Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 10, 1911, Page 2

Wxthout the Initianve, the Refaendum ‘and the Reca]l Commission Government Would be an Oligarchy |2 —Partisanism Doesn’t Count—Friendship Does—Not More Economical, But More Satisfactory to Those I* Berkley, Cal., population 44,434, Riverside, p.pul.tmn 15,212, I.- & Is apy pelitieal designation allowed after thc names of candidates the ballot? - Berkley—No. All names go on in ll hubew:u.l nrdcr, without party or lon. 'Pwo mvnred—l\'a. Riverside—This city is not governed by commission. The same rascals are 4n who first laid out our city—that is, isdge of finance, of highways, of building, or departmental work in charities, fire department, water works, etc.? Berkley—No. On one department we have a man of great qualifications. In another a man little qualified. No. ' The commissioners are elected #ft- er the vote by the council and of it. One answered—Yes. Riverside—Our councilmen are chos- en as npeualists-—m their lme‘sm(t. the licans, I am a prokibitionist. | ers. by Has the acti ‘of parties in seifishly mking fl.. tion of their I1l. a. Is there greater and ‘more direct responsibility upon members of the municipal council? £ Berkley—Ye: with the result of great timidity and_proscrastination . Two answered—Yes. Riverside—There seems to he no re- sponsibility attached to_any member.: b. Are appointments “made by them (more than hefore) on the grounds of fitness rather than political strength? . 2 Bofldey—;os Purtles are done a,w* with; t a small crowd have taken the place of party. No nrne;!any more. en their place. fl“ Ohe answered—Yes. - Riverside—No. They vote dead ones. A republican never dies, and when a democrat dies he is forever after voted as a republican. e In general, eleaner? Berkley—Our election both under the old and new forms have been clean, as we have a high _class of citizenship. apswered—Yes. One—No. iverside—Could not be any worse | than they were at the beginning, and thorefore I will not say they are worse —but they are not cleaner. Are men of higher character ility induced to become Cliques have are the elections appointments; although, personal friendship does. In Berkley there has been as yet few changes in appoint; It is doubtful if better men could be procured than those who were employed under tha old elective system. One answered—Yes. Riverside—No. If a man is a repub- lican hig fitness is sure for a position, even if he be a fool. S c. Does the administration in its methods resemble more than the cld form the business administration o' some large industry? Berkléy—No. We have honest, con- scientious commissioners, but they are lacking in business ability. There is too much procrastination and too much fear of criticism. of course, Berkley—We have men of high char- acter, just as we did hefore. Neo.. The quality is a little lower. One answered—Yes. Riverside—A man of characer don't run for office on the republican ticket here. He has a reputation. Guess| One answered—Yes. One—No. what it is? i li\':rsizl'oAOne answered—No. b. Are your aldermen chosen V. a. or and aldermen form than before? Yes. Mayor $2,900, $1,800 a year. Under Are the salaries of the may- larger under this specialists—that is, for aspecial know- TRAVELERS DIRECTORY. commissioners our old charter the trustees served for nothing. Yee. It costs the city $10,190 a year more. The old council served for b4 - A e nothing. No salaries paid before. Now the mayor gets $2,400 a year, councilmen $1,800. Riverside—They are larger than they would be if we were governed by com- mission—or men. b. Has there been greater resulting economy in the administration of the several departments? Berkley—Tax rate under old char-- ter 85 cents on $100 of valuation; un- der new, $1.21. N The tax rate has increased from !IIWIBH LINE water way — the comfortable d traveling. %flfl! City of Lowell and Ches- tar Chapin—safe, staunch veasels tbat have every comfort and convem~ fence for the traveler. on Le Island deligh age Sound and a superb view of the won- mnl skyline and waterfront of New Steamer leaves New London at 1 m. weekdays on! due Pier foot t 224 Street 5}5 4 m. (Mondays exceptad) and Pler m North nlv.v.