Norwich bulletin., 1910-04-09

When alive the Committee of Fifteen did some effective work in the matter intoxicates by the leSaiized dealers who soid the liquor contrary to law, but paid little or no attention to those who sold without license every day and nigDt Of the year. with Sunday the fed-lette9 day. in consequence there has been an increase in the kitchen baT-ro0m business especially on the Fort Neck, and least two of the sO- called clubs in the business center have become bolder and turned to the wall the sign that practically reads: Booze Sold to Members only"
 Those on the inside now declare that anyone who wants drink and has the price. and able to walk uD two flights of stairs. can get it, and no questions asked as to his membership. If d. key has been purchased as a token of mem bership. the server of drinks is saved the trouble of responding to the cleo trfc door bell, but if no key is pro- duced the drink is served just the same. While 1t may not be very wrong to sell booze contrary to law, it does not seem hardly fair for the Commit tee of Fifteen to direct all their atten- ton to the licensed law violators and not give the slightest heed to the fel- lows who pay nothing at all for the privilege of selling booze and do an extensive business in that particular line
 It is said, however, that the Com mittee of Fifteen is not dead, but sleepeth and that when they awaken again to what they consider a sense of duty, that there will be no discrim- ination and that attention will be given to the no-licensed dealers as well as those who sell rum by license during legal hours, and take the same chances as the unlicensed fellows and sell booze to customers whenever they call at any old time, day or night, Sundays not excepted. There should be fair play, and certainly justice, even in the prosecution of the liquor laws.
 When that new society that has for it's main object the identification of the city of New London gets under way it is peanuts to filberts that one of the very first matters that will be given attention is the removal of that lunch cart that detracts from the beauty of the soldiers and sailors monument and gives to strangers and those passing through the city on rail- road trains a very bad first impression of the city. That first impression- ef- feet is of the lasting kind and may re- suit in keeping something that Is real good away from the city, therefore that lunch cart is stumbling block to progress and should be removed. It Is located right in the most conspicuous place in the whole city and is a black eye to the city beatification scheme.
 There was a time when the cart was in place only in the night sea- son being removed at the break of each law but last Sunday it was there. evidently as stationary as the beautiful granite monument that it's presence disgraoed, and reflected a lack of civic pride on the part of those who are re- sponsible for the authority of the own CT of the cart to locate beside the monument
 Before his term of office expires there will be monumental proof that Bryan F. Mshan has been mayor or the city Of New London. and the gen. eral appearance of the city will be ma teriat1y improved by reason of his having been the chief magistrate. He is one of the kind of men that not only says but does things, things that show progressiveness that is charcter- istic of the man. He has perhaps more than any other citizen built up sections of the city for his own profit and the city's good, thereby increasing the grand list of the city and bringing non productive properly into creditable for himself in the way of general tm- provement he will do for the city and conduct the city's affairs along the same Hines in that particular that ne has his own private business. LeaN- ing a tinsniths bench to become a lawyer. he gradually became leading politician of the state, the largest tax payer and mayor of his native city ana has always been interested in it's up- building -
 Some years ago when he was dab bling in real estate ventures in n mod est way he remarked to an antiquated acouaintance while walking by the Croclxer house: Say FitZ, it IS the height of my ambition to own q big building like that one. and by hell Tn going to some of these fine days. It was not many years after when