Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-16

ed from East New London, then known as the Neck, down to the Island rocks Before this wharf was constructed there was a broad open space of water which the wharf now obstructs and perhaps some expert government man conceived the idea that the wharf was of natural formation and that of course it was'a continuation of the east shore of Winthrop's cove. which was located inside the railroad bridge when the New London men of today were small boys. Why now, according to these government men, all north of John street, in Water street, borders on Winthrop's cove.
 It would seem to the old codgers hanging around the wharves that the Winthrop's cove designation Is not right, and, as one of them puts it: <" Faint so and I could prove 1t if Henry P. Haven, Major Thomas w. Williams. William and Moves Billings, Acors Barns, Sharach Reeves. Andrew Hobron,- Alexander Jones, William Ly- man, Frank or Horace Colt, J. Law renee Chew. Moses Darrow or others who did business along. the line were alive"
 Mayor Bryan F. Mahan and his new court of common council met for or ganization last Monday evening and the mayor in making his entry stated that his reelection meant endorsement of his acts during his last administra- tion as chief magistrate of the C-~y He said he did not believe in stagna- ton and expected the members of the council to cooperate with him in hay ing an administration of progress. All should work for the city's best inter ests and this could be done in part by encouraging big corporations to do business in the city with profit to themselves and to, the community.
 Senior Alderman Downey, speaking for the republican majority, declared that the people had elected MT. Mahan mayor because they wanted matters that meant progress to the city car rfed through successfully; they want ed man who would give life and enerF-' to the city. He said that the aldermen were like unto the directors of big corporation and that they should devote their time to the en- largement and benefit of that corpo- ration and that when election day was over there should be no politics in the adninistration of city affairs, and that the aim should be the betterment of city conditions. He assured Mayor Mahan that he would have the hearty support of the majority in the council and that politics should be forgotten: that they would cooperate with the mayor and give good account of their stewardship to the people,
 Mayor Mahan said he accepted the remarks of the alderman as reflect ing the sentiment of the republican party. all of which was fully appre ciated.
 Soon thereafter came the election of the city officers within the gift of the council, and. with the exception of the chief engineer and assistants who were elected unanimously, all were elected on a strict party vote. This is as 1t should be. for the old saw still stands good ITO the victor be- long the spells" even if there was a little exhibition of inconsistency in the remarks at the opening of the meet ing and at the time of the election of the officers
 Then Mayor Mahan had his innings in the selection of the committees. and he appointed Alderman Rogers, a republican, to the chairmanship of the finance committee, the very first shot out of the box. This is the most im- portant chairmanship and years ago carried with 1t the honor of senior alderman On the next committee of importance and the one that for the past six years has ebeen most sub
  manship to Alderman Miner. a dem ocrat and retained the majority of this committee to democracy. He gave the chairmanship of the fire com mittee to Alderman Fitch. a republi- can, but he named democratic Alder man Ryan to the chairmanship of the police committee. Matters were even ed up when he gave the chairmanship of the street light committee to Alder man Prentis, republican.
 During the past year Alderman Benn was chairman of this committee, and a good one, too. but it Is said he was altogether too inquisitive. At the last meeting of the retiring council MT. Benn was selected as a delegate to a national convention held in New York for the consideration of matters relating to street lighting, in order to get points that would be of benefit to the city of New London in that re-