Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 2, 1921, Page 5

- o i DR & 3 | dad contipues eventm | " ana chnarn o o les of Cotum-| 21230, 21°,0 Fast Hampton. 4 in L. Swan and son Earl|water Mrs: A e been spending a few days with Mrs. | l?nl‘ovfl\”’ ry Roliins at Quaker Hill biils Mrs. Samuel | eounnjl Haven are visiting Mr. ahid Mrs. John O. | d kh ‘West Thames street. 2 -.mm:ohw%fii.' homé Friday ni week in Bangor and Bar gfibbr.' Sharon is in o el gasie oo, Norwich Sbme especially tempting lines deHeacies. Miss Ione C. Disco of McKinley ave- hue, sténographer at fice, is enjoying a 2 Mrs. Delia A. Perkins and daughter,|atter the bat ‘Winchendo: Free, are .visiting Mrs. C. Fred Sears Dpect street. * Miss Alics Beebs of Taleottvilie is spending a few weeks with relatives in|Reuben 5. Bartlett, Coventty. Her nephcw, aceempanied her. the farm bureau of elrose, Mass,, ‘weeks' vaeation. 3 and painting are in progress Casé Will remain for several weeks. at home of James P. sheriflx(n on has Union Street. 2 marriage . May, are repairing th and Louis E\erine Rader 'm schoolhouse 30th of July, In Nerwieh. Miss Emily Perkins of Norwich a gunst of Mrs. William C. Fiteh of New York, who entertained at cards at Wind- bam inn during the week, - ¥ Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. MacGregory of o have returned, -from of her daugh ‘Harry E. Mackenzie, the new probhi tion direstor for Connecticut, entered upon his duties Monday. ‘ Those whoe are planning summer and fall renovations learn that the price of paints has taken a drep. The Sunday school of Lebanon Baptist chureh will come to Mohegan park, Nor- wich, fo ra pi¢nic Wednesday. In a number of orchards apples which were just reddening were beaten from the trees during Qfln Rondeaux, Brooklyn, N. Y. Pleasant View and are guekts M1cGregory's parents, Mr. ry L. Benpett. Miss Helen Marshall Washington streét has sen ments of the abeth Lathrép avenue are visiting _thei cousin, Mrs. William Pyle and Mrs. Har- old Southgate, of Fisher's Island. Misses Blanche out unce- of her , Elis- Armstrong, Mildred % were ol +| voted to disapprove the bi Pros-| ately upon the passage of the vote Al- Raymond gbjected to the appro- val of the bill of §41.66 for salary of ‘presid board. THis went the same Way as the other. Then a motion Was made to pay Miss Lillian C. Boynten, principal of|Mr. Semple his usual salary of $80 and the Jewett Business school, has returnedfthis was after two weeks' -vacation|the salary on and Providence. - Then a motion_to pay the president was_lost. ‘While thig business was hténs transact- i ed the arguments pro and con raged Thomas and John Houlihan of cen:r;; it Thiny Mt woel 3 The meeting was called to order Meller, Olive Duttor, and Helen Wood- worth are at the Norwich Girls' Com- Crescent Art students and picture lovers gener- ally will attend the 20th annual exhibi- tion of the Art association at Lyme this tin Lathrop Saturd: Beach lor a week. NEW_BOYS' SECRETARY It is mentiened that Mrs. June W. Gal- promptly at 8.15 o'clock with a large gallery of spectators present Who ex- pected to see some fireworks but many left before the real pyrotech- Mayor Lerou in opening the meeting building serving Wich has a civic square. city’s equipfnent in . It Nor-lit would pe ad: about Union | present location year. This-report was A Tesolution to hold a Follewing 10 days’ visit at the home of ARRIVES AT Y. M, C. A. Emory H. Davis, the new tary of the local Y. M. C. A.. put in his first day at the local asseciation on Mon. day in that eapacity. in Norwich on Sunday evening Black Lick, Pa. lup of Abington wa Sa week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Rockwell in A drop in' the nfercury to 76 degrees during Monday afterncon from the 90 degree records of last week was a most grateful change. State dog wardems have received no- tice from Hartford advising all dog own-'| ers not to let animals run-at large dur- ing the hot weather. * The first annual meeting of the Conm- ‘Mr. Davis arrived the guest for a week of frien irs. Davis aécompanied her husband frem Black Lick, but will continue to New Hampehire, to spend visiting relatives in that Mr. Davis is_able to loeate & Some in Norwich. Central New En, tion of 15 days, most Mr. Davis sta Ao is very much impressed with the Ros Mrs. J. J. Fields iv Norwich, their for- necticut State Federation of Rural Let- ter Carriers was held at Hammonassett Beach in Madison Sunday. Chester Ingraham has returned to Ed- ward A. Hazen's home at Bolton after a »f New England thus far, and ia lookin; lorward to becoming acquainted here. HOME AFTER MONTH'S Foint.