Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-09

Alderman Richard N. Crockett, chairman of the fire department com mittee, the railroad conductor who is detailed as pilot of the trolley sys- tenn when the cars take the rails of the steam road above Norwich, is ever on the alert to guard the best interest of the city When the contract between the city and the New London Gas and Electric Light company was read at the council meeting, he noticed that the customary clause which gave reduced price for gas and electricity to the fire department was omitted, either by mistake or design. He made motion, which was carried, that the contract be not signed on behalf of the city unless such a clause was inserted. That little act was a big money saver fo rthe city, and apparently escaped the attention of the other aldermen. The fire department was never con ducted better than under the direc- tion of Alderman Crockett and his competency has been proclaimed in public by Mayor Mahan, who declared that he appointed MT. Crockett 10 the chalrmanship of that committee by reason Ot his exceptional fitness for the place and for no other reason. Alder man BrOckett's associates on the com m1ttee are all well qualified and respect the Judgment of the chairman
 Having had years of experience as an active member of the department he is perfectly familiar with me needs and his experience as a railroad con- ductor, has fitted him to establish a system that is not only beneficial to the department in the way If expense and efficiency but also to the tlreuaen an dthe public generally.
 Henry R. Bond, who is partially re-
 sPonslnle for the New London Ship
 and Engine company, and who since the thriving industry located on the banks of the Thames has been inves- 1 tigating the work in detail in the ma chine shop, and thereby getting a practical knowledge of the business,
 has just been elected. secretary and treasurer of the big concern. Mir. Bond was interested in getting the industry
 to locate upon it's present site, and
 when 1t was announced that $7G,000
 worth of the stock was within the reach of citizens of New London he suggested meeting for the consid- eratton of the project. The whole
 business was explained in detail to those assembled, and then MT. Bond
 stepped to the front and center and agreed 10 unQefWIlJe the tuu amount
 Even now the capitalists of the city
 regret that the amount offered was not considerably larger, as the plant is destined to be among the largest and | most successful in the state
 MT. Bond became intensely interest
 ed in the concern and went to his daily
 work in the shop as did the other
 workmen who depended upon their 1 wages for a livelihood. MT Bond is l the son of the late Henry R. Bond, l member of an old Norwich family. but l who spent nearly all his life in New 1 London, and is well supplied with all that is worldly. He is a very popular i young man and there is nothing in his
 maheIp that tends to snoDbishness, l but is one of the democratic sort that l is @ favorite alike with the rich the | poor and in fact with all classes The business he has taken up is to his l liking and he will prove a valuable and 1 efficient official of the company. and 1 add materially to it's influence and
 success. Mir. Bond has become expert 1 in the work and was selected to dem onstrate the engines at the recent
 motor and engine show in New York
 city.