‘ Ta m Fare Norwich 1o New York $1.75 Write or telephone W.J. PHILLIPS, | Agent. New London. Conn. | New York CHELSEA LINE Fare $1.00 Freight and passenger service di t o and from New k. rom Norwich Tuesdays, d-{u, :lundnl at 5.13 p. m. York, Pier 22, East River, faot Roosevelt Streat Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, at 5 p. m Freight received until 5 p. m. C. A. WHITAKER, Agent. BERMUDA MOST BMUTIFIJ BPOJ.‘ IN THE o1 Riverside—No. \Increases | years go by c. Does each member of the muni- cipal council give his full time to the work of administration? Berkley—Some do: and some do not; Two answered—No, Riverside—Don’t give -any. aws his breath and salary. d. Has the financial standing of the city been improved? Berkley—Tax rate | Yes. Two anwered—No. Riverside—Never had any. ’ as the Just was raised, so V. In general, is the new form of | government cleaner from political in- fluence, more business-like in adminis- tration, more effectually organized, more progressive, more soundly eco- nomical? Berkley—In brief the crowning jew- els of our charter are the initiative, the referendum and the recall. With- out these the commission form of gov- ernment would be an oligarchy. Yes, T think it is: and will improve along that line. Ome answered—No. Riverside—One answered—No. &. What per cent. of voters is > ired to gain a recall, and is it ef- Pwe Niznia) “from. 'NEW YORK |foctivar ~ ° b BY THE MAGNIFICENT FAST MAIL | Derkley—15 per cent. Never been ) - - Twin Screw 8. S. “Oceana Twenty. A good threat to keep men right, 15 for initiative and 10 for ref- erandum. Recall 20 per cent., initiative 15 and referendum 10. Recall never tried. Riverside—Don’t have that system. b. Are the public utilities—water, gas and electrig lighting plants—own- ed by the city, and are they inventoried annually, and a balance sheet pub- lished, as is the custom of corpora- tions ownmg such plants? Berkley hree answered—No. Riverside—Electric light plant is { owned by eity, and there is some talkk of purchasing the water works. electric light plant is inventoried -an- nually. [O“"l‘ LUX- EAMER TO BERMUDA. m CLASS ROUND TRIP FARRE, in- Mln. Statereomn Berth and Mealis, m liJNAL ON THE ATLANTIC. } tn]: including C-rriage IIDI‘ n\lmcrnuh Shore Accommo- l{i in afldillon Bool ana full RMUDA A'I‘LAN TIC qu l!oléb 150 e — T8 moom amo saTH of whem Texas Housten Chronicle. was once proud.— - : e : NEW BRIDGE NOW SPANS e AwER ° i THE WESTFIELD RIVER I | SRRt i ~ [ Thousand-Ton Structure Rolled Into o “ u ‘ m “.‘. ! Position Yesterday. All 3 S z " Que Block (rem Brosdway " | -p;‘:m:“fo{:"31“8"'9‘4\“;" t".lfl\ v.h!'ee1 & stoe. ridge, 2 ee ong and @ ] TV Mhechs rom Wanemakers | o | | \oighing over 1,000 tons, to replace NEW YORK CITY an old iron one spanning the West- . Id river on the Boston & Albany - Sitnatsd clese to the Whole- : | x(ulx'lz‘.\d_ aw succaifully -rolled into position’ here today; the entire work v “oole and Retail Districts, v} of l%ki{l.’{ away the old and placing the in a new structure requiring but 49 sec- L 'A. mw L] onds. Half an hour later, when the “ .fl '&L m railg weao connected, thegnew bridge >y Contral Sta. was ready for service. Several offi~ cials of the road and guests witnessed & § Minutes from MeAdoo Tumnet th%:peration.f i % [} e work of building the new bridge ° 25 T e . o | |-on the upstream side-of the cid su?:'c- R £ w ture began four weeks ago. When o ly any-im town. -] completed the new bridge and ths old - 0. atantm.-{ M | | Were both mounted ‘on rollers and at y ote.. a8 | u;e m‘mv?:) s t‘":i n;ns.!es . jof & n were-moved Jdown- alw the districta. | A | | stream until the old: th:ps di ® (300 Booms, 200 Batha | | 15110, Mo ¢ ° ol! Ly . with .the tracks ‘of i.he - " '“ m m | Then the rails were joined M!