—The county com- VISIT IN NEW YORK | board of missioners decided to award the contract Miss Alma Golkowske returned Friday | o month’s training ' at the national mili- tary camp at Providence. Nerwich Grange picnic at Drawbridge Aug. 3. Take 10.25 train (standard time). Rain or shine.—adv. 23d annual tennis tournament for Connecticut state championship will open on the dirt courts of the Country elub at Norfolk teday 4 Saybrook’s mew packing company, is taking hold well and now is preparing te ship twe carloads 6f olives to San Fran- cisco by way ef the Panama canal. Mr. and Mrs. Warren D. Chase of Hartford and Mr. Chase’'s sons, Charles ‘Ward Chase and Warren D. Chase. 2d, are spending the summer at Windham. Some of the tallest beans grown this yea rare still climbing the poles in. the Cardwell garden at the home of Miss Jane Morgan, just bélow Thamesville. Leroy Roberts of Manchester spent the His wife has been lor new construction and alterations at heme in Warehouse Point evening to her home on Pratt street fol- emporary io the H. Wales Lines company of Meri- lowing a visit of four weeks in New York city as the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Bertha Brinckamp. During her stay Mrs. Brinckamp entertained a dinner party in honor of her niece, and many daily trips points of interest. especially pléasing at this season, cause of its beautiful scenery, was a sail up the Hudson around Horseshoe bend to Bear mountain. and rides in sightseeing Riyerside Drive were features of the very Miss * Golkowske with her aunt visited' Ocean Grove at Asbury Park, also the beaches at alisade and Rockaway parks, Oakland Beach, Long Branch and Cemey Island. The chief at- traction at the beaches was the The bid of the Lines company was the lowest of eight Bids received. e ——————————— HOW TO END ACHING FEET New-day treatment keeps feet in perfect condition Basket lunch. were taken ts One be- Many | motor trips | ;, along enjoyable visit. A little book, entitled "“The Proper Care of thé Feet,’ many people to free themgelves from the nervoms strain and constant an- noyance of paining feet. It shows simple ways to keep the feet in proper condition — how te oyercome excessive prespiration, how to soothe aching museles and tendons, how t6 reduce swelling, how~to get Instant rélief from corns and how to end them, in faet this little book is all that its name infers: “The Proper Care of the Feet.” This bovklet accompanies each box Foot Treatment, which is helping a goed fine —— ‘| NEW LONDON HIBERNIANS 50 YEARS ORGANIZED The 50th “anniversary of Division No, 1 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians will be celebrated on August 21 and 23, and National President James E. Deery of Indianapolis has sent word to the com- mittee that he will attend the celebra- The ceremonies will open on Sun- day, August 21, with 2 solemn high mass at St Mary's Star of the Sea church. Rev. T. M. Crowley, who is county chap- Iain, "will preach the anniversary ser- mon, and the mass will be attended by members of the organization in a body. FOOTBALL SQUAD TO USE GALES FEERY QUABTERES | prook being on a slightly higher eleva- The, Yale rowing quarters at Gales | tion. Ferry, for the first time in Yale athletic | being taken to remedy this condition apnd history, will be used by the full squad |suggest that this be done as soon as pos- of football players, coaches, trainers, |sible so that there may be independent control of each of the city’s reservoirs. Fourth, There s an area quite near the Fairview pond Which is not owned by the city but which should, in my judg- ment, be so owned if satisfactory terms can be arrapged With the owners. not, the question of condemning this land should be carefully considered. made of this land and its close proximity to the reservoir constitutes more or less of a menace to the purity of the water. This area, forested with pine or red pine, would far better conserve and protect