Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1910-05-07

The council has decided that there
is need for $4,000 more for street
work and have voted to recommend ap-
| preparation for that amount and with
out the slightest hesitancy, although
! the present administration is still
quite young, the annual appropriations
! having been made only about six
months ago, and which were supposed
to be adequate.
There seems to be n1isunderstand-
| ing even among members of the court
| of common council as to the eNpendi
| ture of the appropriation of $4,000 for
| the Improvement of the sidewalks in
New London. Alderman DoWney, chair
man of the sidewalk committee, and
who is probably entitled TO whatever
credit there is in securing the appro-
priation. is evidently of opinion that
the money is to be used in the con-
struction of walks in any part Of the
city, where needed, and when property
owners were willing to bear half the
expense of construction, At the coun-
Gil meeting Monday evening this idea
was hit hard by Mayor Mahan and Al
derman Miner, whe favored the build
ing of new sidewalks in Bank and
State streets before any Of the money
was spent piecemea1 in other sections
of the city, with new walk here ana
there at the wish OF individual prop
erty owners.
The mayor insisted that the walks
should be first laid on the principal
streets in continuity and IN uniform
style. and he was opposed to the
patchwork plan. He claimed that in
asmuch as the appropriation was spe-
cial it could not be handled as are the
regular appropriations, whose disburse-
| ment is wholly with the committees
representing the various city DEPART
ments but must be expended under
direct vote of the court of common
council There was discussion lively
and bordering upon personalities, which
was finally Quoted by the passage OF
a vote to have a special meeting for
the thorough consideration of this i'm
| portant matter.
Alderman Downey's plan would prob
| ably be the most popular one, as then
every property holder who wanted
new sidewalk would make application
to the committee and could have side
walks built in front of their premists,
no matter where located, at half price.
But perhaps the general result would
not prove satisfactory. as there would
| be liability OF a fine stretch of side
walk with no sidewalk at all at either
| end, and that is where the so-cailed
/ patchwork referred to by the mayor
would be demonstrated. New side
walks the entire length of Bank and
! State streets and Main street. too
| would be preferable to stretch Of new
walks here and there about the city.
! Friday was the 264th natal day OF
! New London, and it was allowed to
| pass without special observance, save
4 that of the John Winthrop club, which
/ was named III nOnOr OF tne IOunuef "
I the town. The club members celebrat
! ed at the club house with a most en-
ioyable social session which was en-
livened by the sunny presence OF Col
onel Nod" Osborne of New Haven,
who gave an interesting talk on Cen
eral Events, a subject that WAS none
too broad for the resouceful colonel. He
came as the special guest or his person.
al friend x-Governor Waller, and IL 10
superfiuous to add that Colonel Os-
borne was not the only speaker at the
| session.
The governor and the colonel have
for many years been the closest OF
friends for as editor OF the New Ha-
ven Register, when that newspaper
was the democratic leader of the state,
Mr. Osborne helped materially in max
ing Mr.. Waller governor OF the state,
and the governor reciprocated by max
ing Mr.. Osborne a fun dedgedd colonel
on his staff.
There were no sessions Of the public
schools on the towns natal day, and
the board Of school visitors missed the
opportunity of having the pupils re-
minded that IL was the 264th anniVer.
sary of the founding of the town by
John Winthrop, in order that the chill
dren might have impression that there
was observance of the day. and be Civ
en- opportunity 30 study up the history
Of the town after the ball games were
over. But no, and Hike the Santa
Claus story of long ago, the facts were
announced ana tflt pIpnS Ds-u no hpN~
cisl interest in the holiday and what
came with II. The regular sessions OF
the schools were omitted that ths
teachers might attend the teachers In
stitute in Willimantic. That was all.
Ever notice the individu atty that 10
permitted in some of the small city
newspapers nowadays, in imitation OF
the big lined padded newspapers OF
the larger cities? Reporters employed
re also QI1Gaad a "a cd
itors and their names are printed at
the head of the various departments
of the newspaper, no matter II there
is little or no original matter. This is
very noticeable on the sporting pages
of some evening papers where or ne
cessity there can be but little original
ity except of the sporting sporting ed
itor, and these not only use what uEed
40 be the almost sacred word I'VE"
in the newspaper world, but also make
of the big ~ in almost every SEN
tence where the editorial I'VE" cannot
be used TO advantage. Big fellows
those department editors whose names
are printed in large type as a distin-
gushing feature of the department
work.
Then there is another growing feat
ure in newspaper work in these same
small cities where the owner or bus
mess manager takes crack at edi-
torial writing. He considers himself or
too much Importance to have his eff
fusions appear common editorials,
so he marks his copy to be set IN black
faced type and sandwiched in between
the regular editorial articles in order
TO feature the bright work OF the man
with all power on the newspaper, evil
IDENTIFY being OF the opinion that what
lie condescends to writ is too weigh
ty for the real editorial writer TO bear
the responsibility. Then again these
black faced snappy editorials serve 10
indicate that the captain OF the ship
is once again at the helm.
There are some editorials thai are
strengthened by the signature of the
writer's, but these are few and far be-
tween, and the newspaper containing
these special editorials are not publish
ed in cities the size of New London.
Nor IS there any additional strength
given 10 editorials that are In black
faced type 10 give them pen sonsk .lG-
nificance even in New LondafL The
reading public pa tronize neysDa pare
for the news there is in Them and do@t
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