(f' the ilmgs were ready for use. 3 I t 19 notadle for 1es | ® | | ; e S a ané very Al Note That “Once Pfaud."*"™ = T gt o o sad Man| T | “The final argument for reciproeity lies in Senator Bailey's oppositien to | WSS H | lit,” sayy the Detrait News: and that's i S i e R g the way the newspup all over the “ mz AND BATH m country are justly talking of the man APROHIBITIONIST BOOMS RIVERSIDE‘ Berkley—Politics plays no part in the } U o0k o ARSI . el o B v S A Mo The; !lland this aMnmn u g:expecudly she ran aground Thursday morning. Atur _eight:; hours of imprisonment 4n the sand off the Lone Hill life uv(n( station she cheated the “grav. of the Atlan- tic” and was floated wlth the aid of tugs at 3405 p. m. At 3.40 she left In tow. for ‘Scotland Light, practically at the entrance of New York harbor, to anchor for the night. ‘Divers to Examine Hull Tod-y. Tomorrow morning the Irene will come up to her deock and after divers have examined ber hull she will be rushed -to Newport News for more thorough examination in drydock. Her stay: there will depend upon what this inspection discloses. The vessel has not -taken n drop of water, however, amdt her plates are thought to be in- tacts Captain May Escape Lightly. The North German Lloyd has been noted for its kindly leniency toward consclentious commanders who have mishaps, and as the veteran Peterssen of the Prinzess Irene will take his ship back aerdss the Atlantic under her own steam, practically un aged, it i'is the' assumption here among thosa who profess to know that Peterssen’s personal grief will be his chief punish- ment. He has had a flawless and no- table record heretofore, and in_ New York steamship circles it is believed that if his explanation of the ground- ing i considered satisfactery his repri« mand will not-be severe. “A° Miracle of Good Luck.” To the lifg:.savers who_ followed thé work which was done ‘te save the Prinzess Iren2 her sudden floating to- day was 2 great surprise. Capt. G. E Goddard of the Lone Hill slauon “‘Rl astounded. ¥ In his opinion it was ‘a miracle of good luck,” otherwise anu unusually high tide, stirred up by a southeasterly storm at sea. Two hours before the water was due N S—W ‘no \:lal- : a&“ shattered :udde! [ been stationary post, the North German Lloyd I Prinzess Irene slipped away from Fu-e to its m ;l‘b; powerful wtw’mm an escue were pul uyonherstemtevomwfl and port and the Irene’s donkey o:glz:. were straining at the cables, 23 were -caught in kedge anchors to the seaward. At 3.03 the anchor cables began to slacken—the first sign -that the big lhlp would free herself from the sandpit. At 3,12 She Was Afloat. . Another puil and her stern was free in thirty feet of water, and at 3.12 the six feet of the ship’s red belly which had shown while she stuck in the sand dwindled to a narrow ribbon of redsgs e she slid away into deeper water. was afloat. Gave Big Blast of Joy. The r2d flag which she had hoisled early in the afternoon’ as a signal fo the tugs to start the pull was hauled down and the German ensign run up. She gave one big blast of joy with her siren and the tugs whistled their shriller congratulations. The lifs sav- ers stood on the beach open mouthed with astonishment, and the two hun- dred odd onlookers who had gathered from the Long Island ports waved hats and handkerchiefs. Engines in Geod Working Order. Meanwhila the tugs Nichols® and Timmins, which had been standing by, set their stub noses against the Irene’s bow sides and edged her out into still deeper water.. She lay to until it was made certain that she was still sea- worthy and was cautiously towed away to the west. Her engines were in good working order, but it was feared that tho ropelfers might foul the shattered dder, and towing was rasorted to as wxsesc, Two additional tugs acted as rudders and steadied her at the stern. Covered With Blanket of Snow. At sunrise the big of snow thres inches deep. — FIXED INTERNATIONAL DATE FOR EASTER SUNDAY Proposition to Reform the Calendar in the Interest of Trade, Boston, April 9.