Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-15
MORE LAND AT WESTERLY
To be Acquired by New Haven Road for Station Improves
neutrality-suspicious. Utter Explains His Vote Against
Sherwood Bl-Samuel H. Davis Speak for Connect
icut w. c. T. Inexpensive Town Farm and Nothing
For It.

y W. Ryder of the real estate pur-
chasing department OF the New York
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.
Is In Westerly, negotiating for the pur-
chase OF additional land in connection
with the railroad improvements. The
plans provide for a continuation of the
filing that has been going on for
weeks between the West Broad street
end Pavcatuck river bridges south
OF West Broad street and east of the
present high railroad enba nkrnent for
long distance, perhaps beyond Bur
For nearly the whole distance a strip
OF land fifty feet wide from Chase
avenue Lester street, MILFORD court
and Moss street properties will be re-
quired, and Mr. Ryder Is endeavoring
TO make amicable purchase of the
land Thus far he has been met in a
friendly spirit by the land owners
in response to public desire for better
railroad facilities and accommoda-
lions in Westerly.
The taking over OF this long strip
OF land, and the work that 10 now
IN progress, in connection with the
purchase of property by the railroad
company several years a go in Liberty
street, Indicates that the location of
the present West Broad street will be
changed to point further up West
Broad street and across the foot of
Liberty street. 1t is planned to carry
On this work of filing without delay
Eand- The filling will be for the ac-
coTnznodation of four tracks, and it is
believed that sufficient filling material
car be obtained from the former Dix
on property and from other short haul
POINTS.
Congressman George n. Utter offers
filis explanation of his vote on the
Sherwood bill. which occasioned
z1rch talk in his old home town: IF
I had permitted sentiments and SYM
pathies to govern my vote in the dol
lar-a-day' pension bill. l should have
voted for it's passage but my Judg-
me1r forced me into the conclusion
that with the present-day cry for econ
omy, and the simultaneous cry for cut
ting down the governments expenses,
through tariff reduction and other
methods, II would be unwise and i'm
practicable to pass q measure Great
ing such a drain on our finances.
.HOu the side of the old soldier. was
many men whom the government
should help more literally, and the
counry's entire sympathy is with them
in that regard; but on the other side,
there is now q party In power in con-
gress which was clearly placed there
On q promise that economy would be
the rule, and that the cost of living
would be cut down through a reduce
ton OF the tariff and other means by
which the government secures the
funds for support
The Sherwood Dill according 70 the
lowest estimate will add S2p. 00O, 600 to
the expenses of the government, while
officials of the interior department es-
innate the expenditures VIII reach
SIS, 000, 600. So far this year our in |
come has been s15,000,0O0 less than
last year. and although we had a
surplus OF S4O,OOo,ooO at the end OF
the last fiscal year, l can't see how it
viii be more than $25,OO0,0OO at the
end of the present fiscal year.
IF that is fact. it would be neces- |
sary to devise new means of securing
revenue, which is the reverse of the
avoTed plan of the democratic major |
ity Of the house After weighing all
these matters could not see how the
government would be able to fulfil /
the ohlJgatio which the bill 1mpos- |
cd and therefore voted against the |
Iasszge'
has secured the services of Attorney
Samu<! H. Davis of Westerly, a for /
r11e- razror of the Eeyenff1-daV Ran /