Norwich bulletin., 1911-01-28

bonds to the amount of $50,000 and to get two annual appropriations of $11,
 900 each. If the mayors idea ma terializes every street in the city wilf have new sidewalks within the next two years. It is quite an undertak- ing, but when the information was given to the alderman that the finan- cial condition of the city was never better in forty years and that there would be no hardship in caring for the bonds and that the new sidewalks could be had without any increase in the rate of taxation, there was only one vote in opposition of the bond ia- sue.
 Mayor Mahan will present in the senate within short time another measure authorizing the city of New London to issue bonds of $1OO,OO0 for parks, so that the park commissioners would be able to acquire suitable lo- cations when opportunity was offered and there will be no lack of opportuni-s ties when Waterford is annexed to New London. When2 Just before the election of MT. Mahan to the mayor ] alty he made announcement, that ik elected 1t would be his ambition to | give the city of his birth business administration and make it a bigger and better New London. and it be- gins to look as if he meant just about : what he calculated.
 The mayor realized that in order to. carry out his progressive methods of municipal management is would be ! of material aid to become a member of the state senate, so he adroitly laid l the wires that brought to him unani- nous nomina ton. Then came the prob | lem of overcoming a republican major 1 ity of about five hundred and defeat the popular republican nominee. But this did not feaZe the most accomplished l politician that ever worked wire in | New London. He not only lifted him. self out of the deep democratic hole in the republican stronghold but re- | duced the majority to such an extent l that he almost pulled his democratic 1 associates on the ticket with him, in l some cases so close that there was 1 some very close counts in more than 1 one ward. | For tho first time in years one of the democratic representatives was elect | ed and the seat of the republican elected is to be contested. That's the | kind of a politician the mayOr-1oua-- l ton of New London is and don't you
 forget it!' Can man of that calibre l get through the legislature and a city meeting authority to issue bonds for a l couple of hundred thousands of dollars for the improvement of his native city l Now, on the level, what's the answer | The board Of school visitors in re- i sponse to complaints from Fifth ward CTS gave public hearing to ascertain l the basis of the complaints which were ! quite numerous but not so very serious | when calmly considered. It seemed at l the hearing to be 8 sort of conflict at | the hearing between Jerry Slate, the l janitor, and Dr. Black, the health off : l cer, the supervisors of the school be- l ing of belief that the janitor had per- l formed his duties fully as well as the | custodian of any of the other school buildings. The hearing, however, | 1,v1 .-11+ ffarr t7af I7o l fact seemed to give some ground for ksome of the complaints. At the close of the hearing the school visitors assured the com. plainants that the whole matter would receive further consideration by them and they fulfilled the promise. At a subsequent meeting of the school board | Janitor Jerry was haled before the body and before the school visitors had opportunity to make a move Jerry | handed over the keys of the school building together with his resignation which was to take effect at once. The schOo1men had prior to the meeting | that the janitor had in the main sim - ly carried out the orders of those who were in authority to give orders to
 him and the information was quickly imparted to Jerry with the request that he withdraw his resignation and con- tinue in service, This he agreed to do.s as he was desirious of keeping the po-
 
 satisfying to the school board.
 l It was explained that tho janitor of the several schools had never besn provided with set of rules preecrib- | ing the duties of the position. These would be compiled and furnished to all the janitors and then they would know to certainty just where they were at. The rules will be issued and then the janitors will be required to | +o %AA AUnA | free from interference from any per- son or persons from the outside, no matter what authority any particular person outside the supervisors Of the school might have. If the rules met with the serious objection of cittzens or officials, then the matter in diG- pute would be settled direct with the ! school board, and the janitor not be | bothered with meddlesome persons. If l the school care is not to the liking | of Dr, Black, or any other man, he must now call at the captains of1co 1 for settlement.
 I Captain Charles Barr, tho famous skipper who died suddenly in England was former resident of New London and had the distinction of being the first, and for many years the only. member of the New London Board of Trade, the list numbering only three | during the forty seven years of the | existence or the organizations. Cap ! tain Barr, although one of the Hegst widely known mariners in the world, was extremely modest so much so that when the board of trade ten- l dered him a complimentary banquet 1 that he accepted upon the condition | that he would not be asked to speak or brought into the limelight on that l occasion. But when one of the speak. CTS referred to him in glowing and deserved terms he did. upon the per- sona1 solicitation. of one of his inti- mate friends, the late James His1op. stand up and bow in acknowledgement of the compliment. 1 Captain Barr while a resident of New London lived in Ocean avenue in the house owned by Louis Jones and now occupied by William Leclkie. and | took quiet interest in all matters .ok public interest. A few years ago when he was in charge of Morton F. Plant1 racing schooner In9oanar and entered in 24 races, winning 2s, the rssu1t of each race was cabled to his dsvotod wife. Every time the onptatn won in q race, . silk ARerican 6A& NWa4 displayed from tho Barr residenee a1t4 raised by his Ht<le eon and d4uB14cES who shared the pIen.o1aRa q tho -
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