Norwich bulletin., 1909-01-23

hope that he would return in time to
stop the sale!
Why Mr.. Palmer? True he is a
prominent citizen and evidently in
terested in municipal matters and his
aggressiveness was demonstrated in
his attempt to prevent George L. Lii
ley from becoming governor of the
state. But just why other prominent
citizens should depend upon Mr.. Palm
er to lead in suggested injunction pro-
ceedings is difficult to understand. If
such action would have been right,
there should have been at least one
man among the opposition who should
have dared to do right, especially as
the gentleman upon whom they placed
so much dependence was many miles
away.
Mr.. Palmer evidently has no desire
to be the leader in all aggressive
matters, or even the cat, held by the
monkey, to pull the chestnuts from
the FIRE, as pictured in the blue-cover-
ed spelling books which were in vogue
when the old men Of today were school
boys.
BY orders of Mayor Armstrong, as
chief of police of the city of New
London, a regular policeman has been
a week on remarkable duty. There
is trouble between the lessees and the
owners of the Nickel theater building,
and civil action is pending for the
owners to get possession of the prop
erty and in the meantime the mayor,
and others is erecting a new theater
for the present lessees of the Nicke.
playhouse. The lessees have men on
duty night and day in order to hold
possession, but it leaked out that there
was something irregular i'm the tran
saction and that the lessees were LA
l. g 4
however, declared that nothing would
be done on their part that was not
in strict compliance with law.
Some fellow interested circulated re-
port that the owners of the building
were to remove the windows and that
a personal clash would result. Then
the mayor ordered a policeman for du-
ty at the playhouse during the day
and another at night, although there
had been no commission Of criminal
action and the owners gave assurance
that there was no such intent. But
the policemen were detailed to duty
in connection with a civil suit and,
Micawber- like, were waiting for some
thing to turn up. After giving I'M
necessary protection to nOn-residents
at the expense Of the city for over a
week. evidently for the purpose Of in
timidating the owners of the property
the officers We're withdrawn by order
of his honor the mayor.
The unanimous reelection of Charles
D. Moves of Norwich to the board of
county commissioners is satisfying
to the New London end of the county
and especially with those having di
rect business with the commissioners.
One resident. who has annual BUSH
ness with the commissioners, said on
Monday evening"
Il know 1 voice the sentiment of
every man in the city. who has busI-
ness with the commissioners. when
say that it is men Of the character
Of Mr.. Noyes that should be county
commissioners They should be men
of high character and standing, men
of the square deal type, who do not
permit their private business to in
f1uence their public action. Mr.. Noyes
is guarding the best interests of the
county. believes that such duty can
be performed, without that narrowness
that has characterized some county
commissioners, and whose methods
would astonish under the rays Of the
public spotlight He Is the right man
i'm the right place, and don't you for
get il. Come, smoke up; have good
cigar at my expense on the re-elec-
ton of Commissioner Noyes, the crack
county commissioner of the state"
The rails that have rusted by the
roadside during the controversy over
the Lincoln avenue obstacle to the
construction of the Jefferson avenue
trolley loop. have been carted away,
indicating that the proposed extension
has been abandoned. Mayor Armstrong
says the fault is with ex-Mayor Ma
han, who was responsible for the