tion of the strip of state road from Eugene Roots to Dutcher's bridge, also improve and make public the road con- meeting Granite Avenue with Railroad street, opposite Bragg street. He thought the town needed a club room for young men, also band stand for Open-air concerts by the band, of which he is member. Said he, I've are willing to blow our daylights out if they will provide Us with comfortable place to blow"
 F. R. Collin spoke of the dangerous conditions at the crossing opposite rhc car house obstructs the view of the rail- roads, both steam and trolley, and several narrow escapes have occurred there. It should be made a public crossing and protected as such.
 N. w. Hardenbergh stated that the crossing referred to is simply farm crossing and the railroad company had repeatedly ordered it equipped with gates which should be kept locked when not used as such private crossing. There is no prospect of it ever being made public crossing-it is simply a convenience to people who must use it at their own risk if they would save themselves the trouble of reaching Railroad street by that route instead of going down Granite Avenue and into Railroad by way of Main. He ap. proved the resolution of MT. Peirce, advocating cooperation and the abolish ing of the knocking" habit The co. operation here amounts to practically nothing. There is altogether too much jealousy, and we must become large enough and broad enough to overcome that feeling. He thought the Associa- holy fI,a Ivy to secure the services of an experienced and capable hotel manager to lease the hotel and re-establish its popularity among travelling people.
 MT. Roraback took the floor to state that in view of precedents established by the public utilities commission, he thought there was hope of making Hardenbergh crossing public crossing, and he referred again to the need of moving not only the hand-car house but the gate-man's cabin at the Main street crossing, which obstruct the view of the tracks.
 Rev. E. E. Gillette ended the sym posium with a brief review of the sug- gestions, under the head, "What are you going to do about it ?" He said we want to develop and improve the sources of Canaan along the line of idealism, high h-mindedness and char acter. He insisted, with some feeling, that the Canaan Business Mems Asso- citation has accomplished great deal, and he thoroughly believes in the Busi- ness Mems Association and in its flu ture usefulness. We should gather up all the suggestions advanced at the meeting and proceed to work them out as far as practicable. He moved that committee of five be appointed by the chair, of which the president should be the chairman, to take the work in charge. It was so voted and the chair announced that he would name the com- mittee little later.
 SALISBURY