the city’s supply than the use to which this land has been put these many years past. Analysis of the water will, in some meas- ure, determine the extent of contamina- tion from this source. week end at Mystic. spending two weeks' vacation same place and returned home with him. Preliminary arrangements . are made by Connecticut Italians for a cele- bration Sept. 14 in honor of the birthday. of Dante, the of Blue-jay famous I talian may be obtained at your drugsist, or a free copy of the bookiet will be sent to Bauer & Black, Chicago, Blue-jay Foot Treatment Keeps feet feeling fine There was held in .Collinsville at the ‘Wheeler Saturday a reunion of the Cage and Gladwin families, There were 39 Rockville has been receiving some ex- ceedingly large freight shipments during the past few weeks. sary to hold cars off because of lack 6f tracks to unload. All about town are noted this season thrifty eatalpa trees, many of them given out to the Norwich schoel number of years ago by the Porteous & Mitchell company. In New London about 60 per cent. of the taxes were paid during Ji be exact, $591,919.04. in”excess of the ameunt collected up to July 30 a year ago. At the request of the family, a month's mind requiem high mass for Charles W. Corcoran Was sung in St- Patrick’s church Monday at 3 o'clock by the rec- tor, Rey: M. H. May. The tor of :”fi.ev. Dr. David A.,Pitt, has re- ed that the closing pyblic exercises|w of the daily vacation Bible school bi Thursday evening, Aug. 4th. It has been neces- I hereby give notice that en and this date, Aug. 24, 19. sponsible for any debts. contracted b; Wite, Stella Eleanor Highes Tumer WALTER E. TURNER. Norwich, Conn., Aug. 1, 1921 B = Newest Style Shell Frame Glasses Oon'spicuous? Yes, but very ete, in September. The squad, number- ing about 75, will go there September v and wyli lagve there September 18, going bowl for the final practice A gridiron will be o 1 will net be for the first game. made at Gales Ferry and before the end of two weeks's training period there, some snappy worouts, will be seen. BONIN HELD FOR TRIAL IN SUPERIOE COURT As told in the Danielson news today (Tuesday), Albert Bonin, arrested in Norwich Sunday, was taken to Wauregan and given a hearing Monday afternoon. He was charged with having secured $50 er false pretenses from Rev. John C. Mathieu of Wauregan, formerly of Taft- Bonin wus’ bound over in This is $104,573.54 $2,000 Delegates from Cennecticut have left for Boston to attend the 50th annual con- vention of the Cathelie Total Abstinence The convention will be in session from Monday to Thursday. News comes to local dry goods men to Brooklyn jail. — popular and distinguishing. Light, not easily broken— union of America. #obn E. Cairns. The funeral of John E. Cairns, promin- ent New London business and club man that the scarcity of real: ginghams for anything like a nearby delivery has re- suited in a steadily increasing demand for printed gingham checks on percale s ’ comf i omfortable and very.' satis- who was fatally injured in an automobile accident last Thursday, Monday morning at 9 o'clock from «St. Mary's Star of the Sea church in New was held on Many friends in Norwich and Ledyard, as well as in Jewett City, sages of felicitation to David ‘Hale Fan- ning of Worcester, who will reaeh his 91st birthday Thursday. in Jewett City Aug. 4th, 1830. The directors of the Columbia Improve- ment association have found a satisfac- tory boulder for the soldiers’ memorial It was found in the pasture of ‘Willam M. Wolff, and hope is expressed tha tthe boulder can be placed in time for its unveiling on Labor day. A count of the vote for second vies president of the Cigarmakers’ Interna- tiongl union taken in July shows that Ira Orpburn of New Haven, secretary and state organizer of the Cennecticut Pederation of Labor, was elected aver L. | P- Hoffman of Springfield, ML, 10,267 to Our assortment is large, the ‘ prices reasonable and— Simple services were held of Mr. Cairns, 11 Fremont street at 8.30 and solemn high mass was sung at the church at 9 o'clock, Rev. pastor of St. church, and friar of George Deshon as- Fourth Degree - officiated as celebrant; Rev. James Riffe, Elmira, N..Y, Mrs. K. C. Heritage, New York city, and the Misses Mary A. Cairns of San Francisco, and Helen G. Cairns