Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1911-03-18

The extensive advertising that the
city OF New London has received re-
Gently In connection with the won1an's
college and the bid for the foreign line
Of steamships in competition with New
ork has given the impression abroad
that the Seaside City ia q hustline,
bustling place and has had the effect
OF heading people this way who are
DESTROYS of getting hold of some Of the
money that they suppose is being cir
culated SO freely. They come here Ii
establish in business, but not Of the
kind that .bests suits the present pop-s
uiafion. 1t is stores they want, ana
already there is indication Of q rise Id
such rentals, although there il no In
dIstrial business in operation that
| warrants the increase,which leads pes
etH1ists to believe that there has been
much booming with nothing to'boofi.
# this class Of money makers would
delay their. coming for a few months,
! or until after the New LONDON Ship
Land Engine company is established,
! there might be some Justification In
their coming, but not just yet. Now
| there is an industry that means much
1 GrotOn. too, as is indicated in the sub
stantial buildings now in course Of con-
/ Struetion and the known established
business that is to locate therein. That
concern will bring skilled workmen,
and with them will come at least sew
enty five families, nearly all Of whom
are now seeking to hire or buy homes.
These families are after residences that
rent for from s25 to $40 month,which
/ indicates the class of people that this
addition to the local manufacturing
concerns will bring to New London.
/ The subsidiary concern located in
| Quincy, Mass, one Of the first that
will locate at the. new plant. only the
present week were the lowest bidders
for the construction of four submarine
boats at s454,O0O each. with prospects
I fair of receiving the coatract IL
i The boosters; the boomers nor the
committee of one hundred had anythip&
| to do with the coming Of the New Lon
concern. selected the site as the very
\ best on the Atlantic saaboard for their
! business. They simply sought the
moral support of the people. and in
directly made it known that II the peqs
| pie felt inclined to- take stock to the
4 amount of $4,000 that amount would
| be allotted to New London simply as
evidence of good faith. That amount
was auiekly slbseriefd for, and in hp-
1 probation New Lbhd0tf-<s WAS gixen
i placA in the, board of directory 50
| there is. after all, evidence of healthy
growth, and that the demand for more
homes is not q matter Of fiction. 1t Is
believed that in avery short time this
believed that IN very short time after
| this plant IL in operation the demand
for modern tenements will be greater
than the present supply and that there
will be general removal OF the To Rent
signs that have been altogether too nu-
nierous since tho disappearance Of the
Eastern Shipbutlding company, whose
1 main permanent gain to the city is the
citizenship Of the president of the COM
pany. Z
| The lack of tenements is a. condi-io0
that will be met readily, for at the
prices offered investors will not hest
!. | A.t - ir, nraatinn vAndoJ hnHA9 in CON-
venient locations. not far removed
from the increased business center. aid
homes adapted to those who are not
such large wage earners on the 81 =
burbs that can be had for lower rsn-
tals.
While the booming game 10 being
EplAyed to the limit In Hartford on
matters pertaining to New Lenoony
every play Of which has the apprSveI
\ OF the majority Of the citizens, there
4 are some matters Of minor importance
1 in comparison that should receive the
attention Of the aldermen and the BUSY,
very bury, mAyOr-Senator, Bryan r..
MAban. the king Of all boosters ocean
avenue II conceded to be the priAcieal
pleasure driveway Of the city In con-
/ nection with PeQuot avenue, and the
ti,iae has finally como when there IL
4 absolute necessity Of remacadaniGin3
the avenue from end to end, as the
| condition. by reason of tho wi1tef de-
4 sfraction. coupled with DANA Ging ef-
4 fects of automobile travel. 1t = essen
tial in keeping with the rrasresslve
/ spirit OF the times that thu work be
i commenced In the earliest lap OF eprine
before the opening Of the suAmer sea-
In this connection attsutisn is called
to the fact that there 10 need Tor bet
4 Ia Rap
ocean avenue and beyonA who have
occaeion to use the trolley cars, for
| these people, and there arc many OF
them, are entitled to some eonsidera-
| ton lust a little. There are four
streets leading from Oes nsa. 70 1 mon.
i and Bank street and there are nc side
j,walks in any of those e1reets entitled
to the name. The days were many
during the present winter when PEI
destrtans were onligae 70 .f fas
the trolley cars. and when these peo-
ple read Of the great improvements
i that have been made and are IN pros
pect In the sidewalk business they try
to figure out whether the streets here
referred to will be improved during
the lifetime Of any Of ME present users
OF the streets referred to. ,ip
4 superintendent Of schools Charles 3,
J0nnln0o, VINO mss 0y Ouu0rS OF tue
h1ard 81 school visltors, been giving
fdaily attention to the Harbor school
where it was alleged there was lack OF
general conduct of the institution, has
reported that everything is lovely in
that school, that there was NO basis
for complaint against anyone connect
ed with the school, including the prin-
cipal and the jan4tor, and asked the
board to relieve him of that special
feature. so that he could give more
attention to his boys and his girls
Of the Nathan Hale grammar school
Iwilere as q disciplinary measure the
1 boys classes and the girls classes have
taken the place OF mixed clashes that
heretofore existed. Mr.. Jennings re-
otiest was granted and he has now his
regular and no special duties to per-
4 form. rs 5 S * I, E ~
The causes that led up to the spe-
! cial assignment Of Mr.. JenniniU Wal
tossthe effect that the janitOr Wis lax
in his duties, and this was di1pe4od ,O1
when the janitor offered to resign and
the school visitors requested him ito
Istay, and he did. Then followed com
Naint from father that his two 6eys
HAD been punished by the pFinc1pal ol
The school, which he allegsd g he con