The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-29


 Judge
 poSlte side, we note the fine stone wall, built to keep the Naugatuck River within bounds.
 We 90 up Watertown Avenue and turn Into the Bunker Hill section, Here we note storm water sewers, curbing and side- walks on many streets. We find the same condition as far as the Oakville line. And we note, for the first time, the residents of this section enjoying the use of city water.
 Returning to Watertown Ave- nue, we SC beautiful athletic field, nearly completed, to provide recreation for the young men and women of our high schools, and the amateur athletes of Water- bury.
 We cross the new stone bridge over Steele's Brook, and continue out Huntington Avenue to Wa. terville. We meet the newly paved modern highway, known as Thom- aston Avenue. On Sheffield Street we find another new bridge. But, before leaving Waterville, we meet many residents who are proud of the fact that the Hayes adminis- tration has provided them with sanitary sewers, by extending the main trunk sewer up the Nauga- tuck River from Bank Street.
 Homer Street
 We retrace our path down ThomaSton Avenue, and turn left on Homer Street, where we ind Q new pavement, practically com- pleted aS far aS Chase Avenue. Reaching North Main Street, we turn up through the Bucks HI section, and are surprised to And fire hydrants in evidence, which were badly needed for many years. Speaking with residents of Mon- toe Road, we are told that this section had sought city water since 1t became Q part of the city in 1919, but that 1t remained for the Hayes administration to give them what they had sought In vain for years.
 one resident pointed out that these Improvements have brough ht about e drastic reduction In the insurance rates.
 Crossing Into Lakewood Road, we find that large water mains have been installed to provide bet- ter fire protection.
 Going out to the Bristol-Wol- colt Road, we find 0 new con- crete bridge ct Lovers Lane.
 We come out ct Bouley Manor, and find storm water and Sani- tary sewers in many streets. 1n- Quiry reveals that sanitary sewers are being laid on Mansfield Ave- nue and many other streets in this vicinity.
 Fairlawn
 Now we swing out to Fairlawn, where preparations arc being made to install sanitary sewers in this populous section. An improve ment needed for many years, but neglected until the Hayes admin istration substituted action for tho promises of others.
 These sewers will be connected with the main carrier, following the course of the Mad River from South Main Street to Fairlawn. Funds for this project were au- thorized by the 1887 General As- Sembly. We come on to the beau tiful new pavement on East Main Street, from Calvary Cemetery to the Mad River Bridge, and cannot help wondering If people remein- Der the deplorable condition which existed there for years. Again we find many storm water sewers which are the answer of the Hayes administration to years of need for these Improvements.
 Coming down well-paVed East Main Street, we come to the new pavement at the Sacred Heart Church. We find the trolley tracks removed, and modern boulevard running into Exchange Place. As we enter Exchange Place, VIC are told that property owners on East Main Street no longer worry about their cellars being flooded with water after every rainstorm. The Hayes ad- ministration had the courage to undertake the stupendous work of confining Great Brook to its prop CT channel.
 Exchange Place
 Then we find 8 new and beau- tiful Exchange Place, with the car tracks removed, and a fine pavement just completed.
 We continue out West Main Street to Meadow and Willow Streets, where we note the work of installing a pavement as far as Roseiand Avenue, almost com pleted.
 Another paved boulevard greets us on Cooke Street, as far as Avalon Circle. Here, for lack of time, we end our journey.
 We have seen but few of the many improvements, but we noted that every street we passed was oiled and surfaced, condition unheard of before the Hayes ad- ministration.
 Our brief tour has shown us that the improvements have been city-wide: that no distinction has been made becaus eof the polit- ical complexion of any section. All have had their just share.
 We mentioned our journey to one of the opposition candidates, and he countered with the claim that the Federal Government had made the improvements possible. We concede that federal agen- cies helped to e great extent on some of the uroiectS, but, on many