of Alaska, and five broth- ers, David of Mobile, Ala., James of San Antonio, and Fred H, William and Alexander Wollschlager, as deacon, and Rev: John MeGrath, as sub deacon. Rev. Nicholas Filadaco, chaplain at the sub- marine base was master of ceremonies, and Rev. William C. Fitzsimmons, pastor of St Joseph’s congregation, of which Mr. Cairns was formerly a. member, oc- cupied a chair in the sanctuary. Mr. Cairns is survived by his wife, and ' “two daughters, Betty, and a half years, 3nd Mary Eileen, aged seven. There are four F. J., of Baltimore. ‘While prayer was offered by Mr. Kelly, -| the body was placed in the Cedar Grove cemetery recelving vault, where it will remain until arrangements have made for burial. Interment will proba- bly be in Pittsburgh, Mr. Cairns' home ill send mes- the home He was born Timothy M. Mary's We're here to'show them to of you at any time, C. A. SPEAR OPTOMETRIST Franklin Sq, Norwich, Conn. fee = Shea’s' News Biirean MAGAZINE SPECIALIST UNION SQUARE NOTICE ! FANTIC CEMETERY OFFICE MOURS, The District Nurse association of Moo- sup has engaged Miss Eva Maynard of ‘Wauregan as nurse. She is a graduate Merey hospital, Springfield. Mass., with additional training as a private nurse, also at the Eye Massachusetts General hospital, Boston. She began her duties Monday. sged four Mrs. and Ear infirmary, been PENALTY FOB THEATRES FAILING TO MAKE REPORT The 1aw passed by the general assem- bly this year requing the payment of a tax on admissions to places of amusement provides that any corporation, associa- tion, individual or partnership operating such a plaee and charging admission fees $hall file with the state tax commissioner a report showling the location of the bus- iness and ‘the names and addresses of all connected with it as owners or corpora- tion officials. Monday was the last day for the filing of ‘such reports under the thef | (ay, and there is a penalty for those who wilfully neglect to make the report. Tax Commissioner Blodgett said that although there are 461 places of amuse- ment in the state which would ‘be rdy quired to file such reports and later to pay the tax, this number would be con- sidérably increased except for the finan- ¢ial depression that has caused the clos- Ing of many amusement houses. ports had been coming in sat- actorily and that he looked for no ble -4r organizing the machinery of ‘gollection under the new law. —_— h‘lw 6t speech has enabled many & man to give it’ to himself in the Acting General Superintendent. Frank M. Clark, superintendent of the New' York division of the New York di- vision of the New Haven road and form- erly superintendent of the New London division, has been appeinted acting gen- eral ‘superintendent of the New York di- vision and the New York Connecting He suceeeds J. A. Droege, gen- | eral managér of those linek, who has become a member of the United States la- bor wage board. 2 ». m. daily, | will be For Month at Pleaspre Beach. Mrs. James H. Whitney of Oak street, with her daughters, Mildred and Dérothy, left Monday for Pleasure Beach, where they will spend the month of August, and will be joined by Mr. Whitney about the middle of the month Norwick, July TOO LATE FOR CLASS for his vacation of Winsted.—The future action of con- &ress on the tariff guestion will be of vital imnortarce to over #0000 persons, ers in the clock shops in of the country and their fa; composing w ol ST, works depariment lias now grown to | petition of the C such an extent that it cannot be housed | garding the relocation of poles in propérty the city now has and I be-| Yantic line was adopted, setting lieve the particular property in ques-|for the tion should be sold at a price sufficient | o'clock. to build a suitable larger building on land new owned by the seems undesirable to sell at this time, I|cial eommi addressed the council as follows The suggestion offered at' the Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Guile of Kinney | meeting of the court of common council avenue, Mrs. Benjamin . Goodale re-|that urned Monday afternoon to her home in | incompel Newington, Pr¢viously Mrs. Goodale was|mon counecil does not, as ds at Watch | charter of the 6ity, its nomination of a_president W. O. Sears, chief despatcher of the|board, leads me, in the public inte