Norwich bulletin., 1912-10-19
PUSH NEW TROLLEY TO COMPLETION
Contracts Signed Complete Norwich Colchester & Hart ford Road Engineers the Work Monday at East Hartford End-Wll Finish This to East Glastonbury First-Srong Financial Backing Secured

At an adjourned meeting of the Nor wich, Colchester and Hartford Traction company held Friday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the office of the company in the Central building, with a large at . tendance of stockholders, plans were adopted which it is stated will effect the early completion and operation of the road.
 These consisted of the signing of contracts for financing, building and managing the road. The engineers. un- der the new contracts, will be on the line next Monday preparing for con- struction force, which will begin work at Silver street, East Hartford, where there is already a section of the road graded
 The contracts signed at the meeting were with A. W. Burchard, represent ing the General Electric company, and MacArthur Brothers company of New York city, and Allen & Peck. Inc, of Syracuse, N. Y.
 One New Director.
 The name of E. A. Robinson of Ad- dison was added to the board of direc- tors, to fill a vacancy, making tht board now consist of Costello jLippitt. Clinton E. Stark, Henry M. Pollock of Norwich c. H. Dawley of Colchester, B. A. Robinson, A. O. Crosby, W, A. Strickland of Glastonbury, Walter Garde of Hartford and w. V. N. Pow olson of New York city. The meeting was adjourned one week, at which time the annual election of directors will take place.
 Will Consider Bond Issue.
 Upon the matter of a bond issue, to take care of the further building of the road it was stated by one in position to know that this would be a matter for the directors to determine upon as the building of the road progressed.
 It was stated that the new arrange ment was in no sence sale of the road, which it had been reported was to be brought about, and 1t was also affirmed that there was no resignation of either the Norwich or Hartford di- rectors.
 Besides the large number of stock holders present, there were also sev- eral of the New York gentlemen who are to become interest in the company. East Hartford to East Glastonbury.
 The work on the road to be pushed now will be hurried along with all pos sible speed from East Hartford to East Glastonbury. This is a section which already has ten miles graded. and it is the plan to forward the construction 0f this stretch so that 1t can be in opera ton probably some time before the whole road is completed and running. Power can be obtained at the Hartford end before the road constructs it's own power house.
 chartered in 1907.
 The charter of this company was granted by the legislature in June, 1907. The corporation was organized shortly after, but owing to the panic of 1907 and it's attendant financial depression nothing was done until the fall of 1909, when surveys were made. and the alignment determined upon,
 It was found that the people living along and adjacent to the proposed line were enthusiastic that the line be built. and backed their enthusiasm by subscriptions te a large amount of the preferred stock, Franchises were ob- tained and private right of way secur- ed, and in September. 1910, oonstruc- ton was begun at tine Hartford end,