—The fact that a concerted effort, intérnational in scope, | for the purpose of reforming the cal- | endar and establishing a fixed inter- national date for Easter is to be made within a few months, became known | here in the receipt by officisls-of the | Boston chamber of ‘commerce of an | announcement that the Swiss govern- | ment intends to cail an international | diplomatic conference for ‘hat pur-‘ pose at an early date. The unnounce- | ment of the intention of the Swiss | Zovernment was contained in a eom- | munication sent to the Boston cham- ber of commerce from the permanent bureau of the International Congress of chambers of commerce, with head- quarters at Brussels, Belgium. One of the members of the permanent bu- reau is E. A. Filene of Boston, who will attend a special meeting of the bureau at Brussels this summer. The matter of establishing a fixed international calendar has been brought before the last two biennial sessions of the international congress of chambers of commerce, and it is| expected will come before that bod)‘ in’ the summer of 1912, when, for the first time, the congress will meet in | America, Boston being the city select- | ed, It is pointed out by the supporters of the reformed calendar idea that | owing to the differences between the ! calendars of the Greek, Catholic and Russian churches and the Gregorian calendar which is adopted by practi- cally all other Christian peoples. com- mercial intercourse is handicapped and the exchange of commercial paper becomes comblicated. The unification of the Gregorian cal- endar is desired by the supporters of the plan. At the present time there is a difference of thirteen days be- tween the Julian and Gregorian cal- endars. The international congress of cham- bers of cemmerce believe that on ac- count of the variability of the dates of Easter, trade in general suffers to a great extent, It is said. by members of this congress that spring business | is slack until after Easter and that 1.1 fixed rather than a varying date for that great feast day of the Chris- tian church would be of incalculable advantage to merchants. Brief State News Washington.—The Borden company has begun operations in their new fac- tory at Washington Depot. Fairfield.—~The work on the new Ho- tel Fairfield is being pushed and the house is expected to be opened by April 15, Stratford.—A number of Hungarian partridges have " been liberated .in Stratford by the State Game and Fish association. Waterbury.—The §750 window which | the Gleaners have purchased for St, | Patrick’s church has been install in the church. Litchfield.—~Mr. and Mts, Wheaton - Dowd are planning to build. a cottage near the Kilbourn Dowd bungalow, at the south end of Bantam Lake. Thomaston.—~('. L. Russell post weill | ohserve the anniversary of Lee's sur- | render this (Monday) evenipng in the| lecture room of the Methodist church. Meriden.~—James Spencer. the golf professional at the Highland Country club, has returned to the club, after spending the winter with friends in Canada. Mr. Spencer came to the club| last year from England. Norwaik.—Dr. T. M. Balliet, dean of the ' Schaol of Pedagogy of New York | university will lecture at the High school assembly hall on the evening of | April 18. D. Balliet will take for his | subject, Making Our World. New Britain.—The buttons to bs/ worn hy the school children engaged | in the “Spotless Town” crusade have! arrived. A lee blue background serves to set Off in white letters the inscrip- | tion “Spotless. Town : League—New Britain.” New: Havcn——Aecorm to present | plans the New York, Westchester and ! Boston line, the White Plain extension | of the:. New York, New Haven and/ Hartford Railroad company, onened to New Rochelle eariy next au- | tumn and to White Plains early next [ xwinter. : it The Mule ‘Won. = It will not escape notice that in al mixapof a mule, a bolt of li'htnmg- apd 2 pegro in Calhoun county the mule came out first t and the negro also came around in due.?ime —Colum- bia State. GOOD START TOWARD RAISING THE MAINE Steel Piles Driven f;' Caissons to Form Coffer Dam - About Wreck. Havana, April 3.