gland raflroad, has re-|call to your attention briefly some of turned to duty at Danbury after a vaca-|conditions now existing in that depart- which, with Mrs. | ment of the city in the hope that you will Sears and Miss Patience Sears, was spent | take some action which will prevent They also visited Mr. and |recurrence of some of these matters now e board of water commissioners is court of com- rovided by the approve and cenfirm hearing as Aug. 1itm, at Trolley Fares. Peale, speaking for the spe- ittee to seek & readjustment of would suggest that the appropriate com-| troliey fares in the eity, reported that the General mittee consider the advisability of using|committee had seen the building for other municipal pur-|Samuel Anderson and that Mr. had aiked that the matter be deferred ontil e Jater date. The report was ac- cepted as a report of progress. Aldernan Murray, speaking for the garage, repair shop |lice commissioners, recomment and store house for all of the depart-|claim of T. J. Shahan fer a tire be paid ments of the city—not alone the public|to the petitioner's attorney, H. H. Pettis. The claim is for $25.41. The amount of money expended by the | mendation was adopted. The police com- eity in the maintenance of auto vehicles|missioners aiso rec>mmended jreaches a very large figure, most of the | Petitions of L. H. Sexton, John F. Mc- machines occupy rented quarters and|Veigh and others for electric there is In vegue no system covering the | Sranted. general care and upkeep of these vehi- cles in any of the various departments|Irom the Yantic Grain company for per- mission to ereet a building on North Cove street on the property of the that the appropriate com-| Vermont railreal. The petition was re- mittees of this counell consider the ad-|ferred to the fire commissioners and the vigability ef establishing a municipal garage and central auto supply station and that the city's auto The city owns land with adequate rail- road facilities that is uneecupied, and which could easily be adapted for use as a municival barn, The Ball Ideal Jars lead all other Jars in popular favor. Half-pint Jars ... Pint Ideal Jars ... . Quart Ideal Jars ......... doz. $1.30 PRESERVING NEEDS Gold Buck Jar Rubbers ... doz. 10¢ Jeily Tumblers in half-pint size Preserving Kettles, and Enamelware—At $1.00 and up- First. The city is defending a suit at iaw on appeal to the supreme court of errors, on account of action taken by the commissioners, a jury rded a verdict against the ty for $25,000 on April 9, 1920. appeal was argued before the supreme court last April. the city is defending against were mot works department. The men vhgse appointed depfty sheriffs, special eonsta- Alderman Grover presented a petitien bles or reservoir policemen, but they were sent to the city property. with.load- ed Winchesters, which resulted in an in- jury to.a person to whom a jury of this county awarded §25,000. the retord in this case, comprising 541 profitable reading to; those whe hold the view that the record of the board of water commissioners has been such as to render its judgment and conclusions always wise and not subject to any question. Second. The city of Nerwich through the board of water commissioners ap- peared as defendant in the superior eourt in the case known as Burnap Vs. board of water commissioners. This case went to the supreme court. It was de- termined by the supreme court that Bur- nap was unlawfully dismissed under the Epecial act of the legislature. that the facts and ciTcumstances -suf- rounding this case are sufficiently famil- iar to all of you, but it illustrates a con- dition which does not hreed confidence or promote the public interest. At the time Stony Brook res- ervoir was constructed, after the agony of spirit and travail of soul familiar to most of you, no prevision was made for | gates to shut off Fairview reservoir from Stony .Brook. The result has been that during the night season water from Stony Brook has run except, I may say, in the came of the fire departmenmt. The reading of n Aluminum fire marshal with power. Alderman Ra! reported on the vehicles be|Proposed duplicate card system for list- A complete showing of Strainers, Colanders, Etc., for Preserving - Canners, for Preserving, in two sizes cared for in guch a