Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-11
New London's Hebe Drinking Fountain Calls
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MEETING STATE BOARD OF TRADE
Plain Clothes Offcer-No Explanation Made to His Duties-The New London Ship and Engine Company Increase Their Force of Workmen- Mayor Mahan Buys Manatock Hill in Waterford Dr. Black Reapponted Health Officer

| 0icial to good service A chief detri- | ment to the force has been ever since ! it's formation too much interference from an Interchangeable police com | mittae whose desire was a personal direction of the police force without l any assumption of responsibility when | things did not go along to their full satisfaction, thus making the captain of police a hgurehead, so to speak. From the outside looking in, there is indication that the new man is to be something of a police spotter, a mayor and the police committed, with special reference to the work Of the police force. This, in lieu of a regu- lar roundsman, who would report dis through him to the mayor and police committee when occasion warranted some action beyond the power Of the captain. It may be that the new ap- pointee is to be considered as the reg ular detective staff, just as was man named Smith the whole police force of New London some years ago, and not so many at that as his name was Hezekiah B. smith. and he is still resident of the city. Even in that event his work should be in harmony with and in cooperation with the reg ular police department.
 It is mistake, even in progressive New London, to have a couple of po- lice forces, with the lessers chief ob- iect to spy upon the greater, for as a rules one looking for trouble can usu- ally find it, and when that trouble is to be settled by the representatives Of the seeker for trouble there is liable to be but very little Justice admins tered In this particular instance the spying system would be demoralizing to fairly well organized police force, especially when espionage is made by one outside Of the force While regular roundsman would be xraI4 1 taxy h1 1Dli e me6dling by the committee, through their representative, would tend to demoralize rather than strengthen the force.
 Mayor Bryan F. Mahan has purchased Mantock hill in tho town of Waterford, which includes a tract of seventy acres and located convenient to the East Lyme trolley road. The summit of this hill is a broad plateau several hundred feet above the sea level and which commands one Of the broadest and finest views in all New England. There is a farm house on this ele- vated place and it is said that the mayor will build thereon a summer home, but those who know the mayor best declare that there is something of more importance than a summer home behind this purchase.
 Before the property came into the possession of the mayor Manatock hill was talked of as an ideal site for the proposed -LuDcTCulOSlS sdnllaTiuIl lHdI is to be located in New London county and real estate agents were consider ing an offer of the site to the commis- sion when the announcement came out | that Mayor Mahan had purchased the slightly and healthy place. It may be that the mayor, realizing the fitness of the place for such a purpose, has se- cured possession in order to have it in should Manatocik hill be selected as the site for the proposed new institution. There may be other places equally adapted for an hospital for consump- tives, but there is none better.
 Mayor Mahan has reappointed Dr. J. Torrington Black as city health officer for a term of three years and the ap- pointment met with the unanimous ap proVal of the court of common council and the general favor of citizens. The doctor has been faithful and perhaps over-zealous in performing what he considered to be the duties of the of flee and has brought the city health officer from insignificance to one of the most important in the city. His office management has been considered ex- travagant by some citizens including the mayor and B. F. did not hesitate to speak his views on that point right out in council meeting. But these lit tie matters have been adjusted and in the future the office management will be on a more economical basis. Then, too, the health committee of the court of common council will be taken more into the confidence of the health of f1cer and have a word two to say about the conduct of that important department. No one questions the ability of Dr. Black as health officer nor the strict attention he gives to the duties of the office and his earnest endeavor to safeguard the public health.
 Dr. Black is now engaged in the pre- liminary work of forming an anti tuberculosis society to aid in the gem eral fight now being made everywhere against the great white plague. It is planned to have meeting for that purpose in the very near future and every organization in the city, of al- most every nature, has been invited to send representatives at the meeting for organization. Dr. Black is certainly busy man and a model health officer.
 With work enough in sight to keep triple the size of the pressrst force enn- years, tho New London Ship and En- zine coIITany has increased it's capital stock from S5G0,o0o to s3,50o GOO and has planned to increase the size of tho. plant so that at least one thousand skilled mechanics can be employed some, even for progressive New Lon don. and it is without doubt the | ealthiest and most expansive indus try that has ever come to this section. It is a permanent successor to the temporary Eastern Shipbuilding com pany and although in operation at the pI esent plant about year, the benefi- cent influence is very much in evidence in the consequent increase of prosperi- ty from a commercial standpoint. Just as soon as the plant can be increased