The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-24
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Waterbury passing through phase which Bridge port has not yet emerged The Waterbury Democrat sus gests that:
 Aldermen who where the money is coming from before shouldering big public improvements on ns c due consideration from citizens who like intelligent service on
 It that in Waterbury audit shows total deficit of and half millions.
 in that city has been growing with the tax rate and the grand list.
 Are there any considerable citizens in Water bnrv who take inc trouble to find out which men are giving intelligent service which not The way of citizens usually is the of neglect Everything goes until evils arise of such pressing nature that every extreme suffering
 Bridgeport doesn't discuss this question in pharasaica spirit speaks feowsufferer having endured all the that to cities whose citizens neglect the business of
 Ten years or ago. more or ess Bridgeport pay-as yougo policy which had adopted in earlier days after long painful agitation and period of education The po tcans discovered that the city had right up point of debt limit imposed by the general assembly, Un fortunately the debt limit percentage of the grand ist five per time to time during this of official footing the debt got together Funds for political purposes about to be cut off, Therefore, the grand list was inflated to get borrowing power succeeding years. Waterbury, dare has been through a similar experience.
 From proceeds these millions of dollars inn provements The money nevertheless not pended primarily to obtain Improvements The improvements Were created primarily to enable the maximum number of political jobs to be created.
 From this system curious results followed bridge which was contracted to cost 3OoOo not much of bridge actually nearly million dollars. Without letting bid ding of the usual practices millions of Warrente pavement put after very protective city treasury improve condition of these concerned in the contracts Perhaps Water bury has had of this experience.
 This might have been going until the present had not nervened and had hard times followed The people of Bridgeport finding a falling market in the midst of unemployment discovered that taxes nordinaely high and that they supporting large number of quite people in all public Some of the citizens who the first to condition largely of the tax paying class together kicked out the political machine and the political individuals of whom had become quite we'll to who sible for much waste, extravaganza and graft.
 Bridgeport for the present has administration done deal to the public money ably do Nevertheless, the old machine waiting outside and back in of public neglect The Republican Voters organization rbuted powerfully to the cleanup It is engaged ment in trying to make the job secure
 The attention of Waterbury is called may better appreciate ultimately have to travel to attend to their business The always be negectu of the interests of their principal full of his interests.
 Many Bridgeporters of the opinion that it be ter to be altogether rid of the party system city To be the city plan other modern perfect instrument This type of abused The best typewriter is compeeny operated by competent operator will do better work than the worst typewriter how it is -operated.
 City government is the ought to have the best attention No city will be we'll people, are 5 too lazy to attend to their public duties.