Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-04-08

eration," said Mrs. Knott, a hand
| some brunette in a large japanese blue
hat, land we suffer much at Black
Point. 1t is Impossible to battle. 1
have been a cottager there for five or
six years. We found conditions worse
last year"
Il have been a cottager there two
years." said Mrs. Taft, whose relation
to a certain gentleman wasn't stated,
and we have found the bathing very
unpleasant. One must wash ones suit
at the pump after coming out of the
water in order to get rid of most dis
agreeable odor. The same conditions
have prevailed ever since I first came
to Black Point"
A. w. Francis OF New York, a cot
tager, told of his experiences at some
length. He has spent four months a
summer for seven years past at Black
Point and Hkened the situation there
to that of a man who had taken castor
oil and left some on his moustache. 1t
might not be dangerous, bat it was
very unpleasant.
. County Health Officer A. NJ. Brown
told of his connection. with the affair
of last summer at some length. He
detailed the course of the complaint of
DR.. Dart after it reached him and its
results, saying in addition that the
company had agreed to better condi-
tions there during the winter and put
in improvements which would make
it possible for the works to be oper-
ated this summer with no inconveni-
ence to anybody.
He is now waiting to see whether
this has been done or not and if it
hasn't he will close the plant again
He saw no need for further legisla-
tion and is perfectly able to handle
the situation with the laws we have.
Ir answer to Mr. McCook's question
he said that he favored no change in
the law as to garbage transportation
and the establishment of garbage re-
duction plants.
In closing Mr.. McCook put in a
large number of postcards, represent
ing post card vote. which he stated
figured up 124 to "a against the fish,
oil and guano company, and the By
Products company. When he asked
for these favoring East Lyme's con-
tention to rise a large number of
people from East Lyme and Mantle
and shore cottagers stood up.
In opening for his company Mr.
Marsh put 7. B. Ford on the stand
to tell of the conditions connected with
the Bridgeport By-Products company
in Bridgeport. Mr.. Ford owns 5000 O0O
worth of real estate located about / 600
feet from the By-Products companY's
plant and has sold many lots there
and never has known of a complaint
about the garbage plant since the
completion of new sewer. There was
an old sewer of but a mile and a
quarter in length, which was in very
bad shape, but the substitution of a
new sewer changed matters so aS TO
do away with all odors
ExzAlderman George w Jackman
told Of the conditions under which the
old sewer existed and of his agency in
q nGf1 q h 11cl1 1pr1t Of
has done away with all complaints.
Answering W. H. Honiss. a Mantle
cottager, Mr.. Jackman said he would
not say that the existence of this plant
added to the value of property in it's
vicinity, but that actually it didn't
injure it a particle.
President Livingstone of the By
Products company said that the rea-
son why the company wished to move
from Bridgeport to East Lyme was to
have a plant able to handle the gar
bage of Bridgeport, New Haven Hart
ford and Waterbury They use salt
water and the new location would give
them both rail and water transporta- |
ton and was most advantageous one
He told of the company's process with
view to showing that there were no
disagreeable conditions surrounding
it. He was questioned at some length
by the committee and described the
situation at East Lyme, where he said
the unfavorable sentiment was chang
ing.
c. NJ. Shea of the Shea Fertilizer
company at the navy yard, made an
earnest speech in favor of the protec-
tion of the fish oil and guano business, !
in opening for the Menhaden COM
pany's side of the matter. saying that
a properly conducted plant should not
be annoying to anybody. There had |
never been a complaint about his |
plant.
Capt. e. F. Wilcox of Mystic. who
runs fish factory there, told of how |
pleasantly he got along with his neigh |
bors. On the menhaden industry the |
lobster industry depends for bait, the |
captain said. He thought cutting off |
the menhaden industry would extermi-
nate the lobster business in Connec- |
ticut.
Other witnesses included Col ]. p
Brown, secretary of the state board |
Of agriculture and Representative Jo-
doin of Sprague and Chadwick of Sa-
lem.
Arguments will be made to the COM
mittee by counsel later on.