Norwich bulletin., 1911-04-08

must get that $3.50 per day, no more, no less, for all carpenters are alike in this respect in New London. No distinction is made between the work man who can hardly drive nail straight and who never served full apprenticeship and the man who can do any kind of carpentering work, one who can commence and end any k1nd of a job and one who has served full apprenticeship in the general trade of .carpcntering Some of the master builders opanly declare willingness to pay competent men the increased pay but chject to paying the same wages to men who are not worth half the amount in comparison.
 Then, again. 1t is claimed that to demand an increase of pay of B a week is more than the business in New London warrants at the present time. One of the contractors said that he was disposed to treat his men fairly but he did not consider the demands justi1able. He said that building has been dull in New London for the past three years and that he paid his help SIS a week about the same as he paid himself. which was all that he could use for the support of himself and they talked strike this fact and the only satisfaction given him was that he must get more for his contract work. Which sounds well to all ex- cept the fellow who wants to have little home of his own. but which is labor and material. This contractor said he believed the master builders would have been satisfied to grant reasonable increase to avoid the strike and it's consequent disarrangement of business. He had hopes that the whole matter would be satisfactorily adjust ed in the very near future and that all of the men would return to work. He said there was some work commenced that must be completed and if neces- sary non union men from elsewhere would be called in to do the work and given permanent employment. but that would be a last resort
 What is commonly known as Central wharf, located just in the rear of the union railway station, has been re- built, newly planked and the piles a beard fence on the north boundary line, making a waterfront enclosure that is at once attractive and in keep ing with the city plan of Identification. This is the wharf where the steamer Block Island landed prior to the of the New England Navigation com pany. The northern boundary of this wharf is about on the line of the old Prison street line and was the slip of water that 1t was supposed the city owned and which was located between the Bishop wharf, so-called, and the steamboat property where the Nor wich line steamers formerly berthed. When the site for the present rail- road station was purchased it was generally supposed that the water front at the foot of Prison, now At lantie, street was reserved by tha city but years afterwards it was ascertain ed that this was a mistake. When the baggage room now north of the station was being planned the city au- thorities filed objection, as thu build ing would close this particular water front. It was finally decided that the
 railroad company had the right to build as projected and that the city had no waterfront privileges at the foot of Atlantic street, and none in the vicinity save the Groton ferry slip and the space occupied by the adjoining fish market; also the right to use the waterfront upon which the railroad station proper abuts and which is now utilized as a public boat landing.