Norwich bulletin., 1910-05-18

l lHe IIlenlDefS or the board or trade who | were gathered in large numbers at the Buckingham Memorial Tuesday evening for the May meeting A 1 lengthy but one-sided discussion on the importance of having the city put | through a new street in place of Dur | kee lane furnished the opening num- Der, during which it was brought out
 that such an improvement would be of l through. The board also decided to 1 have the public improvements com | mlttee ask the common council for an 1 appropriation to spray the elm trees | this spring, and expressed sympathy 1 with the effort to have the town pay pupils tuition at the Academy. Arthur | H. Grant of New York Rev. w. A. keefe and Dr. P. H. Hartman were were heard with deep interest in their Illuminating addresses, all receiving l much applause.
 Following the reading of the secre- tary's report, as given by H. w. Tib- bits, he also read the list of 19 new 1 members proposed by the membership 1 committee. and they were unanimously elected. The list follows:
 Dr. T. A. Crowley. Archibald Mitch ell. Jr., Arthur M. Brown, Ozias Dodge, Alden B. Nickerson, James F. F'enton, Joseph Hall, Rev. Charles H. Richetts. Tyler D. Guy, s. Howard son, Arthur L. Peale. W. T. Lane. G Warren Davis. Carl w. Brown, Louis R. Porteous, M. H. Donhue, James w. Murphy
 President E. A. Tracy gave verbal reports for chairmen of several com mittees who could not be present. For the transportation committee is was stated that the committee is making progress regarding the extension of lines and relative to the trolley ex- press change. The health and sanita- tion committee has not as yet arrang- ed with the labor unions for public meeting to discuss the tuberculosis camps, bue expects to do so soon-
 For the educational committee w. D. THson presented the resolution adopted by the Principals club rela- tive to the town furnishing the tuition for Academy pupils. which has been printed. F. w. Cary thought this a step in the right direction and consid- cred it would be a good idea to have a meeting for the discussion of this mat ter. It was voted that the board was in sympathy with the movement, and the report was referred to the educa- tional committee for action The mat ter concerning industrial training school which came up last year. was referred to and the education com nittee asked to report at the next meeting
 importance of New Street.
 In the public improvements commit tee, John D. Hall stated that there was nothing new regarding the street which it was hoped would replace Durkee lane He stated that he had seen The Bulletin company, and they are ready to do their part of the work. give the proper alignment and make the i'm improvement, but the others have not been heard from.
 c. F. Thayer asked to have the ac- ton which had previously been taken on this matter read, which was done, showing that the committee had been asked to- get the number of square feet of abutting property owners. the lines of property and the estimated cost of the changes.
 MT. Hall stated that The Bulletin company owns the greater portion of the property, but at the Chestnut street entrance M. B. Ring owns the land, and from him no estimate of the damages he would claim has been ob- tainable. although he has promised to give it. He saad that personally he didn't think much of the -hange. as it Is more of a personal than a public , improvement, and not much used, he thought.
 After MT Thayer had moved that the committee be directed to follow out instructions given at the previous meeting and report at the next meet ing a question arose over a plan and it was stated by c. D. Moves that The Bulletin company has a plan of the proposed change which the committee can have the use of. The Bulletin company is ready to do it's part. he said in having a street put through. owning as it does 5000 of the 1000 square feet there. He considered oth- CTS should do their part. The im- i provement is much more valuable to the city of Norwich than the chairman | thinks, said MT. Moves, for hundreds | of people and many teams pass 1 through there daily. It will require | some changing in the way of rights, as l Ourlzee lane diverts from the present | laneway and some owners | have rights in the lane which can be 1 taken some other way. It will mean | the destruction of a number of old | shaclxs and the erection of business | blocks and adding materially to the i grand list of the town. besides being | an improvement of convenience
 MT Thayer thought there could be | no question as to the importance of | the street, if put through, and thought | the committee ought to get busy on i the matter. A. P. Carroll explained | that the committee had been held up | by not getting MT Rings statement | as to damages The motion of -A1r. | Thayer was carried.
 Spraying Elm Trees.
 The question of spraying elm trees who said there are 400 in the streets | or on the side of walks which Frank | has stated could be sprayed | for $500. General w A. Aiken spoke i in behalf of this and expressed great faith in it. It was voted that the pub before the common council and seek such appropriation for the work this spring.
 For the new industries committee, the president stated that there was no doubt but that they are tending strict ly to business and there need be no as to results.