Norwich bulletin., 1909-05-29

tne summer season, abOut all the re- return they receive for taxes paid is the street light service.
 Recognizing the fact that he was fatally injured and that there was no possible hope for his recovery, the physicians ordered the man taken Co Memorial hospital is the way a local newspaper reported the disposal of the victim of a recent accident. Stiil, there are some who wonder why SO many people die fin hospitals; and still others who wonder why some doctors send a dying man. to the hospitai. away from his friends, 4stead of to his home and friends.
 Retired Policeman James Gaffney, the brave officer and soldier referred tc last week in this correspondence. has responded to the final call. and he was buried with Grand Army hon. ors. besides Lieut.-Col. Robert Fl. Leg gett, who was before promotion cap- tain of Company II, Tenth Connecticut infantry. in which Mir. Gaffney served in the civil war. Both men. captain and private were wounded Februarv $, 1862. while in the Roanoke island | engagement, and at that time their | previous friendship was more strong | ly cemented. When Lieut.. Colonel Leggetts body was brought from New York and buried fin the Grand Army | plot fin Cedar Grove cemetery, more than a quarter of a century ago. Mir. Gaffney expressed a wish that when he died he be buried beside his old | time commander.
 Mir. Gaffney enlisted in October, | 1861, in Captain Leggett's company, and besides being wounded when at Roanoke island he was again wounded i ten months later during the fight at ' Ia N n NtaIN three years and received honorable | discharge. Then he was engaged as a mariner until appointed to the police force about twenty years ago, where he served with credit and was retired with honor.
 The time was when the first platoon of police on Memorial day were all | Grand Army of the Republic members, | and besides the badge of their office wore the bronze badge of honor. The | police soldiers were: Capt George | Haven, Lieut.. John White, Martin Cul- len. John O'Brien. Joseph Walter and James Gaffney. Of this number only ! Haven and Walter arc on the active | force. O'Brien and Cullen are retired. and White and Gaffney have passed l away. These changes are not at all | surprising when it Is considered that l Captain Haven enlisted in defense of his country just 4S years. month and
 9 days ago today.
 | Alderman Casey, chairman of the
 street committee, and Charles Booth, foreman of the vitrlhed brick paving job fin State street have had run m
 and. as a result, Mir. Booth, has been
 transferred by his brother, the con- l tractor. by advice and consent of tho father. William Booth. who is said to
 be the contractor in fact. The com mittee has an inspector on the job. but the other day Mir Casey decided 10 rc- 1 inspect the work and many brick ! which had passed inspection were or-
 dered rejected. Then came a clash
 Of words that came near resulting fin | blows.
 The alderman insisted that the work
 must be done according 10 contract. and that the city would comply fully
 with it's part of the agreement, and
 that he did not propose to be insulted
 by the foreman on the job. simply be- | cause he endeavored to guard the
 city's best interests. There happened
 to be a clause in the contract that spe-
 ciied that the foreman must be re-
 moved at the request of the street
 committee should he be uncivil Co tho
 city officials in connection with tho
 contract. The alderman and his com- mittee took advantage of this clause
 and Foreman Charles Booth went on
 another job.