—In the driving of the last few interlocking steel piles of the last of the twenty caissons form- ing the 'enclosing wall of the huge basin or coffer dam surrounding the wreck of the Maine, the first stage in the great work of exposing and ulti- mately removing the shattered re- maing of the battleship sunk in the harpor of Havana on the night of February 15, 1898, has just been brought to a successful conclusion. The work was accomplished with a rapidity fully up to the most sanguine expectations of the army engineers in charge, and its progress was marked by but a single hitch, which was soon remedied. The second stage of the work, that of filling the caissons as fast as they were completed, with mud, clay and rock dredged from the harbor bottom, has been going on for some time as fast as circumstances will permit, and now that the ring of caissons is com- pleted is being pushed forward with the utmost rapidity. It is expected that the filling of the caissons will be completed by the end of April, and after that the third and most interesting 'stage of the work, that of pumping out the great basin and leaving exposed the hull of the| battleship in. precisely thée condition she wag en the morning after her de- struction thirteen yvears ago—will be proceeded with. First, however, a heavy timber platform will be erected on top of the caissons encircling the basin to serve as a stage of operations and foundation for cranes and other | apparatus for use when the work of dismantling the wreck is begun. It will also serve as a temporary ‘rest- ing place for the dead of the Maine as fast as the remains are recovered. Not So Interesting. Since Mr. La Follette turned tail on reciprocity. the country has by no means so much interest in him or in the other insurgents that did like- wise, as it had before.—Indianapolis | News. Children,Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA ship’s super. =4 structure was covered with a blanket | { larly $300.—Sale price servnce BURGLARS Do a0t tell you. their plans. Therefore Be prepared by havmg telephone Cromwell.—Mr, and Mrs. T K. Mor- try home, Pinehome, at Cromwell, hating return- ed from a trip to Tavapa and sonth- sever&l gan have reopéned their coun! ern Florida, which weeks. - : lasted Bridgopert.——d’lr! Frederi of Bridgeport, ¢ of the Order of the Eastern Star, been making an official visitation | state. Schussleg grand usfiomato matrod hag 1€ some of the chapters throughout the MARSH’S PIANO BARGAINS CAMERON; nuhogu ny large si returned ren larly $350.—Sale price. SCHUMAN any case; factory -sample; CAMERON; Colonial; any case; used a few months o regularly $350.—Sale price. ... case; . & SOXS; 'mahog- regu- mahog- nl ,CAMERON; mahogany decorated: used in case; store HUNTINGTON ma- PIANOLA: ebonized case: per- hogany case; largest si slightly fect repair regularly 0. used; regularly § 2 price $250, | Sale price D. S. MARSH Marsh 230-232 State St. New London, Cenn. only; regularly $350.—Sale price $275. ANGELUS; oak case, *lmen in exchange for piano-player! regu- .| larly $250.—Sale price $75. ANGELUS: mahogany case, in fine condition regularl - '$250.| Sale price $75. BUY Poultry Nettin Diamond (one and two inch) Mesh 19 Gauge Wire, all widths, from one to six foot. Also the new Excelsior Square Mesh, 1% inches at bottom and four inches square at top. %€ AND Roofing Two-ply Tar Roofing, also one and two-ply Rubber Roofing. Prices L.owest At ‘THE HOUSEHOLD, Bulletin Building 74 Franklin Street 'COAL COAL COAL F resh mined Coal; mmed by the Wilks - Barre Coal _‘M'mmg Co. Dry domestic wuses; All sizes. OD W00D WO wood for kindlings and delivered in quantities of $1.00 and up. “Albert L. Potter & Co,, 18 BROADWAY, NORWICH, CONN.