Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-06-26
TWO INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS GOING UP
Having
Pygound-Queen
Locate he-Improyemens ST. James Episcopal Church

The greatest improvement that has
been made in New London for years,
that is in a given locality, seems to
have escaped the local news gatherers.
For years the old Burch- Bentley prop
erty in Truman street has been in d.
lapidated condition, while the sidewalk
on the Truman street front was in "A
wteched shape, the worst i'm the city OF
poor sidewalks for the whole length of
Belden court and half way up Belden
street. the south and east boundaries
of the propertS there were no side
walks at all.
The present owner of this property
is jeremiah z. Fitzgerald. He has
erected new building on concrete
foundation at the corner OF Belden
court and Truman street. put the other
buildings in first class shape, ana sur
rounded the property with a low con-
crete wall, surmounted by fence in
Truman street the buildings being on
the street lines on the other streets.
He has rented the property and now
the long vacated buildings will be
utilized and the place devoted to bust
ness as well as being beautiful.
Mr.. Fitzgeralds best work in that
section. however. so far as it con-
Germs the general public. is what he
has done in the sidewalk line. He has
constructed broad and first class gran
olithic sidewalks not only in Trueman
street, but the whole length of Belden
court and half way up Belden street.
This ought t. serve as an impetus for
the Improvement of sidewalks in New
London.
There is probably not another
stretch of private, individual and con-
tinuous sidewalks in the city as that
of Mr.. Fitzgerald, except that which
entirely surrounds the old Major Will
liams property on State. Huntington,
Church and Masonic streets. In the
whole city there are no granolithic
sidewalks superior to that of the Fitz-
gerald property. The pity is that
such a fine sidewalk does not exist
in the business parts of Bank and
State streets.
lnasmuch as the licensed drinking
places in New London are hermetical-
ly sealed, or supposed to be- IL Is a
mystery how Sc many DRINKS appear
on the streets Sunday. and that the
Monday morning session of the police
court is the busiest of the week. SO
far as cases of intoxication go. Last
Monday five prisoners were aITaigned
for drunkenness. and, as usual there
was a soldier or two i'm the bunch.
The saloons being closed tight there
must be a something i'm the atmo-
sphere that occa sions so much intoXi-
cation on Sunday for the police force
is vigilant and ought to detect any
violation of the law. Still. it is up to
the policemen to ascertain the cause
and apply the remedy. They certainly
can do it, and they will. if strict orders
along that line are issued.
Just because now and then some
known violator of the law escapes pun
ishment through the Vaccinations of
law, is no-reason why police officer
should lose heart but on the contrary
they ought to be more persistent and
secure an accumulation OF evidence
that will convince even the biased
juFymen who believe they perform
their duty imnartially and give judg-
ment entirely on the testimony of wit
nesses. The average jurymen are bon
est and conscientious. but they are
like the rest of mortals and dislike to
make mistakes.
The Hampstead Family association
has taken the initiative for public play
grounds in New London. and starts
off with a gift Of S2on from George
Hampstead of Chicago for the pur-
pose 1t is planned to purchase a To-
in the lower section of the city and