Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-10

 its. These were the extensions recom- mended by the committee which had had the matter under advisement.
 The same committee reported ad- versely to extending the town limits to Poquetanuck Cove or even bringing in the territory where now is located the Norwich state hospital.
 The meeting was called to order by President J. D. Havland, and after Secretary Henry w. Tibbits had read his minutes of the previous meeting which were approved, the name ot James D. Rough was proposed and voted in as a new member. President Haviland stated that Mir. Rough's ex- perience in trying to find small cot tage house to live in was an indication that Norwich needed more medium siz- ed cottage houses for renting.
 Report from Committee.
 Chairman J. T. Tanning of the spe- cial committee appointed at the last meeting on the matter of extending city and town limits by annexation then made the report for his commit tee, which comprised besides himself Charles $. Holbrook, Thomas H. Beck ley and Frank H. Smith. Chairman Tanning reported as follows:
 To the Norwich Board of Trade: Your committee, appointed at the last meeting, to consider the matter of eX- tending the city and town limits, begs leave to report that it has held several meetings as well as informal confer ences for the purpose of studying all sides of this important subject, and that in general way it has tried to determine what the different results might be of changing present condi- tions, having in mind the purpose of making no recommendation which would not promise positive advantages for the community.
 It is difficult to give much thought to this subject without coming to the consideration of four propositions:
 1. To have the same limits for town and city,
 2. To bring into the city all the thickly portions of the community Norwich Town, Yantic, Taftville, Oc- cum and the Sunnyside section. leav- ing what might be designated as the agricultural portions outside of the city boundaries
 3. To add to the town the territory wherein the state hospital is located mainly for the purpose of taking what is, in the actual business view of the situation, a Norwich institution away from an adjoining town and having il actually located in the town whicf gives 1t it's title.
 4. To attach to the city only those thickly settled sections which are ablS to all appearances part of the city al ready, viz, Sunnyside, whose people are petitioning for admittance, ana Norwich Town, which should offer nc resistance to any attempt which may be made to annex it to the city.
 The committee is not disposed tt recommend the adoption at the presen time of either of the first three plans and it does not feel that 1t is neces sary to give an extended statement 0, the reasons which have made it takt that position in regard to those phase: of the subject. There is a great dea in the first and second plans to com mend them, and the committee con fesses it's inability to foresee. any hard: ship or serious public disadvantage il their adoption; but, as already sug gested, it is considered best to defe for the present any plans which woult relate to these particular changes which are regarded by some as beini too radical, although fears of this kint dIc, III LIl6 OplQlOu O1 l4kG SOlllIllIlLGt clearly unwarranted.
 The committee does not recommen' taking action for extending the tow limits to the Poquetanuck Cove no even bringing in only the territor. where the state hospital is located Either extension would involve tn care by this town of additional high ways, and the former arrangemen 1 would probably mean the early if no | immediate construction of a coSn 1 bridge. It is hardly fair to the tow | of Norwich to attempt to add to pres 1 ent burdens for the sake of advantage 1 which are impressive mainly throug l considerations of sentiment
 Your committee favors the annexa | tion of Sunnyside to the city and als l of the part of the town which is em braced in what Is usually called tn | Norwich Town section, which takes 1 the more or less populous district lyin northerly of the city line and extendin to the Yantic river where it crosse | the highway just beyond Bean HI | The committee regrets that on accouI | of the limited time in which this mat l ter had to be dealt with it has bee 1 practically impossible to state with ac curacy what the ctty's gain would | from these additions 1 ntaxable estat | and population; but in 8 general wa all the members of the board of trad are sufficiently familiar with the e1 tent of the sections under considers ton, and all other matters relating | the same which would make them dc I sirable accessions to the city. At Sur nyside the part of the town whic would be added Is, roughly, in tE | No,- oq ohnr1t hS,l mi long and of the same width, measurin from the river. In this space are ir cluded the many residences which haS made this valuable portion of Ol community, The Norwich Town add ten should be made to include tf property lying easteT1y of the Yant river, for such space as would bring substantially all the residential ar business property in that negh berf1ee l If these recommendation are fa1
 cred by the board of trade it will necessary te act promptly in the ma
 ter of preparing proper notices fer al
 yertisement in a local newspaper, ;
 these changes would be brought abol
 by amendment of the city charter, f
 which publication at least three weel
 before the beginning of the legislati'
 session to which it is preferred is ma,
 necessary by state law.
 Offers te Talk on System.
 Befere the report was acted upe 1 Rutherford c. Plaut spoke of u
 presence in the city of Ewald R. Va Hernig, an industrial systematizir
 expert, who was willing to give a ta before the board upon systematizatio
 The offer was received with intere
 and the matter was left with the pre-
 ident
 Annexation Report Accepted.
 The report of the special cemmitt
 on annexation was voted accepted. A
 torney Tanning explained further
 connection with the matter of anne, alton that people have been afraid
 making city and two limits identic
 because of tax plobiems, but he sa
 he could foresee no great trouble f Norwich as with other communiti this matter had been made very ligi He said the committee had discuss
 but not favored the taking in of {
 sections which had a city appearanS !; such as Yantic, Occunn and low ThamesviI1e. He said the commit l had not favored adding the state ho pitaI territory to the town limit Fl Il