Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-10-18
Want To Improve Franklin Square
Resolution introduced Board of Trade Meeting Asking
County Commissioners to Refuse Licenses There
Action Postponed Until Next Meeting illustrated
Lecture Safety Devices.

He urged the board not to pass the
resolution.
Mr.. Tracy said it was not question
of taking licenses away from these
men, but the places. They can locate
elsewhere. This action is simply for
the benefit of Norwich.>
d. J. Mccormick moved that the res
olution be indefinitely tabled. There
was one vote favoring this action and
a number against it.
Adams p. Carroll thought that In
vIew of the comparatively few in at
tendance and the Importance of the
qreE ton that the matter ought to be
dercrred for a meeting. He declared
he wanted to see Franklin square
cleaned up, but wants to see it done
on the proper basis. In this Amos A.
Browning agreed with Mr.. Carroll, as
it affects not only the saloon keepers
but the property owners. He thought
1t wiser to continue it till the next
meeting and didn't think the licenses
would be granted in the meantime.
This action was taken.
Illustrated Lecture.
President Cary then presented Di-
rector w. II. Tolman of the, Museum OF
Safety and Sanitation of sNeN York.
who gave an excellent Lecture upon
Prevention of Accidents or a Safer
America.
Mr. To1Inan stated that, contrary to
published report here, the United
States Steel corporation has nothing
to do with this lecture. The SPEAKER
gave an idea of the German service
insurance showing that in 1906 nearly
five million workers received over rs
million dollars for the loss through Ills
ness of over "a million days, work. In
many foreign countries the rnanufac-
turers are assessed to pay for the benz
efits to the injured and therefore they
take all precautions to prevent aeci-
dents. ff
There are museums of safety in Ber-
lin, Budapest, Amsterdam and Munich
showing safety devices for machinery
and processes and means whereby per-
lis from occupational diseases are less
ened. Such a one is proposed for New
York and in the interests of which
these lectures are given. He showed
pictures Of the exhibits and the ma
chimes and safeguards.
In New York the first international
exposition of safety devices was held in
1907 and the second in 1908. there be-
ing 122 exhibitors in all. The depart
ment of sanitation shows military ny
giene and a view showed how Japan
prevented disease in her army. The
mutually department was well shown
Up Dy Tic. VIEWS dt AitcIl1Ol III ESSSIi,
where Krupp provides service insr-
ance for his veteran worknen. Views
were also shown of the United States
Steel corporations plant, where safety
appliances were in use, where efficiency
is promoted by attention to the work.
men, while the safety devices prevent
accidents. Such Is also the case at
the Underwood Typewriter plant at
Hartford. The museum is in the in
terests of industrialists, the workmen.
and the public, and will collect all
known safety devices for the benefit
of others. He urged the members to
become interested IN the matter and
subscribe for its success.
At the close Mr.. Tolman was given
a rising vote of thanks and social
hour followed, during which lunch was
served by the De1-Hoff under the di-
rection of A. S. Spalding, chairman of
the committee on entertainment.