bullding, that the|iDE burials in Yantic cemetery. supplies for such vahldenom be purchased ; that investigation showed through one purchasing office and that N that they were in a fireproof safe. He the person in charge of said office shall said that duplicate 5% b o teries would be hard to get batk of 25 years age and' that at the presest time he thought it was impractibale plicat recorls had been kept since 1861, and act In the capaeity of stock clerk. Such a man would more than save his salary the first year, accidents would be avoid- ed and the temptation to which some now yield—te use the city’s machines for private business trips and joy rides, would be removed apd a great economy would result theriby. 1 will, at a later time, have some fur-’ ther recommendations on this same sub- ject, but I now nresent the abeve sug- gestions ta the pablic works commtt- tee, to the gas and eclectric depas committee and te the police commfi ers for their at its last meeting. senting the report Mr. Crooks said he hopel it would meet with the same unan- imous approval as the foregeing reports. The rejort stated that Hugn Blackledge had been re-elected presideat of *| water board. Water Board Electisn Dissppreved. Alderman Murray moved the approval way. of resolutions or ordinances where-|of the repert. Mr. Crooks promptly sec-| Albert M. Kennedy, 70 years of age, by such of the above recommendations|onded the metion. Mayer Lerou out at this|for a standing vots en cilman Crooks SUDDEN DEATH OF WELL ENOWN NOEWICH PAINTER consideration that there may be some suggestions by of 50 Union street, Qied suddenly Mon- as it is deemed best to carry time, may become effective. § The Police Department, Also at a later time, I am desirous of making some recommendations to the police commissioners, but now wish only to renew my recommendation that no ordinary policeman be appointed to thd force who has reached the age of thirty- five years. With our present any other ecourse works a de- cided injustice to these who contribute 2 per cent. of their pay towards this The demand is for live, active, ‘With patrelmen without preyious police experience—and this ap- plies to almost, if not quite all—going on the foree at 35 years of age or over, t means that by the time they are of value to the city,”It is time to retire The proposed ordinance offered for printing at the last meeting of the council by Councilman Hagberg, one of the police commissioners, would seem- ingly accomplish what I suggest. The action of thé council on this proposed ordinance was such that it is not now ' before you, but I trust it may be again offered and that 1t may receive the non- partisan, impersojal, unbiased consider- ation which it deserves. Atter Mayor Lerou’s address the hear- Ing on the petition of the Connecticut | mendation of the board. company to relocate poles on Laurel Hil; avenue and West Main street was open- Mr. Buttrick, representing the Con- presented” blue\ prints of the proposed relation of poles according to the rules laid down by utilities commission regarding the loca- tion of trolley poles. immediately arose to point of order, saying that he believed vote-by acclamation shomjd be Mayor Lerou sald” he thomght i was not necessary and called 1 understand that some steps are The vote was: For approval—Murray, Crooks be referred back to the water commis-|and sioners. Voted. ' 3 A resolution appointing Frank H. Pul- len as a member of the charter commis- | this city. sion to replace F. W. Cary, resigned, was| Mr. Kennedy leaves his wife, a som, vigorous men. death. The body was Ister brought to bills for approval. The first bills pre- gented were those of The water depart- ment, 32 in number, ampunting to $7,- EMPLOYMENT OF DETECTIVES BY STATE'S ATTORNEYS Hartford, Conn., 920.84. Before the taken = Mayor Lerou pbinted out that there was|General Healy, in an opifiion given to a bill for salafy Comptroller Bissell today, ruled that the James W. Semple for §100, which was a | state board of contrel has no $20 increase. Mayor Lerou said that the council had not approved the increase|by State’s attorneys and that only the counil had the power|torney for New to grant increases, and only upon recom- Fifth. Two competent and experienced of Water Iuspector bonds, in default of which he was