Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-19

In a very short time this bulletin board distinction became noticeable and It was called to the attention of Mayor Wiley and he made official ydsit to the editor or the Evening Star as sassa sstnraay M ti This %aa an aetuai hap pening even if the critic has no knowledge of it, and even if a report of the event was never put into copy for the compositor and for the knowledge of the general public, in- cluding the critic who evidently re- sires to pose as authority on happen ings in New London during the cruel war. But, what's the use2
 Mayor Mahan has issued call for special city meeting next Monday morning to act upon the common council recommendations for appro- priatons for paving Bank street and rebuilding the sidewalks, and also for the repenishment of the miscellaneous fund and the resembling of the votes approI Uiating for the police bfgnal system and the completion of the re- paving of Washington street. While there is general approval of the recom- mendation of the paving of Bank street and perhaps no opposition to adding there is likelihood of contest over making appropriation for new sida- walks, as was done at the annual city meeting on the ground that the
 
 was unnecessary and fmpracticable as it could not be impartially enforced wdthoul greatly tncreasinRf Fhe tax rate It is set up that if half of the proposed new sidewalks is paid for by the public monies, that immediately there will be remand for like treatment from property owners in all sections of the city, and the result will be par italy or increased taxation as the people wall not be content to have the public money used in sidewalk build ing in particular sections of the city while other sections are neglected.
 It is expected that there will be another fight over the proposition to recall the appropriations for the police signal system and for the paving Of Washington street. These matters were thoroughly considered at the annual city meeting and approved by the citizens and there are many who are of opinion that if is the plain duty of the court of common council to ex- pend the money appropriated for specific purposes as directed by the citizens in city meeting assembled, even if such action is antagonistic to the plans or ideas of some members of the council whose influence has weight in that august and intelligent body, whose members are supposed to be the servants and not the dictstors of the people.
 The death of pr. D'Alenson CAul- kins calls to mind the fact that there are but few residing in New London today who marched in the military company connected with the old Union street school which he commanded while the fathers. uncles or elder brothers of some of the boys were fighting for the preservation of the Union in the civil war. This company was uniformed as Continentals, with black velvet swallow tailed coats. bun vest, frilled front shirt, buff knicker- lockers, while stockings, patent leather shoes with silver buckles and a three cornered hat. This company of school nentads and so well drilled in the manual of arms with their little wood en guns. and in marching, that they were invited to Fort Trumbull to give exhibition drills to the soldiers station ed there. They were frequently on parade and chief feature of the big Fourth of July procession on. Of iSeS: of New London and there were regu- larly organized and unorganized com panies of boys parading the streets almost daily, from the lads with tin pan drum corps to the prettily uni formed and fully equipted continentals, who were the envy of all boys outside the ranks.
 high school made fully uniformed company as did also the Hill street school The high school company with zouave uniforms. blue jacket, loose red cap with tassel, were known as tho Bartlett zouayes. The Hiii street school company was known as the stars the uniform consisting of rcd shirts with star on the breast regu- iation soldier caps and black trousers. These companies were also well drilled. and, like the continentals were ad- mired by the foot soldiers and the whole people of New London. some of the war veterans received their first military training with the Bart lett zouaves, for be it remembered thousands of boys of etxteen years of age took part in that national strife.