The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-01-29


 Community Council last night at
 Foresters' hall on Boyden street.
 the street department was severe ly arraigned by several speakers for not having tackled more cf- ficiently the problem of snow re-
 moval from Waterville streets fol-
 lowing the storm of last Wednes-
 day night. It was pointed out
 that of the four principal thor
 oughfares rom Watcrville to the
 city, Thomaston avenue, Water
 vile street, Cooke street and Chase avenue, only one-Thomaston ave- nue-was cleared of snow on
 Thursday, and that this street, since 1t is part of the state
 highway system was cleared by state trucks. The other streets were not touched until Friday af-
 ternoon or nearly forty-eight hours after the storm had started. Yester-
 day found many side streets still
 ploughed and important secondary
 streets like Boyden street, Shef-
 field street and Colonial avenue
 were not touched until Saturday. Some of the speakers called at-
 tention to the fact that with the
 Mutual Aid Unemployment Fund
 and Federal Relief Emergency
 crews as well as EZRA funds at
 the city's disposal there should have been no excuse for not hav- ing done a better job. It was suggested that 1t might be advisable for the street depart ment to reconsider a plan for |Waterville snow removal which was
 in vogue locally several years ago.
 The plan calls for the selection Of a Waterville owner of a large truck
 who would be provided with 8
 blow by the city and who would
 be expected to care for the streets in the Waterville section immedl- ately following every storm. It
 was pointed out that carefully
 worked out schedule would enable
 him to clear the most important streets within q comparatively short time, thus doing away with
 the inconvenience and annoyance
 now caused by the delay of sev- cral days in providing relief.
 The Council also voted to request the park department to consider
 the possibility of providing facili-
 ties for skating place for the younger people of Wateryille dur ing the winter season, suggesting specifically that the terrain near Hancock Brook in the neighbor- hood of the baseball diamond in Watcrville Park be considered. The Fairmount Community club las already provided a small area in the proposed Fairmount park now being developed on the west bank of the Naugatuck river.
 The secretary of the council, James E. Morrow, outlined the Christmas Welfare project of the past season, reporting on the splendidly backed card party and dance given in December for the
 purpose of raising funds to provide
 holiday cheer for needy Waterville
 families. He reported that forty
 six families had been cared for
 with food orders or in other ways,
 at a cost of well over three hun--
 dred dollars. MT Morrow also
 presented the treasurer's report in the absence of. Treasurer William
 H. Dunlavey, who was out of town on business This report indicat- ed a small cash reserve on hand. It was voted to pay the bill for the colored bulbs used on the Conl- munity Christmas tree which was erected once more on the Water" vile Green during the recent holt- day season. The Council has agreed to this expense If the city would secure and erect the tree and provide the necessary wiring | for the same. Erected in a new | location there was none of the vandalism which had existed In other years, which had led to the withdrawal of the tree from Wa
 terville by the park department.
 Council to be Permanent
 The council voted to continue its orga nizatoin on a permanent basis, feeling that there Is definite need in the Wateryille community for such an organization, since 1t embraces every civic, fraterna., church and social group. Tho temporary organization to handle | the holiday problem which, in- cidentaily, was suggested and tn- itiated by the Casper s. Davis, Jr Post of the American Legion, has | indicated the tremendous possibili- lties of the continuance of the coun- ell on a permanent basis. Most of. the organizations present last night had already submitted to their various groups the question of ratification of membership III the permanent council and were unanimous in their vote to con- tinue the project. The executive committee of the council was auth orized to prepare a set of by-
 laws and regulations setting forth in detail the aims and purposes of the council and setting up the manner in which 1t will function.
 The committee is to report at "a full meeting of the council to be called, by the chairman. c. Arthur DuBois, as early as practicable.
 Special tribute was paid to the memory iof Mrs Jennie O., Phillips l principal of Sprague grammar
 school for the past 3b years, whose death occurred on Saturday. Slle l was member of the council und T. L .S = z.