takén men, aftqr surveying the watersheds of the city, have estimated board feet of standing timber was |cut and carried away from the property of the city. This was done under a contract but ‘the records of thg board of water commissioners show in no place where this contract was authorized. may say that inquiry by me at the be- ginning of my term as mayor whether there was such &« contract or not brought the response from the president of the board that-he could not reeall that there was any contract and that he did not know its terms if there was one. Stili his name appears on the contract. The federal and state health authorities condemned the city’s water Jnder the federal law, the city’s water supbly was placarded in the rail- road stations of the city as Happlly this condition has been overcome and frequent analysis of the ‘water now shows that it is safe to drink. The Deparfment Payroll. I might enumerate other things. water department maintains foi mobiles; three foremen at a wage of $132 a month each and one foreman at $120 a month; tion over the employment of detectives prosecuting at- London county. etates that the statute authorizing the employment of detectives by state’s at- toppeys and prosecuting attorneys does exception of the bill for $100 was made. | not conflict with a recent act of the leg- slature giving the state board of com- jurisdiction over #¥e employes. A motion to approve the bills with the Before the motion could be brought to votz Alderman Raymond asked if there |trol was a bill for the salary of Mr. Bartlett Toe bill for Mr. Bartlett's salary | ARRESTED ON CHARGE 66 was found to be among the d then Mr. Rfymond amended the motlon to read tha: all bills with the ex- cepticn of those of Mr. Semple and Mr. | 2frested Monday on a charge of theft and will appear befors the city court ‘his (Tuesday) morning. 1at he took & bost from its mooring in i the neighborhood of necticut Co., OF STEALING BOAT Henry Carboni of Franklin square was Seyeral questions were asked as 19 the way the fire alarm wires would be placed and the matter | was referred to the public works com- | Bartlett should be approved. 5 This was carried and _then Council- man Crooks asked If that meant that Mr. Semple would haye his salary held up. Mayor Lerou replied that he did not think | Yantic street. it was the intention of the councili to hold T up Mr. Semple's recognized salary of | police onday. A motion was then made to pay mittee Wwith power. Want Boswell Avenus Improved. A large number of petitions were re- ceived and referred to the proper com- mittees. Among the most prominent of the petitions was one signed by John D. Hall, Jacob Munz and 300 or 400 other citizens of Norwich regarding the condi- tion of Boswell avenue from North Main street to the city asked that the icondition of the street be improved as svon as possible and the ; Connecticut .Co, asked to road between the trolley tracks, “as we pay a 10 cent fare now.” *“W the eity intends to put in a cement road some time but we wish they would do it before our automobiles bec: the Yantic rive Four other arrests were made by the Tw&o were on charges of ‘njury to private property and two on Mr. Semple his regular salary but not the | charges of violation of a city ordinance. This after r{ich discussion | These cases will also come up in the city court this morning. During the discussion started to speak on the matter but Coun. cilman Crooks strongly backed by Aider: man Murray told Mayor Lerou that if he wanted to speak to co;™e down om the . Toe bmayor told Mr. Crooks that Mayor Lerou AUTOMOBILE CAUGHT FIRE A FROM SHORT CIRCUIT At 11.45 o'clock Monday morning the @re department avswered a still alarm he would not do =0 and continued to |for @ small fire in an automobile owned speak. Mr. Crooks rose to another point a supervisor, aily funetions, I should say, in the y of the president, at a salary of $1,800 a year; a cashier at a salary of $1,800 a year; a clerk and stenographer at $80 a month; an inspector at $1.000 a year; with some other employes engaged repairmen and in other New Loudon-Norwich Sign Co. which ~was standing front of 32 Chestnut street. caught fire or crder and appealed to the ceuncil for a vote as to whether the mayor should By speak from the p'atform or