Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-07

cial importance going on in New Lon don that the coming city election IS almost forgotten e4cept by those who are liable to be called upon to ac- cept nomination for city office. The election is less than three weeks in the future still there has been no sur face campaigning. The principal of ficer to be elected is mayor of the city and there will probably be but one candidate for the office and poll tics or rather partisanship, will be eliminated in so far as goes that of- flee. Mayor Bryan F. Mahan is sure to receive the democratic nomination and the indications are that the re- publicans will make the nomination unanimous. No mayor within the rec ollection of the oldest inhabitant has done anywhere near as much for the advancement of the city as has the present mayor and he is certainly needed in that office to carry to con- pletion some of the progressive pro- jects that are now in the works. Whether the nomination is unanimous or not Bryan F. Mahan will be con- tinued in that office for another term. No man in the city can defeat him for it for he will be to all intents and purposes genuine peoples candi- date.
 It is essential for the future pros perity of the city that MT. Mahan be retained as mayor, for should he fail of election he would lose membership on the commission that has to do with the development of the New Lon don harbor in connection with Ithe ap- propriation of $1,000,000 by the state, chiefly throughlE the efforts of the mayor senator. This of itself l I. aos. f~ lra the nomination unanimous and thus do the nice thing for the mayor that has done so much for his native city. So far as known there are no oppo- | sing candidates and it is understood that the republican party managers will not endeavor to persuade anyone | to enter the field against Mahan, but should some aspiring republican want l the nomination it is quite probable | that his ambition would be gratified and nomination formally made, but that would be all. The big demon- stration of the present week, the con- vention of the Deeper Waterways as sociation, the visit of the president and all the attendant accessories is mainly due to the efforts of Mayor Mahan. He has grown to be a big man among big men and the voters l of New London, without regard to l party, will show appreciation at the coming city election.
 The delegates to the Deeper Wa terways convention and other visitors
 must have been pleased with the hos | pitable reception accorded them by the several official committees and the Il people generally. The principal busi- ness streets were decorated and bril-
 liantly lighted in their honor and I never before did State street look
 thousands of colored electric lights
 strung across the street for its entire length, while the 1784 courthouse
 shone forth brighter than at any time
 during it's long existence. The most
 artistic and effective electrical deco
 ration was the soldiers and sailors
 monument and the public landing, due to the good taste and enterprise ol
 Alderman James F. O'Leary, chairman
 of the committee on public property
 Though the event was not so auspi
 cious, still the Parade was as brilliant
 ly lighted and as prettily decorated as
 was Franklin square in Norwich or
 the occasion of the two hundred an6
 fiftieth celebration of the founding o1
 that town; and Alderman OLeary die
 it.
 The rest of the streets were illum.
 mated under the direction of the loca
 committee on convention and the worl
 was all that could be desired in it:
 beauty and completeness Great ait
 was given by the New London Ga! and Electric Light company that fur. } nished free the juice that produced tn, , brilliancy-a liberal contribution tt ) the convention reception.
 7
 The New London police force is no
 union organization or anything % the kind but they have politely asked the police committee of the court o common council to ask for an appro priation sufficient to give every mem Der of the force an increase of s1
 a month, thus making the pay of tn captain s105, the lieutenant $95 ant !; that of the patrolmen $85 a month l The department was represented at meeting of the police committee b, !, three delegates who presented statis , tics of the police pay in other cities il | support of their request. The polio [ made no demand for the increase am !, there is no fear of a strike if the re quest is denied, but the police off
 cers believe there is justification fo the request for the increase in pay The officers have no allowance for un
 form or equipment and save tw
 weeks vacation a year, are paid onl
 when on actual duty and are not car
 ried on the pay roll in case of sick ness. The request of the officers i l considered as reasonable by the DO , lice committee and perhaps recon
 mendation will be made for the in crease in pay.