floor. This|from a short circuit while Deing erank- was put to vote and the mayor was al- lowed to speak from the platferm. He said the water board is subject to the couneil add that tke council has power over the board. The petition was referred to the pub- lic works committee with orders to have the work gpeeded up and the road put in condition at the earliest Possible min® ; as watchmen, 1 recommend that Caleb W. Seville, the engineer-executive of the Hartford board One three-gallon tank of chemical was gsed in extinguishing the blaze. of water commissioners, or some other equally experienced man, be called consultation and that he make an intensive, critical survey of our water system; that some such person’s advice be sought and his recommendation obtained so that the city may get greater return from this valuable property and tha tit may be more efficiently adminis- tered and some consistent, scientifie, bus. iness policy may be adopted in order to avoid the costly errors of the pats so | W: that this valiiable property may ‘not be the feotbail of parf®an polities or be used for the promotion of personal ends ‘amd profit by those who happen, for a| more or less brief period, to be sition of some power, although I the essentials of good administrators. I recommeénd that the board of water commisgioners John Cotter and others asked for am eleetric light at the corner of Diyvision Referred to the po- CHIEF JUSTICE TAFT DUE IN WASHINGTON TODAY ‘Washington, Aug. 1.—Chief Mr. Crooks differed o the matter and then Mayor Lerou referred to the charter. There was open discussion of what part to read, Alderman Murray and Mr. yelling to the mayor to read it all. "It ended in the mayor not reading any of the charter. A motion that Mr. Bartlett's salary be paid him was made. Alderman Raymond said that he did not beliefe that as long | of the addition to as Mr. Bartlett was not recognized by |Danbury some of the council as’ president of the |firm of Wills & board the salary should not be paid un- |city. The contract for til the matter was definitely decided. otion was lost by an 8 to 3 vote. |ieal equipment,. amounts to $110,000 and The water board’ bill were then ap- |the complete proved the total, after deduction of Mr. |furnishings, will cost 3185, Bartlett's bill and the in to Inspector Semple, amount The following bills and Joseph streets. lice commission with power. John Cotter and others petitioned for 2 hydrant on the Division street exten- sion. Refeired to the water commission- ers with power. M. H. Heurigan petitioned for the re- location of an arc light at the cofner of al trip necessitated by the deatk wmu: of poth the clerk and deputy clerk of the supreme court. avenue. ~Referred to the gas trle - eommissioners with' power. F. T. Comstock petitioned for the re« moval of a tree on Nelson nlace. Re- ferred to public works committee and tree warden with power, Peter Telender #hd others petitiong for an electr'c light, light at the cu. {ner of Oakridge and Golden streets. Re- habit and securn as the executive head ;ferred to the police commissioders with of perhaps the most important part of ; powes. the city's property, some person who| J. W. Nichols asked permission to | Fire department, by reason of his training, education and be fairly presumed to know something abeut a municipal wa- Such a -person should be secure in_his tenure of office £o long as he is fafthful and competent in the dis- charge of his duties, He should be sup- ported in his recommendations without regard to political or personal con: structure, exclusive of its erect g gasoline pump at Thameg street, works committee with power. Benjamin Uzoloski asked to erect a gasoline station 278 West | Electric department, publie | ment of cemgteries, § partment, $4.930.40 Tmission | 582.35; park, department, Thames | works permanent repairs; §: Referred to the public works | partment if public work, $8. ance department, $1606.66. The members of the council v experience¢ cai Referred to the committee wifh power. The finance evmmittee presented a-res- olution to authorize t4: city treasurer|the regular September m- | erations as long as they -are’ by a desire to give thfdty;mm 2 band eoncert at the roque | fails on Labor day siould ) some evening during the nmatiop-jto 12th. S